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A TEXT-BOOK 



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MATERIA MEDICA 



AND 



THERAPEUTICS. 



CHARACTERISTIC, ANALYTICAL, AND COMPARATIVE.. 



y/ BY 

A. C. COWPERTHWAITE, M.D., Ph.D., LL.D., 

Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics in the State University of Iowa: 

Author of "A Text-book of Gynecology." "Insanity in its 

Medico-Legal Relations," Etc., Etc. 



IXTH EDITION. ENTIRELY REWRITTEN AND REVISED. 

AVith Clinical Index. 



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GROSS & DELBRIDGE 

1891. 



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Copyright, 1891, 
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TO THE 
MEMORY OF MY FATHER, 

JOSEPH C. COWPERTHWAITE, 

WHO DIED JANUARY SECOND, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-ONE; 

A DEVOTED PARENT; A FAITHFUL FRIEND AND 

COUNSELLOR; 

WHOSE CHRISTIAN VIRTUES AND UPRIGHT LIFE I FAIN WOULD 

EMULATE ; WHOSE LOSS TO ME IS IRREPARABLE, — 

THIS VOLUME 

IS LOVINGLY DEDICATED BY 

THE AUTHOR. 



PREFACE TO THE SIXTH EDITION. 



In the present edition the entire text has been completely 
rewritten and thoroughly revised. Every symptom of doubt- 
ful origin has been expunged, and a few authentic symptoms 
not appearing in former editions have been added. 

The ''General Analysis" of each drug has been rewritten, 
and in many instances changed to conform to ideas resulting 
from more recent investigations in drug pathogenesy. Only 
those clinical symptoms that have been repeatedly verified, 
and which are undoubtedly reliable, are retained, and these 
are given a distinguishing mark (°), so that the student can 
tell at a glance whether a symptom is of pathogenetic or 
clinical origin. 

An important feature consists in the section on "Thera- 
peutics" under each remedy. The brief "Therapeutic Range" 
of former editions is omitted, and in its place is given a- 
resume of the clinical uses of the drug, and which, while com- 
paratively brief, is intended to cover the entire range of ther- 
apeutic action, so far as at present known, together with the 
chief symptomatic drug indications in all important diseased 
states. The author has endeavored to include everything 
reliable in Therapeutics, as found in modern homoeopathic 
literature; but he is especially indebted in. this connection to 
Farrington's Clinical Materia Medica, and Allen's Hand-book 
of Materia Medica and Therapeutics, from both of which ex- 
cellent treatises he has derived valuable material. 

Other new features have been included in this edition, 
which, it is thought, will commend themselves to the reader 
without prefatory comment. 

The author desires to acknowledge his indebtedness to 
Leora Johnson, M. D., for valuable assistance in thoroughly 
revising the Clinical Index, which latter, it is hoped, will prove 
more than ever an attractive and valuable feature. 

With many thanks to the Profession for their cordial recep- 
tion and appreciation of former editions, the present volume is 
submitted, with the hope that it may bind still closer the pro- 
fessional and social relations existing between them and 

THE AUTHOR. 

Iowa City, June 1st, 1891. 



PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION. 



In preparing this edition the author has not deviated from 
the plan adopted in the second edition. It is hoped, however, 
that the careful revision to which the work has been subjected 
may have eliminated most of the errors appearing in former 
editions. The text has been entirely rewritten, and many 
symptoms, especially clinical, have been added, while nearly 
one hundred remedies, not included in the second edition, have 
been incorporated. 

For the sake of uniformity in the literature of Homoeopathic 
Materia Medica, the author has changed the nomenclature of 
Actea Racemosa and Calcarea Ostrearum respectively to Cimi- 
cifuga Racemosa and Calcarea Carbonica. 

The thanks of the author are due to Dr. Jas. E. Gross for 
the valuable Pronouncing Dictionary he has prepared for this 
edition. It has been compiled from the most recent and relia- 
ble authorities, and it is hoped may materially aid in making 
the pronunciation of these terms more uniform. 

Hoping that these additions and changes may add to the 
usefulness of the book, and render it still more acceptable, it is 
again submitted to the Profession, with the thanks of the 
author for the many expressions of favor and appreciation 
which the former editions have elicited. 

A. C. COWPERTHWAITE. 

Iowa City, August 1st, 1885. 



PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. 



In presenting to medical students and to the Profession 
another Text-book of Materia Medica, a few words of explana- 
tion may not be inappropriate. 

Homoeopathic literature already abounds with valuable 
compilations of Materia Medica obtained from the most au- 
thentic sources, and it is not the ambition of the author that 
the present volume shall, in any sense, supersede these or render 
their use unnecessary, but rather does he desire that it may, by 
presenting in a clear and concise manner the prominent feature 
of our most important remedies, furnish the beginner with a 
systematic basis of knowledge, that may facilitate his study of 
the complete Materia Medica, and enable him the more readily 
to comprehend the wider application of drug action as there 
afforded. How well this task has been performed the reception 
of this book alone will tell. Certainly no one is more conscious 
of its defects than is the author himself, who can only bespeak 
the charity of such as may not realize the difficulties to over- 
come in condensing the symptoms of the Homoeopathic Materia 
Medica, retaining only those which are essentially character- 
istic, and sifting out only those which are of less importance. 

Up to the present time even the most condensed works on 
Materia Medica present to the mind of the student only a vast 
array of unmeaning symptoms, with nothing to point out their 
comparative value, or to assist in their practical application, 
so that, as a result, he stands discouraged at the outset, with 
little prospect but that the subject which should be to him the 
most entertaining, and of necessity the most important, will 
ever remain a confused mass of symptoms, which he surveys 
with mysterious awe, but which, in fact, he scarcely attempts to 
unravel or to comprehend. In view of this fact it has been the 
aim of the author to present in this volume only the character- 
istic points of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica, and to include 



PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. IX 

these as full and complete as possible. Ill so doing he has first 
given in brief the action of each drug from a physiological 
standpoint, hoping thus, by presenting the general action of 
the drug, to better prepare the student for a detailed study of 
its special action as afforded by its pathogenesis. 

For practical study the symptoms of the Materia Medica 
may be readily divided into four groups. First : Those which 
occur very often in provings, and which have been repeatedly- 
verified in practice; these we may designate as "grand charac- 
teristics." Second: Those which occur less often in provings, 
but which have been frequently verified in practice; these we 
may designate as "characteristics." Third: Those which 
come next in order, being important, yet falling short of char- 
acteristic expression; and, fourth: Those which occur seldom 
in provings, and which lack clinical verification. All these 
groups of symptoms find their place in an "Encyclopaedia," 
while it is usually intended to incorporate the first three groups, 
in manuals and text-books. The present volume, however, 
only includes the first two, and of these the first group or 
" grand characteristics" are printed in italics, while the second 
group are given in ordinary text. 

While most of the symptoms given are pathogenetic— thalr 
is, are the result of provings on the healthy — yet it has not 
been deemed advisable to throw out altogether those dis- 
tinctively curative symptoms which have been so repeatedly 
verified as to render them unquestionably characteristic, and 
such only of curative symptoms are given. 

To facilitate the use of this volume, the names of remedies 
possessing similar symptoms have been recorded in the text 
for comparison. 

In presenting the therapeutic range of each drug only 
those diseases or morbid conditions have been named in which 
the symptoms of the drug are most apt to occur, and in which 
clinical experience has most often verified its use, yet it must 
ever be remembered that diseases are not treated by name, 
and that it is only when the totality of the symptoms pre- 
sented by the patient con-espond to those of the drug that 
its use becomes Homoeopathic. 

In the preparation of the material for this volume, ref- 
erence has been freely made to every avai]able work on Materia 



X PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. 

Medica published, and to some which have long been out of 
print; yet the author desires to especially acknowledge his 
indebtedness to Hahnemann's Materia Medica Pura, Hahne- 
mann's Chronic Diseases, Allen's Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia 
Medica, Hering's Condensed Materia Medica, Lippe's Text- 
book of Materia Medica, Jahr's New Manual, by Hull, Hale's 
New Remedies, Hughes' Pharmacodynamics, and Dunham's 
Lectures. 

With the hope that the work may assist in accomplishing 
the purpose whereunto it was conceived, it is now submitted 
to the Profession. 

Iowa City, December 10th, 1879 



PRONOUNCING INDEX. 



Abies Canadensis (a'bi-es can-a-deii'sis) ... 1 

Abies Nigra (a'bi-es ni'gra) ----.- 2 

Abrotanum (a-brot'an-wn) 3 

Absinthium (ab-siii'thi-uni) - 5 

Acalypha Indica (a-caT/i-pha in'di-ca) - - - 7 

Acetic Acid (a-set'ic as' id) - 8 

Aconitum (ac-o-ni'tum) - 9 

Actsea Spicata (ac-tce'a spi'ca-ta) ----- 18 

iEsculus (es'cu-lus) 19 

iEthusa (e-thu'sa) - 22 

Agaricus (a-gav'i-cus) - 23 

Agnus castus (ag'nus cas'tus) 28 

Ailanthus (ai-lcni'thus) 30 

Aletris (al'e-tris) - - 32 

Allium Cepa {al'li-um se-pa) 32 

Aloe (aVoe) ----- .... 34 

Alumina {a-ho'mi-jia*) - - - - . - - - - 37 

Ambra Grisea (am'bra gvi'sea) - 41 

Ammonium Carbonicum (ain-ino' 'niinn car-bon'i-ciun) - 43 

Ammonium Causticum (cnn-m 0' ni-um cans' 'ti -cam) - 47 

Ammonium Muriaticum (ani-mo'jii-um mu-vi-at 'i-cuvi) 48 

Amyl Nitrosum (cun'il ni'tvo-siun) ----- 51 

Anacardium [cni-a-car' 'di-um) ------ 53 

Antimonium Crudum (aii-ti-mo' ni-um crud'am) - - 56 

Antimonium Tartaricum {cni-ti-mo'jii-iun tar-tar'i-cum) 60 

Apis Melliflca (a'pis mel-lifi-ca) 64 

AjjocYnum Cannabinum (a-pos'se-mnn can-na-bi' iium) - 71 

Apomorphinum (ap' o-mor' fi-mnn) ----- 72 

Aralia Racemosa (a-rafle-a ras-e-mo' so) 73 

Aranea Diadema (a-ra'nea di-a-demfa) - 74 

Argentum Metallicum (ar-gen'tunv 7iie-tal'i-cum) - - 76 

Argentum Nitricum (ar-gen'tinn ni'tri-cinn) - - 79 

Arnica (ar'ni-ca) --------- 85 

xi 



Xll PRONOUNCING INDEX. 

Arsenicum Album {ar-sen't-cubwi al'bum) - 92 

Arsenicum Iodatum {io-dat'um) 103 

Arum Triphyllum {a'rum tri-phyl'lum) - 104 

Asafoetida {as-a-fet'e-da) - 106 

Asarum as' (a) -rum) - 109 

Asclepias Cornuti {as-kle'pe-as) -___-_ no 

Asclepias Tuberosa (as-kle'pe- as tu-be-ro'sa) - - 112 
Asparagus {as-par'a-gus) - - - - - - -114 

Asterias Rubens {as-ter'i-as ru'bens) - - - - 115 

Aurum {au'rum) - - - - - - - - - 116 

Badiaga {bad-i-a'ga) - 120 

Baptisia (bap-te'sia) --_.--.._ 122 

Baryta Carbonicum {ba-ri'ta car-bon'i-cum) - - 125 

Belladonna {b el-la-don' na) 129 

Benzoic Acid {ben-zo'ic as'id) 140 

Berberis (ber'ber-is) -- -- 141 

Bismuthum {biz-muth'um) ------ 144 

Borax {bo'rax) --. 146 

Bo vista {bo-vis' ta) 149 

Bromium (bro'mi-um) 161 

Bryonia {bry-o'nia) - 154 

Bufo (buffo) -------- F - 163 

Cactus (cac'tus) ._ 164 

Caladium (ca-la' di-um) 166 

Calcarea Carbonica (cal-ca're-a car-bon'i-ca) - - - 169 

Calcarea Phosphorica (cal-ca're-a phos-phor'i ca) - - 111 

Camphora {cano-phor' a) ------- 181 

Cannabis Indica {can'na-bis in'di-ca) ----- 185 

Cannabis Sativa {can'na-bis sa-ti'va) - - - - 189 

Cantharis (can' bha-ris) - - - - - - - -191 

Capsicum (cap' si-cum) ------- 196 

Carbo Animalis (kar'bo an'i-mal'is) ----- 199 

Carbo Vegetabilis {kar'bo veg-e-tab'i-lis) - - - 203 

Carbolicum Acidum (kar-bol'i-kum as'i-dum) - - - 209 

Carduus Marianus (kar'du-us mar-i-an'us) - - - 212 
Caulophyllum (kaul-o-phyl'lum) - - - - - -213 

Causticum (kaus'ti-cum) ------- 215 

Cedron (ce'dron) --------- 220 

Chamomilla (kam-o-mil'la) 221 

Chelidonium (chel-i-do' ni-um,) 226 



PRONOUNCING INDEX. Xlll 

Chimaphila (chim-a-fil'la) 230 

Chininum Arsenicosum (kin'i-num ar-sen-i-co' sum) - - 230 

Chininum Sulphuricum (kin'i-num sul-phur'i-cum) - 233 

Cicuta Virosa (ci-ku'ta vi-ro'sa) - 238 

Cimicifuga {sim-i-sifu-ga) 241 

Cina (ci'na) 245 

Cinchona (cin-kho'na) 248 

Cinnamomum (ciji-ua-mo'mum) - 257 

Cistus (cis'ius) - - 257 

Clematis (kle-ma'tis) ........ 259 

Cocoa (ko'ka) 261 

Cocculus (kok'u-lus) - - - - - ' - - - 203 

Coccus Cacti (kok'kus kak'ti) - 269 

Coffea Cruda (koffe-cvkru'da) 272 

Colchicum (kolch'i-kum) ------- 274 

Collinsonia (hol-lin-so'nia) - - 278 

Colocynthis (koV -o-sin'this) 280 

Conium (ko-ui'um) - - - - 285 

Convallaria (con-val-lafria) ------ 290 

Corallium Rubrum (kor-al'li-um ru'brum) - - - 291 

Crocus (kro'kus) - -------- 292 

Crotalus Horridus (kro'tal-us hor-ri'dus) - - - - 295 

Croton Tiglium (kro'ton tig'li-um) ----- 298 

Cuprum Metallicum (hv/prum me-tal'i-kum) - - - 300 

Cyclamen (sik'la-men) ------- 303 

Digitalis (dig-i-ta'lis) -------- 306 

Dioscorea (di-os-ko're-a) 309 

Dolichos (doVe-kos) 312 

Drosera (dro'se-ra) 313 

Dulcamara (dul-ca-ma'ra) - - - - - - -316 

Elaterium (el-a-te'ri-um) 319 

Equisetum (ec-we-se'tum) - 320 

Erigeron Canadense (e-rig' er-on can-a-den'se) - - 321 

Eryngium Aquaticum (e-riu'ge-um a-quat'i-cum) - - 322 

Eucalyptus (u-ka-lip'tus) - - - - - - - 323 

Eupatorium Perfoliatum (u-pa-to'riumper-fo-li-a'tuni) - 324 

Eupatorium Purpureum (u-pa-to'ri-um pur-pur' e-ui n) 327 

Euphorbia Corollata (u-phor'be-a cor-ol-la'ta) - - 328 

Euphorbium (u-plior'bi-um) ------ 329 

Euphrasia (u-fra'sia) - 331 



XIV PRONOUNCING INDEX. 

Ferrum ( fer'rum) - - 333 

Ferrum Iodatum ( fer'rum i-o-da'tum) - 339 

Ferrum Phosphoricum ( fer'rum fos-for'i-cum) - - 340 

Fluoricum Acidum (flu-or'i-cum as'i-dum) - ~- - 341 

Gambogia {am-bo'ge-a) ---_.__ 344 

Gelsernium {gel-se'?ni-um) ---_.__ 346 

Glonoine {glon'o-ine) - 352 

Gnaphalium ( na-phal'i-um) _--_._ 353 

Graphites {graf-i'tees) 356 

Gratiola (grash'e-o-la) - -363 

Guaiacum {giva'ya-cum) - 365 

Hamamelis {ham-a-me'lis) - - -' - - - 366 

Helleborus {hel'le-bo-rus) ------- 369 

Helonias {he-lo'ni-as) -------- 372 

Hepar Sulphur {he' par sul'fur) - - - - - 373 

Hydrastis {hy-dras'tis) -------- 379 

Hydrocotyle {hi-dro-ho'ti-le) - - - - - 383 

Hyoscyamus {hi-os-si' a-mus) - - - - - - 384 

Hypericum {hi-per'i-cum) ------- 389 

Ignatia (ig-na'sha) --- = 390 

Iodium (i-o'di-um) -------- 397 

Ipecacuanha {ip-e-cac-u-an'ha) 402 

Iris Versicolor {i'ris ver'si-Jcul-er) 406 

Jaborandi {j ab-or-an' di) 408 

Kali Bichromicum {ha'li bi-chro'mi-cum) - 409 

Kali Bromatum {ha'li bro-ma'tum) ----- 415 

Kali Carbonicum {ha'li car-bon'i-ciun) - 418 

Kali Chloratum {ha'li chlo-ra'tum) - - - ■ - - 425 

Kali Iodatum {ha'li i-o-dat'um) ----- 427 

Kali Nitricum {ha'li ni'tri-cum) 430 

Kalmia {hal'mia) -------- 434 

Kreosotum {hre-o-so'tum) - - - - - - -437 

Lachesis {lah'e-sis) -------- 440 

Lachnanthes {lah-narvbhf es) - 449 

Lactic Acid {lah'tie as' id) 451 

Lactuca Virosa {lah-tu'ca vi-ro'sa) 453 

Laurocerasus {lau-ro-cer' a-sus) - - - - - 455 

Ledum {le'dum) __~- 457 

Leptandra {lep-tan'dra) - - - - - - - - 460 

Lilium Tigrinum {lil'ium ti'gri-num) - 461 



PRONOUNCING INDEX. XV 

Lithium (lith'i-um) -------- 464 

Lobelia Inflata (lo-be'li-a in-flat a) - 466 

Lycopodium (li-ho-po' de-um) ------ 468 

Lycopus Virginicus (li'Jco-pus vir-gin'icus) - 476 

Magnesia Carbonica (mag-ne'zhe-a car-bon'i-ca) - 478 

Magnesia Muriatica (mag-ne'zhe-a mu-ri-at'i-ca) - - 480 

Manganum (man' ga-num) - 483 

Melilotus (mel-i-lo'tus) -------- 486 

Menyanthes (me-ny-an'tlics) ------ 488 

Mephitis (me-phi'tis) -------- 490 

Mercurius (mer-cu're-us) - - - - - - - 491 

Mercurius Iodatus Flavus (mer-cu're-us i-o-dat'us fla'vus) 507 

Mercurius Corrosivus (mer-cu're-us cor-ro' si-vus) - 502 

Mercurius Iodatus Ruber (mer-cu're-us i-o-dat'us ru'ber) 509 

Mezereum (me-ze're-um) ------- 510 

Millefolium (mil-le-fo'li-um) ------- 516 

Muriaticum Acidum (mu-ri-at'i-cum as'idum) - - 518 

Myrica Cerifera (me-ri'ha ce-rif'e-ra) ----- 521 

Naja (na'ya) ---------- 523 

Natrum Arsenicatum (na'trum ar-sen-i-ca' turn) - - 526 

Natrum Carbonicum (na'trum car-bon'i-cum) - - 529 

Natrum Muriaticum (na'tmnn mu-ri-at'i-cum) - - 534 

Natrum Sulphuricum (na'trum sul-fur'i-cum) - - 542 

Nitricum Acidum (ni-tri'cum as'i-dum) - 546 

Nuphar Lutium (uu'far lu'te-um) - - - - 553 

Nux Moschata (nuxmos-ha'ta) ------ 554 

Nux Vomica (nux vom'i-ca) -_--__ 558 

GEnanthe Crocata (o-nan'the cro-hafta) - 571 

(Enothera (o-no-the'ra) -__-___ 573 

Oleander (o-te-an' der) - - - - - - - - 573 

Opium (o'pe-um) --------- 575 

Origanum (o-rig' a-num) _______ 580 

Osmium (os'mi-um) ____„.. 581 

Oxalicum Acidum (ox-oVi-cum as'i-dum) ... 583 

Pareira Brava (pa-ra'ra bra'va) - 586 

Paris Quadrifolia (par'is qu ad-re- fo'lia) - 587 

Petroleum (pe-iro'le-um) - 589 

Petroselinum (pet'ro-se-li'num) 594 

Phosphoricum Acidum ( fos-for'i-cum as'i-dum) - 595- 

Phosphorus ( fos'for us) ____.-- 600 



XVI PRONOUNCING INDEX. 

Physostigma ( fi-zo-stig'ma) 612 

Phytolacca ( fi-to-lak'ka) - - - - - - - 616 

Picricum Acidum (pic'ri-cum as'i-dum) - - - 621 

Platinum (plat' e-num) -------- 625 

Plumbum (plum! bum) --.-___ 629 

Podophyllum (pod-o-fil'lum) - 634 

Ptelea Trifoliata (te'le-a tri-fo-li-a'ta) -- - - - 637 

Pulsatilla (pul-sa-til'la) -------- 639 

Kanunculus (ra-nun'ku-lus) ------ 650 

Rheum (re'um) ---------- 653 

Rhododendron (ro-do-den'dron) - 655 

Rhus Toxicodendron (rus tox-ico-den' drori) - - - 658 

Robina (ro-bi'na) -- - - - - - - ■ ' - 666 

Rumex (ru/mex) ----__.__ 667 

Ruta (ru'ta) - 669 

Sabadilla (sab-a-dil'la) - 672 

Sabina (sa-bi'na) - - - - - - - - 674 

Sambucus (sam-bu' cws) - 677 

Sanguinaria (san-gwi-na'ri-a) ------ 678 

Sarsaparilla (sar-sa-pa-ril'la) ------ 682 

Secale Cornutum (se-ka'le cor-nwt'uTn) - - - - 684 

Selenium (se-le'jii-ujrb) -------- 689 

Senecio Aureus (se-ne'she-o aw're-us) - 691 

Senega (sen'e-ga) - - - - - - - - - 693 

Sepia (se'pe-a) 696 

Silicia (si-li'cia) - • 704 

Spigelia (spi-ge'lia) -------- 713 

Spongia (spun'ge-a) „.._-._.. 717 

Squilla (squil'la) --------- 720 

Stannum (stan'num) - - -' r - • - - 722 

Staphisagria (staf-i-sa'gri-a) ------ 726 

Sticta Pulmonaria (stic'ta pul-wio-na'ri-a) - - - 731 

Stillingia Sylvatica (stil-lin'ge-a syl-vat'i-ca) - - 732 

Stramonium (stra-mo'ne-wm) ------ 734 

Sulphur (sul'fur) ---.----- 739 

Sulphuricum Acidum (sul-fw'ri-cum as'i-dwm) - - 751 

Tabacum (ta-bak'um) ------- 754 

Taraxacum (ta-rajc' a-cum) ------ 756 

Tarentula (ta-ren'tu-la) ------- 758 

Tellurium (tel-lu/re-Tom) - - - 759 



PRONOUNCING INDEX. XVI 1 

Terebinthina (ter-e-bin'the-na) ~ 760 

Teucrium (tu'cri-inn) -------- 762 

Theridion (bhe-rid'i-on) - 764 

Thuja (thu'ya) ---------- 766 

Trillium (tril'li-um) - - .' - - - - 771 

Uranium Nitricum (u-ra'ne-um ni'tri-cum) - - - 773 

Urtica Urens (ur-ti'hcu u'rens) 773 

Ustilago (us-ti-la'go) 774 

Valeriana (va-le-re-a'na) - 776 

Veratrum Album (ve-ra'trum al'bum) . 778 

Veratrum Viride {ve-ra'trum ver'e-de) - 784 

Verbascum (ver-bas'cum) - - 787 

Viburnum Opulus (vi-bur'num o'pu-lis) - 789 

Viola Tricolor (vi'o-la tri'col-or) 791 

Xanthoxylum (zan-thok' si-lurn) - 793 

Zincum (zink'kum) 795 

Zingiber (zin'je-ber) -------- 802 



TEXT BOOK 



Materia Medica and Therapeutics. 



ABIES CANADENSIS. 

Synonym. — Pinus canadensis. Natural order. — Conifers?. 
Common names. — Hemlock-Spruce, Canada. Balsam, Canada 
Pitch. Habitat.— An evergreen tree found in rocky woods in 
British America and the United States as far south as the Alle- 
ghanies. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh bark and 
young- buds. * 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon mucous surfaces, producing catarrhal conditions, 
especially of the stomach. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Irritable and easily fretted (Cham., Nux v.). 

Head.— Light headed, tipsy feeling (Cocc, Nux m., Nux v., 
Op.), swimming of the head, as if top of head were con- 
gested (Bell.). 

Stomach.— Dryness of the mouth (Ars., Bry., Nux m.). 
Gnawing, hungry, faint feeling at the epigastrium (Hyd., 
Ign., Phos.. Puis., Sep. Sulph.). Craving for meat (Mag. 
carl).), pickles (Hep.) and other coarse food. A tendency 
to eat far beyond capacity for digestion (Bry., Fer., Lye, 
Merc, Cina.). Sick feeling in the bowels. Distension of the 
stomach and epigastrium ; burning (Ars., Colch., Canth., 
Phos., Verat. alb.). 



2 ABIES NIGRA. 

Abdomen. — Rumbling in the bowels after eating, with great 
appetite {Lye, Cinch.). Region of the liver feels hard. 

Rectum and Stool.— Burning in the rectum {Ars., Canth., 
Iris, Merc. ) . Constipation . 

Urinary Organs.— Urinates frequently day and night; urine 
straw colored. 

Female Organs.— Thinks the womb feels soft and "feeble." 
Sore feeling at the fundus of the uterus ; relieved by press- 
ing. 

Respiratory Organs.— Breathing labored (Aeon., Ars.). 

Heart. — Action of the heart labored. Increased action of the 
heart, with distension of the stomach. 

Back. — Pain behind the right shoulder blade (Chel., Podo.). 
Weak feeling in sacral region. Feeling as of cold water be- 
tween the shoulders. 

Generalities. — Hands cold, shrunken ; skin cold and clammy. 
Lies with the knees drawn up. Great prostration, wants to 
lie down all the time. 

Sleep. — Gaping, drowsy ; great restlessness at night, with toss- 
ing from side to side {Aeon.). 

Fever.— Chills down the back (Caps., Lach.). Cold shivering 
all over as if blood turned to ice water. 

Compare.— ^Esc, Copaiba, Nux v., Ign., Tereb. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Dyspepsia.— Fever and other troubles from indigestion. 
Prolapsus uteri. 



ABIES NIGRA. 

Natural order. — Coniferse. Common names. — Black or 
Double Spruce. Habitat. — A tree growing in Northern United 
States and Canada. Preparation.— Tincture from the gum. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the mucous lining of the stomach, 
causing deranged digestion, and consequent phenomena. 



ABROTAXUM. 3 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Very low spirited and melancholy. Nervous ; unable 
to thiuk or study. 

Head.— Dizziness. Bad feeling in head. Dull headache. Head 
hot, with flushed cheeks. 

Ear. — Pain in left external meatus. 

Throat.— Choking sensation in throat. Sensation of some- 
thing sticking in oesophagus toward its lower end. (Upper 
end, Lactic ac.) 

Stomach.— Hungry and wakeful at night. Total loss of appe- 
tite in the morning, but great craving for food at noon and 
night. Pain after a hearty meal. Continual distressing 
sensation about stomach as if everything were knotted up; 
worse whenever debilitated. Sensation of an undigested 
hard-boiled egg in the stomach. 

Stool. — Constipation. 

Female Organs.— Del ayed or suppressed menstruation. 

Heart.— Heavy, slow beating of heart : sharp cutting pains. 

Generalities.— Gets out of breath easily. Dyspnoea, Pain 
in small of back (Bell., Caul., Cimic, Puis., Kreos.) Rheu- 
matic pains and aching in the bones. Alternate heat and 
cold. 

Sleep.— Sleepy during the day, but wakeful and restless at 
night with bad dreams. 

Compare.— Bry., Cham., Ign., Nux v., Lactic ac. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Dyspepsia,— Troubles from indigestion. Dyspepsia from 
the use of tea or tobacco. 



ABROTANUM. 

Synonym.— Art emesia abrotanum. Natural order.— •Com- 
posite. Common Name.— Southernwood. Habitat.— A shrub 
native of Southern Europe and the Levant. Cultivated in 
gardens. Preparation.— Tincture from the fresh leaves. 



4 ABROTANUM. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts profoundly upon the vegetative sphere, depressing 
nutrition to a remarkable degree, giving rise to symptoms of 
disturbed digestion, great emaciation, and marasmus, in which 
latter affection is its chief clinical use. It also acts upon 
fibrous and serous tissues. The primary action is upon the 
nervous system, where it produces a hypersemia and gives rise to 
anaesthesia and paralysis, accompanied by neuralgic pains. The 
latter cause great restlessness and are relieved by motion. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Anxious, depressed, dullness of intellect. Child cross, 
depressed, very peevish. 

Head.— Cannot hold the head up (Natr. mur., Verat. alb.) 
Scalp sore; itching. Aching and fullness in head. 

Ears.— Humming as of bees ; wind rushes out of the right ear. 

Eyes.— °Blue rings around the eyes ; dull look. 

Nose.— Nose dry; °nosebleed in youths. 

Face.— ° Wrinkled, as if old (Baryta.). °Comedones, with emaci- 
ation (Sulph.). • 

Mouth.— Slimy taste, acid. Tongue sore. Mouth hot and 
dry. 

Stomach.— Gnawing hunger; ravenous appetite, and all the 
while emaciating. Burning as from acidity. °Sensation as 
if stomach were hanging or swimming in water, with cold- 
ness. Pains cutting, gnawing, burning, worse at night. 

Abdomen.— Great distension of abdomen. °Hard lumps in 
different parts of abdomen. Weak, sinking feeling in 
bowels. 

Stool.— °Food passes undigested. °Rheumatism after suddenly 
checked diarrhoea. Constipation. ° Alternate diarrhoea and 
constipation. (Ant., crud.) . Protruding piles, with burning 
from touch or whenever passing stool. 

Male Organs.— °Hydrocele of children, especially after scarlet 
fever. 

Female Organs.— Darting pains in region of left ovary. 
°Blood and moisture oozing from navel of new-born. 

Respiratory Organs.— Cold air causes a raw feeling (Hyd.). 
Sensation of breathing hot air. Dyspnoea. °Pressing sen- 



ABSINTHIUM. 5 

sation remains in affected side, impeding free breathing; 
after pleurisy. 

Heart and Pulse. — Pain across chest sharp and severe in re- 
gion of heart ; rheumatism. °Metastasis of rheumatism to 
heart. Pulse weak and small. 

Back.— Pains in sacrum. Heavy pain in lumbar region extend- 
ing to testicles. 

Limbs.— Inability to move. Weakness of extremities. Emaci- 
ation, especially of legs. Back and limbs sore and lame; 
worse mornings (Rhus tox). Numb sensation in fingers 
(Con., Phos., Sec). 

Generalities.— Weak, sickly feeling; when excited, trembling; 
Rheumatic pains in neck and back, chest and extremities. 
Lame and sore all over. 

Sleep.— Restless ; frightful dreams. 

Fever. — °High fever during rheumatism. °Hectic fever, with 
chilliness, after influenza : very weakening; marasmus. 

Skin.— °Flabby ; hangs loose; marasmus. °Furunculus ; after 
Hep. s. 

Conditions.— Especially useful in children ; more in boys. 

Compare.— Agar., Baryt., Bry., Con., Cimic, Gels., Phos.. Rhus 
tox., Zinc. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

• 
Marasmus of children] wasting diseases from malnutri- 
tion; rheumatism, especially inflammatory, before swelling; 
gout ; gastralgia ; also bad effects from suppressed gastral- 
gia ; hydrocele of children ; chlorosis ; furuncles. 



ABSINTHIUM. 

Synonyms. — Artemisia absinthium. Absinthium vulgare. 
Natural order. — CompositaB. Common name. — Wormwood. 
Habitat. — A shrub growing wild in Europe; naturalized in the 
United States Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh young- 
leaves. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Absinthium exercises a specific influence upon the nervous 



6 ABSINTHIUM. 

system, inducing symptoms of an epileptiform character, mus- 
cular tremors, tonic and clonic spasms, foaming at the mouth, 
involuntary defecation and discharge of semen, together with 
hallucinations, and delirium, the brain and spinal cord being 
in a state of congestion, especially in the region of the medulla 
oblongata. It also, secondarily, affects the vegetative sphere, 
producing at first increased appetite, promoting digestion, 
accelerating the circulation, and to some extent augmenting 
the secretions, this condition after a time giving way to one of 
an opposite character — impaired digestion, with its usual 
train of symptoms. Its action is similar to that of alcohol, its 
chronic effects being much more serious in their character. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Forgets what has recently happened. Insane; idiotic; 
brutal. Dread of assassination. Frightful visions (Opium) 
and terrifying hallucinations (Anac, Can. ind., Hyos., 
Stram.). Stupor alternating with dangerous violence. 
Unsensible with convulsions (Cic). 

Head.— Vertigo on rising, or with tendency to fall backward. 
Confusion with headache. Congestion of the brain and 
spinal cord. 

Eyes. — Conjunctiva injected. Sclorotic yellow. Eyes brilliant. 
Pain and itching in the eyes. Eyelids feel heavy (Caust., 
Con. mac, Natr. c). Pupils unequally dilated. 

Ears. — °Running from the ears; after headache. 

Face.— Foolish look. Rush of blood to the face {Aeon., Bell.). 
°Makes grimaces, and foams at the mouth in epilepsy. 

Mouth.— Jaws firmly fixed (Cic, Ign., Hyos., Nux v.). Bites his 
tongue in epilepsy; tongue thick, protruding; can scarcely 
talk ; tongue trembling ; seems paralyzed. 

Stomach.— Loss of appetite; loathing of food. Food lies 
heavy as if it would not be digested (Ars., Bry., Cistus, 
Colch., Nux v., Puis.). Stomach feels cold and oppressed. 
Eructations; nausea; vomiting of bitter mucus. Nausea, 
apparently in region of gall bladder. Uncomfortable, irri- 
tated feeling of stomach. 

Abdomen. — Liver and spleen feel as if swollen. Bloated around 
waist and in abdomen. Immense accumulation of flatu- 
lence in abdomen {Card, v., Cinch,, Lye., Sulph.). 



ACALYPHA INDICIA. 7 

Urinary Organs.— Constant desire to urinate. Urine deep 
orange, of a strong smell (Benz. ac), like horse urine 
(Natr. a., Nitr. ac.); albuminous. 

Female Organs.— Darting pain in right ovary (Apis.). ° Chlo- 
rosis (Ferr., Helon.). 

Heart. — Tremor of the heart felt toward the back. Heart 
thumps can be heard in scapular region. 

Generalities.— Feet very cold. Falling down, as in epilepsy, 
unconscious, with distortion of the features, spasms of the 
limbs, bloody foam at mouth, and biting of the tongue 
(Cic.) ; very weak afterward. Epileptic attacks occurring in 
rapid succession. Excited opisthotonos; grinding teeth; fol- 
lowed by stupor (Nux v., Opium). ° Paralysis of inner 
organs. Sciatica. 

Conditions.— Young people. 

Compare.— Artem. vulg., Abrot., Alcohol, Bell., Cham., Hyos., 
Strain. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Congestion of the brain, medulla, and spine ; delirium ebri- 
osorum ; sleeplessness in typhoid fever when there is congestion 
of the brain (Farrington); catarrhal conjunctivitis; enlarged 
liver or spleen ; wind colic ; prolonged spasms of children ; epi- 
leptiform convulsions ; dyspepsia ; chlorosis ; sciatica. 



ACALYPHA INDIOA. 

Natural order. — Euphorbiacese. Habitat. — A weed grow- 
ing in India. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

Has only been found to act upon the respiratory organs, 
inducing "dry cough, followed by spitting of blood," which is 
its only characteristic, this having been repeatedly verified, by 
its prompt cure of haemoptysis. According to Hale, it is indi- 
cated when there is expectoration of pure blood in the morning, 
and dark lumps of clotted blood in the evening. 

Compare. — Aeon., Arm, Ham., Ipec, Millef., Phos. 



8 ACETIC ACID. 

ACETIC ACID. 

Pure glacial Acetic acid. Preparation. — Dilutions to the 
3x are prepared with distilled water; after that Alcohol is used. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon mucous surfaces, producing irritation, 
inflammation, and excessive secretion. It "produces directly 
gastro-enteritis and also (in one case at least) membranous 
laryngo-tracheitis. Its remote effects are a profound anaemia, 
with diarrhoea, night sweats, feeble pulse, emaciation and 
cough" — T. F. Allen. Applied to the skin it acts as a stimulant 
and astringent, and also possesses escharotic properties. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Irritable (Bry., Cham., Nux v.); nervous; anxious. 

Head. — Heaviness. Dull pain in forehead" and vertex. 

Eyes.— Sunken, surrounded by dark circles. Lachrymation 
(Aeon., Cepa., Euphr.). 

Face. — Anxious, wild expression of countenance, cheeks hot, 
flushed (Aeon., Bell.), and perspiring. °Leffc cheek very red 
during fever. Pale, waxen, emaciated. 

Mouth.— Salivation (Cinch., loci., Mere., Kit. ae.). Tongue 
pale and flabby; dry and cold. 

Stomach. — Intense thirst. Nausea and frequent vomiting 
(Ars., Ipec.j Ant. tart.); after eating. Hot eructations. 
Contents of stomach feel as if in a ferment ; violent burning 
pain in stomach and in chest, followed by coldness of the 
skin and cold sweat on forehead. Epigastrium painful to 
pressure. 

Abdomen.— Distension of the abdomen; colicky pains; burn- 
ing. 

Stool. — Diarrhoea, with swelling of legs and feet (phthisical sub- 
jects). Watery diarrhoea. Diarrhoea with colic pains and 
tenderness of the abdomen. Haemorrhage from the bowels 
(Ars., Ham., Nit. ac). 

Urinary Organs. — Urine increased in quantity, light colored 
(Phos. ae.). 

Female Organs.— °Metrorrhagia. Milk impoverished, bluish, 



ACONITUM. 9 

transparent, strong, sour taste and odor ; deficient in caseine 
and butter. 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness with laryngeal irritation 
(Hep. s.j Kali carb., Spong.). Lining membrane of larynx 
and trachea covered with a fibrinous exudation as in true 
croup (Brom., Kali bi.). Hissing, rattling in the throat. 
Cough dry, then moist with fever; dyspnoea, emaciation, 
oedema and diarrhoea. Respiration difficult, feeble, hurried. 

Limbs.— (Edematous swelling of the feet and legs (Ars., Apis). 

Generalities.— Convulsions, with insensibility. Attacks of 
faintness. Great debility {Cinch., Sulph.). General trem- 
bling. Great emaciation (Ars., Ferr., Iod., Graph., Natr. 
Dim'., Phos.). SHin pale and waxen. Desquamation. Gen- 
eral anasarca and dropsical affections (Ars.). 

Fever.— Skin cold (Camph.). Slow fever with night sweats 
(Sulph.). Hectic fever with emaciation, diarrhoea, night 
sweats, dyspnoea, and swelling of lower extremities. Profuse 
perspiration (Cinch. ) . 

Antidotes.— To large doses: fluid magnesia; lime water. Tabae., 
Aeon., Natr. mur., Sep. 

Acetic Acid Antidotes.— All anesthetic vapors; Aeon., Asar., 
Coff., Hep. s., Ign., Op., Strain., Tabac, Alcohol. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Anasarca, ascites and dropsical affections in general, when 
the skin looks white and waxen, like alabaster, and when con- 
siderable gastric disturbance is present. General anaemia; 
anaemia of nursing women when the milk is impoverished 
and the child does not thrive. Hectic fever. Typhoid. Dys- 
pepsia. Diarrhoea. Membranous croup. Haemorrhages from 
the nose, lungs, stomach, bowels and uterus. Burns and scalds ; 
stings of insects; naevi; warts; corns. 



ACONITUM. 



Synonym. — Aconitum napellus. Natural order. — Ranun- 
culaceae. Common name. — Monk's Hood. Habitat. — Native 



10 ACONITUM. 

of Europe; cultivated in America. Preparation. — Tincture 
from the whole plant, gathered at the time of flowering. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts predominantly upon the cerebro-spinal nervous sys- 
tem, producing an exalted activity in the arterial circulation, 
paralyzing the arterial capillaries, and, as a result, giving con- 
gestions and inflammations of various parts, especially of the 
brain, spinal cord, serous and mucous membranes, muscles and 
joints. 

According to Dr. Bartholow, Aconite affects the sensor}^ 
nerves before the motor. It paralyzes first the end organs next 
the nerve trunks, and finally the centers of sensation in the 
cord. It also impairs the reflex function of the spinal cord ; but 
this effect is secondary to the sensory paralysis. It causes an 
arrest of motility through its action on the motor centers of 
the cord, and subsequently on the nerve trunks. Applied 
directly to the heart, Aconite lessens the number and force of 
its beats, and finally arrests its action in the diastole. It also 
lowers the arterial pressure. It is, therefore, a direct cardiac 
poison, affecting all the structures of the heart, the ganglia 
nerves, and muscular substance. Aconite also paralyzes the 
muscles of respiration, through its action upon the peripheral 
fibres of the pneumogastric. From a therapeutic standpoint, 
however, all these features of the physiological effects of Acon- 
ite are of secondary importance, as compared with its power 
to produce and remove congestions and inflammations of the 
various organs and tissues of the body, though its use in func- 
tional and organic cardiac diseases, and in affections of both 
the sensory and motor nerve centers, giving rise to neuralgic 
and paralytic states, has proved it to be of incalculable service 
in such conditions. 

Aconite also causes an increase of elimination by the skin 
and kidneys, the solids being excreted in proportion with the 
fluids. 

There is very little evidence that Aconite produces any 
organic changes, its power being wholly functional, though it 
is frequently useful in the course of organic diseases of the heart 
and other organs, for the removal or palliation of symptoms 
which may arise, and which indicate its employment. 



ACONITUM. 11 

The leading expression of Aconite is a feverish, nervous rest- 
lessness, or mental distress, which characterizes its entire 
action. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Great timidity (Aur., Bell., Cinch., Ign., Phos.), 
especially after a fright; afraid in the dark, fear of ghosts, 
etc. (Ars., Puis.); raging delirium, especially at night. 
Delirium. Chattering childish nonsense (Hyos.); thinks 
he is dying, with restless jerking and jumping about (Ars.). 
Fear of approaching death (Agn., Ars., Cimic, Nitr. ac, 
Sec); predicts the day of death (Apis). Inconsolable anxi- 
ety ; piteous waitings (Verat. alb.); vexation about trifles 
(Nitr. ac, Nux v.). Excessive restlessness, agonized toss- 
ing about (.Eth., Ars., Camph., Natr., Ars., Rhus.). Variable 
humor, alternate attacks of gayety and dejection {Ign., 
Nux. m., Phos., Plat.). Dullness and confusion of mind; 
weakness of memory. ° Ailments from fright (Gels., Op.); 
from vexation ; from anger {Bry., Cham.). 

Head. — Vertigo with nausea and vanishing of sight. Vertigo 
when rising from a recumbent posture {Bry., Cham., Phos.) 
with fainting and pale face (Bell., Puis., Sulph.). Vertigo 
on stooping (Sulph.); staggers especially to the right. Ver- 
tigo from congestion; °from anger; °from fright; °from sud- 
denly suppressed catamenia. Burning headache, as if the 
brain were agitated by boiling water. Fullness and hear a 
feeling, as if everything would push out of the forehead, 
(Bry., Sulph.). Aching in vertex, worse at night; better on 
motion and in the open air. Drawing pressing feeling in 
trigeminus, then shooting, wandering, intermittent, then 
constant pain, sometimes pressure. °Sunstroke(Bell.,Glon.) 
especially from sleeping in the rays of the sun. Congestion ; 
anxiety; face hot and red (Ferr.), or pale; carotids pulsate 
strongly (Bell.); pulse full, strong, or small and quick; 
worse towards evening. Sensation as if the hairs stood on 
end; scalp sensitive to the touch (Baryta carb.. Bell., 
Cinch., Natr. mur., Nitr. ac, Merc, Mez., Nux v.). Stitches 
under the scalp. Formication, better from heat. Sensi- 
tiveness of the scalp to cold air, especially a strong wind. 

Eyes.— Bloodshot. Dull, surrounded with blue rings. Dis- 
torted. Sensitive to the air. Pain anteriorly as if the eye 



12 ACONITUM. 

would be pushed out when the lids were opened (Sang.). 
Violent and acute inflammation, °in the earlier stages 
(Bell.) . Intense burning, pressive, shooting pains, especially 
on moving the eyeballs. °Conjunctivitis resulting from the 
irritation of foreign bodies in the eye ; from ingrowing eye- 
lashes; from exposure to cold, dry winds. Sensitive to 
light, particularly sun light (Sulph.); light dazzles the eyes 
(Bell.). Pupils contracted. Vision dim or entirely lost. 
Eyeballs feel enlarged, as if coming out of the sockets. Lids 
hard, red, swollen; feel tense, hot, dry. burning and sensi- 
tive to the air. Sensation of sand in lower inner can- 
thus. 

Ears. — Great sensitiveness to every noise; noise intolerable 
(Bell., Lye), particularly music (Ambra, Phos. ac). King- 
ing or roaring in ears (Bell., Cinch., Lye). External ear 
hot, red and swollen (Bell., Apis). Pain in the right ear 
(Aeon., Aur., Bell., Colch., Hep. s., Lye, Graph.). 

Nose. — Sense of smell very acute (Bell.), especially for unpleas- 
ant odors. Epistaxis (Bell., Bry.), bright red blood. 
(Erig.). Coryza with sneezing (Arg., Euphorb., Osm.), 
fever, thirst, restlessness. Dry feeling in posterior nares. 
Distressing pressive pain at root of nose (Kalibi., Mere, 
iod., Natr. ars., Plat.). 

Face. — Anxious frightened expression. Hippocratie Face red 
and pale alternately; or one cheek red, the other pale 
(Cham.); face bloated and red (Bell., Op.). Sensation of 
face growing large or swelling. On rising the red face 
turns deadly pale ( Ver at. alb.). Twitching. Tingling. Numb- 
ness. Involuntary closing of jaws with salivation. Tris- 
mus, in paroxysms. Kigidity. Neuralgia of trigeminus, 
left side (Spig.); face red and hot; restlessness, anguish, 
and screaming. 

Mouth. — Burning, tingling, and numbness of lips, mouth and 
tongue. Dryness of mouth (Ailanth., Ars., Bry., Hyos., 
Nujcm.). Toothache from cold, or dry, cold winds, with 
throbbing on one side; cheeks red; congestion to head. 
Teeth sensitive to cold air (Spig.). Bitter taste in the 
mouth (Bry., Coloc, Cinch., JVujc v., Hep. s., Puis.). 
Tongue coated white, or thick yellow white (Ant. cruel,., 
Bry., Merc, Nujc v.). Tongue swollen. Burning vesicles 



ACONITUM. 13 

on tip of tongue. Dry, rough feeling in middle of tongue. 
Copious flow of saliva (Cinch., Merc, iod., Nitr. ac). 

Throat.— Burning and numbness in throat (Caps.). Redness of 
soft palate and uvula (Bell.); burning; dryness; constriction. 
Fauces and pharynx dark-red (Bapt.), stinging and burning 
(Apis), swelling of tonsils. Stitches in back part of throat, 
causing frequent swallowing. Feeling of dryness, as if some- 
thing had stuck in the throat (Alum., Hep. s., Nitr. ac). 

Stomach. — No appetite; loathing of food (Ant. crud., Arm, 
Ars.). Burning unquenchable thirst (Ars., Bry., Cinch., 
Merc., Natr. mur., Rhus tox.). Desire for beer (Coca, 
Sulph.), wine (Bry., Cinch.), or brandy (Puis.). °Gastric 
catarrh from drinking ire-water while overheated. Painful 
hiccough (Hyos., Nux v., Strain.). Vomiting of lumbrici 
(Sang.); of bile (Ars., Poc]o.) ; of green masses of mucus 
(Ant. tart., Ipec.) ; of what has been drunk (Ars., Phos.). 
Vomiting, with anxiety, heat, thirst, profuse sweat, and in- 
creased micturition. Anxious pulsation in pit of stomach, 
with shooting pain. Pressure in pit of stomach as from a 
weight or stone (.Esc, Ars., Bry., Xux v., Puis.). Burning 
from stomach up through the oesophagus to the mouth 
(Ars.). Region of stomach sensitive to touch. 

Abdomen.— Pressive pain as from a weight in hypochondria; 
constriction, or stitches in hepatic region hindering respira- 
tion. (Ars., Bry., Cinch., Kali carb.). Abdomen swollen, 
burning hot and sensitive to the touch {Bell., Cupr.). 
Meteorism (Phos. ac), vomiting, inability to urinate. 
Burning and, cutting in the intestines, worse from pres- 
sure or lying on the right side. Pain in the hepatic region 
hindering deep breathing (Bry., Iod.). Fullness and weight 
in hypochondria. Pain in hypogastrium as from a flatu- 
" lent purgative. 

Stool.— Watery (Ant. crud., Ars., Cinch., Podo.), white, with 
red urine; like chopped herbs in summer complaint; black, 
fetid (Ars.), bloody, and slimy, scanty, loose, frequent, with 
tenesmus. Bleeding haemorrhoids (Ham., Nitr. ac). burn- 
ing and heat in hemorrhoidal vessels (.Esc, Sulph.). Intol- 
erable nightly tingling and itching at the anus, from seat 
worms (Ars., Cina, Graph.). 

Urinary Or gans — Painful, anxious urging to urinate (Bo- 



14 ACONITUM. 

rax). Micturition painful, difficult, drop by drop; urine 
scanty, fiery, scalding-hot, red or dark-colored (Apis, 
Ars., Bell., Canth.). Urine deposits blood. Burning in 
fossa navicularis (Petros.). Retention or suppression of 
urine (Apis, Hyos., Strain.), with pressure in the bladder, or 
stitches in the region of the kidneys; detention from cold, 
especially in children, with crying and restlessness. 

Male Organs.— Bruised pain in testicles (Arg., Arn.). Testi- 
cles swollen and hard (Agnus, Aur., Con. mac). 

Female Organs.— Menses suppressed from fright (Lye), vex- 
ation; cold ; especially in plethoric women. °Active uterine 
hemorrhage (Erig., Ham., Sec, Ipec.) ; much excitability ; 
giddy; cannot sit up; fear of death. Vagina dry, hot, 
and sensitive (Bell.). Suppressed lochia (Cirnic.) ; skin 
hot and dry ; milk scanty ; abdomen inflated and sensitive 
(Bell.). ° Ovaritis from suddenly checked menstrual flow 
(Cimic). °Impending abortion from fright or vexation. 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness (Bell., Caust., Kali b., 
Iodi., Phos., Spong.), weak voice. Larynx sensitive to 
touch (Lach.) and to inspired air, as if denuded (Spong., 
Osm.). Laryngitis with inflammatory fever ; also with suf- 
focative spasms. ° Croup, aivakening in first sleep; agony, 
tossing about; dry short cough; after exposure to dry, cold 
winds (Hep. s., Spong.). Cough dry, hoarse, loud 
(Spong.), spasmodic, rough; awakening with danger of 
suffocation (Lach.) ; dry, hard and ringing; from tickling 
in throat (Sang.). Child grasps its throat every time it 
coughs (Iodi. ) . Expectoration of bright-red blood; of blood 
and mucus, with raw feeling behind the sternum ; rusty 
(Phos.) ; thin, frothy, white mucus streaked with bright 
blood (Sulph.). Haemoptysis, the blood comes with an 
easy hawking, hemming or slight cough ; anxiety, palpita- 
tion, quick pulse, stitches in chest (Bry., Kali carb., Phos.) ; 
°from excitement, wine or exposure to dry, cold air. Cannot 
lie on the right side, but only on the back (Merc). Stitches 
in chest with cough (Bry., Kali carb., Merc, Phos.); on 
inspiration (Bry.). Lancinating pains through the chest, 
with dry heat, difficult breathing ; often violent chill. La- 
' bored, anxious breathing; or quick and superficial; loud, 
stertorous, with open mouth. ° Agony; sits straight up; 



ACONITUM. 15 

can hardly breathe; pulse thread-like {Ant. tart., Ars., 
Samb.); vomituritio; sweat with anxiety; swelling under 
short ribs; after scarlet fever. °Oppression of the chest when 
moving fast or ascending (Amm. carb., Ars., Calc), in heart 
disease (Cact.). Pressive weight and burning under the 
sternum. 

Heart and Pulse. — Dreadful oppression and anxiety about 
the heart. Palpitation (Cact., Calc), with great anxiety 
(Ars., Spig.), and restlessness; difficult breathing; confusion 
in head; flying heat in face; pressive pain in cardiac region. 
Feeling of fullness; pulse hard and strong; contracted 
stitches in heart ; constriction of the chest ; °in pericarditis. 
Uncomplicated cardiac disease; especially with numbness in 
the left arm (Rhus tox.); tingling in fingers, and fainting. 
Pulse strong, full, hardy (Bell., Yerat. vir.) °in fever; small, 
intermitting, irregular, °in asthma (Ars.); quick, hard, 
small, °in peritonitis; contracted, full, powerful, over one 
hundred per minute; quicker than beat of heart impercept- 
ible, like a thread, with anxiety. (Ars.). 

Neck and Back.— Tearing in nape of neck. Painful stiff 
neck, worse on moving neck; pain extending down to right 
shoulder (Gels.). Bruised pain between the shoulders 
(Rhus tox.). Drawing, tearing pain in the scapula?. Stiff- 
ness of the back (Pints tox.). Numbness in small of back 
extending into the legs. Pain in back prevents taking deep 
inspiration. 

Upper Limbs.— Drawing, tearing pain in shoulder joint, elbow 
joint, in the forearm, wrist sand fingers. (Bry., Rhod., Rhus 
tox., Puis.). Numbness of the left arm, can scarcely move 
the hand. Formication in the arms, hands, and fingers 
( Pint s tox.) . Arms hang powerless, as if paralyzed by blows. 
Creeping in fingers, especially in writing. Hands icy cold; 
cold sweat in palms. Palms hot. Blueness of nails. 

Lower Limbs.— Drawing, tearing pains in all the joints, and 
in the thigh. (Bry., Rhus, tox.. Puis.). Tired feeling in 
lower limbs during repose (Rhus tox.). Legs almost 
powerless after sitting; numbness (Rhus tox.). Cramps 
in calves (Calc, Camph.,Xux v., Sil.,Sulph.). Unsteadiness 
of the knees. Coldness of the feet, particularly the toes. 

Generalities.— Rheumatic inflammation of the joints; worse 



16 ACONITUM. 

evening and night; intense bright-red, shining swelling of 
the parts; sensitive to least contact (Bry.). Lameness and 
numb feeling in the affected parts; pain intolerable; numb- 
ness and tingling in all parts. Great weariness and loss 
of strength (Cinch.). Faintness on attempting to sit up 
(Bry.). Very sensitive to the least draft of cold air (Cocc, 
Nux m.). Drawing, tearing pains here and there 
(Rhus, Puis.). Burning through all mucous membranes. 
Bruised pains in different parts (Arm). Fine, stinging, or 
burning stinging pains, in many parts. Body sensitive to 
touch; does not wish to be touched or moved. Excessive 
restlessness and tossing about for several hoars. {Ars.). 
Convulsions. Most symptoms accompanied by shivering 
and anxiety. 

Skin. — Red, shining, hot, swelling; violent pain {Bell., Bry.). 
Fine prickling as from needles here and there. Spots like 
flea-bites (Coni.); itching unchanged by scratching. °Bash 
of children; miliary; also in measles and scarlet fever 
(Apis, Bell., Puis.). 

Sleep. — Sleeplessness after night, with great restlessness and 
tossing about (Abies can.). Anxious, vivid dreams, waiv- 
ing with a start {Ars., Bell., Hyos.). Nightmare. 

Fever. — Chilliness on slight movement, or from being uncov- 
ered or touched. Goose-flesh. Shivering ascends from the 
feet to the chest. Chilliness towards evening, with thirst, 
hot head and face, red cheeks and outpressing headache 
{Bry.). Shivering at night on lying down. Heat with 
thirst, hard, full, and frequent pulse; anxious; im- 
patient; inappeasable; beside himself; tossing about in 
agony. Profuse hot sweat during sleep; cold or sour 
sweat. Sweat after midnight, relieving all symptoms. 
Sweat on whichever cheek he lies. °Bad effect from sup- 
pressed sweat. 

Aggravation.— In the evening and night; when lying on the 
(left) side, or on the back; after getting in bed; when rising 
(Bry., Op., Dig.); in close room; from tobacco smoke (Ign.). 

Amelioration.— In the open air (Bry., Plat., Puis.); when sit- 
ting still (rheumatism); from wine; generally better while 
at rest, but during night in bed pains insupportable 
{Mere.); after sweat (Rhus.). 



AGONITUM. 17 

Conditions.— Especially applicable to plethoric persons, or 
those leading sedentary lives; dark hair and eyes; persons 
with rigid fibre. 

Compare.— Arm, Ars., Bell., Bry., Cact., Cam ph., Canth., 
Cham. ,Q\m\c., Coff., Convalaria., Colch., Dig., Nuxv.,Puls., 
Spig., Sulph., Verat. 

Antidotes. — Acetic ac, Paris. Sulph. To large doses ; free vom- 
iting by emetics ; wine, vegetable acids, vinegar. Abuse of 
Aconite calls for Sulph. 

Aconite Antidotes.— Bell., Cham., Coff., Nux v., Sep., Sulph., 
Verat. alb. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Aconite is most often useful in those diseases where the so- 
called antiphlogistic treatment— blood letting, etc.— would 
be the common practice. In sthenic or purely inflam- 
matory fever in the first stage, before localization, eruption or 
exudation has taken place (when the latter is about to occur or 
has just occurred, Bry., Gels.; after it has occurred, Apis, Ars., 
Iod., Merc. Phos., Rhus, Sang., etc.). Aconite is never indi- 
cated unless there be present great anxiety and restlessness. 
If the patient is quiet and apathetic Aconite is not the remedy. 
(In such cases if there is strong arterial excitement, full hard 
pulse, Verat. vir.; less violence, soft pulse, Gels.). Aconite is 
also indicated in the chilly stage, before the febrile stage is de- 
veloped, often inducing a critical sweat and aborting the at- 
tack. Aconite produces no alteration in the quality of the 
blood, therefore it is never indicated in fevers of a malarial or 
septic character. Aconite is especially useful in the first or in- 
flammatory stage of respiratory diseases,— bronchitis, pneu- 
monia, pleurisy and all respiratory catarrhs. It is the remedy 
for croup, either catarrhal or membranous, when the attack 
has been caused by exposure to dry, cold northwest winds, the 
symptoms agreeing. Hemoptysis. Respiratory troubles 
arising from suppressing a profuse perspiration. Aconite is 
often indicated in the first stage of meningitis, not tubercular, but 
when arising from exposure to the sun's rays, or from fright or 
anger; peritonitis; metritis; cystitis; hepatitis; enteritis; glos- 
sitis. In rheumatism. In pericarditis, endocarditis and an- 
gina pectoris; also in uncomplicated hypertrophy of the heart 



18 ACT^EA SPICATA. 

with numbness of the left arm and tingling in the fingers. In 
measles and miliary fever; also in children's diseases, with a hot 
dry fever, and great restlessness. Useful in catarrhal conjunc- 
tivitis when resulting from exposure to dry cold winds, from 
surgical operations or from a foreign body in the eye. Neural- 
gia resulting from exposure to dry cold winds, with numbness 
and tingling. Supra orbital neuralgia with burning pains. 
Also useful in paralysis where numbness and tingling are pres- 
ent. Convulsions caused by intense excitement, fright or anger. 
Aconite is very useful in suppressed or painful menstru- 
ation resulting from fright or sudden exposure to cold. In 
pregnancy it calms the emotions, overcomes unnatural fears, 
and prevents abortion from fright or excitement. Milk fever 
and suppressed lochia with characteristic symptoms. Orchitis. 
Aconite may also be used in many other diseased states as in- 
dicated in the foregoing pathogenesis, a high temperature, full 
pulse and great anxiety and restlessness being the chief indica- 
tions for its use in most instances. \ 



ACT^EA SPICATA. 

Natural order. — Ranunculacese. Common, names .—Bane- 
berry. Herb Christopher. Habitat.— A perennial herb growing 
in the woods of Europe and Asia. Prep aration.— Tincture 
from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Its chief action consists in the production of a rheumatoid 
condition, especially of the small joints, for which latter it is 
an important remedy. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Furious delirium {Bell., Canth., Strain.). 
Face. — Pain as of rheumatism in the face (Aeon.). 
Stomach.— Sour vomiting (Calc, Iris, Ipec, Nux v., Podo.). 
Extremities.— Swelling of the joints after slight fatigue. 
Pain as from paralytic weakness in thehands . Rheuma- 



tESCULUS .HIPPOCASTANUM. 19 

tism of the small joints {Caul., Led.)- Pains in the wrists 
or finger joints; very tender to the touch, excruciating 
pains, worse at night. In lower limbs swelling, pain, weak- 
ness. Trembling in thighs when lifting them. Sensation of 
great weariness in the knees. 

Generalities.— Great lassitude and debility; after eating, walk- 
ing in the open air, or much talking. Tearing drawing 
pains. 

Compare.— Aconite, Caul., Cimic, Ledum. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Used almost exclusively for rheumatic gout of the small 
joints; especially useful when sour stomach is present. 



^SCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM. 

Natural order. — Sapindacese. Common name. — Horse- 
chestnut. Habitat.— A. tree native of middle Asia, but culti- 
vated in temperate climates. Preparation. — Tincture from the 
fresh, ripe, hulled nuts. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

This drug acts prominently upon the liver and portal sys- 
tem, causing congestion, and giving rise, secondarily, in the 
colon, rectum and anus to catarrhal inflammation . The hemor- 
rhoidal vessels become intensely congested, resulting in hemor- 
rhoids in their most aggravated form. The chief characteristic 
symptom is a severe aching pain in the lumbar and sacral 
regions. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Depressed; gloomy; despondent; irritable (Bry., 
Cham., Nux v.). Unable to fix the attention. 

Head.— Dull pressure in forehead ; slight nausea, followed im- 
mediately by stitches in right hypochondria (Bry.). Con- 
fused feeling, with vertigo. Frequent flying pains through 
the temples. Flushes of heat over the occiput, neck and 
shoulders. 



20 .ESCULTJS HIPPOCASTANUM. 

Eyes. — Weight in the eyes ; they feel heavy and dull. Painful 
aching over left eye. Lachrymation. 

Nose.— Stinging and burning in posterior nares and soft 
palate. Sneezing. Dryness of posterior nares. 

Face.— Pale, miserable appearance {Ars.). 

Mouth. — Tongue coated white or yellow (Bry., Nux v., Puis.). 
Salivation. Taste bitter (Aeon., Cinch., Coloc, Bry., JV'ujo 
v., Puis., Sulph.); metallic {Merc, Sulph.). Tongue feels as 
if it had been scalded {Apis, Iris, Puis., Sep.). 

Throat.— Feeling of dryness (Bell.) and roughness (or rawness 
and burning) in throat, as from taking cold (Aeon., Mum.). 
Constrictive feeling in fauces. Swallowing difficult; inclined 
to swallow with dryness in throat. 

Stomach.— Violent vomiting {Ant. tart., Ipec); great burning 
distress in the stomach {Ars., Canth., Iris, Phos.). Pressure 
as from a stone in pit of stomach (Aeon., Ars., Bry., JYujc 
v., Puis.). Eructations of wind; empty. 

Abdomen. — Tenderness in the right hypochondrium {Bry., 
Chel., Cinch., Merc); stitches; fullness. Much distress in 
liver and epigastrium {Chel., Kuoc v.). Constant, severe 
aching from pit of stomach to right lobe of liver. Abdo- 
men tender and sore to touch. Emission of foetid flatus. 

Stool and Anus. — Dry uncomfortable feeling in rectum, as 
if it ivere filled with small sticks (Nitr. ac). Soreness; 
burning, itching {Sulph.), and fullness in rectum, also in 
anus. Hemorrhoids like ground nuts, purple; painful 
sensation of burning ; generally blind ; aching and lame- 
ness or shooting in the back ; prolapsed feeling. Burning 
in the rectum after stool (Aloe, Nitr. ac, Sulph.). Ineffect- 
ual urging to stool (Nux v.). Stool large, hard,, dry, and 
passed with difficulty {Bry.)', feeling as if anus protruded 
after stool. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent scanty urination (Aeon., Canth., 
Coloc, Digit.); urine scalding hot. Urine dark and muddy; 
dark brown sediment; yellow (Ambra) with thick mucous 
sediment (Berb.). 

Female Sexual Organs. — Thick, dark, corroding leucorrhoea, 
with aching and lameness in the back across the sacro- 
iliac articulations. 

Respiratory Organs.— Kaw feeling in chest (Ambra., Phos.,, 



.ESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM. 21 

Eumejo.). Tightness in chest (Phos.). Pain in right lung 
on motion when breathing. 

Heart.— Twitching over the region of the heart. °Functional 
disturbances of the heart from hemorrhoidal complaints. 

Back. — Constant backache affecting the sacrum and hips, 
very much aggravated by walking and stooping forward 
(Cimic); scarcely able to rise after sitting. Back gives out 
when walking. Tearing pain in small of back and hips 
when walking. Aching between the shoulders. 

Lower Limbs. — Legs so weak she can hardly walk. Knees 
ache. Tendo.-achillis sore. 

Generalities.— Paralytic feeling in arms, legs and spine. Feels 
faint, weak, and weary (Mum., Cinch., Sulph.). Disposi- 
tion to stretch and yawn. Fullness in various organs, as if 
they contained too much blood. Mucous membranes dry, 
swollen, burn and feel raw. 

Conditions.— Suitable in persons with hemorrhoidal tendency, 
and who suffer with gastric, bilious or catarrhal troubles. 

Compare. — ^Esc. glab., Aloe, Bap., Bell., Berb., Bry., Collins., 
Diosc, Nitr. ac, Nux v., Phytol., Podo., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

-Lsculus hippocastanum has been found most useful in the 
treatment of haemorrhoids. They are usually blind, very sensi- 
tive, and always accompanied by a sensation of dryness in the 
rectum as if it were filled with little sticks or splinters. There 
is also usually a severe aching and lameness in the small of the 
back, and considerable fullness and distress in the region of the 
liver. The drug has been found quite useful in piles after Nux, 
Sulphur or Collinsonia have failed. Its symptoms are some- 
what similar to those of Aloe. Like the remedies already 
named it is also quite useful in constipation and prolapsus ani, 
other symptoms of the drug agreeing. It has been found useful 
in dyspepsia and gastralgia, but only when associated with a 
bilious condition due to an engorged portal circulation, and 
usually haemorrhoids. While the characteristic pain in the back 
is commonly associated with haemorrhoids, it may also indicate 
the drug in lumbago. In dysmenorrhea, and in leucorrhcea, 
when the discharge is dark, thick and corroding. iEsculus is 
also a remedy for follicular pharyngitis when the chief symp- 



22 .ETHUSA. 

torn is a dry rough or raw feeling in the fauces, and a sensation 
of constriction, and especially when occurring in hsemorrhoidal 
subjects. 



^JTHUSA. 

Synonym. — ^Ethusa cynapium. Natural order. — Umbilli- 
ferse. Common names. — Fool's Parsley. Garden Hemlock. 
Habitat. A common weed growing throughout Europe. Prep- 
aration. — Tincture from the whole fresh plant when in flower. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The iEthusa Cynapium has been classed as a powerful 
narcotic poison, but it is now claimed that this is an error, 
the drug being entirely harmless, though possessing an essen- 
tial oil that may provoke nausea, vomiting and other symp- 
toms of gastro-intestinal irritation. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Pace. — °Jl drawn condition, beginning at the aim nasi, and 
extending to the angle of tlve mozvth, giving the face an 
expression of great anxiety and pain. 

Stomach —Nausea at the sight of food. Eetching and throw- 
ing up phlegm. ° Intolerance of milk; it is forcibly 
ejected almost as soon as swallowed; then weakness 
causes droivsiness; in nursing children. ° Violent vomit- 
ing of curdled milk (Iris) and cheesy matter. 

Stool.— Diarrhoea; stools bright yellow (Chel.), or greenish, 
w atery ( Gr at . , Gamb . ) . ° Consisting of curds of w,ilk. 

Generalities.— ° Epileptiform spasms, with clenched thumbs; 
red face; eyes turned downward; dilated, staring, immovable 
pupils; foam at the mouth; teeth set; pulse small, hard, ac- 
celerated. Great weakness ; children cannot stand; cannot 
hold up their heads. Better in the open air. 

Sleep. — ° Dozing of child after vomiting spells {Ant. tart.), or 
after the stool (Nux m.) °0n falling asleep, rolling of the 
eyes, or slight convulsions. 



AGARICUS MUSCARIUS. 23 

Conditions.— Frequently indicated in summer season. Suit- 
able for children who do not bear milk. 

Compare. — Ant. tart., Calc. c, Cic, Ipec., Grat., Gamo., Xux 
m., Sulph., Sulph. ac. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

JEthusa is only useful in gastro-intestinal troubles, espe- 
cially in gastro-intestinal catarrh and convulsions of children 
during dentition, the chief indications for its use being an in- 
tolerance of milk, and either vomiting or diarrhoea of curdled 
milk. Infantile paralysis accompanied by these symptoms has 
been cured by this remedy. 



AGARICUS MUSCARIUS. 



Synonym. — Amanita. Natural order. — Fungi. Common 
names. — Bug Agaric. Fly Agaric. Habitat. — A poisonous 
mushroom growing in dry pine and birch forests in Europe, Asia 
and America. Preparation. — Tincture from the entire younger 
fresh plants. « 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

According to T. F. Allen (Hand-book of Materia Medica, 
p. 19.), "Agarieus acts energetically upou the circulation, res- 
piration, peristalis and secretion. It irritates and excites the 
cardiac filaments of the pneumogastric, causes tonic contrac- 
tions of arterioles and smooth muscle fibre (intestines, bladder, 
iris), increases secretions from the salivary glands, liver, pan- 
creas, mucous membranes of intestinal canal, etc., and causes 
contraction of the pupil and spasms of accommodation. 
Paralysis results as a reaction from prolonged spasm or as the 
primary effect of large doses. Numerous effects (motor and 
sensory) may be referred to anaemia of nerve centers (brain 
and spine), caused by persistent spasm of blood vessels." 

From the motor centers we obtain tremors, chorea, convul- 
sions, etc., and from the sensory pain in the spinal cord and 
nerves, and tenderness .of the spine to the touch, especially in 
the lumbar region. 



24 AGARICUS MUSCARIUS. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Indifference; disinclined to answer questions (Phos., 
Phos. ao.). °Delirium, with constant raving; tries to get 
out of bed; great exertion of power {Bell., Hyos.). Ill 
humored, self-willed; morose, stubborn (Bry., Cham., 
Nux v.). 

Head.— Vertigo, in morning, from strong sunlight; from 
heat of sun, when walking in open air (Ant. crud., Calc. 
c, Glon., Sep., Sulph.); reeling as if drunk (Stram.). 

Confusion, dullness and heaviness in head. In forehead, 
' stitches, tearing, drawing, aching and burning pains; more 
on left side. Aching in the vertex . 

Dull headache, especially in the forehead; obliging him 
to move the head to and fro, and to close the eyes as for 
sleep. Drawing from both sides of the frontal bone as 
far as the root of the nose. Pains as from a nail in the 
right side of the head (Anac, Coff., Ign.); twitching and 
stitches, more on left side. Great weight in the occiput; 
the head constantly falls backward (Cinch.). Stitching, 
tearing, aching and boring pains in the occiput. 

°Headaches of those subject to chorea, or who readily 
become delirious in fever; or with pain (Bell.); twitchings 
or grimaces. 

Eyes. — Burning and itching. Pupils dilated. Twitching in 
the eyelids (Chin, sulph.); in eyeballs. Spasms, with ach- 
ing in left eyeball. Feeling of weakness in the eyes without 
having exerted them. Agglutination of canthi, viscid, yel- 
low humor. Burning and itching in canthi; stitches ; vision 
dim, as from a mist; after looking long at any object while 
reading; also with flickering. Shortsighted. Motion of 
type while reading, with itching and burning. Flickering 
before the eyes while writing (Senega). Muscae volitantes 
(Physos.); vibrating spectra, with vertigo. Black spots, 
motes or mists before the eyes (Cycl., Merc., Phos., Sep., 
Sil., Sulph.). 

Ears. — Redness, burning, itching of the ears, as if they had 
been frozen. 

Nose. — Nosebleed when blowing the nose, early in the morning 
(Ambra., Bry.,); followed by violent bleeding. Sensitive 
smell (Aeon., Bell., Colch., Coloc, Hep., Lye). Nose dry 



AGARICUS MUSCARIUS. 25 

and stopped at night, sneezing in morning. Fluent coryza; 
clear water drops from nose without a cold in head. 

Face.— Face pale and sunken, with bluish appearance around 
eves, nose and mouth. Lancinating and drawing pain in 
right cheek. Twitching of the facial muscles (Cic, Ant. 
tart., Bell., Ign., Nux v., (Enan.). Redness, with itching 
and burning, as from freezing. Pricking in chin, as from 
needles. Herpetic eruptions; pimples changing to vesicles 
filled with yellow serum. 

Mouth.— Tearing, pulsating toothache, worse from cold air. 
Stitches, soreness or burning at tip of tongue. Tongue 
dry (Ars., Bapt., Bell., Phos., Rhus tox.) Tongue coated 
white; gums swollen. Salivation. Taste sweet. 

Throat.— Stitches extending along eustachian tube to right 
ear (Bell., Hep. s.., Kalib.). Distension, with feeling as if 
the cravat were too tight (Lach.). Dryness and constric- 
tion of pharynx, as from an astringent drink. 

Stomach.— Much hunger, but no relish for food. Eructations, 
tasting of rotten eggs (xVnt. tart., Am., Psor., Sep.) or rot- 
ten apples; hiccough. Nausea and vomiting. Pinching', 
boring or gnawing pains in pit of stomach. 

Abdomen.— Stitches in region of liver; in umbilical region. 
Loud rumbling in the bowels (Aloe, Lye., Sep., Sulph .). 
Cutting, griping pains in the bowels. Meteorismus. Stitches 
under short ribs ; left side. Passage of much inodorous 
flatus', distension. 

Stool.— Grass-green, bilious stools (Ipec, Mag. carb.), watery, 
(Podo., Cinch.). Diarrhoea in morning after rising (Aloe, 
Podo., Rumex., Snlpli.), Crampy colic, and passing wind 
(Coloc). Dysenteric flux. Urging in rectum ; haemorrhoids. 
Burning in anus. 

Urinary Organs.— Urging to urinate; stitches and burning 
while urinating. Urine clear ; lemon colored ; copious ; 
scanty and dark. Viscid, glutinous mucus from urethra. 

Male Organs.— Great desire for an embrace, the penis being 
relaxed (Agn., Arg. nit., Bar., Coni., Calad.). After an 
emission great debility and lassitude (Cinch., Phos. ac, 
Staph.); pains and weakness in the thighs. °CompIaints 
after sexual debauches (Cinch., Phos.). 

Female Organs. — Awfully bearing -down pains ; almost 



26 AGARICUS MUSCAKIUS. 

intolerable. Itching and irritation of external genitals 
(Ambra., Coni., Kreos., Natr. mur., Nitr. ac), with strong 
desire for an embrace (Canth.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Violent cough in isolated attacks, end- 
ing in repeated sneezing. Sudden convulsive coughs ; worse 
forenoons, or during the day. Oppression and constriction 
of the larynx; cause a dread of suffocation (Aeon., Lach.). 
Dry hacking cough in forenoon. Expectoration of a ball of 
mucus, almost without cough. Respiration difficult; 
noisy. Frequent deep sighing (Ign.). Violent oppression 
and constriction of the chest (Ars., Phos.) dyspnoea. 

Pulse. — Intermittent. Irregular. Slow. Small and weak. 

Neck and Back.— Stiffness in the nape of the neck (Aeon., 
Lach., Ign., Rhus.). Peculiar sensation of weakness and 
stiffness between the shoulders, extending to the neck. 
Aching in back after dinner, especially in a spot in middle 
with sensitiveness to the touch and motion. Spasmodic 
and drawing pain, extending to middle of chest and into 
oesophagus. Pain in back, as after continual stooping (Rhus 
tox.). Muscles feel bruised; feel short when bending for- 
ward. Pain fulness along the spinal cord ivhen stooping. 
Violent shooting , burning pains deep in the spine. Aching 
along the spine and limbs. Spinal column sensitive to the 
touch (Cimic, Phos.). Every turning motion of the body 
causes pain in the spine. Sensation as if ants were creeping 
along the spine. Sudden violent stitches in the sacrum 
while walking in the open air. Pain in lumbar region and 
sacrum ; a sort of crick in the back ; extends along to the 
nape of the neck. 

Upper Limbs.— Tremor of the hands (Phos.). Convulsive 
shocks in various muscles. Itching, burning redness, and 
swelling of hands and fingers as if they had been frozen ; 
as from splinters; as if burnt on surface. Stiffness in 
fingers as from gout. 

Lower Limbs.— Twitching of the muscles. Tearing, stitch- 
ing pains. Itching, burning, and redness of the feet and 
toes (Apis), as if frost-bitten. 

Generalities.— Frequent twitching of the muscles in different 
parts of the body (Zinc). ° Paralysis of upper and lower 
limbs (Phos., Plumb., Zinc). Tearing in limbs; worse at 



AGARICUS MUSCARIUS. 27 

rest or sitting ; better from motion {Rhus tox.). Pains in 
limbs, with lameness from numbness. Uncertainty in walk- 
ing; tumbling over everything in the way. Tremor of the 
whole body. Violent muscular twitchings (Cic, Physos., 
Stram.). ° Involuntary movements while aw ahe; cease 
during sleep ; chorea. Cramp in the hands and feet ; body 
convulsed, as if a galvanic battery were applied to the 
spine (Cic). Startings and twitchings on falling asleep 
(Bell., Hyos., Stram.). Burning, itching and redness of 
various parts as if frost-bitten . S3 T mptoms generally better 
from motion, especially from slow walking. Spinal symp- 
toms aggravated from walking in the open air, and better 
from being warm in bed. 

Sleep. — Frequent yawning ; unusual sleepiness. 

Fever.— Chilly on slight movement, or from raising the bed- 
clothes. Shiverings over the body, running from above 
downward. Profuse sweat when walking, or from the least 
exertion. 

Conditions.— Applicable more in persons w T ith light hair and 
lax skin and muscles ; in old people with indolent circula- 
tion; in drunkards, especially for their headaches. 

Compare.— Can. ind., Cic, Cimic, Coni., Hyos., Lach., Jabor., 
Nux v., Phos., Physos., Sec. cor., Puis., Tarrant., Zinc. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Coff., Puis., Vinum. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Agaricus has been found chiefly useful in the treatment of 
chorea, neuralgia and epileptiform spasms, due to spinal irrita- 
tion or anaemia. It is especially useful in muscular twitchings 
of a choreic nature, but w T here chorea has not fully developed. 
The drug is of very little use in true epilepsy. Headaches of 
those subject to chorea ; also when resulting from prolonged 
desk work, and in drunkards. According to T. F. Allen it is an 
exceedingly valuable remedy in asthenopia from prolonged 
strain spasm of accommodation (Physos.), twitching of eyes 
and lids ; weakness of the muscles, with swimming of the type; 
myopia; with chronic choroditis. Dr. Allen also mentions 
spasms of the muscles of the pinna of the ear, especially of the 
attoliens, persistent spasms, so that they attracted attention. 
(Op. cit.). Hering recommends Agaricus in the delirium of 



28 AGNUS CASTUS. 

typhus, and also in delirium tremens. Farrington says that 
in delirium the drug seems to stand between Stramonium and 
Lachesis, having some similarities to both. {Clin. Mat. Mecl., 
p. 382). Agaricus may be indicated in a primary diarrhoea 
or dysentery, but its gastro-enteric symptoms are usually asso- 
ciated with nervous complaints. Neuralgic dysmenorrhcea. 
Rheumatism. Spasmodic nervous cough. Allen says Agaricus 
is a valuable remedy for irregular tumultous palpitation of the 
heart, "especially for the irritable heart of tea and coffee 
drinkers, and of tobacco smokers." It has proved an excellent 
remedy, both internally and locally, for chilblains, and com- 
plaints from frost-bites. 



AGNUS CASTUS. 

Synonym. — Vitex agnus castus. Natural order. — Verbena- 
cese. Common name. — Chaste Tree. Habitat. — A shrub grow- 
ing in southern Europe, on the shores of »the Mediterranean. 
Preparation. — Tincture from the bruised fresh, ripe berries. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

This drug has a special affinity for the sexual system, de- 
pressing the sexual instinct without previous excitation, and 
producing complete prostration and impotence. For this 
reason it was used, in an early day, by both men and women, 
to repress carnal desire. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Extreme absence of mind; unable to recollect things 
{Anac, Kreos., Merc, Natr. mur., Nux m., Phos. ac). 
Inability to fix the attention when reading (Gels., Phos.). 
Indifference; sadness; low-spirited; fears of approaching 
death {Aeon., Ars., Cimic); loss of courage. 

Head. — Tearing pain with pressure in the temples and forehead; 
worse during motion. 

Ears.— Roaring in the ears. 



AGNUS CASTES. 29 

Face. — Corrosive itching of the chest. Rending, tearing pain 
under the alveoli of the right lower jaw. 

Stomach. — No thirst. 

Abdomen.— Rumbling in abdomen during sleep. 

Male Organs. — Sexual desire lessened, almost lost (Sulph.) . 
Penis so relaxed that voluptuous fancies excite no erection 
(Agar., Coni.). Testes cold, swollen, hard and painful 
(Aeon., Coni.). Penis small, flaccid (Arg. nit.). Feeble 
erections without sexual desire. Emission at night after an 
embrace (Phos.), semen discharged in a stream without 
ejaculation (Gels.), scanty and has bub little smell. ° Impo- 
tence with gleet (Sulph.). ° Yellow urethral discharge 
(Hyd., Puis.). ° Gleet without sexual desire or erections. 
Emission of prostatic fluid when straining at stool (Phos. 
acid., Sil.). 

Female Organs.— transparent leucorrhcea (Alum); parts 
very relaxed. °Sexual intercourse abhorrent. °Milh scanty 
or entirely suppressed (Aeon., Puis.). 

Upper Limbs.— Hard pressure in right axilla and upper arm: 
worse from touch and motion. 

Lower Limbs.— Heaviness of right foot, as from a weight. 
Tearing pain in joints of toes; worse when walking. 

Fever. — Internal chilliness with trembling of the whole body; 
skin warm . 

Skin. — The corrosive itching yields to scratching, but returns 
as speedily. 

Conditions.— In lymphatic constitutions; in ''old sinners," who 
have frequently had gonorrhoea. 

Compare— Com'., Gels., Phos., Phos. ac, Picric acid, Selen., 
Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Especially useful in premature old age, which arises in young 
persons from abuse of the sexual powers, marked by melancholy, 
apathy, mental distraction, self-contempt, general debility, fre- 
quent loss of spermatic fluid. In atonic conditions of the 
sexual powers and spermatorrhoea, especially in those who have 
abused themselves and who have frequently had gonorrhoea. 
Also gonorrhoea, gleet and induration of testes occurring in 
this class of persons. In women the drug has been successfully 



30 AILANTHUS. 

used for leucorrhoea. Also for aglactia. It is especially useful 
for women in whom the sexual instinct is entirely absent. 



AILANTHUS. 

Synonym. — Ailanthus Glandulosa. Natural order — 
Simarubacese. Common names. — Tree of Heaven. Chinese 
Sumach. Habitat. — A poisonous tree, native of the Molucca 
Islands, and cultivated as a shade tree in the United States. 
Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh shoots, leaves and 
blossoms. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Ailanthus acts directly upon the brain and cerebro-spinal cen- 
ters, producing a low, adynamic condition, greatly simulating 
low types of fever, and malignant forms of scarlatina. It also 
has a special affinity for the skin, giving an eruption similar 
to that of scarlatina. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Semi-conscious ; cannot comprehend what is said to 
him (Bapt., Gel., Phos. ac, Rhus tox.). Stupor delirium, 
and insensibility (Bell., Hyos., Op.). Constant muttering, 
delirium, with sleeplessness and restlessness (Agar., Bell., 
Hyos.). 

Head.— Severe headache, with dizziness, and red, hot face. 

Eyes. — °Eyes suffused and congested; startled look when 
aroused; pupils dilated and sluggish {Mth., Bell., Hyos., 
Stram. ) ; photophobia. 

Nose. — ° Copious, thin, ichorous, and bloody discharge from 
the nose {Ars., Arum., Cepa.,). °Nostrils congested; secre- 
tion suppressed. 

Face.— Red and hot, covered with a rash (Bell., Rhus tox.); 
mahogany colored. 

Mouth. — ° Teeth covered with sordes (Bapt., Rhus tox.). 
° Tongue dry, parched, cracked {Ars., Bapt., Bell., Rhus 
tox.). Tongue moist, coated white {Ant. crud., Merc). 
brown in center; °lips and edges livid (Bell.). 



AILANTHUS. 31 

Throat.— Throat tender and sore on swallowing, or on admit- 
ting air. Throat livid, almost purple (Naja.); swollen; 
tonsils prominent, and studded with many deep, angry- 
looking ulcers {Apis) oozing a scanty, faztid discharge; 
external neck swollen and sensitive (Bapt.). Irritability 
of the throat, and hawking up of mucus. Thick oedema- 
tous, dry, choky feeling in the throat. Throat dry and 
scrapy. 

Stool.— °Thin, watery, offensive diarrhoea (Ars.); passing in- 
voluntary with the urine {Hyos., Mur. ac). 

Respiratory Organs. — ° Breathing hurried, irregular, heavy; 
dry, hacking cough. Cough in violent paroxysms before 
retiring and on rising; painful; deep. Hawking up of 
mucus. 

Pulse.— Rapid, small pulse, weak, frequent, and irregular. 

Neck.— Tender, and very much swollen. 

Skin. — Eruptions of miliary rash in patches of dark, almost 
livid color; most on forehead and face. Eruptions disap- 
pear on pressure, returning very slowly. 

Sleep.— Drowsy, restless, soon passes into insensibilitj^. 

Compare.— Anac, Arum, Ars., Bapt., Gels., Hyos., Lach., 
Phos., Rhus tox.j Stram. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been found very useful in low, adynamic forms of 
disease characterized by sudden and extreme prostration, stupor, 
vomiting, and purplish appearance of the skin (Bapt.). In 
malignant scarlatina, with above characteristics, and especially 
when there is much swelling both external and internal, throat 
dusky red, ichorous discharge from the nose (Arum), diphthe- 
ritic exudations and slowly appearing eruptions. Also in 
diphtheria with similar symptoms. Farrington recommends 
Ailanthus for hay-fever if the symptoms correspond. 



32 ALETRIS FAKINOSA-ALLIUM CEPA. 

ALETRIS FARINOSA. 

Natural order. — Heemadoraceee. Common names. — Colic 
root. Star Grass. Habitat. — A perennial plant indigenous to 
most parts of the United States. Preparation. — Tincture from 
the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

Acts as an irritant to mucous surfaces and produces symp- 
toms of congestion of the pelvic viscera followed by an atonic con- 
dition of all parts, but more especially of the female generative 
organs. It has been found useful in uterine atony; anaemic 
debility of chlorotic girls ; prolapsus uteri from muscular atony, 
with general anaemia; endometritis; leucorrhoea; habitual 
abortion or sterility from atony. According to E. M. Hale "It 
is the China of the uterine organs." Its most important symp- 
toms are : — 

"Tired, with dull heavy confused feeling in head, and ina- 
bility to concentrate the mind; power and energy of mind 
weakened." 

"Premature and profuse menses, with labor-like pains." 
According to Hering the drug is most useful in "debility, espe- 
cially of females, from protracted illness or defective nutrition ; 
no organic disease." 

It has also been used successfully in dyspepsia, with slow 
digestion and flatulence, and in the vomiting of pregnancy. 
Compare.— Aloe, Caul., Cinch., Crocus, Hydras., Ferr., Lil. tig. 



ALLIUM CEPA. 

Natural order.— Liliacese. Common name. — Onion. 
Habitat.— A plant universally cultivated as a garden vegetable. 
Prep oration.— Tincture from the fresh common red onion. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the conjunctiva and the respiratory 
mucous membrane, producing a highly irritated condition, 



ALLIUM CEPA. 33 

greatly resembling an acute catarrh. It also produces, in a 
less degree, catarrhal conditions of the intestinal tract. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Indefinable anxiety. 

Head.— Confusion of the head. Headache, with coryza; in the 
room, evenings ; better in open air ; aggravated on return- 
ing to a warm room {Puis.). Pains in temples, most in 
right; aggravated by winking ; extending over forehead ; 
worse on left side. 

Eyes. — Excessive, non- excoriating (excoriating, Euphr.) 
lachryination; left eye worse, with redness of the eyeball ; 
sensitive to light (Aeon., Bell.); worse evenings. Itching, 
biting, burning in the eyes. Pain as if the eyes hung loose 
posteriorly on a string. 

Nose. — Copious watery discharge from the nose, and water- 
ing of the eyes (Aeon., Euphr.). Constant sneezing with 
profuse acrid (bland, Euphr.) coryza {Ail. gland., Aur., 
Merc, Sang., Squilla.) ; when coming into a warm room 
(in cool air, Ars.). Fluent coryza, headache, lachryination, 
cough, heat, thirst, trembling of the hands; worse in even- 
ing and in a room; better in open air {Puis.). 

Throat.— Pain in throat extending to the ear (Agar., Bell., Hep. 
s.,Kali bi.), Constrictive pain in fore part of throat. In 
region of os hyoides, then low down posteriorly on right 
side. Thirst, evenings with heat. 

Abdomen.— Rumbling in bowels. Very offensive flatus. Sud- 
den burning or chilling cutting, as thin as a thread from 
sides of hypogastrium inward and upward. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent and copious urination (Apis, Arg. 
met., Arg. nit., Phos. ac). Urine red, with much urging 
and burning in the urethra (Aeon., Canth.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Cat arrhal hoarseness (Arum, Canst., 
Carb. v., Phos.). Tickling in throat, with aching in larynx. 
Hacking cough from inhaling cold air (Aeon., Brom.). 
Throbbing and contracted sensation in larynx (Brom.). 
Constant inclination to hack. Violent catarrhal laryn- 
gitis ; the hoarse cough seemed to split and tear the lar- 
ynx. Oppressed breathing from pressure in middle of 
chest. 



34 ALOE. 

Limbs.— Sore, tired feeling of the limbs, especially arms. Pain 
in external soft parts of right great toe, and in left middle 
finger. 

Generalities.— Flitting heat over the whole body, and thirst. 
Weak and tired, has to lie down. Coldness alternates with 
heat during catarrh. Aching throughout the body. Neu- 
ralgic pains, like a long thread, in face, head, neck, and 
elsewhere ; worse evenings. 

Aggravation. — Prominently in the evening and in a warm 
room. Better in the open air. 

Compare.— Aeon., Ars., Arum, Brom., Euphr., Ipec, Puis., 
Squilla. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Is most useful in acute coryza, having the characteristic 
of excessively profuse secretion, that from the eyes being bland 
and non-excoriating, while that from the nose is very acrid and 
excoriating (Reverse, Euphr.). Associated with this condition 
we usually find the characteristic catarrhal symptoms of the 
larynx as noted above, and a severe frontal headache. These 
symptoms have also led to the successful use of the drug in the 
first stage of measles. It has also been used for neuralgia 
accompanying the characteristic catarrh, and also when follow- 
ing the injuries of nerves after surgical operations (Hypericum), 
the pains being fine, thread-like, and shooting in their character. 



ALOE. 



Synonym.— Aloe Soccotrina, Natural order— Liliacea^. 
Habitat.— A succulent plant, native of Africa. Preparation - 
Tincture from the inspissated juice. 

. GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Aloe acts predominantly upon the liver, giving rise to por- 
tal congestion, and greatly increasing the secretion of bile. 
Secondarily, it affects the muscular portion of the large intes- 
tine, and also the rectum, in the latter causing intense conges- 



ALOE. 35 

tion, resulting in hemorrhoids, and also extending to the 
contiguous tissues of the pelvic viscera, especially involving the 
female generative system. The action upon the rectum is of 
most importance. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Great disinclination to mental labor (Nux v.); it 
fatigues him. Exhaustion alternating with activity. 

Head. — Dull headache across the forehead, ivith heaviness in 
the eyes, and nausea (Nux. v., Podo.). Dull, pressive pain 
in the supra-orbital region; in the sinciput. Sense of 
weight in the vertex (Cact., Sulph.). Headaches are worse 
from heat and better from cold applications (Ars.). 
°Headaches from insufficient stool ; also with gastro-intes- 
tinal irritation. 

Eyes.— Pain deep in the orbits, as if in the muscles; worse in 
the right side (Cimic, Spig.). Yellow rings moving before 
the eyes. Compelled to make the eyes small, with pain in 
forehead ; heaviness of eyes, and nausea. 

Mouth. — Concave edges of teeth seem sharp, and hurt the 
tongue. Metallic taste, with dry, irritative hacking ; bitter, 
nauseous taste. 

Stomach.— Bitter eructations. Nausea. Painful pressure 
under the sternum. Pain in pit of stomach on making a 
false step. 

Abdomen.— Uneasiness, heat, pressure, and tension in the 
region of the liver. Dull pain on the right side under the 
ribs, worse on standing. Abdomen painful, especially about 
the navel; twisting, griping, must sit bent forward (Caust., 
Coloc, Iris, Verat.) ; urging to stool, with passage of only 
offensive flatus {Bry.). Distension of the abdomen (Ant. 
crud., Bry., Cinch.), especially the epigastrium, with flatus 
moving about (Lye, Hep., Pals.). Discharge of much 
flatus, burning, offensive, relieving the pain in the abdo- 
men. Griping before, with and after the stool (Merc); 
with the stool loud flatus (Agar., Thuja). A feeling of 
ivealcness in the abdomen, as if diarrhoea would occur 
(Physos.). Heaviness in the hypogastrium ; in therectum. 
Abdominal muscles pain when touched, when pressing at 
stool or on rising from recumbent position. 



36 ALOE. 

Stool and Anus.— Heat, soreness, and heaviness in the rectum 
and anus. Sensation of heat and burning in the rectum 
(Ars.). Itching and burning in the anus (Ars., Canth., 
Sulph.); weakness or loss of power of the sphincter ani. 
Sticking, cutting pains in anus after stool. Constant urg- 
ing to stool during the day ; ivakes at night, arises out of 
bed at sijc A. M. (Agar., Podo., Bumex, Sulph.). Urgency 
to stool, with passage of urine. Urgency, as with diar- 
rhoea; only hot flatus passes, w T ith great relief; but it soon 
returns with a sensation as of a plug wedged in between 
the symphysis pubis and the oscoccygis (Anac). After the 
stool, sensation as if more zuere in the rectum (Nux v.). 
Involzintary stool, with the escape of flatus (Phos. ac). 
Has to hurry to the closet immediately after eating and 
drinking (Coloc). Stool passes without exertion ; seems 
so heavy that it falls out of the intestines. Faeces and 
urine escape together (Hyos.). Weakness and prostration 
at stool. Stools small, brownish, slimy, half fluid; bright 
yellow (Chel.), pappy; lumpy, watery, lumps of jelly-like 
mucus. 

Hcemorrhoids protrude (Calc. c, Lach., Puis., Sil.), 
like a bunch of grapes (iEsc, Mur. ac). with soreness and 
constant bearing down in the rectum. 

Urinary Organs. — Burning when urinating. 

Female Organs. — Pain in the hypogastrium, as if menses were 
coming on {Caul., Cimic, Puis., Sang.). Fullness and 
heaviness in the uterine region, with labor-like pains in the 
loins and groins; worse standing (Bell.). Menses too early 
and profuse (Ambra, Amm. carb., Bell., Calc, Nux v.). Leu- 
corrhcea of bloody mucus, preceded by colic. 

Back. — Lumbago, alternating with headache. Pressure and 
heaviness in the sacral region while sitting ; better from 
motion. 

Generalities. — Backache (Bell., Cimic, Nux v., Puis.). Extreme 
prostration with perspiration (Cinch.). Pains of short 
duration. Disinclination to move or to go into the open 
air, though there is relief from so doing. 

Skin.— Golden-colored. 

Aggravation.— In the afternoon and evening. 



ALUMINA. 37 

Amelioration. — From discharge of flatus; m the open air; 

cold water relieves the haemorrhoids. 
Conditions.— In phlegmatic, indolent people. In old people. 

In women of nervous, relaxed phlegmatic habits, especially 

when near the climacteric period. 
Compare.— .Esc, Berb., Collins., Crot. t., Coloc, Iris, Lye. 

Xux v., Podo., Puis., Sulph. 
Antidotes.— Sulph., Mustard, Vinegar, Vegetable acids, Camph. 

relieves for awhile. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Aloe is of great value in dysentery, diarrhcea, and haemor- 
rhoids, when the above characteristic symptoms are present. 
Also in atonic conditions of the uterus, haemorrhages, etc. 



ALUMINA. 

Synonyms.— Aluminum tri-hydrate. Argilla pura. Pure 
Clay. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Alumina affects directly the motor nervous system, giving 
a paralytic condition, but it shows its most specific action 
upon the mucous membranes, and of these the intestinal and 
vaginal are principally involred. The condition seems to be 
that of extreme dryness and lack of secretion, with more or less 
irritation. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Anxiety ; uneasiness as if she had done something bad. 
Changing mood, at one time confident, at another timid. 
Peevish and whining (Chain.); obstinate {Bry., Xnx v., 
Cliam.)\ low-spirited (Puis.); dread of impending evil 
(Anac, Ars., Calc. c, Chin, sulph.). 

Head. — Vertigo ; everything turns in a circle (Arm, Bell., Coni., 
Bry., Nwx v.); with fainting nausea (Lob.); in the morning 
(Phos., Nitr. ac), on opening the eyes (Lach.). Great 
stupor with dread of falling forward. Severe stitches in the 



38 ALUMINA. 

brain with nausea. Burning pressive pain, with heat in 
forehead, while standing or sitting. Better in the open air. 
Pulsative headache in vertex. Pressure on forehead as from 
a tight hat. Headache, worse in the morning on rising. 

Eyes.— Squinting. Lachrymation. Burning and pressure in 
the eyes (Ars.). Dimsightedness ; obliged to wipe the eyes 
constantly, with sensation as if the lids would adhere in the 
corners (Croc, Puis.). Itching in the canthi and lids. 
Photophobia in the morning. Eyes agglutinated on wak- 
ing (Ant. crud., Sil., Sulph.)-, burn on being opened, with 
dread of light. (Aeon., Bell., Lye). Eyelids thickened 
(Graph., Puis.); dry and burning. 

Ears. — Heat and redness of ears, evenings. 

Nose. — Septum of nose swollen, red, and painful to touch (Ars., 
Merc). Swelling and hardness of left ala nasi; point of 
nose cracked. Ulcerated nostrils (Ant. crud.. Aur., Graph., 
Kali bi., Nitr. ac, Puis.). Obstruction. °Chronic nasal 
catarrh, with scurfy, sore nostrils, and discharge of thick 
yellow mucus (Baryt. c, Graph., Hep. s., Hydras., Kali bi.. 
Merc, Puis.). 

Face. — Tension of the skin of the face as though white of egg 
had dried on it (Baryt. carb., Calad., Graph., Sulph. ac). 
Lips chapped. Involuntary spasmodic twitching of lower 
jaw. 

Mouth. — Teeth feel loose and elongated (Carb. an., Merc, 
Nitr. ac). Ulcers in the mouth. Swelling and bleeding of 
the gums (Merc, Nitr. ac). Saliva increased, though the 
mouth may feel dry. 

Throat.— Throat red and inflamed (Bell., Lach., Merc). Great 
dryness which induces frequent clearing of the throat in 
the evening. Thick viscid mucus in the throat, evening and 
morning (Amm. mur., Kali bi.). Feeling of a splinter in 
the throat (dtrg. nit., JVit. ac.,Hep. s.). Sense of constric- 
tion from pharynx, down to stomach on swallowing food 
(Lye). Pressure in the throat as from a lump, with sore- 
ness, roughness, and dryness, rawness, scraping. 

Stomach. — Entire loss of appetite (Ars., Calc c, Cinch., Natr 
mur., Sulph.)\ no taste. Aversion to meat (Arm, Carb. v., 
Graph., Puis.). °Appetite for starch, chalk, charcoal, and 
other indigestible things ; chlorosis. Nausea, with faintness 



ALUMINA. 39 

and vertigo, mornings. Burning in the stomach (Ars.). 
Sour eructations (Carb. v., Phos., Nujc v., Sillph.); heart- 
burn. Constriction and twisting in the stomach, extending 
up the oesophagus to the throat. 

Abdomen. — Flatulence. Sticking pressive pain in the region 
of the abdominal ring, as from hernia (Cocc, Nitr. ac, 
Nimc v.). 

Stool and Anus. — Rectum seems paralyzed. Pressure and 
sense of excoriation in rectum after a small hard stool. 
Tenesmus in rectum during diarrhoea. Inactivity of the 
rectum (Camph., Op., Sep.); even the soft stool requires 
great straining (Carb. v., Cinch.). No desire for and no 
ability to pass stool % until {here is a large accumulation. 
Excoriation in the anus after an evacuation, with contrac- 
tion of the rectum and constriction of the anus (JVatr. mur.). 
Stools hard and knotty like sheep dung {Op., Plumb.); 
with cutting in the anus followed by blood (Merc, JVux 
v.). Stool scanty, difficult. °Constipation of nursing 
children (Op., Nux v.). 

Urinary Organs. — Urine voided while straining at stool, or 
cannot pass urine without much straining. Feeling of 
weakness in the bladder and genital organs. 

Female Organs. — Profuse, transparent (Agar.), acrid 
leucorrhoea running down to the feet, during the day. 
Acrid, corrosive leucorrhoea, with burning in the genital 
organs; parts inflamed and corroded (Coni., Iod., Kreos., 
Merc, Phos., Puis.), making walking difficult ; relieved by- 
washing with cold water. ° After menses great exhaustion 
in both body and mind (Amm. carb., Carb. an., Coccul.). 

Respiratory Organs. — Continued dry, hacking cough, with 
vomiting and, arrest of breathing. Irritation in larynx, 
inducing cough. Dry cough at night (Cimic, Jlyos., Lyc.) > 
with dryness of the throat. Cough with much expectoration 
(Stan.). Violent oppressive pain in chest, worse at night. 

Heart. — Palpitation . 

Neck and Back.— Swelling of glands of left side of neck. Pain, 
as if bruised in small of back and back. Pain in the back as 
if a hot iron were thrust through the lower vertebras. 

Limbs.— Pain as if squeezed narrower, with pressure in joints. 
Drawing pains in limbs. 



40 ALUMINA. 

Upper Limbs.— Pain, as if from a sprain in shoulder joint, 
especially on raising the arm. Gnawing beneath the finger 
nails. 

Lower Limbs. — Great heaviness in the lower limbs; can 
scarcely drag them; when walking staggers, and has to sit 
clown; in the evening. °Inability to walk, except when the 
eyes are open and in daytime. Locomotor ataxia. Nates 
go to sleep when sitting. Great weariness of the legs when 
sitting. Long, continued tension in the thighs and legs, al- 
most like a cramp; extending downward. Trembling in 
the knees. Frequent cramps in the calves. Numbness of 
the heel, when stepping. Pain on the sole of the foot, on 
stepping, as though it were too soft and swollen (Ant. 
crud.). 

Generalities. — Excessively faint and tired, must lie down 
(Cinch., Sulph.). Takes cold easily. Slow tottering gait, 
as after a severe sickness. Tremulous lassitude (Cinch., 
Sulph.). Weakness. °Paralysis from spinal disease; can- 
not walk with the eyes closed. 

Skin.— intolerable itching of the whole body, especially on be- 
coming heated, and in bed; scratches until the skin bleeds, 
which is then painful (Clem., Merc, Mez., Sulph.)] especially 
associated with constipation. 

Sleep. — Sleepiness in morning. Frequent waking. Dreams, 
anxious, confused; nightmare. 

Conditions.— Dry, thin, withered subjects, and in old people. 
In infancy (constipation). Puberty (chlorosis). 

Compare.— Aur., Baryt. c, Caust., Ferr., Graph., Kali c, 
Mag. c, Merc, Natr. m., Nux v., Phos., Plumb., Rhus tox= ? 
Silic, Sulph., Zinc 

Alumina Antidotes.— Plumbum; lead poisoning. 

THERAPEUTIC S. 

Chronic diseases, especially those of a catarrhal character, 
as nasal catarrh, bronchitis, pharyngitis, etc, also leucorrhoea 
and gonorrhoea; catarrhal conjunctivitis, with dryness and 
smarting, and loss of power in lids; granular lids; chronic 
blepharitis ; asthenopia from irritated conjunctivae. Alumina is 
especially useful in the treatment of constipation from in- 
activity of the rectum, with symptoms above described. It is 



AMBRA. 41 

the chief remedy in the constipation of nursing children, 
especially when the rectum is dry, inflamed and bleeding. Also 
in lead colic. In spinal affections, especially progressive loco- 
motor ataxia (Dr. Bonninghausen reports the cure of four 
cases). It has also proved useful in chlorosis, prolapsus uteri, 
and in the seminal weakness of males when there are emissions 
with straining at stool, especially in old men. 



AMBRA. 

Synonym. — Ambra grisea. Common name. — Ambergris. 
Probably a nosode, or morbid product of the sperm-whale — 
found floating on the sea. Preparation. — Triturations are 
mostly employed, though Hering says the alcoholic tincture is 
the best preparation. The substance readily dissolves in 
alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Ambra acts directly upon the nervous system, producing 
superficial functional disturbances ; affecting especially the gen- 
erative organs of the female, producing irritation of these parts, 
and giving rise to various forms of nervous and hysterical 
affections. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Anguish in the evening. Despair. 

Head.— Must lie down on account of vertigo and feeling of 
weakness in the stomach. Tearing pain in left temple up to 
the vertex ; in right frontal eminence and behind the left ear. 
Extremely painful tearing on top of head, and apparently 
in whole upper part of brain ; with paleness of face and 
coldness of left hand. Dullness and confusion in occiput. 
Falling off of the hair (Graph., Hep. s., Natr: mur., Lach., 
Phos., Sep.). 

Eyes.— Pain in the eyes as if they had been closed too firmly. 
Itching of the eyelids as if a stye would form. 

Ears.— Roaring and whistling in the ears, in afternoon. Hear- 
ing decreases. 



42 AMBRA. 

Nose.— Bleeding at the nose, worse in the morning (Agar., 
Bry.). Dried blood collects in the nose. 

Face.— Jaundiced color of the face (Chel., Crot. t., Podo.). 

Mouth.— Foetid odor from the mouth (Am., Hep. s., Iodi., 
Kreos., Nitr. ac, Merc.). Drawing pain in the teeth. 

Throat. — Accumulation of grayish phlegm in the throat, which 
is difficult to hawk up; accompanied by rawness. Sensa- 
tion of rawness in region of velum palati. 

Stomach.— Frequent empty or sour eructations (Carb. v., JVujo 
v., Phos., Siolph.). Frequent eructations , ivith violent, con- 
vulsive cough. Sensation every evening as of a spoiled 
stomach, and acrid risings up to the larynx.' 

Abdomen. — Sense of coldness in the abdomen (^Ethus., 
Camph.). Coldness of one side of the abdomen. Aching 
in region of liver. Pressure deep in hypogastrium after 
stool. 

Stool. — Frequent ineffectual desire for stool (Nux v.); this 
makes her very anxious ; at this time the presence of other 
persons becomes unbearable. Constipation (Alum., Bry., 
Calc. c, Nux v., Op., Phos.). 

Urinary Organs. — The urine is turbid, even while being emit- 
ted, depositing a brown sediment, the urine above being 
clear and yellow (Ars.). Frequent micturition at night 
(Borax, Phos. ac). 

Female Organs.— Violent itching of the pudendum (Canth., 
Kreos., Merc, Sulph.); has to rub the parts (Kreos.). Sore- 
ness and itching, with swelling of the labia. Stitches in the 
ovarian region, when drawing in the abdomen or pressing 
upon it. Discharge of blood betiueen the periods (Cact.), at 
every little accident, as after every hard stool, or after a 
ivalk. Menses too early and too profuse (Aloe, Amm. c, 
Calc. c, Nujc v.). 

Respiratory Organs. — Violent spasmodic cough, with fre- 
quent eructations and hoarseness. Cough only at night, 
from irritation in throat (Hyos.). Cough every evening, 
with pain under the left ribs, as if something were torn loose 
there. °Whooping cough, paroxysmal, but without crow- 
ing inspiration. Very saltish expectoration ( Carb. v., Lye, 
Phos., Sep.). Sensation of pressure in the chest as from a 
lump or an obstruction (Phos.). Rawness in the chest 



AMMONIUM CAEBONICUM. 43 

(Phos., Rumex). Wheezing in the chest. Tearing pain in 
the left side of the chest. 

Upper Limbs.— Tearing pain in the left shoulder joint, with a 
sprained and paralyzed feeling. Drawing in the fingers and 
thumbs. 

Lower Limbs.— Heaviness of the legs. Cramp in the legs, and 
in the calves, nearly every night (Sulph.). Tearing pains in 
the legs every morning. 

Generalities.— Spasms and twitches in the muscular parts 
(Agar., Cic). Great weakness and lassitude (Ars., Cinch.). 
Symptoms better while walking in the open air, but return 
while sitting. 

Sleep.— Uneasy sleep, with vexatious, anxious dreams. 

Conditions. — In old people and children. In those debilitated 
by overwork. In nervous persons, who are anaemic, sleep- 
less, etc. In thin, spare persons of very nervous tempera- 
ment. 

Compare.— Agar., Ars., Asaf., Camph., Chin, s., Coccul., Coff. 
c, Ign., Lye, Mosch., Phos., Staph., Valer., Zinc. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Coff. c, Xux v., Puis., Staph. 

Ambra Antidotes.— Nux v., Staph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Ambra has only been found useful in the treatment of dis- 
eases of a nervous or hysterical nature, such as asthma, spas- 
modic cough {with eructations), whooping cough, pruritus, 
oophoritis and nymphomania. It is also useful in constipa- 
tion, especially in nervous women, and particularly in the 
lying-in room, wmere the patient cannot have a stool or urinate 
when anyone else is in the room. 



AMMONIUM CARBONICUM. 

Synonym. — Sesqui - carbonate of Ammonia. Common 
names.— Smelling Salts. Sal Volatile. Preparation. — One part 
dissolved in nine parts of water corresponds to the lx dilution, 
after which use alcohol. Triturations are unreliable on account 
of the great volatility of the drug. 



44 AMMONIUM CAEBONICUM. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

This drug exerts its most powerful influence upon the blood, 
producing liquefaction, destruction of the blood globules, and 
promoting putrefaction, as a result, giving rise to haemor- 
rhages and great exhaustion. It also, through the ganglionic 
nervous system, without affecting the brain, produces a tempo- 
rarily increased activity of the heart and arteries, and, to a 
limited degree, augments the activity of nearly every organ of 
the body. The gastro-intestinal and respiratory mucous 
linings become congested and inflamed to an intense degree, 
which is the most important local action of the drug. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Listlessness and lethargy; utter dejection of mind. 
Forgetful ; makes mistakes in writing and speaking. 

Head. — Heaviness and beating in the forehead after dinner. 
Sense of oppressive fullness in the forehead and vertex, as 
if the head would burst (Aeon., Br}^., Natr. mur.). Feel- 
ing of lightness in the head. Congestion of blood to the 
head at night, and when awakening; heat of the face. 
Pulsating, beating, and pressing in forehead, as if it would 
burst ; worse .after eating ; while walking in open air ; bet- 
ter from pressure; in warm room. Severe itching of the 
scalp. 

Ears. — Buzzing before the ears. 

Nose. — Nosebleed (Aeon., Bell., Bry.) °when washing face in 
the morning. An acrid fluid runs from the nose (Aralia, 
Ars., Arum, Cepa). Burning water runs from the nose. 
Coryza ; during menses ; dry, worse at night, nose stopped 
up, fluent. Stoppage, mostly at night ; must breathe 
through the mouth (Natr. ars., Nux. v.); without any 
cold. When stooping blood rushes to the tip of the nose. 

Face. — Heat in the face during mental exertion; also during 
and after dinner. 

Mouth.— Toothache as soon as she gets into bed in the even- 
ing. The teeth are painful on biting together ; feel elon- 
gated. (Carb. an., Nitr. ac, Merc). Vesicles on the tongue. 
Much saliva, must be ejected. Sourish and metallic taste of 
food. 



AMMONIUM CARBONICUM. 45 

Throat.— Burning in the throat down to the oesophagus, as 
from alcohol. Roughness and scraping in the throat (Carb. 
v., Caust., Phos., Puis., Bumex). Pain in the throat dur- 
ing deglutition, as if the right tonsil were swollen. °Pu- 
trid sore throat; gangrenous ulceration of tonsils. 
(Ailanth., Bapt., Mur. ac.) ; scarlatina. °Diphtheria; nose 
stopped up ; child starts from sleep, cannot get its breath. 

Stomach. — Pressure in the stomach after eating or at night. 
Nausea after eating. Painfulness of stomach when pressed 
upon. Violent hunger and appetite, yet a little food sa- 
tiates. Eructations; empty; imperfect or suppressed. 
Stomach feels full ; trembling. Heat in stomach, spreading 
through the bowels. 

Abdomen.— Elastic swelling in groin, evenings; bruised pain 
therein. Much flatus in the evening. 

Stool and anus.— Hemorrhoids protrude. Itching of the anus. 
Loose stool, preceded and followed by cutting in the abdo- 
men. Discharge of blood during and after the evacuation. 
Stools retarded and hard ; later, soft stools. 

Urinary Organs.— Violent tenesmus of the bladder. Involun- 
tary urination during sleep. 

Male Organs.— Forcing or choking pain in testicles and sper- 
matic cords. 

Female Organs. — Swelling, itching, and burning of the puden- 
dum (Ars., Canth., Kreos., Merc, Sulph.). Menses too 
early and too abundant (Aloe, Calc. c, Nux v.). Menses 
very copious, especially at night, and when sitting and 
driving. Cholera-like symptoms at the commencement of 
menses. Menstrual blood blackish, in clots {Croc, Cycl., 
Ign., Plat.) ; acrid, makes thighs sore (Sulph.) Great 
fatigue of the whole body during the menses (Carb. an., 
Coccul.), especially of thighs, with yawning, toothache, 
pain in small of back and loins, and chilliness. Acrid cor- 
rosive leucorrhoea. 

Respiratory Organs.— Accumulation of mucus in the larynx, 
then rough voice. Hoarseness. Great oppression of breath- 
ing, especially in going up even a few steps (Aeon., Ars., 
Cact., Calc. c). °Asphyxia imminent in the course of 
disease. Dry cough, especially at night, as from particles 
of dust in the throat. Violent cough every morning at 



46 AMMONIUM CARBONICUM. 

three or four o'clock (Dros., Kali carb.). Short asthmatic 
cough from irritation in larynx, with painful sensation of 
spasmodic contraction of the chest. Stitches in right 
chest when stooping. 

Heart. — Audible palpitation, with attacks of great anxiety, as 
if dying; cold sweat; unable to speak; loud, difficult 
breathing, and trembling of hands. Pulse quick. 

Upper Limbs. — Cramp in the right arm, drawing it backward. 
Right arm feels very heavy and without strength, inflam- 
mation of finger ends, whitlow. 

Lower Limbs. — Restlessness in the legs. Cold feet, particular- 
ly when going to bed. The great toe becomes red, swollen, 
and painful, particularly in the evening in bed, and the 
whole foot swells. 

Generalities. — Tired and weary all day. Extreme sensitive- 
ness to open air (Coccul., Sep., Sil.). Right side of body 
affected more than the left. °Tendency to gangrenous de- 
generation of parts. 

Skin. — Violent itching; after scratching burning blisters ap- 
pear. Upper part of the body red as scarlet (Bell.). Des- 
quamation. 

Sleep.— Frequent violent starting out of sleep, with great 
fear afterward (Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry., Hyos.). Night- 
mare every night. °Somnolence, with blood over carbon- 
ized. 

Fever.— Chilliness in the evening. Sweat daily in the morning 
on forehead. 

Conditions.— Especially suited to weak, nervous persons of 
a lymphatic or venous temperament. Delicate women who 
must always have a smelling bottle at hand. Scrofulous 
children ; old people. 

Compare. — Apis, Amm. mur., Bell.,Camph., Kali carb., Lach., 
Heps, s., Phos. 

Antidotes.— Arm, Camph., Hep. s. To large doses : vegetable 
acids; fixed oils, as castor, linseed, almond, and olive. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Ammonium carb. is an excellent remedy in Scarlatina, as its 
pathogenesis indicates. It is especially useful when the disease 
is of a malignant type, with somnolence ; dark red or putrid sore 



AMMONIUM CAUSTICUM. 47 

throat; parotitis; external throat swollen; stertorous breath- 
ing; involuntary stools with excessive vomiting; body red, with 
miliary rash, or faintly developed eruption ; threatened paralysis 
of brain. The drug is also useful in uraemia, with somewhat 
similar symptoms arising from the blood poisoning, especially 
somnolence and cyanosis. It is often indicated in erysipelas, 
especially of old people when cerebral symptoms are developed ; 
while the eruption is still out; debility and soreness on the 
whole bod}- tendency to gangrenous destruction. Sometimes 
useful in cerebro-spinal meningitis where there is a stupid, som- 
nolent condition, weak pulse and cyanosis. In dilatation of the 
heart with dyspnoea, palpitation and more or less cyanosis. In 
softening of the brain with the characteristic indications. In 
affections of the air passages Ammon. carb. is an invaluable 
remedy. In nasal catarrh, and acute coryza, with stoppage of 
the nose, excoriating discharge, and rawness and burning along 
the trachea. Will often abort a recent cold. Chronic cough of 
old people, chronic bronchitis, especially of old people, and 
when associated with emphysema. It is indicated in pneumonia 
when there is great debility, with symptoms pointing to the 
formation of a heart clot. It is an excellent remedy in asthma 
and hydrothorax where the characteristic indications are 
present. It has been used successfully in angina pectoris, also 
to counteract poisoning by the fumes of charcoal. Catarrhal 
leucorrhcea. Menorrhagia. Hysteria. Haemorrhages, especially 
under the skin with general anaemia and prostration. Collapse 
after intestinal haemorrhage. Muscular asthenopia from pro- 
longed use of the eyes, with appearance of yellow spots on look- 
ing at white objects (Allen). Scorbutic affections. Whitlow. 
Sprains when the joint is hot and painful. An excellent remedy 
applied locally for the sting of insects. 



AMMONIUM CAUSTICUM. 

Synonym. — Hydrate of Ammonia. Common name. — Aqua 
ammonia. Preparation. — A solution containing ten percent, 
of ammonia gas, specific gravity 0.959, corresponds to the lx 
dilution. Subsequent dilutions made with alcohol. 



48 AMMONIUM MURIATICUM. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

Acts as a powerful irritant to mucous membranes, either by 
inhalation or swallowing, and causes oedema and ulceration. 
Its chief symptoms are "a burning excoriating discharge 
from the nose," and "burning rawness down behind the 
sternum." It also produces great prostration. In poisonings 
it produces bronchitis with profuse expectoration also very 
difficult respiration, almost suffocation. It has been used in 
scarlatina with the characteristic nasal discharge (Arum), and 
is one of the best remedies known for aphonia, when the char- 
acteristic rawness in the throat is present. It has also been used 
for spasm of the glottis, and has cured muscular rheuma- 
tism of the shoulders. 
Compare. — Ammonia salts, Arum, Kali caust. 



AMMONIUM MURIATICUM. 

Synonym. — Ammonium Chloride. Common name.S&l 
Ammoniac. Preparation. — First decimal solution with water, 
subsequent dilutions with alcohol. Also triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Ammonium Muriaticum diminishes the plasticity of the 
blood, and promotes glandular secretion and the absorption 
of fibrinous exudations. It also increases the elimination of 
urea. Its most characteristic action is upon the mucous mem- 
branes, whose secretions are greatly increased. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Vertigo and fullness of the head, as if it were heavy. 

Eyes. — Yellow spots before the eyes. 

Nose.— Coryza, with stoppage; great soreness and tenderness 
of the nose, and loss of smell. Watery, acrid coryza, cor- 
roding the lips {Ars., Cepa, Merc, cor.) Sneezing with 
crawling in the throat. 

Mouth.— Vesicles on the tip of the tongue, with burning pain 
(Ars., Merc. cor.). 



AMMONIUM MURIATICUM. 49 

Throat. — Sore throat, with viscid phlegm, so tough that it can- 
not be hawked up (Alum., Borax, Kali hi.). Throbbing in 
the tonsils. °S welling of the tonsils so that he can scarcely 
swallow, after taking cold. 

Stomach.— Gnawing feeling in the stomach. Hiccough; eructa- 
tions ; nausea ; waterbrash. 

Abdomen. — Griping pains about the navel. 

Stool and Anus.— Much burningin rectum and anus during and 
for hours after stool {Aloe, Ars, Snlpli.). Itching sore- 
ness of rectum ; several pustules formed at side of it. Tear- 
ing pain in perineum, in evening or when walking. Consti- 
pation; stool hard and crumbling (Xatr. mur.), requiring 
great effort to expel. Green slimy, diarrhoeic stool (Ars., 
Merc.), Glassy, tough mucus in stool (Caust.). Hard 
stool covered with mucus. 

Urinary Organs. — Profuse and frequent discharge of urine at 
night (Ambra, Phos. ac). 

Female Organs.— Menses too early, with pain in abdomen and 
small of back ; continuing at night, when the flow is more 
abundant. During menses a bloody discharge from the 
bowels. Leucorrhoea like white of egg (Bora. v. Bovis., 
Calc. phos., Mez.); after pinching around navel; brown, 
slimy, unpainful; after urination. 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness, with burning in larynx. 
Dry cough from tickling in throat. Cough at night when 
lying on the back, preventing sleep. Rattling inchest (Ant. 
tart.). Pressure and stitches in the chest, as if a morsel of 
food had lodged there. Oppression of chest mornings. 

Back. — Painful stiffness of neck (Aeon., Agar.); of small of 
back, even when sitting, worse when raising the body erect. 
Pain in small of back as if beaten and shattered. Coldness 
in the back and between the shoulders. Severe pain in limbs 
and sacral region. Bruised pain in coccyx, when sitting, 
worse when sleeping. 

Upper Limbs.— Right forearm heavy as if "asleep." 

Lower Limbs.— Pain in left hip, as if tendons were too short ; 
must limp when walking; when sitting, gnawing pain in 
bone. Tearing pain in front part of thighs, when sitting . 
Drawing tension in legs when sitting or lying. Hamstring 
painful when walking, as if too short (Ant. tart.). Ten- 



50 AMMONIUM MURIATICUM. 

sion in joints as from shortening of the muscles, obliging 

him to walk crooked. Cannot walk erect on account of a 

pain as from a sprain in the groins. Ulcerative pain in 

right heel. 
Fever.— Chilliness evenings, after lying down, and as often as 

she wakes, without thirst. 
Conditions.— Suitable to those who are fat and sluggish ; body 

fat but legs thin. 
Compare— Alum., Amm. carb., Am. caust., Ars., Arg. nit., 

Caust., Kali carb., Mur. ac, Natr. mur., Phos.; Sil., Sulph. 
Antidotes.— Cam ph., Coff. c, Hep. s., Nux v., bitter almonds. 

To large doses : vinegar or vegetable acids. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Ammonium muriaticum is useful in catarrhal conditions in 
all parts of the body, characterized especially by increased secre- 
tion from the mucous membranes, and free discharge. In nasal 
catarrh the discharge is watery and acrid, making the inside of 
the nostrils and the upper lip sore ; bronchial catarrh may be 
either dry, with dry, hacking cough, and stitches in the chest 
(Kalic), or there may be a profuse expectoration with much 
rattling of mucus in the chest (Stan.), especially in old people. 
The same symptoms indicate the drug in phthisis. In all chest 
affections a coldness between the shoulder blades is character- 
istic. Catarrhal aphonia with hoarseness, rawness and burn- 
ing in the larynx. An excellent remedy for constipation, with 
the characteristic crumbling stools, or when the hard faeces are 
coated with mucus. Diarrhoea, greenish mucous stools. Chronic 
congestion of the liver if the symptoms correspond. Albumi- 
nous leucorrhoea is most characteristic, or else brown and slimy, 
after urination. With leucorrhoea and the characteristic stool, 
the drug may be indicated in uterine displacements, ovarian 
diseases, and in complaints during pregnancy. Sciatica. Neu- 
ralgic pains in stum p of an amputated limb. Has been used in 
the treatment of chronic sprains. 



AMYL NITROSUM. 51 

AMYL NITROSUM. 

Synonym. —Nitrite of Amyl. Preparation— Dilutions made . 
with alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon the motor centers of the spinal cord, 
producing rapid dilatation of the arterioles in the head and 
throughout the body, allowing a transient passive congestion 
(Glonoine, active forcible) of the cerebral vessels, the respira- 
tory and circulatory organs gathering up and exerting their 
forces in a violent manner, the respiration being deep, labored 
and rapid, and the action of the heart extremely violent. The 
administration of the drug being persisted in, the impulse of 
the heart grows rapidly weaker, until its power is more or less 
nearly extinguished, and death soon results from failure of res- 
piration. Its action is rapid and evanescent. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Anxiety, as if something might happen ; must have 
fresh air. 

Head.— Headache worse on left side. Heat and throbbing in 
the head, with feeling of intense fullness in the head. 
Beating, throbbing, bursting sensation in the head and 
ears, with constriction of the throat and heart (Bell., Hyos., 
Stram. ) . Visible pulsating throbbing in the temples ( Glon. ) , 
with sense of tension in the temples. Sensation of something 
rushing upward, and throbbing in the vertex. 

Eyes. — ° Protruding, staring eyes (Bell., Hyos., Op.). Exoph- 
thalmic goitre. Veins of the disc (under ophthalmos- 
cope) enlarged, varicose, and tortuous ; arteries normal. 

Ears. — Much throbbing in the ears. 

Face.— Flushing of the face; face scarlet, afterward paler than 
usual (Glon.). Flushing of the face, followed by turgidity 
of the facial veins. Great heat and redness of the face, with 
sensation as though the blood would start through the skin 
(Bell.). 

Throat. — Choking feeling in throat on each side of the 



52 AMYL NITKOSUM. 

trachea along the carotids (Bell., Stram.). The collar 
seemed too tight ivith desire to loosen it. 

Respiratory Organs.— The feeling of constriction in throat 
extends to the chest, -producing dyspnoea and asthmatic 
feeling in larynx and trachea, with desire to eructate. 

Heart and Pulse. — Great precordial anxiety. The heating 
of the heart and carotids, in some persons very marked 
(Aeon., Bell., Verat. vir.). Great cardiac oppression and 
tumultuous heart action (Aeon.). Aching pain and con- 
striction around the heart (Cact., Lil.). Pulse variable, 
irregular, jerking. °Angina pectoris, with great agony. 

Extremities. — Tired feeling of limbs. Tremulousness of 
hands. 

Generalities. — General relaxed weak feeling over the whole 
body. Perspiration often general. 

Compare.— Aeon., Bell., Cact., Glon. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Amyl is a valuable remedy in the treatment of functional 
cardiac disturbances, especially where the vaso motor nerves 
are paralyzed and the face becomes flushed, and even red and 
puffed, together with tumultuous heart action and other cardiac 
symptoms above described. It is also a valuable palliative in 
hypertrophy of the heart, with insufficiency of the aortic valves 
and in angina pectoris, asthma, syncope, and other conditions 
characterized by cardiac oppression, tumultuous action of the 
heart and violent pulsations in carotids. Similar symptoms 
may indicate the drug in sun-stroke and in violent neuralgic 
headaches. Menstrual irregularities, uterine haemorrhages, 
etc., especially at the climacteric, with flushing of the face 
(Sang.) and headache. Also with hysterical symptoms. Will 
relieve spasmodic coughs with threatened suffocation. Dysp- 
noea of Bright 's disease. Has relieved epileptiform convul- 
sions and tetanus. 



ANACARDIUM. 53 

ANAOARDIUM. 

Synonym. — Anacardium Orientale. Natural order. — Ana- 
cardiaeese. Common name. — Marking Nut. Habitat. — A small 
tree, native of the East Indies. Prep oration.— Tincture from 
the crushed seeds. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts directly upon the sensorium, depressing the cerebral 
centers and the organs of special sense, producing symptoms of 
cerebral weakness as well as general nervous prostration. It 
also acts prominently upon the skin. The characteristic symp- 
tom is that of a plug. According to Allen, this drug is "essen- 
tially similar to Rhus tox." 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Great weakness of memory (Arg., Ambra, Kreos., 
Lach., Merc, Natr. mur., Jfux m., Phos. ac). especially as 
regards single names, worse forenoons. Labor difficult, 
like absent-mindedness. Vanishing of thought, deficiency 
of ideas, and loss of subject without knowing it. Loss of 
comprehension in mornings, with confusion and emptiness 
of head. Illusions of fancy, with apprehension. Melan- 
choly. Sadness. Indifference. 

Anxiety; in evening: about every trifle; with dullness of 
senses: as if pursued with suspicion of every thing around 
him, as if surrounded by enemies ; feeling of impending mis- 
fortune. 

Irresistible desire to curse and swear (Xitr. ac, Verat. 
alb.). Very irritable, passionate and contradictory (Bry., 
Cham., Mux v., Hep. s., Kali chlor.). 

When walking, anxious, as if some one were pursuing. 
He is separated from the whole world and has so little con- 
fidence in himself that he despairs of being able to do that 
which is required of him. 
Head.— Weakness of all the senses. Tearing headache during 
hard labor. Vertigo as if turning in a circle, on stooping. 
Dull pressure as from a plug, on left side of vertex. Pres- 
sive pain on top of the head when coughing or taking a 



54 ANACARDIUM. 

deep inspiration. Pressive pain in temples, as from a 
nail (Agar., Am., Coff. c, Ign.). Constriction in vertex. 

Eyes. — Dull pressure as with a plug, on upper border of right 
orbit. Vision indistinct. Short-sighted. Contraction of 
the pupils (Physos., Op., Phos.). The light appears to be 
surrounded with a halo in the evening. 

Ears. — Stopped feeling in meatus ; obstructed feeling as from 
cotton. Cramp-like contraction in left meatus, with press- 
ure against tympanum. Pain in the ear, as from ulcera- 
tion when biting the teeth together. Humming in the ears. 
Roaring. 

Nose.— Illusory smell as of burning tinder, in the morning 
when rising. Constant smell before the nose like pigeon or 
chicken dung, especially when smelling the clothes of his 
body. Smell almost lost. 

Face.— Pale. 

Mouth.— Bleeding of the gums upon slight rubbing. Painful 
vesicles in the mouth (Nitr. ac). Flat offensive taste in 
the mouth and of food. 

Throat.— Sensation as of scraping in the throat. Firm tough 
mucus in fauces, also obstructs posterior nares. 

Stomach. — °Symptoms disappear during dinner; begin anew 
after two hours. Hiccough, eructations, nausea, and 
vomiting. 

Abdomen. — Pain around the navel as if a blunt plug ivere 
squeezed into the intestines. Continual rumbling in the 
abdomen (Lye). 

Stool and Anus. — Great urgent desire for stool, but with the 
effort the desire passes away without an evacuation ; the 
rectum seems powerless, with a sensation as if plugged up 
(Aloe). Urging to stool after eating, more in upper part 
of intestines. Inactivity of rectum; even small stool 
passed with difficulty. (Alum. ) . 

Respiratory Organs.— Dull pressure as from a plug, in right 
side of chest. Sharp stitches in region of heart, extending 
to small of back ; also when breathing. 

Neck and Back.— Stiffness of nape of neck (Rhus tox.). Dull 
stitches in left scapula, returning slowly. 

Upper Limbs. — Very painful strokes, as from a heavy body at 
the middle of the left upper arm. Great feeling of dryness 



ANACARDIUM. 55 

of the hands and fingers. Cramp-like pain at the meta- 
carpo-phalangial articulations. 

Lower Limbs.— Painful uneasiness about the knees, with sen- 
sation of stiffness, as if bandaged or made tense, when sit- 
ting. Knees feel paralyzed, with stiffness and great lassi- 
tude; is scarcely able to walk. Cramp-like, intermittent 
drawing in the legs, from heels into calves. Cramps in 
calves (Calc. c, Camph., Sulph.), when walking or rising 
from a seat. Dull pressure as from a plug in left glutei 
muscles. Painful, dull pressure in thighs, at times in 
rhythmical intermission. Painful drawing in the tibia. 

Generalities.— Weakness in the bod3 T ; wants to lie down or 
sit down all the time (Coccul. ) . Very faint on going up stairs. 
Pressing or penetrating pain as from a plug in different 
parts. Sensation as of a hoop or band around the part, 
Trembling debility or paralytic weakness. Sensitive to a 
draught of air ; liable to take .cold (Bell.). 

Skin.— White herpetic spots. Excessively itching eruptions, 
Itching of the skin ; worse from scratching. 

Sleep.— Vivid dreams; of fire; of dead bodies. 

Conditions.— Frequently indicated in nervous hysterical 
females. In old people. During pregnancy. In hypochon- 
driacs. 

Compare.— Ailanth., Apis, Comocladia, Xitr. ac, Merc, Nux 
m.,Xux v., Phos. ac, Rhus to.v., Zinc. 

Antidotes.— Coff. c, Camph., Jugl. ; smelling raw coffee. 

Anacardium Antidotes.— Rhus tox 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Anacardium is a remedy for insanity, in its various degrees, 
from hypochondriasis to mania, also for various nervous dis- 
orders accompanied by the characteristic mental condition. It 
is an excellent remedy for the bad effects of over use of the 
mind, or brain-fag. Headache associated with great mental irri- 
tability. Also for alcoholism, restlessness and sleeplessness, 
other symptoms corresponding. Especially useful in melan- 
cholia and hypochondriasis. The patient is irritable and in- 
clined to swear, or feels himself possessed of two wills. Has 
been found useful in the morning sickness of pregnancy, which 
is better while eating but returns soon after. The latter is. 



56 ANTIMONIUM CRUDUM. 

characteristic of all the gastric symptoms of the drug. Rheu- 
matic pericarditis with deep stitches through the cardiac re- 
gion, and mental oppression. Palpitation of the heart in the 
aged, associated with slight disturbances, such as coryza. Is 
useful in diseases of the spinal cord where there is a feeling of a 
plug in the spine, or a band tied around the body, and the 
knees feel paralyzed, and as if bandaged tightly. Very valuable 
in eczema, especially when there is also great mental irrita- 
bility. The skin symptoms are very similar to those of Rhus 
tox. 



ANTIMONIUM CRUDUM. 

Synonym. — Ter-sulphuret of Antimony. Preparation.— 
Triturations made from the crude antimony after it has been 
pulverised under water. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon all the mucous membranes and upon 
the skin, but its intensity seems to be upon the intestinal 
mucous lining, which it tends to disorganize. Its action does 
not go on to inflammation, but seems to produce a depressed 
vitality. The mucous membranes are loaded with mucus, thus 
interfering with digestion as its pathogenesis indicates. A 
thick, milky- white coating on the tongue is its chief character- 
istic. The fretful, peevish disposition is also important. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Child delirious, drowsy, with nausea ; hot and red face ; 
pulse irregular; feverish heat; cries when washed in cold 
water; better washed in warm water. Child is fretful 
and peevish ; does not wish to be touched (Cina.) or looked 
at. °Great sadness and woeful mood ; in intermittent 
fever; loathing of life. Sulky; does not wish to speak with 
anyone. 

Head. — Heaviness of the forehead; vertigo; nausea (Lob.); 
nosebleed (Bry. ). Slight, dull headache, and vertigo, in- 



ANTIMONIUM CRUDUM. 57 

creased by ascending stairs (Calc-c). Violent headache, 
after bathing in the river, with, weakness of the limbs and 
aversion to food. 

Eyes. — Eyes red, inflamed, with itching and nightly agglutina- 
tion; morning photophobia {Lye., Sulph., Natr. m.). Red- 
ness and inflammation of eyelids (Arg. n.. Graph., Merc, 
Lye.. Sulph.). Soreness of outer canthi. Gum in canthi. 

Nose. — Sore, cracked, and crusty nostrils (Ailanth., Graph., 
Kali bi.. Nitr. ac.. Puis.). Nose painful when breathing, as 
if from inspiring cold air (Hydras., Psor.), or inhaling acrid 
vapors. 

Face.— Sore places with honey-colored granules here and there. 
Cracks in corner of mouth; painful-like sores (Arum, 
Graph., Lye, Merc, Xitr. ac., Zinc.) Suppurating and 
long lasting eruptions on cheeks (Graph., Mez.). 

Mouth.— Toothache in hollow teeth; worse at night ( Bell.); 
worse after eating (Lach., Xux v.), and from cold water 
(Calc c, Coccul., Staph., Sulph.); touching the tooth 
with the tongue causes pain, as if the nerve were torn. 
Stitches in tooth when inspiring air. Bleeding. Gums 
stand off from the teeth and bleed easily. Dryness of the 
mouth (Ailanth., Ars., Bry., Xu.v m.. Hyos., Kali bi.). 
Much saltish saliva in the mouth (Cycl., Merc. cor.. Sep.. 
Snlph.). Rawness of the palate, with expectoration of 
much mucus when clearing the throat. Tongue coated 
thick white (Aeon., Ailanth., Bry., Merc, Ntjux, v.. Sulph.). 

Stomach.— Violent thirst, with dryness of the lips (Aeon.. Ars., 
Bry.): evening and night. Belching with taste of what 
lias been eaten (Carb. an., Calc. e, Cinch., Graph., Puis.) : 
vomiting of mucus and bile. Nausea; after a glass of 
wine (Ars.. Xux v.. Zinc); with convulsions (Xux v.. Zinc): 
with diarrhoea. Aversion to food (Arm. Ars.. Coccul.): 
longing for acids (Ant. tart.. Cinch.). Pain at stomach 
after too much eating, with distended, but not hard, abdo- 
men (Cinch.. Lye). Cramp-like pains at stomach (Ars.). 
Loathing nausea, and desire to vomit {Ars., ,±nt. tart., 
Ipec). Stomach weak ; easily disturbed digestion {Ars-., 
Puis.). Burning at pit of stomach (Ars.), like heartburn, 
with good appetite. Painful sense of fullness of stomach, 
which is sore to pressure (Ars., Bry., Lye, Xux v.). 



58 ANTIMONIUM CRUDUM. 

Abdomen. — Abdomen very much distended ; much rumbling 
(Lye). 

Stool and Anus. — Stool zvatery, with little hard lumps, or 
containing undigested food (Calc. a, Cinch., Podo.). 
Diarrhoea, worse from vinegar and other acids, sour wine, 
overheating, after cold bathing, at night and early morn- 
ings. ° Alternate diarrhoea and constipation (Cimic, Card. 
■ m., Natr. ars., Nux v., Podo.), of old people. Difficult hard 
stools; faeces too large (Bry.). Constipation. °Mucous 
piles, pricking and burning; continuous mucous discharge 
from the anus; hemorrhage from haemorrhoids. Pain in 
the rectum during stool ; feeling of soreness as if an ulcer 
had been torn open. Itching of the anus (Nux v., Sil., Sep., 
Sulph.). 

Urinary Organs. — Frequent and profuse urination; burning 
in urethra during urination (Aeon., Canth., Can. sat.). 

Female Organs.— Pressure in uterus as if something would 
come out. Suppression of the menses from cold bathing. 
°Leucorrhoea, w T atery and containing little lumps. °Nausea, 
vomiting and diarrhoea during pregnancy. 

Respiratory Organs. — Loss of voice (Card, v., Caust., Phos.) 
from getting overheated ; better after rest. Feebleness of 
voice. Violent spasms in the larynx and pharynx, as if the 
throat were filled with a plug, which becomes alternately 
thicker and thinner, accompanied by a feeling of soreness. 
Cough after rising in the morning, in paroxysms ; as if 
arising from the abdomen; the first paroxysm always 
most severe ; the subsequent ones weaker and weaker, until 
the last only resembles a hacking. 

Burning with dry cough and dyspnoea ; at every cough 
with hot breath. Pain in the chest with heat. 

Generalities.— Worse in warm weather, exhaustion with 
night sweats ; sleepiness ; nausea ; vomiting. °Cannot bear 
the heat of the sun. ° After the sweat is over heat and 
thirst return. Heat at night in bed, with sweat. Getting 
fat (Kali c, Graph.). Convulsions with vomiting. 

Upper Limbs.— Arthritic pains in the fingers. Finger nails 
do not grow as fast as formerly ; skin beneath the nails 
painfully sensitive. Discolored nails. °Crushed finger 
nails groAV in splits, and like warts, with horny spots. 



ANTIMONIUM CKUDUM. 5$ 

Lower Limbs.— Rheumatic pains in legs. Drawing pain in 
left hip joint in evening. Numbness of legs during rest and 
while sitting. Large, horny places on the soles, close to 
the toes. Great sensitiveness of the soles when walking 
(Alum.); worse on a stone pavement; fine prickings in soles. 

Sleep.— Great sleepiness during the day. Waking frequently 
at night as from fright. 

Skin. — Eruptions like boils and blisters. Horny excrescences ; 
smooth warts. Pimples and vesicles as from stings of in- 
sects (Apis, Arm, Led.), especially on face and joints. 
Measley-fike eruptions (Coff. c, Puis.). Pustules here and 
there with brown scurf. 

Aggravation.— After eating; from wine (Ars., Glon., Lye, 
Nux v., Zinc); after bathing; °from cold water internally 
or externally ; from motion ; from heat of sun (Bell.). 

Amelioration. — During rest; in open air (Lye, Puis.). 

Conditions.— Children ; young people who grow fat; old 
people; bad effects from getting cold; from washing or 
bathing, particularly in cold water. 

Compare.— Apis, Ant. tart., Ars., Cham., Lye, Graph., Kali 
bi., Hep. s., Ipec, Merc, Nux v., Petrol., Puis., Sulph., Zinc 

Antidotes.— Hep. s., Merc, Puis. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Antimonium crudum is particularly useful in affections of 
the mucous membranes characterized by an excessive secretion 
with a depressed, torbid state of the membranes rather than an 
irritated inflamed condition. A mucous flux without fever; this 
may appear as a nasal, bronchial, gastric or enteric catarrh, 
though gastric catarrh predominates, a milky-white coating on 
the tongue being the most characteristic symptom, also a 
loathing of food and continual nausea and tendency to vomit. 
In the gastro-enteritis of nursing children with the above 
symptoms, the child vomits curdled milk after nursing 
(Ji/tlrusa) and refuses to nurse again; is very peevish and 
cross. It is an excellent remedy for indigestion from overload- 
ing the stomach, also from fat or indigestible foods, sweet 
things, sour wines, etc. Alternate diarrhoea, and constipation 
of old people. Mucous piles. Antimony is also of great ser- 
vice in some forms of skin disease, when pustules or pocks 



60 ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM. 

arise, and when there is pricking and itching of the skin ; 
eczema of face, ears, nose, cheeks, etc. Corns and callosities 
which are thick and horny. Nails grow in splits and like warts 
with horny spots. Split hoof in horses. Farringt on reports a 
case of diphtheria cured by Antimony, the child being peevish 
and having the characteristic crusts about the nostrils and 
corners of mouth. Menses suppressed from cold bathing, with 
other symptoms agreeing. Suppression of menses with charac- 
teristic gastric and mental symptoms. Leucorrhoea, watery, 
containing lumps. Nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea during 
pregnancy. Acute rheumatism in fingers, with gastric symp- 
toms; also chronic arthritis. Chronic blepharitis with sore- 
ness, eyes red and agglutinated at night. Obesity, especialh 7 
in young people. 



ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM. 

Synonym. — Tartrate of Antimony and Potash. Common 
name. — Tartar Emetic. Preparation. — Alcoholic dilutions 
from a watery solution, or triturations of the pure crude tar- 
tar emetic. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts directly upon the nerve centers at base of the brain 
and in the medulla oblongata ; through these Tartar Emetic 
exerts its power on the mucous membranes of the stomach, 
lungs and liver, at the same time through the pneu- 
mogastric nerve, depressing in a remarkable degree the cir- 
culatory and respiratory systems. On the mucous mem- 
branes we have catarrhal inflammation established, or as 
another result of the drug's action we may have a pustular in- 
flammation. This latter condition also extends itself to the 
cutaneous tissues, giving rise to a condition closely simulating 
that of variola. The drug promotes a rapid waste of tissue. 
The most essential characteristic of Tartar Emetic is the large 
accumulation of mucus in the chest, causing much rattling 
especially in children, with vomiting and drowsiness. 



ANTIMONIUM TARTAKICUM. 61 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Furious delirium, talking to himself. Bad humor; 
apprehensive; restless; anxiety. Wild gaiety. 

Head. — Headache as from a band compressing the forehead. 
(Gels., Nitr. ac, Merc, Sulph.). Intoxicated condition as 
from wine. Confusion in head mornings; feels as if he 
ought to sleep. Heaviness, on lifting head from pillow 
(Cact.). Pressive pains in the forehead, stitching extending 
downward into left eye. Throbbing in the right side of fore- 
head. Painful drawing in the right side of temple, extend- 
ing down to the zygoma and upper jaw. Trembling of the 
head, particularly when coughing. 

Eyes.— Obscuration of sight; flickering before the eyes, worse on 
rising from a seat. Eyes bloodshot. Weak eyes. Eyes 
feel so tired that they would close. Inclination to press 
the eyes tightly together. 

Nose.— Sneezing, fluent coryza, and chilliness, with loss of 
taste and smell (Puis.). Stupefying tension across the root 
of the nose, as from a band. (Ars., Camph., Yerat. alb.). 

Pace. — Pale, sunken face {Ars., Carb. v., T^erat. alb.) ; bluish. 
°Tearing pains in whole side of face, even into the head and 
neck. Lips dry and scurfy, or cracked (Ars.). 

Mouth. — Tongue covered with a thick, white, pasty coat; red 
in streaks, very red, dry in middle (Blius tojo.). Difficult, 
even painful, to moA'e the tongue. 

Throat.— Sharp pain in the throat. Swallowing difficult and 
painful. 

Stomach.— Desire for acids (Ant. crud., Cinch.); for apples, 
with increased thirst. Entire absence of thirst (Apis, 
Nux m., Puis.). Empty eructations at night, as from foul 
eggs (Agar., Am., Psor., Sep.). 

Qualmishness in stomach after dinner. Nausea, caus- 
ing anxiety, with slight pressure in pit of stomach, followed 
by headache in forehead; incessant, with vomiting, the 
whole night. 

Vomiting with great effort ; intense and long lasting 
(Ipec), till he becomes faint ; followed by languor, drowsi- 
ness (Ailanth., Nux m.), and loathing, Avith headache and 
trembling of the hands (Plat.). Fullness and heaviness in 
stomach. 



62 ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM. 

Abdomen.— Abdomen feels as if stuffed full of stones, though 
he has eaten nothing, and it does not feel hard. Sharp, 
cutting colic before stool (Coloc, Merc). Meteorism of the 
abdomen. (Phos. ac). 

Stool and Anus.— Watery, slimy, bloody diarrhoea. Diarrhoea 
and vomiting (Ipec). Very offensive diarrhoeic stools. 

Urinary Organs.— Burning in the urethra during and after 
urination (Canth., Can. sat.). Urging to urinate; scanty 
discharge; last drops bloody, accompanied by violent 
pains in the bladder. Urine dark, brownish red, turbid 
(Chel.), with strong odor (Benz. ac, Nit. ac). 

Respiratory Organs.— Respiration short, rapid, heavy, 
anxious, difficult ; must be supported in a sitting posture 
in bed (Aeon., Ars.) ; at 3 a.m. ; in the evening; better from 
cough and expectoration. Suffocated and oppressed ; can- 
not get air; has to sit up in bed (Aeon., Ars., Samb.). 
Shortness of breath from suppressed expectoration. Op- 
pression of breathing, relieved by expectoration. 

Short cough, with a shrill sound. Cough compels the 
patient to sit up ; is moist and rattling, but no expecto- 
ration. Cough grows less frequent ; patient shows signs of 
" carbonized blood. " 

Much rattling of mucus in the chest (Ipec, Phos., 
Senega., Stan.). Chest seems full of phlegm without ability 
to expectorate. Anxious, with oppression of the chest and 
rising of warmth to the heart ; constriction of the chest. 

Coughing and gaping (Op.) conseczitively, particu- 
larly children with crying or dozing, and twitching in the 
face. °The child always coughs on getting angry. 

Heart and Pulse. — Palpitation of the heart (Aeon., Ars., 
Cact., Calc. c, Spig., Sulph.). Pulse rapid, weak, tremb- 
ling. Oppression of the heart. Pulse full and slow 
(Can. ind., Digit.), or contracted and hardly perceptible 
( Aeon.) . Great precordial anxiety, with vomiting of mucus 
and bile. 

Back. — ° Violent pain in the sacro-lumbar region ; the slightest 
effort to move causes retching and cold, clammy sweat. 
Lumbago. Pain as from weakness, better after eating and 
w r hile sitting. °The vertebrae feels as if rubbed against each 
other. 



ANTIMONIUM TARTARICUM. 63 

Limbs.— Insensibility and coldness of the limbs. Weakness in 
all the limbs. 

Upper Limbs. — Trembling of the hands (Agar.). 

Lower Limbs. — Tension in the hamstrings on walking (A mm. 
mur.), in evening (Rhus tox.). Feet ; ' go to sleep " immedi- 
ately after sitting down (Sec. a). 

Generalities.— Trembling; whole body (Physos.); internal; 
head and hands. Child wants to be carried (Chain.); cries 
if touched (Ant. cruel.); will not let j t ou feel the pulse. Con- 
vulsions and tetanic spasms. Excessive restlessness (Aeon., 
Ars., Rhus tox.). Great weakness and lassitude; faint- 
ness. Great prostration and sluggishness of the body. 
Throbbing and pulsating in all the vessels of the body. 

Skin. — Thick eruptions like pocks ; often pustular ; aslaigeas 
a pea. °Red areola?. Vesicular eruptions over the whole 
body. Pustular eruption leaves bluish-red marks on face; 
also similar eruptions on genitals, thighs, etc.; painful. 

Sleep. — Great sleepiness (Apis); irresistible inclination to 
sleep (*Yu.v m.): yawning. Shocks and jerks during sleep. 
Trembling during sleep, and drawing up of arms and feet. 

Fever.— Trembling and chilliness over the whole body. Unusual 
heat of the whole body. Cold, clammy sweat over the whole 
body. Profuse sweat all over; frequently cold and clammy. 

Compare.— Ars., Ant. crud., Cham., Digit., Ign., Kali b., Ipec., 
Lob., Nux v., Phos., Tabac, Yerat. vir., Sec. c. 

Antidotes.— Asaf., Cinch., Coccul., Ipec.,Lach., Op., Puis., Sep. 
To large doses: Cinch., Ipec. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

■4 

The chief sphere of usefulness of Tartar Emetic is in the 
treatment of catarrhal inflammations of the respiratory tract, 
more especially the capillary bronchitis of children, character- 
ized by much rattling of mucus in the chest, oppressed breath- 
ing, rapid pulse, nausea, vomiting and drowsiness. Sometimes 
this accumulation of mucus in the chest threatens suffocation, 
and cyanotic symptoms become manifest. In all cases the 
patient is at once relieved if it succeeds in expectorating, or if 
vomiting occur. In all respiratory troubles where there is 
much rattling in the chest, catarrhal colds, incipient bronchitis, 
croup, whooping cough, asthma, broncho-pneumonia, pleuro- 



64 APIS. 

pneumonia, etc., Tartar Emetic is the chief remedy. A valua- 
ble clinical observation in such cases is that the child always 
coughs on getting angry. In catarrhal pneumonia of old people, 
where there is a great accumulation of mucus, and but little or 
no expectoration, great debility, cold perspiration, and threat- 
ened paralysis of the lungs, Tartar Emetic is an invaluable 
remedy. In oedema of the lungs with dilated heart, char- 
acterized by great dyspnoea andcyanosis.it is often an excellent 
remedy. In asphyxia neonatorum, Tartar Emetic is useful 
where there is much rattling in the chest and cyanosis. Also 
in the spasms of young children accompanied by cyanotic 
symptoms, etc. Tartar Emetic is useful in gastric and enteric 
catarrh. In the former there is continual nausea and vomiting, 
or efforts to vomit, cold perspiration, great prostration, etc. 
In enteric catarrh the same symptoms may be present accom- 
panied by sharp cutting colic and watery or grass-green, slimy 
stools. Tartar Emetic has also been used in lumbago and sci- 
atica, the symptoms agreeing. On account of the similarity of 
the pustules produced by this drug to that of small-pox it has 
been successfully employed in that disease, especially in ady- 
namic types, and where other symptoms of the drug are pres- 
ent. It has also been used in varicella and for pustular erup- 
tions on the skin and mucous membranes in general. 

APIS. 

Synonyms. Apis Mellifica. — Apiurn Virus. Poison of the 
honey bee. Preparation.— -There are two preparations of Apis. 
The one usually employed (Apis mellifica) is obtained by shak- 
ing the live bees in a bottle and then digesting them, together 
with the poison they may have emitted, in dilute alcohol. 
Triturations of the whole bee are also employed. The second 
method consists in preparing a tincture from the pure virus 
(Apium virus). The latter was the preparation employed by 
Dr. C. Hering, and that from which most of the symptoms were 
obtained. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Apis acts power fully upon the kidneys, producing an acute 
inflammation. Through this action upon the kidneys we obtain 



APIS. 65 

the characteristic effect of Apis upon the cellular tissues, mani- 
fested by acute oedema, both of the skin and mucous mem- 
branes. Apis also causes an erysipelatous form of inflamma- 
tion with a tendency to destruction of dermoid tissue, and 
develops an eruption resembling' urticaria. On the mucous 
membranes it acts as an irritant and produces a mild inflam- 
matory condition. Apis also affects the serous membranes, 
producing conditions similar to those which are the products 
of serous inflammations, hydrocephalous, hydrothorax, ascites, 
etc., but it does not appear to have in itself the power of pro- 
ducing serous inflammation. Apis acts prominently upon the 
ovaries and the uterus, producing irritation, congestion, mild 
inflammation, and dropsy of these organs. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Loss of consciousness {Bell., Hyos., Op.). ° Sopor, in- 
terrupted by piercing shrieks; tubercular meningitis. 
° . lbsentmindedness {Anac, Carls., Nux m., Xaja, Phos. 
ac). °Awkwardness; lets everything fall; breaks things. 
°Busy, restless; changing occupation. ° Great tearfulness ; 
cannot help crying (Ign,;, Natr. inur., Nujc m., Puis.). 
Indifference (Phos., Phos. ac.) ; irritability (Bry., Cham., 
Nujc v.). °In women : jealousy (Hyos., Lach.) ; mania from 
sexual irritation. 

Head.— Headache with vertigo. Confusion and dizziness, with 
constant pressive pain above and around the eyes ; some- 
what relieved by pressure of the hands; confusion worse 
when sitting than when walking, extreme when 
lying and closing the eyes. Dull pain over the whole 
head, relieved by pressure. Brain feels as if tired. Dull 
heavy headache from rising until 3 p.m. Aching over right- 
eye extending to right eyeball. Aching in forehead and 
temples ; in left temple. 

Child lies in torpor; delirium ; sudden shrilling 
cries; squinting ; grinding teeth; boring head in pillows 
{Hell.); one side tiuitching ,the other paralyzed ; head ivet 
from sweating; urine scanty, milky; acute hydro- 
cephalus. °Head feels swollen; integuments feel swollen 
and stiff. 



66 APIS. 

Eyes.— Burning, stinging, shooting, piercing pains in and about 
the eyes. Eyelids much swollen, red, cedematous (Ars., 
Carls., Phos.) ; upper lid hangs like a sack over the eye 
Kali card.), Conjunctiva injected ; full of dark vessels; 
chemosis. °Cornea; thick, having dark, smoky spots; 
grayish, smoky opaque. Keratitis. Itching in eyes and 
lids. Weakness of the eyes, with pain, photophobia and 
lachrymation. Burning in margins of lids (Sulph.), caus- 
ing lachrymation. Agglutination of the lids. Inflam- 
mation of the eye, with intense photophobia and increased 
lachrymation {Aeon., Ars., Bell., Euphr., Merc). 

Ears.— ° Redness and swelling of both ears (Aeon., Bell., 
Puis.). Erysipelas. 

Nose. — Swollen, red, cedematous (Rhus tox.). Coryza, worse 
from warmth. 

Face. — ° (Edematous swelling of the face (Ars.) ; waxy, pale. 
Face swollen, red and hot {Bell.), with burning and pierc- 
ing pain {Ars.). Erysipelas of the face, with fever, coated 
tongue and thirst. 

Mouth. — Lips (edematous; upper lip swollen (Hep. s.), hot and 
red {Bell.). Dryness of tongue, mouth and throat {Nuoc 
m.); fiery redness of buccal cavity, with painful tender- 
ness {Bell.). Rawness, burning and painful stinging blisters 
along the edge of the tongue. Scalding in mouth and 
throat (Merc. c). Tongue swollen, dry, cracked (Bell.) sore, 
ulcerated, or covered with vesicles {Ars., Bapt., Rhus tox.). 

Throat.— Dryness in the throat with heat, without thirst (Nux 
m., Puis.). Burning and stinging in the throat {Aeon., 
Canth., Caps.). Throat swollen inside and outside; hoarse, 
sense of constriction ; breathing and swallowing difficult. 
Ulcers on the tonsils , palate, etc. {Ailanth., Merc.iod.). 

Stomach. — No thirst with the heat (Puis.). Burning heat in 
the stomach {Ars.). Great soreness in pit of stomach 
when touched (Bry.). Vomiting with diarrhoea (Ipec). 

Abdomen.— Soreness of the bowels and abdominal walls; 
mornings when sneezing or pressing upon them {Bell., Bry., 
Nux v.). Fullness and sense of distension of the abdomen 
(Cinch.). Pain in abdomen on pressure, touch and hori- 
zontal position, with sensitiveness. Pain in hypochondriac 
regions extending upwards. 






APIS. 67 

Stool and Anus. — Sensation of rawness in the anus with 
diarrhoea. Discharge of flatus before stool. 

Diarrhoea is copious, blackish-brown, green or whitish, 
orange colored; greenish, yellow mucus (Puis., Merc., 
Sulph.); yellow watery; soft and pappy, mixed with serum, 
thin yellow. ° Stools occur ivith every motion of the body, as 
if the anus were constantly open ; during urination (Aloe), 

Urinary Organs. — Burning soreness when urinating (Can. 
sat.). Frequent desire, with passage only of a few drops 
(Aeon., Canth.). Urine scanty and high colored (Aeon.). 
Urine suppressed (Aeon., Hyos., Stram.). Frequent and 
profuse urination (Apoc, Arg. met.). Burning and sting- 
ing in the urethra. 

Male Organs.— °Dropsy of the scrotum ; hydrocele. 

Female Organs. — ° Enlargement of the right ovary (Bell.), 
with pain in the left pectoral region, and cough. Burn- 
ing and stinging pain in region of uterus or ovaries. Pain 
and sensitiveness in right ovarian region during menses. 
Bearing down with sensation as before menses. Sharp, 
cutting, stinging pain in the swollen ovary ; worse during 
menstruation. °Dropsy of the ovaries (right) ; of uterus. 
Abortion during the early months. 

Respiratory Organs.— Irritation to cough in the supra 
sternal fossa. Hoarseness. Chest feels sore as if beaten or 
bruised (Arm, Cinch., Sil.). Bespiration hurried and diffi- 
cult ; cedema glottidis. Great feeling of suffocation ; cannot 
bear anything about the throat (Lach.). Dull aching pain 
in the left side of the chest, near the middle of the sternum, 
with sensation of fullness in the chest, and short breath. 
Severe cough before midnight, worse after lying and sleep- 
ing ( Lach. ) . Expectoration of copious, transparent, frothy, 
bloody mucus. Stitches in left side of chest, and through 
the back. Sudden pain just below the heart, soon extend- 
ing toward right chest, with suffocation. Melting heat in 
region of diaphragm, as from running violently. Burning 
stinging pain through entire front of chest. 

Upper Limbs.— (Edema of the hands. Sensation of numbness 
in fingers, especially the tips about the roots of nails. 
Panaritium with burning, stinging and throbbing, very 
sensitive to touch. 



68 APIS. 

Lower Limbs. —Sensation in the toes and whole foot, as if too 
large; swollen and stiff. Legs and feet waxy, pale, and 
(edematous (Ars.). Burning in the toes, with redness 
(Agar.); feet cold. 

Generalities.— (Edematous swelling of the extremities ; of the 
whole body. Tired, as if bruised in every limb, and 
especially in the back, as after exertion ; worse on rising 
after sitting {Rhus to jo.). General feeling of lassitude 
with trembling. Burning, stinging pains, like bee stings, 
occurring occasionally . Pricking over the whole body. 
Sudden weakness with coldness. °Effects travel from right 
to left (left to right, Lach.). Redness and swelling, with 
stinging and burning pain in the eyes, eyelids, ears, face, 
lips, tongue, throat, anus, testicles. Great sensitiveness to 
touch and pressure. 

Skin.— °Skin usually white, almost transparent (ovarian 
dropsy). Stinging, burning, prickling, smarting, or itching 
of the skin ; sensitiveness to the slightest touch. Urticaria 
lihe bee stings, or stings from' other insects, zvith intolera- 
ble itching at night (Ant. crud., Arm, Led.). Eruption like 
nettle rash over the whole body (Aeon., Puis.). Swelling 
and dry erysipelatous redness. Body covered with large, 
elevated white wales. ° Carbuncles, zvith burning, stinging 
-pains {Ars.). Intensely deep, red rash {Bell.). 

Sleep. — Great desire to sleep ; extreme sleepiness {Ant. tart., 
Nujc m.). Dreams, full of care and toil. Sleep late in the 
morning. 

Fever.— Intermittents. Chill about 3 p.m. ; worse in warmth ; 
from slightest motion with heat of face and hands; runs 
down the back, with great prostration. °During hot stage 
more or less violent headache ; generally a continuous deep 
sleep. ° Sweating stage either absent or of a very light 
grade. Continuous low T fever ; no thirst ; worse 3 p.m. ; is 
then very drowsy. °Thirst wanting during sweat ; may or 
may not be present during heat; always thirst during chill. 
°Apyrexia; pain under short ribs, left side; feet swollen; 
urine scanty; limbs and joints sore. Sweat after trembling 
and fainting, then nettle rash. 

Aggravation. — In morning, aching; diarrhoea; hoarseness; 
sleepiness. Afternoon: (intermittent). Night: headache;, 



APIS. 69 

pain, eve and chest. From exercise; from warmth. °A gen- 
eral aggravation of all symptoms about 5 p.m. 

Amelioration. — Cold water: pain. Swelling and burning. 
Pressing relieves headache. After sleep. Those predis- 
posed to miscarry should not receive Apis except in high 
potencies (Hering). 

Compare. — Ars., Apoc, Arm, Bell., CaiitJi., Gels., Lye, Lach., 
Natr. mur., Led., Mag. m., Merc, Puis., Phos., Rhus fox., 
Sec. cor., Sulph. 

Antidotes. — Lach., Plantain, Lact. ac. To massive doses: 
common salt, sweet oil, onions. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The great clinical key-note of Apis is oedema, and the drug 
is pre-eminently useful in the treatment of (edematous swellings 
when occurring acutely, as an apparently primary condition, or 
when associated with erysipelas or any other form of disease. 
In general dropsy it is an invaluable remedy. It is chiefly indi- 
cated by the whitish waxen, transparent appearance of the 
skin, absence of thirst, and scanty urination. The urine is 
highly albuminous, and contains tube-casts. Local oedema is 
usually present, especially about the eyelids. The dropsy gen- 
erally comes on rapidly, and predominates in the upper part of 
the body and the face. It is especially indicated when such 
troubles arise from acute inflammation of the kidneys, whether 
during or following eruptive diseases or not. It may also be 
indicated in sub-acute or chronic Bright's disease. In hydro- 
thorax there is also great suffocation, the patient not being- 
able to lie down, and feeling as if he were going to die. In pleu- 
ritic exudations Apis stands next to Sulphur as a remedy to 
cause absorption. In acute hydrocephalus, especially tubercu- 
lar, Apis is a valuable remedy in the first stage, and is indicated 
by the child boring its head into the pillow, rolling it from side 
to side, and uttering shrill, piercing cries. Often one side of the 
body is convulsed and the other paralyzed. In cystitis, dysuria, 
ajid strangury Apis is only secondary to Cantharis in useful- 
ness. In cardiac inflammations and dropsies Apis is a valuable 
remedy, being indicated by dyspnoea, scanty urine, swollen 
limbs, etc. The laryngeal symptoms of Apis usually arise from 



70 APIS. 

rapid (edematous swellings which may occur in the larynx or 
glottis. Sometimes there is great difficulty of breathing from 
oedema of the pharynx and soft palate. Apis may be indicated 
in any form of erysipelas, and when attacking any part of the 
body, the swelling rapidly becoming cedematous, and especially 
when characterized by burning, stinging pains, the mental con- 
dition being usually one of apathy and indifference, bordering 
on unconsciousness. This mental state also often indicates the 
drug in diphtheria, scarlatina, and other fevers where they 
assume a low form, even genuine typhoid, or typho-malaria, 
especially if there be a tendency to oedema. It is an excellent 
remedy in intermittent fever, the chill occurring about 3 p.m., 
and other symptoms agreeing as noted in the preceding patho- 
genesis. In urticaria Apis is indicated by the intolerable burn- 
ing, stinging pains. Apis is often useful in diseases of the female 
organs, but should be used cautiously during the first three 
months of pregnancy, as in low potencies it is liable to produce 
miscarriage. It is useful in erysipelatous and cedematous condi- 
tions of the genitals. Ovarian dropsy, even cystic degeneration 
of the ovaries has been cured. Ovarian neuralgia, and ovarian 
and uterine inflammations may call for this drug. The right 
ovary is offcenest affected (left ovary Cimic, Lach.). Burning 
stinging pains and great soreness in right ovarian region 
are the most characteristic symptoms. Apis maybe a valuable 
remedy in many diseases of the eye — asthenopia, staphyloma, 
any kind of inflammation of the cornea, ophthalmia ; in fact in 
any form of eye disease characterized by serous exudation, 
oedema and sudden piercing pain. Carbuncles, panaritia, etc., 
characterized by severe stinging pains. The drug is also useful 
for ailments from the stings of insects ; ailments from the use of 
iodine, or the abuse of cinchona, turpentine or cantharides. It 
has been recommended for bad effects from vaccination (Sil.); 
also from suppressed or delayed eruptions (serous exudations, 
oedema, etc.). 



APOCYNUM CAXNABINOL 71 



APOCYNUM CANNABINUM. 

Matured order.— Apocynaceae. Common name.— Ameri- 
can hemp. Habitat.— A perennial plant growing throughout 
the United States, north of the Caroliuas. Preparation.— 
Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the kidneys, skin, and serous membranes, giving 
rise to various dropsical affections ; also to some extent upon 
the mucous membranes of the digestive tract, especially the 
intestines, where it causes increased secretions— watery diar- 
rhoea. It causes weakness of the sphincters of the rectum and 
bladder, and produces congestion of the hemorrhoidal vessels. 
It also has a depressing action upon the heart, causing great 
weakness and irregularity of the pulse. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Bewildered ; nervous; low-spirited (Lye, Natr. mur., 
Puis.). 

Head.— Vertigo, suddenly appearing and disappearing, hy- 
drocephalus; stupor; sight of one eye totally lost, the 
other slightly sensible; constant involuntary motion of one 
arm and leg; forehead projecting; sutures open; stage of 
exudation. 

Stomach. — °Great thirst, but water disagrees, causing pain, or 
is immediately thrown off (Ars.). Thirst on waking. Short 
unsatisfactory respiration. Sinking feeling at pit of 
stomach (Hydras., Ign., Puis., Sep.). distressing vomit- 
ing at intervals. °Great irritability of the stomach and 
vomiting. 

Abdomen. — ° Ascites. Abdomen distended and painful (Ars., 
Merc). 

Stool.— Tenesmus of rectum. Bearing down pain in anus. 
Evacuations very scanty. Watery stools. S} T mptoms al- 
ways immediately after eating. 

Urinary Organs.— Scanty discharge; no uneasiness. Profuse 
light-colored urine; no sediment (Apis, Arg. nit.). 



72 APOMORPHINUM. 

Female Organs. — °Menorrhagia continuous or paroxysmal; 
fluid or clotted; nausea; vomiting, palpitation; pulse 
quick, feeble when moved ; fainting when raising head from 
pillow. 

Kespiratory Organs.— Cough short and dry, loose and rat- 
tling, with oppression. Sense of oppression about the 
epigastrium and chest (Ant. tart., Ars., Phos.) impeding 
breathing, after a light meal. Short unsatisfactory respi- 
rations. 

Generalities.— Excretions diminished, especially urine and 
sweat. General restlessness with debility. Pulse weak, 
quick, irregular. 

Compare. — Acet. ac, Aloe, Ars., Apis, Asclepias, Colch., 
Digitalis, Elat., Hell., Oleander, Podo., Verat. alb. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Very useful in all varieties of dropsy, both idiopathic and 
secondary, especially when dependent upon disease of the 
liver. Not so useful in albuminuria. Has cured both hydro- 
cephalus and hydrothorax. In the former resembling Apis, 
but lacking the cephalic cry. In all dropsies the chief indica- 
tions are great thirst, and extreme irritability of the stomach 
(Ars.). Menorrhagia with symptoms as named above under 
"Female Organs." Has also been used for watery diarrhoea, 
and for haemorrhoids where there is a sensation u as if a wedge 
were being hammered into the anus." 



APOMORPHINUM. 

An alkaloid obtained by treating morphine with hydro- 
chloric acid. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

The essential feature of this drug is its wonderful power in 
producing emesis,its only characteristic symptom being "Incli- 
nation to vomit. Vomiting ivithout previous nausea ; easy ; 
of water as soon as drank; of milk." Its homoeopathic use 
has therefore been restricted to vomiting of a similar nature as 



ARALIA KACEMOSA. 73 

that described. Vomiting of food with or without organic 
disease; vomiting from pregnancy, uterine displacements, or 
other uterine or ovarian irritation. Seasickness. The value 
of Apomorphinum as an emetic should be borne in mind, it be 
ing especially applicable when prompt emesis is required, in 
cases of poisoning, etc. In such cases the best method of using 
is by hypodermic injections, one-tenth of a grain producing full 
emesis in an adult in from five to fifteen minutes. (It should 
not be used for opium poisoning.) 
Compare.— Cuprum, Ipecac, Sang., Verat. alb., Zinc. 



ARALIA RAOEMOSA. 

Natural order. — Araleacese. Common name. — American 
Spikenard. Habitat. — An herbaceous plant growing in rich 
woodlands throughout the United States. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Chief action is exerted through the pneumogastric nerves 
upon the organs of respiration, giving rise to suffocative at- 
tacks resembling asthma or hay fever, in the treatment of 
which it has been successfully used. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Nose.— Smarting soreness of the posterior nares, caused by 
passage of acrid mucus (Ars., Arum, Amm. carb., Cepa), 
with peculiar soreness of alse nasi, as if fissured. 

Respiratory Organs.— Dry, wheezing respiration; sense of 
impending suffocation ; whistling worse during inspiration ; 
must sit up (Ars., Samb.); hay asthma. 

°Spasmodic cough at night, awakens after the first 
sleep, and cannot sleep again on account of it ; caused by 
tickling in throat, associated with constriction of chest; 
has to sit up and cough violently; sometimes caused by a 
feeling of a foreign body in the throat. Sputum at acme 
of asthma scanty; then increased, warm, and saltish. 'Raw, 



74 AKANEA DIADEMA. 

burning, sore feeling behind the whole length of the 

sternum (Rumejc) and in each lung. 
Female Organs. — °Acrid, offensive leucorrhoea, with bearing 

down pains. 
Compare.— Ant. t., Ars., Ipec, Iod., Sambucus. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been used chiefly in the treatment of asthma, hay fever 
and suffocative catarrh. Has been used as a domestic remedy, 
in infusion, for dysmenorrhoea, leucorrhoea and suppressed 
lochia. 



ARANEA DIADEMA. 

Natural order. — Arachnida. Common name. — Cross 
Spider. Preparation. — A tincture is prepared by crushing 
the live spider and digesting with alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Aranea is especially noted for its production of symptoms 
analagous to those resulting from malarial poisoning, and has 
been chiefly used in such cases, when the cold stage is the most 
pronounced, and when the symptoms return precisely at the 
same hour. Aranea was selected by Dr. Yon Grauvogl as typi- 
cal of what he called a " hydrogenoid " constitution, where 
there is too much water in the system, the patient being always 
deficient in warmth, and very susceptible of moisture or damp- 
ness, such a condition being especially favorable to malarial 
poisoning. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Headache and confusion in the head; relieved by 
smoking (reverse Ign.). Headache continues till evening; 
becomes milder, however, after a few hours, and ceases en- 
tirely in the open air. Headache, with burning in the 
eyes and heat in the face, also flickering in the eyes on read- 
ing and writing, which aggravates the headache. 



ARANEA DIADEMA. 75 

Mouth. — Sudden violent pains in all the teeth at night, im- 
mediately after lying down. 

Abdomen.— Sensation of heaviness and fullness in the lower 
bowels ; it seems as if a stone lay there, with unpleasant 
feeling of faintness in pit of stomach, together with grip- 
ing in abdomen ; sensation of heaviness in thighs, so that 
they can hardly be carried forward, with confusion of the 
head ; returns the next day at the same hoar ; lasts half an 
hour (5 p.m.). Enlargement of the spleen. 

Stool. — Thin, fluid stool, with pain in abdomen. 

Female Organs. — Periods eight days too early, too strong, 
and too copious. 

Chest. — Haemorrhage from the lungs. 

Extremities.— Bone pains of a boring, digging character 
(Eupat.,«/¥"^c), particularly in the right tibia and os cal- 
cis, and in the right upper and forearm bones. Sensation 
as if hands and arms were enormously swollen. Formica- 
tion in ring and little fingers. 

Generalities.— Great lassitude and weariness. Restless sleep, 
with frequent waking. Worse in damp, wet places, or in 
wet weather (Rhus tox.). Every damp day or place favors 
chilliness; feels cold to the very bones. Chilliness pre- 
dominates; no fever. Symptoms return periodically at 
precisely the same hour (Ced.). 

Compare.— Arnica, Ars., Arg. met., Cedron, Eucal., Eupat., 
Secal. cor., Tarantula. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been used mostly in malarial fevers, and in malarial 
conditions in general, with the characteristic symptoms (see 
General Analysis). Intermittents checked by quinine, enlarged 
spleen, etc. Toothache, worse in damp weather, and imme- 
diately after lying down in bed. Lumbo-abdominal neuralgia, 
worse in damp weather. Diarrhoea. Asthma and bronchitis, 
always worse at night on lying down. Simple periostitis, or 
caries of os calcis — boring, digging pains. 



76 ARGENTUM METALLICUM. 

ARGENTUM METALLICUM. 

Pure Metallic Silver. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts prominently upon the mucous membranes of the 
digestive, respiratory and genito-urinary tracts ; also upon the 
articulations and their component elements — bones, cartilages, 
ligaments, etc. ; cartilaginous surfaces ; cartilages of the ears, 
Eustachian tube, nose, false ribs, tarsal cartilages, etc. It also 
acts upon the spinal nerves, causing pains in various parts and 
a tendency to spasmodic action of muscles. It also acts upon 
the glandular organs and upon the heart. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Increased cheerfulness and disposition to talk the 

whole time. 
Head. — Suddenly giddy, as if a midst were before the eyes 

(Gels.), vertigo, with difficulty in controlling his senses. 

Pressing pain, ivith dullness in forehead, with drawing 

pressure in occiput and stupor. Pressive, tearing pains, at 

the temporal bones, increased by touch. Aching, drawing 

pains in left temple. °Crawling and whirling in the head as 

if drunken. 
Eyes. — Margins of lids swollen, red and thick (Ant. crud., 

Graph., Lye, Merc). Violent itching of lids and corners 

of eyes (Sulph.). 
Ears.— Corrosive itching of the lobules of both ears. Stitching, 

tearing, drawing pains. 
Nose. — Excessive, fluent coryza, with sneezing (Aeon., Ars., 

Euph., Merc, cor.) ; mornings. Tingling and itching in 

nose, then bleeding. 
Face.— Pressing and tearing in facial bones ; drawing, tearing 

in right zygoma. Swelling of upper lips (Calc. c). 
Mouth. — Dryness in the mouth; foetid breath. Tongue sore, 

and burning vesicles. 
Throat. — Region of sub-maxillary glands swollen; neck stiff; 

swallowing difficult, as from internal swelling ; has to force 

every mouthful down the throat. °Sticky, tough saliva on 



ARGEXTUM METALLICOI. 77 

palate causing scratching. Viscid, gray, jelly-like mucus 
in pharynx, easily hawked up ; early in the morning. 
TJiro at feels raw and sore (Arg. nit.) during expiration 
and coughing ; not on swallowing. Painful tension in 
the fauces as from swelling when yawning. 

Stomach. — Excessive appetite even when stomach feels full 
(Lye). 

Abdomen.— Bruised pain over the left hip, and on the whole 
side of the pelvis. Loud rumbling and croaking in the 
abdomen with hunger. 

Stool and Anus.— Frequent urging in the lower part of the 
rectum, with discharge of small quantities of soft stool. Dry 
stool, like sand ; after dinner. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent desire to urinate, with profuse 
discharge (Apis, Arg. nit., Phos. ac.) ; °urine turbid; sweet- 
ish, profuse at night; °diabetes. 

Male Organs. — Crjislied pain in the testicles (Aeon.) ; clothing- 
increases the pain on walking. Seminal emissions almost 
every night, without erection, with atrophy of penis ; after 
onanism. °Yellowish, greenish gonorrhoea, of an indolent 
character from the beginning. °Chronic gleet. 

Female Organs.— Pains in the left ovary (right, Apis) and 
loins. °Left ovary feels as if it were very large. °Prolap- 
sus uteri, with great bearing down and pain in left ovary, 
pain extending up back and down thigh, with leucorrhcea, 
yellow excoriating, ichorous, of intolerable odor. °In 
uterine disease a sore feeling as if ulcerated, in the whole 
abdomen, worse when riding in a carriage. 

Respiratory Organs.— °Hoarseness, especially of professional 
singers, speakers, etc. (Arg. nit., Arum, Phos.). Laughing 
produces mucus in the larynx, and excites cough (Cinch., 
Dros., Phos.). When stooping or ascending stairs, mucus 
rises in the throat, which is expelled by a single cough. 
Rawness and soreness in the upper part of the larynx, 
when coughing, not when swallowing (Brom.). °Over the 
bifurcation of the trachea a raw spot, worse when using the 
voice. A dull cutting which becomes a stitch, in the air- 
passages, from below upward, causing two or three fits of 
coughing. 

Attacks of short, rattling cough by day, not at night, 



78 ARGENTUM METALLICUM. 

nor in the open air, with easy expectoration of white, 
thick mucus, like boiled starch. Great weakness of chest, 
worse on left side. 

Heart. — Frequent spasmodic, though painless twitching of the 
whole cardiac muscle, especially when lying on the back. 

Extremities. — Tenderness; tearing pressure and pain in bones. 
Joints feel weak, sore, especially in descending. Sensation 
of soreness in joints, especially of hands and feet, fingers 
and toes. Drawing in anterior surface of right upper arm 
when at rest. Paralytic drawing on outside of left arm, 
with bruised feeling on pressure. Bruised pain in radial 
part of wrist on pressure. Painful tension in muscles about 
trochanters and buttocks, as if sprained, with bruised pain 
on pressure. Bruised pain on left internal malleolus. Tear- 
ing in the feet, at times in the soles, dorsum, heels' or toes; 
in tarsal or metatarsal bones. 

Generalities. — Loss of power; after walking, unusual fatigue. 
Weary, forced to lie down and sleep. Sensation of soreness 
and rawness in internal organs. Weakness in the morning 
on waking. The attacks recur every day at noon. Hectic 
fever every day from 11 to 12 or 1 o'clock. Restless at 
night. 

Compare. — Agar., Alum., Asaf., Calc. c, Cinch., Chin, sulph., 
Fer., Gels., Hep. s., Lye, Merc, Nitr. ac, Puis., Plat., Sep., 
Zinc. 

Antidotes.— Merc, Puis. 

Argentum Metallicum Antidotes.— Mercury. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

A valuable remedy in chronic laryngitis and hoarseness, espe- 
cially in public singers or speakers. Cough from laughing or talk- 
ing, or from irritation in larynx, with characteristic expectora- 
tion. Chronic pharyngeal catarrh with same expectoration, and 
with much rawness and soreness when coughing, not when swal- 
lowing. Arthralgia and arthritic inflammation of the joints. 
Rheumatic pains in limbs and back, generally worse when sit- 
ting, better when lying down. Irritability of the heart. Gen- 
eral ansemia with oedematous feet. Diabetes, especially insipi- 
dus. Gonorrhoea and gleet, with symptoms already given. 
Orchitis. Seminal emissions without excitement or loss of sex- 



ARGENTUM NITRICUM. 79 

ual power. Bad effects from onanism. Prolapsus and other 
uterine and ovarian diseases, with symptoms already named. 
Hectic fever. Ailments from abuse of mercury. 



ARGENTUM NITRICUM. 

Nitrate of Silver. Preparation. — The pure salt is dissolved 
in distilled water, one part by weight to nine parts by weight 
of water. The first three decimal dilutions are made with dis- 
tilled water, the 4x with dilute alcohol, and subsequent dilu- 
tions with alcohol. Dilutions should be made fresh when used. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The most important action of Argentum Nitricum is on 
the blood, producing an antiplastic effect, rendering it more 
fluid and darker ; the red corpuscles lose their coloring matter ; 
the blood stagnates in the vessels causing ecchymosis, and 
nutrition is interfered with. The flow of bile is iu creased, and 
degenerative congestion in the liver is produced, and albumi- 
nuria. As a result of defective nutrition the bones and perios- 
teum are involved. The drug also acts as a highly irritant 
poison, affecting primarily the mucous membranes of the eyes, 
mouth, throat, and upper air-passages, the bowels and urethra, 
causing violent congestion, and destructive inflammation and 
ulcerations of these tracts. The nervous system is also 
decidedly affected, giving rise to great prostration, and causing 
violent tetanic convulsions, followed by paralysis. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Loss of memory (Anac., Kreos., Lach., Merc, Natr. 
mur., Nux m., Phos. ac). °Impulsive; must walk fast. 
Melancholic; does not undertake anything lest he should 
not succeed (Aur.); °impulse to throw herself from the win- 
dow. ° Apprehension when ready to go to church or opera, 
bringing on diarrhoea. Nightly nervousness, with heat and 
fullness in the head. Nervous, faintish and tremulous sen- 
sation. 

Head — Vertigo anal buzzing in the ears, and general debil- 



80 AKGENTUM NITKICUM. 

ity of the limbs and trembling . Headache relieved by 
binding something tightly around the head (Sil.); worse 
in the open air. Headache from mental exertion. Boring 
in left frontal eminence (Coloc). Head feels much en- 
larged (Borax, Cimic, Glon.). Drawing in bands over sur- 
face of brain, apparently in membranes or sinuses. 

Congestion, with throbbing of carotids, heaviness and 
stupefying dullness in head, melancholy, weakness of mind 
and inability to express himself suitably and coherently. 
Digging, cutting motion through the left hemisphere, from 
occiput to frontal protuberance, recurs frequently, increases 
and decreases rapidly. Aching in one side of head, with 
enlarged feeling in corresponding eye. 

Digging pains in the hemisphere of brain. Painful full- 
ness and heaviness in the head ; inability to recollect. Ex- 
cessive congestion of blood to the head {Bell.). Almost 
constant boring, cutting in bones of forehead, vertex, tem- 
ples and face. Itching, creeping, crawling, as from vermin 
(Colch., Cupr. m.), roots of hair feel as if pulled upward. 

Eyes. — Ophthalmia, with intense pains ; worse in warm room ;. 
better in cool open air (Puis.). Intolerance of light (Aeon., 
Bell., Euph., Graph.). Gray spots and serpent-like bodies 
move before the vision. °Ciliary blepharitis from being 
over a fire; better from cold air and cold applications; 
ectropion. Vanishing of sight; must constantly wipe 
away the mucus (Alum., Croc, Puis.). Acute granular con- 
junctivitis ; conjunctiva intensely pink, or scarlet red ; dis- 
charge profuse, inclined to be muco-purulent (Merc). Can- 
ihi red as blood; the caruncula swollen, standing out 
lihe a lump of red flesh ; clusters of intensely red vessels 
extend from inner canthus to cornea (Kali iod.). °0pacity 
of the cornea ; Ulceration of cornea in infants ; profuse pur- 
ulent discharge from- the lids (Merc. cor.). 

Ears.— Whizzing in left ear, with feeling of obstruction and 
hard hearing. 

Nose.— Discharge of whitish pus, with clots of blood. Coryza, 
with stupefying headache over the eyes ; has to lie down ; 
sneezing; chilliness; lachrymation ; sickly look. Violent 
itching of the nose. 

Face.— Sickly appearance (Jrs.); face sunken, pale, bluish 



ARGEXTOI NITRICUM. 81 

(Carb. v.); °yellow, dirty looking (Iodi.); prematurely old 
look. Infra orbital neuralgia, left side. 

Mouth.— Gums tender and bleed easily {Merc, Nitr. ac, Phos.); 
but neither painful nor swollen. Toothache, worse from 
chewing, eating sour things, and putting cold things into 
the mouth. Teeth sensitive to cold water (Calc. c). Tip of 
the tongue reel (Ars.) and painful '; papilhe erect, promi- 
nent. White tongue. Red streak down middle of tongue. 
Fetor from the mouth ; ptyalism (Merc., Xitr. ac). Tongue 
is remarkably dry, with violent thirst. 

Throat. — Thick, tenacious mucus in the throat, obliging hinv 
to hawk. Rawness, soreness, and scraping in the throat 
{'lrg. met.). Sensation as if a splinter were lodged in* 
the throat, wit en swallowing (Ailarith., Hep. s., Xitr. ac), 
breathing or moving the neck. Uvula and fauces dark- 
red (Mlanth., Bapt., Bell., Mur. ac, Phyt.). Burning and 
dryness in fauces and pharynx (Ars.). Paroxysms of cramp 
in the oesophagus. 

Stomach. — Irresistible desire for sugar. Violent belchings* 
°with most gastric ailments, after every meal; difficult; 
finally air rushes out with great violence. Nausea after each 
meal, especially after dinner. The vomited substance 
tinged the bedding black. Awakens at midnight with op- 
pression at stomach, as from a heavy lump, inducing vomit- 
ing ; in the morning throws up glairy mucus, which can be 
drawn into strings ; during the afternoon desire to vomit, 
tremulous weakness, and a sensation as if the head were 
in a vise (Merc). 

°Violent cardialgia, with griping and burning, after ice 
cream or food. Stinging, ulcerative pain in left side of 
stomach, worse from touch and deep inspiration. Inflam- 
mation of the stomach; gastro-enteritis. Trembling and 
throbbing in stomach (Puis., Sep.). Painful swelling of 
the pit of the stomach, with great anxiety , 

Feeling as if stomach would burst after yawning, with 
sensation of spasmodic closure of oesophagus, hence inef- 
fectual efforts to eructate; becomes strangulated, face 
purple, almost unconscious, relieved by empty eructations. 

Abdomen.— Fullness, heaviness and distension of the abdomen 
(Ant. crud., Aloe, Cinch.), with anxiety. Stitches dart 



:82 AKGENTUM NITRICUM. 

through the abdomen like electric shocks on left side, espe- 
cially when changing from rest to motion. Pain in hypo- 
chondria. Intolerance of lacing around hypochondria. 
Flatulence {Aloe, Cart, v., Lye). 

Stool and Anus.— Stools greenish- (Amm. mur.), very fetid 
mucus (Ars.), with noisy flatus, at night; green mucus 
(Ars., Bell., Ipec, Puis., Merc, Sulph.) with retching and 
vomiting of mucus ; scanty and ivatery, with flatulent 
colic at night; °like spinach in flakes; copious fluid; 
bloody mucus; masses of epithelium connected by muco- 
lymph, looking red, or green or shreddy, with severe bear- 
ing down in the hypogastrium ; °advanced dysentery, with 
suspected ulceration ; diarrhoea as soon as he drinks (Aloe, 
Coloc, Ferr.); °child fond of sugar but diarrhoea results 
from eating it. Itching in the anus (iEsc. h., Sulph.). 

Urinary Organs. — Burning during and after micturation 
(Aeon., Canth.); urethra feels sore, as if swollen ( Can. sat.). 
Quick urging to urinate; flow copious and clear (Apoc, 
Phos. ac). Rare urination, urine scanty and dark. In- 
ability to pass urine in a projecting stream. Scanty emis- 
sion of concentrated urine, with disappearance of uric acid. 
Oozing of mucus from urethra ; thick, white at night. 
Stitches in extremity of urethra (Nit. ac); cutting from 
posterior part of urethra to anus, when emitting last drop 
of urine (Thuja). Inflammation of urethra, with pain 
(Can. sat., Cubeb., Merc, cor., Thuja), increased gonor- 
rhea, priapism, dysuria, bloody urine and fever 
(Petrosel.). Ulcerative pain in the middle of the urethra, as 
from a splinter. Stream of urine spreads asunder. 

Male Organs. — Want of desire; organs shriveled (Agar.). 
Coition painful ; urethra as if put on the stretch, or sensi- 
tive at its orifice. Painful tension during erection, chordee, 
bleeding from urethra, and shooting in urethra from be- 
hind forward. °Ulcers on the prepuce; small, covered with 
pus; later, spreading, bowl-shaped, with a tallow-like coat- 
ing. Contusive pain, with enlargement and hardening of 
right testicle. 

Female Organs.— °Coition painful, followed by bleeding from 
the vagina. °Prolapsus, with ulceration of os or cervix 
(Hydras.). Menses irregular, too copious or too scanty, 



ARGEXTOI N1TRICUM. 83 

too soou or too late. Orgasms at night. Metrorrhagia, 
with nervous erethism at change of life; also in young 
widows and those who have borne no children; returning in 
attacks, region of ovaries painful, with pains radiating to 
sacrum and thighs. c During pregnancy, stomach as if it 
would burst with wind ; head feels expanded. 

Respiratory Organs. — Internal soreness of the larynx and pit 
of the throat, worse mornings. °Chronic laryngitis of sing- 
ers (Arg. met., Arum, Phos.); raising the voice causes 
cough. Suffocative cough at noon. Evening cough, worse 
from tobacco smoke. Dyspnoea. Burning in chest ; heavi- 
ness. Expectoration purulent, mixed with light blood. 

Heart. — Heart's action irregular, intermittent {Digit., Nafrr. 
mar.), with an unpleasant sensation of fullness; worse 
when noticing it, better on motion in open air. Violent 
palpitation of the heart {Aeon., Avs., Bell., Spig., Venal. 
alb.): in afternoon with faintish, nausea ; from sudden mus- 
cular exertion or excitement. 

Back.— Pressure in back at night. Pain in back, better from 
standing or walking. Heaviness in os sacrum, extending 
along pelvis with painful drawing. Heaviness, with para- 
lytic sensation, preventing long sitting, and obliging him, 
when walking, to stretch the dorsal spine. 

Lower Limbs.— Limbs, especially knees, start up at night, 
awakening him. Debility and weakness of lower limbs, 
with sick feeling and dread of work (Xux v.). Calves weary 
as after a long journey (Cinch.). Paralytic heaviness and 
debility, so that he did not know where to put them. Weari- 
ness with rigidity. 

Generalities.— Chorea-like convulsive motion of all the limbs. 
Lassitude, weariness of forearms and legs. Tremulozvs 
jcealaxess accompanied Avith general debility. Paralysis, 
convulsions, twitchings. Trembling and tremulous sensa- 
tion (Cupr., Gels., Merc). Expanding sensation, especially 
in face and head (Glon., Gels.), with feeling as if bones of 
skull separated, and with heat. Emaciation. Dropsy; 
oedema of legs and ascites. Loss of voluntary motion. 
°Paraplegia from debilitating causes. Sensation of splin- 
ters in various parts (Nitr.ac), especially in mucous mem- 
branes. 



84 ARGENTUM NITRICUM. 

Skin.— °Bluish-blaek eruption; scarlet fever. Sweat in the 
morning; at night. Skin brown, tense and hard. Discol- 
oration from blue, gray, violet or bronze to black. 

Sleep. — Restless, stupefied sleep, with horrid dreams of serpents, 
etc. Prevented from falling asleep by fancies and images 
hovering before his imagination. 

Compare.— Ars., Aur., Cupr., Gels., Hydras., Hydroc. ac, 
Merc, Nitr. ac, Phos., Picric ac, Plumb. 

Antidotes.— Ars., Merc ., JVatr. mur., Nitr. ac To large doses : 
milk, salt in water, mucilaginous drinks. 

Argentum Nitricum Antidotes.— Amm. caust., Tabac 

THERAPEUTIC S. 

The chief therapeutic value of Argentum Nitricum is in the 
treatment of catarrhal affections of mucous membranes charac- 
terized by a profuse muco-purulent discharge (Puis. ) . Especially 
useful in purulent ophthalmia-acute granular conjunctivitis, 
with profuse discharge, great redness, swelling and even ulcera- 
tion, the cornea being involved. An excellent remedy in the 
purulent ophthalmia of new born infants. Useful in ciliary 
blepharitis (see symptom), though in chronic cases with much 
thickening of the edge of the lids Arg. met. is more frequently 
used. Paralysis of accommodation from errors of refraction; 
glasses failing. Nasal catarrh, w T ith loss of smell and haemor- 
rhages. Acute and chronic pharyngitis, uvula and fauces dark 
red, thick, tenacious mucus, rawness and soreness, sensation of 
a splinter, etc. Catarrh of smokers, with sensation of a hair 
causing cough, better again by smoking. Gastric catarrh and 
gastro-enteritis, the symptoms agreeing. In children who have 
disordered stomachs from eating sweets. Cholera infantum in 
children who look dried up like mummies. Diarrhoea, with 
characteristic green stools, and flatulence. Advanced dysen- 
tery, bloody, slimy stools, suspected ulceration. A valuable 
remedy, internally, in urethritis, simple or specific, great sore- 
ness, burning, violent cutting pains, dysuria, bloody urine. 
Especially useful in the early purulent stage of gonorrhoea. In 
gonorrhoea of the female, and in profuse purulent leucorrhoea 
it is a valuable remedy. Also in erosions and ulcerations of the 
os and cervix, with much soreness and bleeding. In the chronic 
laryngitis of singers it is an excellent remedy, though less often 



ARNICA. 85 

indicated than Arg. met. Threatening paralysis of the lungs. 
Asthma. Angina pectoris. Argentum Nitricum has proved 
useful in various chronic affections of the brain and nervous 
system. Melancholia ; spinal irritation ; epilepsy and epilepti- 
form convulsions ; paralysis, paraplegia ; functional paralysis 
following acute diseases, post diphtheritic, etc.; prosopalgia; 
cardialgia ; gastralgia ; nephralgia ; locomotor ataxia. Accord- 
ing to Allen it is a valuable remedy in the mental depression or 
irritability which results from brain-fag, with general debility 
and trembling of the whole body. Has been used in septic 
forms of scarlet fever. In bone affections, especially caries of 
small bones. In chlorosis. 



ARNICA. 

Synonym. — Arnica Montana. Natural order. — Composite. 
Common name. — Leopard's Bane. Habitat. — A perennial herb 
growing in mountainous districts of the northern hemisphere. 
Preparation.— Tincture from the root, leaves and flowers, 
mixed. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The chief action of Arnica is upon the blood, producinggen- 
eral anaemia and a tendency to haemorrhages, capillary stases, 
ecchymoses, defective nutrition, etc. On the muscular, serous, 
and cellular tissues and tendons it produces conditions quite 
similar to those resulting from injuries, falls, blows, etc., both 
external and internal, even to traumatic fever and septicaemia, 
by purulent infection. It also acts, secondarily, upon the ca- 
pillaries, stimulating their absorbent power, especially after 
having been weakened by external injuries. Through the 
motor nerves it affects the cerebro-spinal axis, causing spinal 
irritation and its attendant evils, paralysis, etc. In the diges- 
tive tract it produces irritation and a low inflammatory condi- 
tion, giving rise on the one hand to dyspeptic symptoms, and 
on the other to typhoid conditions. A bruised, sore feeling is 
its leading peculiarity. 



86 ARNICA. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— ° Unconscious (Camph., Bell., Op.); when spoken to 
answers correctly, but unconsciousness and delirium return 
at once (Bapt., Hyos.). °Stupor, with involuntary dis- 
charge of faeces; typhoid. Indifference to everything 
(Phos., Phos. ac); hopelessness. Fright. Inability to per- 
form continuous active work. Sullen, morose, does not 
speak a loud word. Sensitive. °Low muttering delirium 
or complete stupor in malarial or typhoid fevers. Want of 
memory (Anac, Lach., Nux m.); forgets the word he is 
about speaking (Baryt. carb.). °Fears being struck or even 
touched by those coming toward him. °Violent attacks of 
anguish; angina pectoris. Hypochondriacal anxiety (Aur., 
Nujc v., Puis.) 

Head. — Vertigo with nausea ; better when sitting or bending 
the head, but on righting the head or moving it a feeling as 
if everything turned with her (Alum., Bell., Bry., Coni., 
Kuoo v.). Vertigo when closing the eyes. Confusion of the 
head, with pressure in right half of head, especially over 
rig:ht brow. 

Pressive headache, as if distended from within out- 
ward. Pain, as if a knife were drawn through the head 
transversely, followed by coldness. Headache in the morn- 
ing on waking, and later when walking in the open air, 
when there Was vertigo. Stitches in forehead with sen- 
sation of extravasation of blood. Aching over the eyes ex- 
tending towards the temples, with sensation as if the integu- 
ments of the forehead were spasmodically contracted ; as if 
the brain were rolled up in a lump, worse near the stove. 
Stitches in the temples; intermittent tearing in left 
temple. Headache as if a nail were thrust into the temple 
(Anac, Agar., Coff., Ign.\. Cold spot on forehead. °Bad 
effects from falls or blows on the head. 

Eyes.— Eyes sunken. Pinching in inner half of right eyeball. 
Pupils contracted; dilated. Margin of upper lids painful 
when the lids are moved, as if they were dry and slightly 
sore, inflammation of the eyes, with suggillations after 
mechanical injuries. °Retinal haemorrhage; expedites ab- 
sorption of clots. 

Ears.— Bruised pain in ears; stitches in and behind ears; ears 



AENICA. 87 

very dry. °Hard hearing from concussions. Humming in 
the ears. 

Nose. — Bruised pain from above downward. Frequent blow- 
ing of nose with traces of blood. °Nosebleed, dark, fluid 
blood, from mechanical causes; during whooping cough or 
typhoid fever. 

Face. — Face sunken. Lips chapped. Red swelling of right 
cheek, with throbbing and pinching pain, swollen lip and 
great heat in head, with cold body. Redness and burning 
in one cheek (Aeon., Cham.). Trembling of lower lip; c in 
typhus. 

Mouth. — Putrid smell from the mouth (Anr., Hep. s., Iodi , 
Kreos., Merc., Nitr. ae., Nux v.); foetid breath. Dryness 
in mouth, with great thirst (Ars., Bry.). Biting, burning 
and scraping at root of tongue and in oesophagus. °Tooth- 
ache after operations, plugging, etc. Tongue coated white 
{Ant. crud., Bry., Jlerc, Nux v.). Taste bitter, disgust- 
ing (Hep.); putrid, slimy (Ascl. t., Merc, Nux. v., Puis., 
Sep.); like rotten eggs. 

Stomach.— Repugnance to food; aversion to meat (Alum., 
Graph., Ptel., Puis.) and broth. Eructations bitter and 
like rotten eggs (Agar., Ant. tart., Cham., Psor., Sep., 
Yaler., Ptel.) ; empty at night. Thirst without external 
heat, the pupils being little capable of dilatation. Nausea ; 
with general relaxation ; with burning and scratching in 
throat. °Yomiting of coagulated blood ; after injuries. 
Spasmodic contraction of stomach causes a general pain, 
but mostly in posterior vail, with a sensation as if wall of 
stomach would be forcibly pressed toward the spine, and as 
if spine would be made painful from that place downwards. 
Feeling of repletion in stomach with loathing. Pinching, 
spasmodic griping in the stomach. 

Abdomen.— Tympanitic distension of the abdomen (Cinch.); 
frequent urging to stool ; though constipated. Offensive 
flatus (Ascl., Aloe, Bry.. Carb. v., Graph.); smelling like 
rotten eggs (Sulph.). Stitches below false ribs {especially 
left) when standing, intercepting breathing. Pressure 
and constriction below last ribs. Stitches and cutting in 
abdomen ; in sides during cough. Sharp thrusts in abdo- 
men from one side to the other. Colic resembling dysen- 



88 ARNICA. 

tery, a deep-seated digging pain in hypogastrium on both 
sides, with nausea and drowsiness. Intermittent tearing in 
left half of pubic eminence. 

Stool and Anns.— Involuntary stool (Ars., Carb.v.) at night 
(Hyos.) ; when asleep. Diarrhoea, resembling brown 
yeast. Stools undigested {Ant. cruel., Cinch., Poclo.) ; 
blood or pus; copious, thin pap-like, sour smelling {Poclo.), 
following tenesmus, and giving relief; small mucous stools. 
Diarrhoea at night, with cutting in intestines. Frequent 
stools with necessity to lie down after each stool. 

Urinary Organs. — Urine dark, scanty (Aeon.) ; brick-dust 
sediment (Lye, Cinch., Natr. mur., Phos.) ; dark-brown. 
°Bloody urine from mechanical causes. Tenesmus of the 
bladder, with involuntary dropping of urine ; with in- 
effectual urging. Urine retained, with aching and pressing 
in bladder. °Involuntary urination {Ars., Bell., Hyos.) 
at night during sleep {Caust., Cupr., Puis.). °Has to wait 
a long time for urine to pass. °Retention of urine from 
exertion. 

Sexual Organs.— °Soreness, pain, swelling, haemorrhages, etc., 
resulting from mechanical injuries. °Phymosis from 
friction, parts bruised and much swollen. °Soreness and 
lameness of parts after labor, especially after instrumental 
delivery. °Sore nipples {Graph.). °Mastitis from injury. 
° Uterine haemorrhages, and other disorders from injuries. 

Respiratory Organs. — ° Cough in children prodztced by weep- 
ing and, lamenting ; from itching in upper part of larynx. 
Dry cough from tickling in lowest part of trachea ; short, 
hacking, dry; every morning after rising; constant, shak- 
ing the whole frame. Bloody expectoration (Bry., Phos.). 
Short, panting respiration. Dyspnoea; quick inspira- 
tions and expirations. Stitches in chest (left side), worse 
from a dry cough ; worse from motion ; better from external 
pressure (Bry.), with short cough which aggravates the 
pain, and with tightness of chest. Violent stitches in 
the middle of the left chest (Bry., Kalicarb.). Pain, as if 
bruised (Apis, Cinch., Sil.), or sprained in the articulations 
and cartilages of chest,' during motion, breathing and 
coughing. Raw feeling in chest. 

Heart and Pulse.— Pain in region of heart as if squeezed 



ARNICA. 89 

(Cact.j Lil.), or as if it got a shock. °" Strain of the 
heart/'' from violent running. °Pressure under the ster- 
num, anguish, collapse, small irregular pulse; dyspnoea; 
angina pectoris. Articulations and cartilaginous con- 
nections of chest feel as if beaten, when moving, breathing 
or coughing. Stitches in cardiac region (Bry., Cact., Kali 
card., Spig.) from left to right side of heart. Pulse inter- 
mittent, feeble, irregular, hurried (Apoc, Dig.). 

Neck and Back.— Violent pain in the spine, as after sudden 
rising up after long stooping (Cinch., Dulc, Puis.) ; in the 
morning on rising. Great soreness and pain in back, as if 
bruised or beaten (Ars.,Berb.. Bry., Rhus tox., Sulph.). Pain 
in the middle of spine when sitting; in spine as if it could not 
carry the body. Pain in lower cervical vertebrae on bending 
the head, with tension ; on spinal processes of lower cervical 
and upper dorsal vertebrae, with tension. Pain between 
scapulae, Avith pressure near spine. Stitches in right side 
of back, from last ribs to axilla, at every inspiration. 

Limbs.— Heaviness in all the limbs. Paralytic pains in all 
the joints during motion, as if bruised. Limbs as if 
bruised, at rest or on motion ; painful concussion froru jolt- 
ing of carriage, or stepping firmly, also tingling. 

Upper Limbs.— Arms feel weary, as if bruised (Cimic). Pain, 
as from bruises, on anterior surfaces of arms. Sensation 
as if the joints of the arms and wrists were sprained. Acute 
bruised pain in the balls of the thumbs. Violent twitching 
pain from shoulder joint to little finger. Slight cracking 
and sensation of dislocation in ri«'ht wrist when moving 
the hand. Sharp drawing in outer half of back of right 
hand. Tearing, twitching, drawing pain in ulnar side of 
back of right hand. Cramps in fingers of left hand. Tear- 
ing in tips of left ring and little finger. Drawing in right 
thumb. 

Lower Limbs. — Drawing, pressire pain in left hip-joint, when 
sitting with thigh extended. Pain as from a sprain in the 
hips. Pain in thighs when walking, as from a blow or con- 
tusion. Pain in calf of right leg. as from a blow, with lassi- 
tude of the legs. Pain as from a sprain in tarsal joints. 
Arthritic pains in foot, worse towards evening : big toe joint 
red, feels sprained. Burning spot on outside of left tibia. 



90 AKNICA. 

Tearing pain in right outer mallelous, and on dorsum of 
foot. Drawing in outer half of back of left foot. Tearing 
in left little toe. 

Generalities.— Stitches in various parts. Formication or dull 
pain in contused part. Weakness, with a bruised sensa- 
tion (Bapt.). Lassitude and sluggishness of the whole 
body; scarcely able to stand. Weary, bruised (Ranunc), 
sore (Bad., Ruta); great zueahness (Cinch.); ° must lie down, 
yet bed feels too hard (Bapt.). Whole body, especially 
skin and joints, excessively painful and sensitive. Tearing, 
tingling, drawing, etc., in outer parts (Aeon.). 

Skin.— Red, hot, oedematous (Apis, Rhus tox.). Inflammation 
of skin and cellular tissues; tender on pressure; erysipela- 
tous. Hot, hard, shining, swelling, as from insect stings 
(Ant. crud., Apis, Led.). Many small painful boils, one 
after another ; extremely sore. 

Sleep. — Sleepiness; drowsiness (JVux m.). Frequent yawning 
in evening, without sleepiness. Sleepiness (Op., Cinch., 
Lanr.). Dreams vivid, frightful, anxious (Aur., Puis., 
Sulph.); of graves; of lightning striking, etc. 

Fever. — Chilly in morning in bed. Chilly, with heat and redness 
in one cheek. Shivering over ivhole body and head, at 
same time heat in head and redness and heat in face 
(Aj"s.); cool hands; hips, bach and arms feel bruised. 
Dry heat in bed ; violent thirst, even covering makes him 
chilly; chilly on moving in bed. Head alone, or face alone, 
hot, body cold. Great internal heat, hands and feet being 
cold (Ars.). Sweat, sour or offensive (Ars.); at night. 

Compare. — Aeon., Cimic, Apis, Ars., Bapt., Boy., Bry., Carb. 
v., Flaps, Hyper., Ipec, Merc, Nitr. ac.,Phos.,Puls., Rhus 
tox., Ruta, Sec. c, Sep., Sib, Symphytum. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Ipec, Cinch., Ign., Cic, Ferr., Senega, 
Vinegar. 

Arnica Antidotes. — Alcohol, Amm. carb., Cinch., Cic, Ferr., 
Ipec, Senega, Charcoal vapor. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Arnica is in the treatment of the acute or 
chronic bad effects, even inflammations from mechanical inju- 
ries, bruises and contusions (Allen says "of cuts rather than 



ARNICA. 91 

bruises"). Hypericum is better in spinal coucussion; Calen- 
dula in wounds, with loss of substauce, or with suppuration; 
Rhus in sprains; Symphytum in bone injuries. Arnica is espe- 
cially useful in bruises with well-marked ecchymoses, and in con- 
cussion of the brain or spine (Hypericum). An excellent rem- 
edy both locally and internally for the swelling and tumefac- 
tion accompanying fractures. Compound fractures and their 
profuse suppuration. Haemorrhages from any part, of mechani- 
cal origin. Myalgia. Muscular pain and soreness from a strain 
or wrench, or after over exertion (Rhus tox.). Hypertrophy of 
the heart and palpitation from like causes. It is sufficient to 
say that Arnica is useful in any disease of any organ or tissue 
where the disease results directly from traumatic causes. The 
chief symptom of Arnica in all cases is a "bruised, sore feeling.'' 
This symptom also often indicates Arnica in rheumatism and 
rheumatoid affections. In gout the patient fears being 
struck by those coming towards him. Arnica is an excellent 
remedy to administer after parturition. It relieves the sore- 
ness and lameness of the parts, especially after instrumental 
delivery, and tends to prevent septic infection. Farrington 
says that it also " promotes proper contraction of the uterus, 
and expulsion of coagula, and of any portion of the membranes 
that may have been retained." It is also an excellent remedy 
for sore nipples, and for mastitis resulting from injury. The 
power of Arnica to prevent pyaema is wonderful, and makes its 
application after injuries and surgical operations the more im- 
portant. In retinal haemorrhages Arnica expedites the absorp- 
tion of clots. As might be surmised from its action on the 
blood, Arnica is a valuable remedy in typhoid or typho-malarial 
fevers, and in typhoid states in general, its chief indication 
being an indifferent, stupid condition, the patient falling asleep 
when answering a question (Bapt.); feels sore and bruised; the 
bed seems too hard ; the head is hotter than the body ; suggil- 
lations; petechiae; intestinal haemorrhage; involuntary stools; 
also when bedsores form. Arnica is useful when boils or 
abscesses do not mature well and discharge, but are absorbed 
and pass away, new ones continually forming. Erysipelatous 
inflammations, and echymoses. Varicose veins and ulcers. 
Arnica is useful in gastro-enteritis, diarrhoea and dysentery 
with foul stools, and a typhoid tendency. Dyspepsia with foul 



92 ARSENICUM ALBUM. 

eructations like rotten eggs, and much offensive flatus *of a 
like odor. Angina pectoris. Pneumonia and pleurisy, especially 
from injuries. Whooping cough ; the child cries before the par- 
oxysm, as though in fear of the soreness it will cause; cough 
causes blood-shot eyes, nosebleed ; expectoration of foaming 
blood, or clots of blood. Apoplexia ; mania ; delirium tremens, 
with characteristic symptoms. Anaemia with great prostration, 
after injuries or low forms of fever. Spinal irritation ; paraly- 
sis. Thrombosis. Hematocele. 



ARSENICUM ALBUM. 

Synonym. — Arsenious Acid. Preparation. — Triturations 
for the lower attenuations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Arsenic is an irritant poison and has a specific action on 
almost every organ, tissue and secretion of the body. It acts 
directly upon the blood composition, upon the tissues, and 
upon the nervous system. The condition produced is one of 
asthenia, which characterizes the entire pathogenesis, and ex- 
haustion of vital power, producing symptoms of impeded func- 
tional activity amounting in some cases to positive paralysis. 
This exhaustion giving rise to lassitude, prostration, weakness, 
etc, is so peculiar to Arsenic, that it becomes at all times its 
most characteristic and important action, not resulting in all 
cases, as might be supposed, from organic destruction ; but being 
present as a "sudden and complete sinking of the forces," due to 
functional causes alone. Paralysis may also occur as a result 
of a persistent hyperemia and subsequent softening of the gray 
matter of the spinal cord. Of the tissues of the body the 
mucous membranes are most powerfully affected, producing 
irritation, inflammation, and ulceration. This is noted espe- 
cially in the digestive tract, where a violent destructive gastro- 
enteritis is established. The respiratory mucous membrane is 
also involved causing at first increased secretions. Later the 
pneumogastrics are paralyzed. Upon the serous membranes 
and the skin Arsenic produces its peculiar irritated and in- 



ARSENICUM ALBUM. 93 

flamed condition; in the former giving rise to copious effusions, 
and in the latter causing violent itching and burning followed 
by squamous and vesicular eruptions and ulcerations. It ex- 
cites inflammation of the kidneys, destroys the glycogenic func- 
tions of the liver, irritates the heart, resulting in vaso-motor 
paralysis, and causes fatty degeneration of all these organs 
(Phos.). Glandular action in general is first increased, then 
diminished. The blood corpuscles are affected, sometimes de- 
stroyed. Arsenic has also the power of producing fever of an 
intermittent type, and resembles in its pathogenesis the many 
degrees of both acute and chronic malarial poisoning, but lacks 
the distinct stages, regular periodicity and complete resolution 
of Cinchona and Chin . sulph. The leading peculiarities of Arsenic 
are its great restlessness, profound exhaustion, peculiar thirst, 
rapid emaciation, aggravation after midnight, and ameliora- 
tion fro m w armth . 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Delirium at night, with great restlessness {Aeon., 
Rhus tox.). Carphologia. Sad, tearful, anxious mood 
(Ign., Lye, Natr. mur., Nux m., Puis., Rhus tox.). An- 
guish and despair driving from one -place to another for 
relief (Aur .) . Her desires are greater than her needs; she 
eats and drinks too much ; walks too far. Sensitiveness ; to 
the least noise. Anxiety ; at 3 a.m., with hot feeling or 
nausea; after 8 a.m.; evening after lying down. Loss of 
consciousness. Ideas crowd upon the mind, too weak to 
repel them and dwell upon one alone. Great anxiety and 
restlessness at 3 a.m. (Aeon., Camph., Rhus tox.), driving 
out of bed. Dread of death (Aeon., Cimic, Agn., Nitr. ac, 
Sec.); sudden,\vhen alone or going to heel. Determined 
to commit suicide. Fretful, discontented, fault-finding, 
capricious, easily angered (Bry., Cham., JVuxv.). Great 
fear and anguish ■; sees ghosts day and night (Aeon., 
Puis.). 

Head.— Vertigo, as if he would fall; evening; with stupidity; 
heaviness in the head ; with humming in the ears ; goes off 
in the open air, hut returns on re-entering the room. 
Headache; throbbing; stupefying; burning; periodical. 
Confusion and stupefaction in the head. Ditense headache. 



94 ARSENICUM ALBUM. 

increased with light and noise (Bell.), with vertigo; worse 
on left side. Sensation as if the brain moved, and beat 
against the skull during motion (Hyos., Glon., Rhus tox., 
Sulph., Sulph. ac.). Drawing pressive pain in right side of 
forehead. Pain as if bruised or sore over the nose and in 
forehead, rubbing relieves temporarily. Throbbing over 
root of nose during motion. Pain in right temple ; in ver- 
tex. Neuralgia on left side of head ; hemicrania. Aching in 
occiput. Pain in head and face, especially severe on left 
side. Falling out of the hair (Graph., Hep. s., JV'itr. ac, 
Phos., Sep., Sulph.). °Can scarcely bear the head to be 
touched, scalp so sensitive. °Chronic eruptions with pus- 
tules and vesicles filled with pus. °Tinea. 

Eyes. — Red. Injected. Staring. Protruding. Pupils dilated ; 
contracted. Lachrymation and itching in the eyes. Blue 
spots in white of eye. Eyeballs hot and burning sore. In- 
flammation of the eyes and lids, with severe burning pain 
(Alum.), lachrymation and photophobia. Feeling of sand 
in the eyes (Caust., Sulph., Ign., Natr. mur., Phyt.); even- 
ings. Conjunctiva looks like a piece of raw beef. Pulsa- 
tive throbbing in the eyes, with every pulsation a stitch; 
after midnight. Eyelids cedematous, often completely 
closing the eye (Apis, Kali carb., Rhus tox.). Excessive 
photophobia (Aeon., Bell., Sulph.). Burning in margins of 
upper eyelids. Dryness of the eyelids, as if the eyes were 
rubbed by them. Corrosive tears, making the cheeks and 
eyelids sore (Euphr.,Merc. cor.; bland, Cepa). °Ophthalmia 
of children; skin rough; dry, and dirty looking; photopho- 
bia and profuse acrid lachrymation; relieved by hot appli- 
cations. 

Ears.— Stitching pains in left meatus (Kali bi.) at night, from 
within outward. Otalgia. Roaring in ears (Bell., Calc, 
Graph., Kali carb.), with every paroxysm of pain. 

Nose.— Swollen, and pouring forth a watery discharge. 
Watery excoriating discharge from the nostrils (Ailanth., 
Amm. carb., Arum, Cepa, Euphr.,J^jc). Coryza; fluent 
and dry together; fluent with frequent sneezing (Aeon., 
Gels.); with hoarseness and sleeplessness; worse in morn- 
ing; burning and excoriating ; better in open air (Puis.) ; 
better in hot weather. Pain in bone at root of nose. Sore- 



ARSENICUM ALBUM. 95 

ness of mucous membranes. Burning and dryness in nose. 
Distressing stoppage at root of nose. Nosebleed. °Ex- 
treme sensitiveness of smell, cannot bear even the smell of 
food. 

Face. — Face deathly color; pale, yellow, cachectic look; 
swollen; sunken (Ant. cruel.) ; covered with cold sweat; 
Hippocratic (Camphor, Verat. alb.). Distorted. Face 
expressive of great agony (Camph., Plumb., Verat. alb.). 
Twitching of muscles of face. Lips livid, blue, swollen, 
black and cracked; ulcerated. Lancinating pain along 
right inferior maxillary nerve. Pricking twitching in one 
side of upper lip, worse when going to sleep. (Edematous 
swelling of the face (Apis). °Cancer of face and lips, with 
burning pain. 

Mouth.— Grinding of teeth while asleep (Hell., Hyos., Podo.). 
Teeth seem longer; become loose (Mere., Nitr. ac, Rhus 
tox.) ; are sensitive to pressure and cold water. Swollen, 
bleeding gums, painful to touch. Jerking toothache at 
night, extending to temple. Sore lips and ulcers in the 
mouth. Tongue: sides furred, red streaks in middle 
and red tip (PJiyt., Bhus tox.); whitish, fiery red, 
smooth, dry (Bell., Bhus tox.), and brown (Bapt., 
Bhus tox.)\ bluish white. Violent burning on the tongue; 
gangrene. Swelling about the root of the tongue. 
Externally and internally. Dryness in mouth with 
violent thirst (Bry., Rhus tox.). Painful blisters in the 
mouth and on the tongue. Drinks often, but little at a 
time (Hyos., Cinch., Natr. ars.; reverse, Bry.). Aphthae in 
the mouth. Burning in the mouth,pharynx and oesopha- 
gus (Aeon., Canth., Caps.). Excessive thirst; drinking 
does not refresh. Burning thirst without especial desire to 
drink. Constant thirst for cold water, the smallest quan- 
tity of which could not be retained. Bitter taste after eat- 
ing (Bry., Cinch., Colo., JVux v., Puis., Sulph.). Taste 
sweetish; putrid. Saliva profuse ; bloody ; frothy. 

Throat.— Ulceration. Diphtheritis. Inflammation and swelling 
internally and externally about root of tongue. Dryness ; 
with soreness, scraping and burning. Dryness and burning 
in fauces, throat and oesophagus (Aeon., Bell., Canth., 
Caps.). Swallowing very difficult and painful;, sensation 



96 ABSENICUM ALBUM. 

of constriction {Bell., Hyos.) ; paralysis of pharynx and 
(Esophagus. Burning when swallowing; food goes down 
to region of larynx, when it is ejected. Burning in the 
cesophagus. 

Stomach. — Loss of appetite (Alum.) ; loathing of food (Aeon.,. 
Ant. tart.). Hiccough after eating; at the hoar when 
fever ought to have come. Unsuccessful eructations. 
Water-brash. Long-lasting nausea, anguish, with fainting 
tremor; heat all over, and shuddering; at 11 a.m. and 3 
p.m., obliging him to lie down. Violent retching. Violent 
and incessant vomiting; excited by eating or drinking 
(Nux v., Puis., Verat. alb.)*. °Stomach out of order from 
eating fruit, ice cream, etc. Vomiting; of all nourishment 
as soon as it reaches the stomach; of ingesta (Aeon., Phos., 
Verat. alb.); brown substance; mucus and green bile; blood 
and mucus. 

Great anxiety about the epigastric region ; at night on 
rising up. Intense burning pains in stomach and pit of 
stomach (Ant. crud., Apis, Bell., Colch., Canth., Iris Phos., 
Verat. alb.) ; with thirst anxiety and retching. Drawing pain 
in pit of stomach, in evening when sitting, extending around 
to lower border of left ribs. Internal chilliness in epigastric 
region. Soreness in pit of stomach when talking, drawing 
breath or moving (Bry.). Weak digestion. Could not 
bear any wine. Cramps in stomach (Aeon., Ant. crud.). 
Weight in stomach, as of a stone, after eating {Bry., JVux v., 
Puis.). Stomach tender to pressure (Ant. crud., Bry., Bell., 
Lye). 

Abdomen. — Abdomen distended and painful (Apoc., Merc). 
Violent, burning pains, ivith intolerable anguish (Aeon., 
Canth.) ; better after stool. Cutting pains in abdomen 
(Aeon., Coloc). Pain over region of liver, worse from 
pressure. Hypertrophy of the spleen. Pain about the um- 
bilicus, causing him to bend forward, worse on touch, or on 
attempting to raise himself, or to lie on his back. Pinching 
in hypogastrium, increasing to cutting, in morning, before, 
during and after diarrhoea. 

Stool and Anus.— Painful spasmodic protrusion of rectum. 
Burning in rectum after stool, with weakness and trembling 
in all the limbs. Ineffectual urging to stool. Tenesmus,. 



ARSENICUM ALBUM. 97 

with burning pain and pressure in rectum and anus (Canth., 
Iris, Merc, Sulph.). Prolapsus ani (Podo.) ; haemor- 
rhoids ; burning pain. Evacuations excoriate the anus 
(Merc., Sulph.). 

Involuntary stools {Am.) and urine {Hyos.). Stools 
black (Aeon.) ; acrid (Merc, cor., Carb. v., Lept., Sulph.) ; 
putrid; slimy and dark green mucus (Aur. mur., Arg. nit.. 
Merc, Puis., Sulph.) ; dark, bloody, watery and painless; 
dark colored; offensive (Bapt.); blackish-brown bilious, 
with griping; dysentery-like. -Diarrhoea with coldness 
of the extremities; vomiting ; prostration. Diarrhoea 
worse after midnight, also in morning after rising. Diar- 
rhoea, after chilling stomach by taking cold substances; 
from fruit and vegetables. Haemorrhages from bowels: 
dark; offensive. Constipation {Bry., Calc. c, Xux v., 
Op., Sulph.) ; with pain in abdomen. 

Urinary Organs. — Burning in the urethra during mictu- 
rition {Can. sat., Canth.). Involuntary micturition (Bell., 
Hyos.). Urine scanty ; passed with difficulty ; burning 
during emission (Aeon., Canth.) ; copious. Suppression 
or retention of urine (Aeon., Hyos., Stram.) ; paralysis 
of bladder. Hematuria (Canth., Colch., Ham., Phos.); 
albuminuria; uraemia. 

Male Organs.— Painful swelling of the genitals, and gangrene. 
Glaus blue, red, swollen, and cracked. (Edema of scrotum. 

Female Organs.— Leucorrhoea profuse, yellow, thick (Hydras., 
Kali bi.), corroding (Kali carb.). °Thin, whitish, offensive 
discharge, instead of the menses. Ovaritis. Menses too 
early, profuse (Ambr., Amm. carb., Calc. c, Nujc v.): ex- 
haustion (Alum., Carb. an., Cocc); dark blood. Amenor- 
rhoea. Constant exhausting menorrhagia. Laminations 
from abdomen into vagina. Burning or tensive pain in 
ovary. Pressive, stitching pains in region of right ovary ; 
sometimes extending into thigh, which feels lame. 

Respiratory Organs.— Voice weak, trembling, uneven, hoarse. 
Cough excited by smoky sensation, or as of vapors of sul- 
phur (Cinch., Ign., Lye); or by constant titillation in 
larnyx (Amm. carb., Bell., Calc. c, Dros., Ign., Rhustox., 
Bum ex, Sang.); worse after drinking (Phos.) Spasmodic; 
asthmatic (Iod., Ipec); deep and dry; short; increasing 



98 ARSENICUM ALBUM. 

a.fter midnight. Cough with bloody sputum. Cough suffo- 
cating at night; must sit up (Aeon., Ant. tart., Samb.); 
after lying down ; on going into cold air. 

Loss of breath immediately on lying down, in the 
evening, with whistling and constriction in the trachea. 
Oppression, increased by stormy weather and heavy air, 
walking quickly, ascending, warm and tight clothing, but 
especially from changes of warmth and cold. Wheezy res- 
piration, with cough and frothy expectoration, looking 
like beaten white of egg. Difficult breathing, with great 
anguish (Ascl. t.). Oppression, ivant of breath; must 
spring out of bed at midnight. Asthma. Air-passages 
seem constricted (Ign.). Oppression of breathing on walk- 
ing fast, or ascending a height (Aeon., Amm. carb., Ascl. 
t., Calc. c, Kali nitr., Merc). Constriction of the chest, 
with great anxiety and restlessness evenings ; great 

* dyspnoea ; face cyanotic and covered with cold sweat ; great 
anxiety. Chilliness in interior of chest evenings. Stitches 
in chest when coughing. Very tenacious mucus in chest 
(Ant. tart., Kalibi.). Burning in the chest. Yellow spots 
on the chest. 

Haemoptysis after loss of blood ; burning heat all over, 
especially with pain between scapulae ; in drunkards, or from 
suppressed menses. °Catarrh in chest, great suffocation ; 
child tosses about in agony. °Gangrene of the lungs, with 
green ichorous sputum. Stitches and pressing in sternum. 

Heart and, Pulse. — Violent palpitation of the heart, especial- 
ly at night, visible and audible, with anguish (Aeon., 
Spig., Ver at. alb.); after stool, with tremulous iveakness, 
so that he has to lie down; irregular irritable heart. 
Pulse accelerated ; irritable; quick and small ; quick, iveak 
and irregular (Aeon., Ant. tart.)', weak, scarcely percepti- 
ble (Aeon.). °Angina pectoris ; sudden tightness above the 
heart; agonized precordial pain; anxiety, dyspnoea, etc. 

Neck and back.— Nape stiff, as if bruised or sprained. Stiff- 
ness in spinal column, beginning in region of os coccygis. 
Bruised pain in small of back (Arm, Bry.). Loss of 
strength in small of back. 

Limbs. — Excessive iveakness and exhaustion of limbs, 
obliging him to lie down. Twitching, tremor, trembling, 



ARSENICUM ALBUM. 99 

weariness of the limbs. Convulsions. Contractions. Pa- 
ralysis. Tearing in arms and limbs, worse lying on the 
affected side, better from motion of the affected parts. 

Upper Limbs. — Drawing, jerking, and tearing from tips of 
fingers into the shoulders. Hand and lower half of fore- 
arm dark and livid. Pain in arm of that side on which he 
lies at night. Burning ulcers on tips of fingers. 

Lower Limbs.— Sensation as if lower limbs would break down 
on going np stairs. Uneasiness in lower limbs ; cannot lie 
still at night ; has to change position of feet constantly , or 
w alh about to get relief {Rlius tox.). Coldness in lower 
limbs. Stiffness, especially of knees and feet, alternating 
with tearing. Numbness of legs and feet; with tingling. 
Feet pain as if sprained (Rhus tox.). Tearing, sticking 
periosteal pain along the limb to the big toe. Sciatica. 
Paralysis. Violent drawing, tearing pain in the right foot. 
Drawing pain in legs, when resting feet upon the floor, 
while sitting. Cramps in the calves (Sulph., Calc. c.,Camph.. 
Nux v., Sil.). (Edematous swelling of the feet (Acet. ac, 
Apis, Colch.). Sore pain in balls of toes while walking as 
if chafed. Ulcers on soles of feet and toes. 

Generalities.— Great emaciation (Ferr.). Epileptic convul- 
sions {Bell., Calc. c); frequent fainting. Great restlessness 
and anxiety {Aeon.). Sudden sinking of strength (Aeon., 
Camph., Sec, Verat. alb.); from slight pain or other 
cajises. Great weakness and prostration {Bry., Phos., 
Sec); scarcely able to walk (Ferr.). The parox- 
ysm of pain is frequently accompanied by other minor 
symptoms. (Edema of the head, face, eyes and neck. 
Faint, anxious and weak, early in morning. Pains intol- 
erable, periodical. Burning pains (Carb. veg., Phos.), 
especially in inner organs, skin and ulcers. °After great 
exertions, climbing mountains, etc. Nervous prostration. 
Typhoid conditions. Senses morbidly acute. 

Skin.— White, pasty looking skin. Painful black eruptions. 
Miliary eruptions. Parchment-like dryness of the skin. 
Petechia? (Am., Sec). Pustules. Vesicular eruptions. 
Desquamation from head to foot. Formication with 
trembling. Burning itching, painful after scratch- 
ing. Ulcer on leg, covered with gray crust, and sur- 



100 ARSENICUM ALBUM. 

rounded by an inflamed crust border ; burning and painful 
(Carb. v.). Bran-like, dry, scaly eruption (Nitr . ac.). Gan- 
grenous aspect of sores (Carb. v., Kreos., Lach.,Sil., Sec). 
°Cancers with burning pains. °Carbuncles. 

Sleep. — Frequent starting in and from sleep (Agar., Amm. 
carb., Bell., Bry., Hyos., Stram., Sulph.). Restless, uneasy 
sleep with moaning (Lye, Puis.). Dreams full of care, sor- 
row and fear ; thunder-storms, fire, black water, darkness ; 
about death, etc. 

Fever. — Shuddering, ivithout thirst, worse in open air; after 
dinner; after drinking. Intermittent fever, quotidian, 
sometimes tertian. Fever at same hour for several days. 
Remittent fever. Irritative fever. Typhus fever with rest- 
lessness, alternating with stupor. Coldness of body, dry 
skin, alternate with cold sweats. Chills and heat inter- 
mingled, or internal coldness, external heat, and red cheeks 
(Am.); blue nails and lips during chill. Internal burn- 
ing, dry heat (Aeon., Bry.); after midnight, with anxiety 
and inclination to uncover; while vomiting, with thirst. 
Heat beginning in stomach and precordial region, passing 
to rest of body at 2 a.m., warmth over whole body, sweat 
on face, feet, tension in hypochondria and epigastrium, 
causing colic and anxiety; at night; without thirst or 
sweat ; at night, with restlessness, and with pulsations in 
limbs, hindering sleep, with thirst; with diarrhoea and en- 
larged spleen ; chills every evening followed by heat. Feel- 
ing as if the blood in arteries were boiling hot. Sensation as 
if the blood coursed through the veins too rapidly or was too 
hot, with small, rapid pulse. Cold, clammy (Cham., Digit., 
Kali nitr., Merc, Sec); or sour and offensive sweat (Arm, 
Merc); copious. During sweat unquenchable thirst; sweats 
on going to sleep, better after a little sleep ; in bed causing 
faintness ; about lower limbs at night, especially about knees. 

Aggravation. — At night, especially after midnight (1 to 
3 a.m.). 

Amelioration. — From warmth in general. 

Compare.— Ant. cr., Apis, Arm, Bell., Camph., Carb. v., Colch., 
Cinch., Graph., Hell., Iod., Kali bi., Lach., Merc, Nux v., 
Plumb., Phos., Rhus tox., Sec c, Tabac, Silic, Samb., 
Sulph., Verat. alb., Zinc 



ARSENICUM ALBUM. 101 

Antidotes.— Camph., Carb. v., Cinch., Chin, sulph., Ferr., Hep. 
s., Iodi., Ipec., Laeh., Xux v., Samb.. Tabac, Yerat. alb. 
To large doses: sesquioxide of iron, hydrated peroxide of 
iron; or precipitated carbonate of iron; juice of sugar cane, 
or honey water; lime water in copious draughts; emetics 
of sulphate of zinc ; carbonate of potash and magnesia, 
shaken in oil; infusions of astringent substances; large 
quantities of diluent drinks. 

Arsenicum Antidotes.— Carb. v., Cinch., Fen 1 ., Graph., Iodi., 
Ipec, Lach., Merc, Nux v., Yerat. alb. Lead poisoning, 
and evil effects of alcohol. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Arsenic has a wide range of action and is applicable in very 
many forms of disease. It is a valuable remedy in all forms of 
malarial and adynamic fevers, and low types of disease in gen- 
eral, where the proper indications are present. The chief indi- 
cation in intermittent fevers is the irregularity and inequality 
of the three stages. The chill is not well defined, though the 
fever is, and often the sweat does not bring relief. Often the 
chill and heat are intermingled. Withal we usually have 
present the characteristic prostration and restlessness of 
Arsenic, and more or less gastro-enteric irritability. In long- 
standing cases the apyrexia is marked by symptoms indicat- 
ing a bad state of the system— cachexia. Often dropsical indi- 
cations are present due to an enlarged liver or spleen. Arsenic 
is also useful when in such patients neuralgia or headaches 
supervene, evidently due to the malarial poisoning. It is said 
to be most often indicated in malarial fevers after the failure 
or abuse of quinine. In typhoid fever Arsenic is indicated in 
the later stages where there is profound prostration, great rest- 
lessness and other characteristic symptoms. Also in pyaemia, 
hectic fever, yellow fever and low types of disease. In eruptive 
fevers, especially scarlet fever of a malignant character, with 
similar symptoms; the eruption delays, or becomes pale, or 
livid with petechial spots. Tendency to gangrene of throat. 
Hemorrhagic measles. Malignant diphtheria. Arsenic is used 
by nearly all schools of practice, in the treatment of skin 
diseases. Its characteristic eruption is bran-like, dry and 
scaly, with desquamations; also black eruptions, vesicles, pus- 



102 ARSENICUM ALBUM. 

tules. Petechia. Gangrene, particularly the dry gangrene of 
old people. Ulcers. Carbuncles. Cancers. In all skin diseases, 
especially those last named, Arsenic is indicated by the severe 
burning lancinating pains so characteristic of the drug. In all 
conditions characterized by great exhaustion and rapid sinking 
of strength, even collapse, Arsenic may be indicated. This may 
be present in the diseases already named, but is especially 
liable to be associated with gastro-enteric troubles. Gas- 
tralgia, gastro-enteritis, diarrhoea, dysentery, even Asiasic 
cholera, where Arsenic is a valuable remedy, the symptoms 
agreeing. Hepatitis. Enlarged liver. Inflammation of the 
abdominal viscera. In general, dropsy of the thoracic and ab- 
dominal cavities, whether resulting from heart, liver or kidney 
diseases, Arsenic is a most important remedy. Also in oedema, 
from simple puffiness about the eyes to swelling of the feet and 
limbs, and ending in general anasarca. In all such cases 
the general symptoms of Arsenic will be more or less present, 
according to the locality of the dropsical effusion and the 
nature of the disease causing it. Arsenic is often the remedy 
for a weak irritable heart with palpitation ; also for endocardi- 
tis, hypertrophy and hyper-pericardium. In angina pectoris 
it will often give relief, when the dyspnoea is very great and 
the patient shows extreme anguish. In catarrhal affections of 
the respiratory tract Arsenic may be useful when the symp- 
toms correspond. It is especially useful in asthma, worse after 
midnight, must spring out of bed, sits with chest inclined for- 
ward. Hydrothorax from Bright 's Disease. Emphysema 
with excessive dyspnoea, suffocative cough, etc. According 
to Allen a valuable remedy u for the cachexia which leads to 
chronic disease of the lungs." General anaemia with pros- 
tration, with or without cachexia. Catarrh of the eyes and 
upper air-passages ; ophthalmia and other eye inflammations, 
oedema, etc.; fluent coryza characterized by burning pain, photo- 
phobia, profuse acrid lachrymation, oedema, etc. ; fluent coryza 
characterized by sneezing and a profuse acrid discharge, caus- 
ing burning and smarting in the nostrils; often an excellent 
remedy in influenza, with these symptoms. Inflammation of 
the oesophagus, with burning and spasmodic constriction on 
swallowing food. Epithelioma of mouth, tongue or throat 
with burning pain. Aphthae; ulceration and gangrenous sores 



ARSENICUM IODATOI. 103 

in mouth. The nervous affections in which Arsenic is useful are 
mostly neuralgic headaches and often neuralgias due to malarial 
influences; chorea ; epilepsy ; paralysis, especially of lower ex- 
tremities; spinal paralysis from myelitis; hysterical paralysis; 
convulsions. Delirium tremens. Bad effects from tobacco chew- 
ing; abuse of quinine, iron or iodine. Effects of poisoning from 
decayed or morbid animal matter, by inoculation, inhalation 
or swallowing. 



ARSENICUM IODATUM. 

Iodide of Arsenic. Preparation. — Triturations. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Our knowledge of the action of this drug is derived chiefly 
from clinical sources. It has been found especially useful in the 
treatment of catarrhal diseases in scrofulous subjects, where 
many arsenic symptoms are present, together with enlarged 
lymphatic glands. Xasal catarrh. Hay fever. Ophthalmia. 
Otitis. Catarrhal inflammation of the nose, throat and ears. 
with swelling and stoppage of Eustachian tube. Diphtheria. 
Leucorrhcea. Mammary abscess. Mammary tumors, with 
ulcerated nipples sensitive to touch and painful. Enlarged 
spleen, after intermittent fever treated with quinine. Tabes 
mesenterica ; cholera infantum. 

The clinical use of this drug in chest diseases is admirably 
summed up by Dr. Allen (Handbook of Materia Medica. p. 
133) as follows: "Pulmonary tuberculosis with cavities in 
lungs, hectic fever, etc. Chronic catarrhal pneumonia, with 
muco-purulent expectoration, dyspnoea, night sweats, etc. 
Chronic pneumonia with abscess in the lung, hectic fever. Acute 
catarrhal pneumonia, with caseous degeneration and fibrosis. 
Fibroid degeneration of the lung, with inflammation and 
haemorrhage ; commencing cavity. In general, many cases of 
pulmonary disease, pneumonia, sub-acute and chronic, and 
various forms of phthisis pulmonaris have been cured, the 
special indications being great debility, night sweats, either 
after the cavitv is formed or when a cavitv threatens to form, 



104 ARUM TRIPHYLLUM. 

with a decidedly cachectic condition of the patient. It seems 
probable that in the Iodide of Arsenic we hare found a remedy 
most closely allied to manifestations of tuberculosis; it will be 
indicated by a profound prostration, rapid, irritable pulse, re- 
curring fever and sweats, emaciation, tendency to diarrhoea, 
etc. It is especially valuable in non-tubercular phthisis. A 
number of cases of weakness of the heart have been reported as 
relieved, and it undoubtedly acts similarly to Arsenic in such 
cases ; unfortunately nearly all the cases reported have been 
treated with a combination of other drugs with this one, so 
"that perhaps as much credit should be given to the other drugs, 
<as to Arsen. iod." This drug has also been successfully used 
for chronic skin affections; psoriasis; eczema of the beard, 
watery oozing, great itching, worse from washing. Not only 
useful in the night sweats of phthisis, but also in that of other 
debilitating diseases. 
Compare.— Arsenic. Iodine. 



ARUM TRIPHYLLUM. 

Natural order. — xlracea3. Common names. — Indian Turnip. 
Jack in the Pulpit. Habitat.— Grows in moist, shady places 
throughout America. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh 
root. Should be kept in a dark, cool place. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Arum acts as an irritant poison to mucous surfaces, af- 
fecting especially the mucous membrane of the mouth and 
fauces, and to some extent of the larynx and bronchi, pro- 
ducing violent inflammation, tumefaction, and ulceration. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— °During delirium, boring in the nose (Cina.); picking at 
one spot or on the lips. 

Head. — Violent headache. 

Nose. — Fluent coryza afternoons withheat in head and face. 
Continual discharge from left nostril. Coryza in the 
morning: with streaks of blood and hardened mucus ; yellow 



ARUM TRIPHYLLUM. 105 

and thick during the day ; watery, and at the same time 
obstruction, worse in the morning. ° Discharge of burn- 
ing ichorous fluid from the nose, excoriating the nostrils 
and upper lip {Ailanth. Amm., curb., Ars., Cepa, Merc); 
in scarlet fever. Nose obstructed and must breathe through 
the mouth (Aur.). °Drink passes up and through the nose. 
Nostrils sore and chapped {Ant. crud., Graph., Nitr. ac). 
°Constant picking of the nose (Cina, Selen.). 

Face. — Nose, lips and face chapped, as after exposure to cold 
wind (Ant. crud., Graph.). Great heat inthe face and head 
afternoons, with fluent coryza. Picks the lips until they 
bleed. Corners of mouth sore, cracked and bleeding (Ant. 
crud., Graph., Lye, Nitr. ac). Scalded feeling inthe face 
in morning. Sprained pain in left articulation of jaw when 
swallowing. 

Mouth. — Cracked tongue, painful and burning Boot of tongue 
and palate feel raw. Buccal cavity raw, sore and bleed- 
ing. °Mouth burns, and is so sore that the child refuses to 
drink, and cries when anything is offered. Excessive sali- 
vation; saliva acrid. Dryness of mouth. 

Throat. — Swelling of submaxillary glands (Aur., Baryt. 
carb.)] especially left side. Constriction in throat with 
sneezing. Sensation of swelling in soft palate when swal- 
lowing. Soreness, dryness, burning pains, and ulcers in 
palate and throat. 

Stool.— AY atery, brown diarrhoea, with eructations of food. 

Urinary Organs.— Discharge of much pale urine. °Urine scanty 
or suppressed, in scarlatina. 

Respiratory Organs. — ° Voice hoarse, from overuse in sing- 
ing or speaking {clergymen's sore throat), (Arg. met., 
Arg. nit., Phos.). Hoarseness. Accumulation of mucus in 
trachea. Expect oratiou of tough mucus (Kali bi.). °Yoice 
uncertain, changing continually. Lungs feel sore (Ail., 
Phos.). 

Skin. — ° Exanthema, like scarlet rash, with itching ; skin 
peels off afterwards (Apis, Bell., Rhus t ox., Stram.). 

Compare.— Ailanth., Amm. mur., Arg. nit.,Ars., Bapt.,Caust., 
Cepa, Camph., Canth., Kali bi., Nitr. ac, Natr. ars., Hy- 
dras., Phos., Phyt. Rhustox., Stram., Sulph. 

Antidote .—Buttermilk . 



106 ASAFCETIDA. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Arum has been found an excellent remedy in malignant 
forms of scarlatina and diphtheria, characterized by the acrid 
ichorous discharges above noted, the patient continually 
boring the nose and picking the lips. Sometimes the nose 
becomes ulcerated, and the ichorous discharge very offensive. 
Coryza with characteristic discharge. Hay fever, with severe 
pain over the root of nose ; nose and throat feel raw and sore. 
Laryngitis, especially the so-called clergymen's sore throat, oc- 
curring in public speakers, auctioneers and singers; great 
hoarseness and loss of voice, constant hawking and clearing the 
voice. In all inflammatory affections of the mouth, tongue and 
buccal cavity where symptoms indicate. In typhoid forms of 
fever. 



ASAFCETIDA. 

Natural order. — Umbelliferae. Common name. — Devil's 
dung. Habitat. — A large perennial herbaceous plant, native 
of Persia and neighboring countries. Preparation.— Tincture 
from the gum-resin. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the nervous system Asafcetida acts particularly 
upon the female generative organs and the respiratory system, 
giving rise to conditions simulating ovarian irritation, hys- 
teria, chorea, asthma, etc. Also acts upon the bones and skin. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Ill humor; irritable {Bry., Cham., JVux v.); appre- 
hensive. 

Head. — Pressive pain in forehead from within outivard 
{Aeon., Bry.). Single deep penetrating stitches in left 
frontal eminence. Drawing pressive pains like a plug 
(Anae.), in sides of head or temples; most on left side. 
Drawing above right ear, which changes into stitching. 

Eyes.— Nocturnal throbbing pains in and around the head ; 



ASAFCETIDA. 107 

°syphilitic iritis. °Extensive superficial ulceration of the 
cornea, with burning, sticking or pressive pains from within 
outward ; rest and pressure relieves. Itching of right eve. 
Burning in eyeballs. Periodic burning in the eyes and press- 
ing together of the lids, as if overcome by sleep. Pinching 
drawing across supra-orbital region. Dryness and burning 
in the eyes {Ars ., Sulph.). Severe boring pains over the 
eyebrows. 

Nose.— °Offensive discharge from the nose; bones swollen and 
inflamed ; caries of the bones. 

Face.— Sensation of numbness in the bones of the face. Swell- 
ing of the upper lip. 

Throat.— Dryness of mouth, throat and oesophagus. Sensa- 
tion of a ball rising from the stomach into the throat 
{Lye, Sulph., Mag. mur., Physos.), obligiitg frequent 
swallowing to keep it down, and causing at times difficult 
breathing; globus hystericus. Sensationin the oesophagus 
as if the peristaltic motions were from below upward. 

Stomach. — Pulsation in the pit of the stomach (Ant. tart., 
Puis., Sep.). Distension of stomach and bowels, with feel- 
ing as if peristaltic motions were reversed, with spasmodic 
working in oesophagus. Eructations ; smelling like garlic ; 
tasting rancid, sharp or putrid. Flatus passing upward, 
none down. 

Abdomen. — Great distension of the abdomen (Ant. crud., 
Cinch.). Sense of fullness as if beaten, in epigastrium and 
whole abdomen (Merc), with fullness in former and eructa- 
tions. Aching in flanks on drawing in abdominal muscles. 
Griping pains with emission of flatus. Pain as from taking 
cold, and as if diarrhoea would ensue, with ravenous hun- 
ger. 

Stool and Anus.— Dull, pressive pain in perineum. Stool pro- 
fuse, watery, or thick, papescent, brown and exceedingly of- 
fensive {Ars., Lept., Bapt ), relieving the symptoms. 

Urinary Organs.— Urine warm, and of pungent ammoniacal 
smell {Benz. ac). 

Female Organs. — Labor-like pains in uterine region, with cut- 
ting and bearing-down {Agar., Aloe, Caul., Cimic, Puis.). 
°Leucorrhcea profuse, greenish, thin, and offensive. Swell- 
ing and inflammation of the genitals. 



108 ASAFCETIDA. 

Respiratory Organs.— Spasmodic tightness of the chest, as 
if the lungs could not be fully expanded (Crot. tig., Ign., 
Laur.). Oppressive, pressing, aching pains in the chest. 
Pressure in the chest (right side), from within outward. 

Heart and Pulse.— Nervous palpitation (Cocc.)likea tremor 
when sitting, with small, quick, irregular pulse. 

Neck and Back. — Fine burning stitches behind right scapula, 
extending to ribs. Cannot work on account of backache. 

Upper Limbs. — Tearing stitches in upper arm and forearm, 
down to tips of fingers. Twitching of the muscles of the 
arms. Fine sticking pains in elbow. Cramp-like twitching 
in metacarpal bone of left thumb. 

Lower Limbs.— Twitching of the muscles of the legs. Swell- 
ing and caries of the tibia, and bones of the feet (Hep. s., 
Kali, Merc, Mez., Nitr. ac, Phos., ac, Sil.). Painful throb- 
bing in tip of great toe. 

Generalities.— Hysteria, with much trouble about throat or 
oesophagus ; well marked globus hystericus. 

Skin. — ° Ulcers, with high, hard edges, sensitive to touch, easily 
bleeding (Hep. s., Merc, Mez.); pus profuse, greenish, thin, 
offensive, even ichorous. 

Fever. — Chill runs over body from time to time. Heat on the 
face after dinner, with anxiety and sleepiness, without thirst. 

Conditions. — Particularly adapted to nervous, hysterical, 
scrofulous individuals, with venous hemorrhoidal constitu- 
tions ; to scrofulous, bloated, clumsy children. To syphi- 
litic patients who have taken much Mercury. 

Compare. — Ambr., Aur., Ars., Bell., Bry., Calc. c, Caust., 
Cinch., Carb. v., Coff. c, Coni., Croc, Lye, Merc, Mez., 
Mosch., Nitr. ac, Phos., Puis., Sep., Sil., Sulph., Valer. 

Antidotes.— Caust., Camph., Cinch., Merc, Puis. Electricity. 

Asafcetida Antidotes.— Merc, Puis. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Is used chiefly in hysteria when the globus hystericus is well 
marked, difficult breathing, sensation as if peristaltic motions 
were reversed, etc., especially after the suppression of any ha- 
bitual discharge. Also in hyper-sensitive conditions, hypochon- 
dria; asthma; pertussis; indigestion; cardialgia; diarrhoea; 
the symptoms agreeing. It has been found a valuable remedy 



ASAEUM. 109 

in Mercurial and scrofulous affections of the bones and skin- 
caries and ulcers ; also for the latter when the result of destruc- 
tive syphilitic processes. Orbital neuralgia, boring pains above 
the eves. The same symptom may also indicate the drug in 
iritis, and in intra-ocular inflammations. Nervous diseases in 
general, resulting from the sudden checking of habitual dis- 
charges, such as ulcers, expectorations, diarrhoea, etc. 



ASARUM. 



Synonym— Asarum Europoeum. Natural order.— Aristo- 
lochiacese. Common names. — Hazel-wurz. Asarabacca. 
Habitat.— A plant growing in shady elevated forests in Europe. 
Preparation.— Tincture from the entire fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The chief action of Asarum is upon the cerebro-spinal ner- 
vous system, causing an excessive nervous erethism, which is its 
most important characteristic. It also affects the mucous 
membranes of the alimentary tract. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Gradual vanishing of thought, as when falling asleep. 
Head. — Very sensitive, compressive headache, especially in left 

temple and behind the ears. Tension of scalp (Caust.), 

making hair feel painful. 
Eyes.— Painful dryness of the interior of the eyes. Swelling of 

upper lids with inability to endure much reading. 
Ears. — Pressure and tension in region of meatus auditorius. 
Face.— Warm feeling in cheeks. 
Mouth. — ° Disgusting taste in the mouth. 
Stomach. — Nausea and inclination to vomit. Frequent empty 

eructations. °Want of appetite, even nauseated by food. 

Empty retching; during the retchings all the symptoms 

are aggravated, except the stupid feeling about the head, 

which decreases. °Unquenchable longing for alcohol 

(Carb. ac.) 



110 ASCLEPIAS COKNUTI. 

Stool. — Before stool, cutting in the abdomen, and sharp 
stitches in the rectum, from above downward. 

Respiratory Organs. — Stitches in lungs during inspiration. 

Neck and Back. — Pain in left side of nape as if a bundle of 
muscular fibres had been displaced by violent exertion, 
afterwards extending over head and shoulders. Paralytic 
pain as if bruised in nape and back, when moving, stand- 
ing or sitting, better when lying. 

Limbs.— Lightness of all the limbs (Mez.); when walking seems 
to be gliding through the air; dull pressure in the right 
hip.. 

Generalities. — Excessive sensibility of all the nerves ( Cinch., 
Coff. c); when merely thinking (and this he must con- 
tinually) that someone might, ivith the finger tip or nail 
scratch even lightly on linen or similar material, a most 
disagreeable sensation thrills through him, arresting 
momentarily all his thoughts and actions. Weakness 
every afternoon with constant yawning. Slow and lazy. 
Weakness in knees, staggering if not careful. Weariness, 
sometimes as if bruised all over (Arnica) . 

Conditions. — In nervous, excitable temperament; in drunk- 
ards. 

Compare.— Cupr., Mosch., Nux mos., Nux v., Phos., Piper m., 
Puis. 

Antidotes.— Camphor, Vinegar, Vegetable acids. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has only been used when the above peculiar nervous sensi- 
tiveness has been present, particularly in gastric and bilious 
disorders ; especially during pregnancy ; anaemia ; nervous, 
hacking cough ; desire for alcoholic drinks. 



ASCLEPIAS CORNUTI. 

Synonym. — Asclepias Syriaca. JVatural order. — Asclepia- 
dacese. Common names.— Milk Weed. Silk Weed. Habitat.— 
A common herb growing on roadsides throughout the United 
States. Preparation.— Tincture from the root. 



ASCLEPIAS CORXUTI. Ill 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the nervous system Asclepias acts upon the 
liver secondarily, producing serous and mucous fluxes and 
diaphoresis. It tends to congestion, which is especially noted 
in the brain and in the female generative organs. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Dizziness ; violent headache between the eyes. Sense of 
constriction across the forehead. °Headache from sup- 
pressed perspiration, or from the retention of effete mat- 
ters in the system. Nervous headaches, followed by sweat- 
ing or profuse urination (Gels.). A feeling (after vomiting) 
as if some sharp instrument were thrust from one temple to 
the other. 

Mouth. — Tongue covered with a white fur. 

Throat. — Tickling sensation in the fauces. 

Stomach. — Excessive nausea; violent vomiting and retching. 

Stool. — Increased secretion of bile (Iris, Podo.). Slight incli- 
nation to evacuate the bowels. Diarrhoea with nausea and 
vomiting (Ipec. Iris), with excoriation of the anus (Ars., 
Sulph.). Copious stools of soft, fluid consistence, yellowish 
in color, and attended with some griping pain. 

Urinary Organs. — Ardor urinae. Increased flow of urine (Eu- 
pat., Phos. ac). Pale-colored urine, with light specific- 
gravity. Increase of solid matters in urine (Bry., Colch.. 
Cimic). 

Male Organs.— Tickling sensation at the end of the penis. 

Female Organs. — intermittent, bearing-down, labor-like pains 
(during dropsy or pregnancy). Suppression of menses 
(during dropsy). 

Respiratory Organs.— Increase of the bronchial secretions 
(Ant. tart., Ipec, Phos., Stan.). 

Heart and Pulse.— Action of heart lessened; pulse slow 
(Digit., Can. inch., Op.). Feeble pulse after voniiting (Ant. 
tart.). 

Sleep.— Drowsy ; sleepiness; hard sleep during the night. 

Fever.— Coldness of surface after vomiting. Diaphoresis ; pro- 
fuse sweat. 

Compare.— Ascl. t., Apoc. c, Bry., Colch. 



112 ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

This drug has been successfully used in the following con- 
ditions when the indications were present: Congestive and 
nervous headaches, after suppressed perspiration followed by 
profuse flow of urine. Diarrhoea. Ursemia of pregnant women. 
Post-scarlatinal dropsy. Renal dropsy. Cardiac dropsy. 
Anasarca from sudden check of perspiration. Gonorrhoea 
and gleet. Rheumatism of large joints. Influenza. Bron- 
chitis. 



ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA. 

Natural order. — Asclepiadacese. Common names. — Pleu- 
risy Root. Butterfly Weed. Habitat. — A plant found in dry 
fields in the United States and Canada. Preparation. — Tinc- 
ture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts chiefly on the mucous surfaces, especially of the respi- 
ratory organs, and intestinal canal; also upon the serous 
tissues, especially the pleura and synovial membranes, and upon 
the muscles, especially of the chest. In all these tissues it pro- 
duces irritation and inflammation of a sub-acute character. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Confusion, dullness, and heaviness of the head ; swim- 
ming of the head. Dull headache in the forehead and ver- 
tex, aggravated by motion, and relieved by lying down. 
Pain in forehead when coughing (Bry.). 

Nose. — Fluent coryza, with much sneezing (Aeon.). Blowing of 
blood from left nostril. Itching of the nose (Sulph.). 

Mouth. — Tongue covered with a tough yellow coating. Taste 
putrid (Arm, Merc, Puis.); of blood. 

Throat.— Slight constriction of throat and pricking in larynx. 

Stomach.— Nausea, and efforts to vomit. In stomach : neural- 
gic pains; pressive pain ; w T eight (Ars., Bry., JYux v., Puis.); 
burning (Ars., Coleh.). 



ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA. 113 

Abdomen.— Rumbling in the bowels, with uneasiness, or sharp, 
cutting pains. Colic pains from flatulence (Aloe, Carb. v., 
Coloc, Lye). Dull pain in bowels on pressure. 

Stool. — Emission of foetid flatulence (Am., Aloe, Bry., Carb. v. v 
Graph.). Soft and foetid stool at 11 a.m., preceded by 
rumbling in the bowels. Stool, dysenteric; like white of 
egg; yellow; green; clammy; smelling like rotten eggs; 
(Calc. c, Cham.). 

Urinary Organs.— Dark red, saturated urine, readily decom- 
posing. 

Respiratory Organs. — Dry cough, with constriction of 
throat; causing pain in forehead and abdomen; dry, 
hacking cough. Breathing painful, especially at base of 
left lung. Oppression and difficulty of breathing ; in par- 
oxysms, like asthma (Ars.). Sharp pain shooting from left 
nipple downward, with stiffness of left side of neck* 
Sharp, cutting pain behind the sternum, aggravated by 
drawing a long breath, or moving the arms. The spaces 
between the ribs, close to the sternum, are sensitive to 
pressure, and the pain, which is acute, quich, and dart- 
ing, shoots over to the right side. Pain in chest relieved 
by bending forward. Acute pleuritic pain in right side, 
with dry, hacking cough and scanty mucous expectora- 
tion (Aeon., Bry.). 

Heart and Pulse.— Constrictive pain in the heart. Lancinat- 
ing pains in region of heart (Aeon., Cact., Bry., Kali carb., 
Spig. ) . Pulse slightly accelerated . 

Neck and back.— Lancinating pains in back and between the 
shoulders. Sharp pain in loins near sacrum ; lumbago. 

Extremities— Rheumatic pain in all the joints (Aeon., Bry., 
Rhus tox.). Sharp, shooting pains in right shoulder. Pain 
in left shoulder, shooting from left chest. 

Generalities.— Weak and languid, as if he had been sick along- 
time. 

Fever.— Great emaciation and debility. Chilly, with cold feet ; 
high fever, with hot sweat. 

Skin.— Vesicles, pimples, and pustules all over the body, espe- 
cially on arms, legs and face; itching (Sulph.). 

Sleep.— Drowsy, uneasy, restless sleep. Troublesome dreams. 

Compare. — Aeon., Arm, Ascl. c, Bry., Cimic, Coloc. 



114 ASPARAGUS. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

This remedy has been used chiefly in pleurodynia, and other 
rheumatic troubles, including rheumatic fevers, rheumatic 
pericarditis and lumbago. It may also be useful in pleurisy, 
bronchitis, capillary bronchitis of children, influenza, carditis, 
catarrhal fever, catarrhal and bilious diarrhoeas and dyspepsia. 



ASPARAGUS. 

Syno nym. —Asparagus Officinalis. Natural order. — Sili- 
acese. Habitat. — A perennial plant cultivated in gardens. 
Preparation. — Tincture from the young sprouts. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the spinal nervous system Asparagus exerts its 
chief action upon the kidneys, giving rise to secondary affec- 
tions of the heart, Avhich have their origin in functional derange- 
ments of these organs. It also acts upon the mucous surfaces, 
producing catarrhal conditions, characterized by profuse secre- 
tions, especially of the nasal and bronchial tracts, and the 
bladder. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Confusion of the head ; vertigo. Heaviness in forehead. 
Pressive; aching pains in temples, increased by pressure. 

Eyes.— Stitching and tickling in the eyes. 

Nose.— Frequent sneezing. Severe corj^za and nasal ca- 
tarrh, with profuse secretions of thin whitish fluid. 

Urinary Organs.— Cutting and burning in the urethra. Fre- 
quent urging, with increased secretion (Ascl. t., Phos. ac). 
Frequent urination, with fine stitches in the orifice of the 
urethra. Urine has strong, offensive odor (Asaf., Benz. ac, 
Nitr. ac). Urine straw-colored; turbid, containing white, 
flocky sediment ; reddish sediment. Urine scanty ; loaded 
with phosphates and the urate of ammonia (°in renal 
dropsy). °Gravel passes, in small quantities, with the 
urine. 



ASTERIAS RUBENS. 115 

Respiratory Organs.— Tickling, and inclination to cough. 

Distressing cough, with copious mucous expectoration 

{Stem.). Difficult breathing when moving, or on going up 

stairs (Aeon., Ars., Calc. c); has to sit up in bed (Ars.). 

Constriction, and stitching pains in chest. 
Heart and Pulse. — Palpitation of the heart, with oppression 

of the chest. Irregular action of the heart (Digit., Natr. 

mur.). Pulse slightly accelerated ; feeble. 
Generalities.— Rheumatic pains in the back and limbs. (Aeon., 

Pry., Rhus to jo.). Concretions of lithic acid in the joints. 

°Great languor and disinclination to physical or mental 

exertion. 
Compare.— Apoc. c, Conval., Dig., Paris, Squill. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Asparagus has proved useful in functional cardiac troubles, 
rheumatism, dropsy, a.nd other ailments dependent upon kid- 
ney disease. Cystitis, with much mucus and pus. An excellent 
article of diet in rheumatism and in renal dropsy. 



ASTERIAS RUBENS. 

Common name. — Star Fish. Preparation. — Tincture from 
the live animal. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal system, "giving readily and 
often in profusion symptoms indicating disturbance of function, 
but it never goes on to alteration of tissue, rarely even to the 
earliest indications thereof" (Petroz.). Hysterical and neu- 
ralgic symptoms predominate, and it is in the treatment of 
these conditions, and in chorea and epilepsy that it has been 
chiefly used. It has also been used in cerebral congestion, 
when apparently a precursor of apoplexia. The symptoms 
given are not markedly characteristic. It is said that the 
drug has a tendency to produce irritation of venous parts, but 
never reaching true inflammation. 



116 AUKUM. 



AURUM. 

Synonym. — Aurum Metallicam. Common name. — Metallic 
Gold. Preparation. — Triturations of the precipitated metal. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Aurum affects especially the osseous and glandular systems, 
most prominently the nasal and palatine bones, and the oculo- 
nasal mucous membrane, giving rise to conditions quite 
analogous to those which, in these parts, result from a syphi- 
litic mercurial or scrofulous disease, the drug having a general 
tendency to destruction of tissue in the parts affected (espe- 
cially on connective tissue in parenchymatous organs. — Allen). 
Aside from its local action, the distinguishing feature of Aurum 
is its desponding melancholy, with suicidal tendency. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Disgust for life; suicidal tendency (Naja, Nux v.). 
Keligious mania, imagines herself irretrievably lost. Mel- 
ancholy ; imagines he is unfit for this world, never can suc- 
ceed (Arg. nit.). Despondent, dejected, unhappy, weeping 
(Lye, Natr. mur., Nux m., Puis., Ehus tox.). Great 
anguish, coming from the precordial region, driving him 
from place to place (Ars.); palpitation. Apprehensive; 
full of fear (Aeon., Bell., Cinch., Ign., Phos.) ; a mere noise 
at the door makes him anxious. Peevish and vehement; 
the least contradiction excites his wrath (Bry., Cham., 
Ferr., JVux v.). °Ailments from grief, disappointed love 
(Hyos., Ign., Phos. ac). 

Head. — Vertigo when stooping, as if turning in a circle, better 
on raising the head (Pry., Coni., Nux v.) ; as if drunk 
(Stram.) ; as if he would fall to the left when walking in open 
air (Agar., Calc. c, Glon., Sep., Sulph.) ; must lie down, but 
returning even then on slightest motion. Rush of blood to 
the head, with sparks before the eyes and glassy, bloated 
face; worse from mental exertion. Skull bones painful as 
if broken, when lying down. Fine tearing from the right 
side of the occiput through the brain to the forehead ; worse 



AUBUM. 117 

during motion. Heat on vertex. Bony tumors on cranium ; 
boring pains. 

Eyes. — Protruding. Feeling of sand. Tension, making vision 
difficult. Sees tilings double or mixed up (Bell., Cic, 
Nitr. ac, Phyt.). Objects as if divided horizontally; can 
see only lower half, upper half as if covered with a dark 
body. (Left half, Lye). Heat in eye when looking, as if 
blood pressed upon the optic nerve. Feeling of weakness 
and pressure in eyes. Pressive pain in eyeball from above 
downward; inward; right eye; worse during motion. 
Constant lachrymation (Euphr.). Morning agglutination 
(Ailanth., Calc. c, Lye, Merc, Sulph.) ; burning in lids: 
burning in inner canthi, with stitching, drawing and itching. 

Ears.— °Caries of the mastoid process (Caps.) ; obstinate foetid 
otorrhcea (Bovis.). 

Nose. — Ulcerated, agglutinated, painful nostrils (Nitr. ac.) : 
cannot breathe through the nose (Arum) ; crusts in the 
nose (Ant. crud., Graph., Kali bi., Puis.). Nose feels ob- 
structed as in dry coryza, yet air passes through freely. 
Burning, itching, stitching and smarting in the nose; feel- 
ing of soreness in the nose, especially when touched 
{.Merc). Boring inside of nasal bone, toward maxilliary. 
Redness and swelling of right nostril and beneath it. Sensi- 
tive smell; everything smells too strong (Aeon., Agar., 
Coff., Bell., Colch., Hep. s., Lye). Putrid smell when blow- 
ing the nose. °Caries of the nasal bone (Calc. e, Merc). 

Face.— Drawing tearing on left side of face. Burning, tearing 
and boring in zygoma, inflammation of the bones of 
the face ; caries of the cheek bones. Swelling of one cheek, 
with drawing and tearing in jaws. Painful swelling of the 
submaxillary glands (Arum, Calc c, Iodi., Rhus tox.). 
Fine eruption on lips, face or forehead. 

Mouth.— Toothache from drawing air into the mouth. Putrid 
odor from the mouth (Arm, Hep. s., Iodi., Kreos., Merc, 
Nitr. ac, Puis.), as from old cheese. Bitter or putrid 
taste in the mouth (Arm, Hep. s., Merc, Puis.). °Caries 
of the palatine bones. 

Throat.— Parotid gland painful, as if pressed or contused on 
touch (Merc). Dull pressive pain, with or without swallow- 
ing, in a gland below angle of lower jaw (Merc). 



118 AURUM. 

Stomach.— Immoderate appetite and thirst with qualmishness 
in stomach. Pressure on left side, near pit of stomach, at 
noon. 

Abdomen. — Burning heat and cutting pain in right hypochon- 
dria. Incarcerated flatulence; rumbling (Carb. v., Cinch., 
Lye). 

Urine. — Turbid, like buttermilk ; much sediment of mucus. 

Stool.— Constipation, stools hard and knotty. 

Male Organs. — Right testicle swollen ; pressive tensive pains 
when touching or rubbing, as from contusion. Swelling and 
induration of the testes (Coni., Rhod., Puis.). Nightly 
erections and pollutions (Phos. ac). 

Female Organs. — °Prolapsus and induration of the womb. 

Respiratory Organs. — Dyspnoea; constantly taking deep 
breath; cannot get air enough (Ars., Ant. tart., Phos.), at 
night. Dyspnoea, with dull stitches in the chest when in- 
spiring. Suffocative attacks, with spasmodic constriction 
of the chest; °asthma, from congestion to chest; great op- 
pression at night and when walking in the open air ; face 
bluish red ; palpitation ; falls down unconscious. 

Heart and Pulse. — Violent palpitation of the heart, with 
anxiety and tremulous fearfulness (Aeon.). Pulse small 
but accelerated. Weak pulse, cardiac asthma ; mental de- 
pression ; great debility. 

Lower Limbs. — All the blood appears to rush from her head 
into her lower limbs ; they feel paralyzed ; she has to sit 
down ; knees pain, as if firmly bandaged, when sitting. 

Generalities. — Boring, tearing bruised bone pains in extremi- 
ties. Over-sensitive to all pain (Cham., Coff. c, Ign.), and 
to cold air (Cinch., Coccul., Sep., SiL). hypochondriasis 
and hysteria. °Hysterical spasms ; alternate laughing and 
crying (Ign., Nujc m., Phos.). Great nervous weakness; 
tremulous agitation. Boring in the bones ; °caries, espe- 
cially after Mercury. Very sensitive to cold over the 
whole body. Violent orgasm, as if the blood were boil- 
ing in the veins. Better in open air. Pains aggravated 
at night. 

Sleep. — Awake all night; no pain; no lassitude or sleepiness in 
the morning. Vivid frightful dreams about thieves (Arm, 
Bell., Puis., Sulph.), sobs aloud during sleep. °Awakened 



AUEUM.. 119 

by bone pains; suffering so great he despairs; does not 
want to live. 

Skin.— °Deep ulcers, affecting the bones ; after abuse of Mer- 
cury (Kali iod., Nitr. ac.) 

Conditions.— Especially indicated in scrofulous subjects, with 
light hair, sanguine temperament, and ruddy complexion in 
corpulent old people. Also in syphilitic and mercurial 
patients. 

Compare.— Asaf., Ars., Bell., Calc. c, Cinch., Ign., Iodi., Merc, 
Mez., Nitr. etc., Phos., Plat., Puis., Rhod., Sil. 

Antidotes.— Bell., Camph., Cinch., Coccul., Coff.cCupr., Mere, 
Puis., Spig. 

Aurum Antidotes.— Merc, Spig. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief therapeutic application of Aurum is in the treat- 
ment of syphilitico-mercurial affections and scrofulous diseases, 
especially caries of the nasal, palatine, mastoid and ossicular 
bones; ozsena; otorrhoea ; nasal catarrh ; angina; exostoses of 
skull and other bones . The nightly aggravation of the pains, 
and their boring nature is characteristic. Bones usually very 
sensitive to the touch, and ulcerated tissues give forth horribly 
offensive discharges. Allen says that the drug " is always to be 
thought of in interstitial changes of heart, liver and kidneys, and 
in gouty diathesis." Fatty degeneration of these organs 
(Phos.). Cardiac hypertrophy without dilatation. Acute in- 
flammation of the eye in syphilitic subjects, great photophobia; 
tendency to corneal ulcers ; iritis with sore bruised sensation 
around the eye (Asaf.); glaucoma; scrofulous ophthalmia, great 
vascularity, scalding lachrymation, eyes sensitive to light and 
touch. Orchitis, especially on right side. Chronic enlargement 
and induration of the testes. Hydrocele. Aurum has also been 
used in chronic inflammation, induration and prolapsus of the 
uterus. Sterility, causing great melancholy. Vaginismus. 
Hysteria. Hypochondriasis. Melancholia. In all mental 
states there is a very low spirited condition, and disgust for 
life. Religious melancholia, with weeping and crying. 



120 BADIAGA. 



BADIAGA. 

Synonym. — Spongilla Fluviatilis. Spongia Palustris. Com- 
mon name. — Fresh-water Sponge. Russian name. — Bacliaga. 
Habitat. — A protozon, found in ponds and slow-flowing 
streams. Preparation.— Tincture or trituration from the dried 
sponge. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Hahnemann considered Badiaga an antipsoric, which might 
well be expected from the character of its constituents, — lime, 
silica and alumina. It acts upon the blood producing condi- 
tions analogous to those resulting from scrofula and also has 
many points of similarity with its nearest relative, the Spongia 
Officinalis. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Headache from 2 p.m., with slight aching pains in the 
posterior portions of both eyeballs, and in the temples. 
During the day more or less headache, with pains in the 
eyeballs (Cimic, Spig.); worse in the left ; more from 1 p.m. 
to 7 p.m. Pain in temples and eyeballs ; from eyeballs to 
temples. Excess of dandruff (Canth., Mez.), or dry tetter- 
like appearance of the scalp, with slight itching. Scalp sore 
to touch, with tetter-like eruption on forehead. 

Eyes .—Bluish-purple margin of the eyelids, and blue under 
the eyes. Scrofulous inflammation of the eyes, with hard- 
ening of the Meibomian glands (Graph., Sulph.). Severe 
pain in left eyeball and temple. Headache extending into 
the eyeballs (Cimic, Spig.). Left eyeball quite sore, even 
when closing it tightly. Severe intermittent pain in pos- 
terior portion of right eyeball. 

Ears.— Slight shocks heard in the ear, as if very distant ar- 
tillery; afternoons. 

Nose— Profuse coryza, mostly from the left nostril ; worse in 
afternoons and evening ; with sneezing. 

Face. -On forehead; tetter-like eruption. Pale, ashy or lead 
color of the face. Stiffness in the maxillary joints. 



BADIAGA. 121 

Mouth.— Mouth and breath hot and feverish, with thirst for 
large quantities of water at a time (Bry.). 

Throat.— Hawked up a viscid, solid lump of bloody mucus in 
the morning-. Throat inflamed and sore, especially on 
swallowing. 

Abdomen. — Indurated inguinal glands. 

Respiratory Organs. — Occasional severe paroxysms of spas- 
modic cough, ejecting viscid mucus from the bronchial 
tubes, which at times comes forcibly out of the montn, 
caused by tickling in the larynx. Severe sharp lanci- 
nating pain in right supra-clavicular region. 

Heart.— Severe vibrating; tremulous palpitation of the heart, 
while sitting or lying, especially upon any sudden elating 
thought, or emotion of mind. 

Neck and Back.— Very stiff (Rhus tox., Chel.). Soreness and 
lameness, with stitches in nape of neck, aggravated by 
bending the head back and forth. °Scrofulous swelling of 
the glands of the left side of the face, throat and neck; 
nearly all of the size of a hen's egg; some hard, some sup- 
purating. Severe lancinating pains and stitches in the pos- 
terior right side, below the scapula; much aggravated by 
throwing the shoulders back and chest forward, or contor- 
tions of the body. 

Generalities.— General soreness of the muscles and integu- 
ments of the whole body ; flesh sore to touch, even of the 
clothes; sore as if beaten (Arm, Ruta.). 

Compare.— Baryt. c, Iodi., Kali iod., Merc, Phyt., SiL, Spig., 
Spong., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Badiaga has been used in scrofulous diseases, particularly 
swollen glands. Scrofulous ophthalmia. Neuralgia of right 
eyeball. Hay fever with sneezing and watery discharge and 
other symptoms given above. Whooping cough with character- 
istic forcible expectoration. Has cured uterine haemorrhage, 
worse at night, with feeling of enlargement of the head. Indu- 
rated syphilitic buboes. Indurated inguinal glands. Haemor- 
rhoids. Has also been a popular remedy for chilblains; for 
ulcers on feet of horses and hurts of the hoofs of horses. 



122 BAPTISIA. 



BAPTISIA. 

Synonym. — Baptisia Tinctoria. Natural order. — Legunii- 
nosse. Common name. — Wild Indigo. Habitat. — A perennial 
herb growing in dry poor soil throughout the United States. 
Preparation.— Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Baptisia acts especially upon the blood, having a disorgan- 
izing and decomposing influence, producing a state similar to 
that present in low forms of fever and typhoid conditions. 
Through the blood it affects the mucous membranes, especially 
of the mouth, throat and intestines, and also involves the 
motor and sensory nerves, giving rise to prostration and to 
paralysis, both of motion and sensation. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Indisposed to think, want of power ; mind seems weak 
and confused (iEth., Gels., Phos. ac., Bhus tox.) ; confused, as 
if drunk. Cannot confine his mind ; a sort of wild, wander- 
ing feeling. °Body feels scattered about, tosses around to 
get pieces together ; cannot sleep because he cannot get 
pieces together ; typhus fever. 

Head.— Vertigo, and weak feeling of entire system, especially 
lower limbs and knees. Dull heavy pressive headache 
(Coni., Gels., Hydras.) . Frontal headache, with pressure at 
root of nose. (Aeon., Kali bi.). °Head feels large and 
heavy, with numbness of head and face. Soreness in the 
brain, worse on stooping. °Dull, bruised feeling in occiput. 

Eyes. — Eyeballs feel sore; sore and lame on moving them. 
(Agar., Bry., Cimic, Eup. p.) 

Face. — Face flushed, dusky, hot; dark-red, with a besotted 
expression. Heat and redness of face. 

Mouth.— °Sordes on the teeth and lips (Ailanth., Rhus tox.). 
Tongue yellow ; along the center ; first white, with reddish 
papilla?, followed by yellow-brown coating in center, edges 
dark-red and shining; dry, brown down the center 
(Plumb.) ; cracked, sore, ulcerated (Apis, Ars., Rhus tox.) ; 



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dry on waking, feels burnt. Saliva rather abundant, some- 
what viscid, tasting flat. Putrid ulcers of the buccal 
cavity, with salivation (Merc, Nitr. ac). Mouth and 
tongue very dry in fevers (Aeon,, Ars., Bry.). Putrid, 
offensive (Arn., Hep. s., Iodi., Kreos., Jfttr. ac., Puis.); 
foecal breath. Flat, bitter taste in mouth (Borax, Bry., 
Hep. s., Nux v., Puis., Sulph.). 

Throat.— Constrictive feeling in throat, causing frequent efforts 
at deglutition (Ars., Bell., Hyos.). Redness of tonsils and 
soft palate; of tonsils with frequent inclination to swallow, 
which causes pain at root of tongue (Phyto.). °Fauces 
dark-red (Naja) ; dark; putrid ulcers (Mur. ac.) ; tonsils 
and parotids swollen; absence of pain, and great prostra- 
tion; diphtheria, etc. °Difficult deglutition; can only 
swallow water. 

Stomach.— °Sinking, gone feeling at the stomach (Cimic.,, 
Hydras., Ign., Sep., Sulph.); after typhus. Pain in epigas- 
tric region; distress in stomach. Loss of appetite. Nausea. 

Abdomen. — Pain in liver, from right lateral ligament to gall 
bladder ; can scarcely walk, it so augments pain in gall 
bladder. Constant severe pain over gall bladder (Berb.). 
°Right iliac region sensitive; typhus. Fullness and dis- 
tension of the abdomen (Bry., Cinch., Caps.); rumbling. 
(Lye). °Abdominal muscles sore on pressure; typhus. 

Stool and Anus.— °Frequent small, thin, dark, offensive, and 
acrid stools (Ars.). °Very foetid exhausting diarrhoea 
(Ars.). Stool papescent, with large quantities of mucus; 
no pain. °Dark-brown mucous and bloody stools, with 
tenesmus and typhoid tendency (Ars.). Diarrhoea in the 
morning (Aloe, Podo., Rumex, Sulph.). Constipation, with 
fullness of abdomen. 

Urinary Organs. — Burning when urinating (Aeon., Ars., 
Canth.). Urine rather scanty, dark-red color (Aeon.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Awakes with great difficulty of breath- 
ing ; the lungs feel tight and compressed ; must have fresh 
air (Ars., Carb. v., Sulph.). Soreness of right lung. Con- 
striction and oppression of the chest. 

Pulse.— At first accelerated, afterward slow and faint. 

Neck and Back. — Stiffness and lameness of cervical muscles. 
Back and hips very stiff, ache severely. Dull sacral pain, 



124 BAPTISIA. 

compounded of a feeling as from a pressure and fatigue, 
from long stooping ; soon extending around hips and down 
right leg. 

Limbs. — Drawing pain in arms and legs ; aching in the limbs. 
Numbness of left hand and forearm, with prickling; also of 
left foot. 

Generalities. — Restless; does not sleep quietly; wants to be on 
the move (Aeon., Ars., Rhustox.). Great languor, wants 
to lie down. Tired, bruised, sick feeling in all parts of the 
body (Arm, Cinch.). Weak and tremulous, as if recovering 
from a severe illness, and as yet incapable of vigorous men- 
tal or physical exertion. Great weakness, especially in 
lower limbs. Prostration, with disposition of fluids to de- 
compose. Indescribable sick feeling over the whole body. 
Numbness, prickling and paralytic feeling over the whole 
body, especially left side. Ulceration of mucous membranes, 
especially of the mouth, with tendency to putrescence. Dis- 
charges and exhalations foetid. Sensation all over the body 
as if bruised or beaten (Am., Ruta). Feels as if lying on a 
board ; changes position, bed feels so hard, makes him feel 
sore and bruised (Am.); as if he would have bedsores. 

Fever.— Chilly going into the open air; chills over the back 
and lower limbs. Whole surface hot and dry, with occa- 
sional chills, mostly up and down the back. °Typhoid and 
cerebral forms of fever. °Beginning of typhus when the so- 
called nervous symptoms predominate; causes sweat to 
break out and relieve ; critical sweat on forehead and face. 
°Fever originating from confinement on shipboard, without 
good care or food. 

Sleep. — °Delirious stupor ; falls asleep while answering a ques- 
tion or being talked to (Hyos., Am.). Sleeps well till 2 or 
3 a.m., then restless till morning. °Drowsy, stupid, tired 
feeling ; disposition to half close the eyes. Restless, with 
frightful dreams. 

Skin.— Great heat and burning in skin (Ars.). °Eruption like 
measles or urticaria (Aeon., Ant. crud., Coif, c, Puis.). 
Livid spots all over body and limbs, thickest on body. 

Compare. — Apis., Ars., Am., Bry., Gels., Hyos., Merc, Mur. 
ae., Nitr. ac, Op., Phytol., Rhus to jo. 



BAEYTA CARBOXICOI. 125 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Baptisia is used chiefly in the treatment of typhoid fever 
and typhoid conditions in general, associated with other 
diseases, when there is an evident tendency to rapid decomposi- 
tion of the blood. In typhoid fever Baptisia is most useful in 
the first week, during the stage of general Irypersemia, before 
ulceration of Peyer's glands has taken place. If properly indi- 
cated and given at this time, it will, undoubtedly, abort the 
disease. The chief indications are: Confusion of mind ; mutter- 
ing delirium ; restlessness ; dusky-red face ; slight sensitiveness 
in right iliac region ; tongue white, with red papillae and red 
edges ; yellow offensive stools, weary bruised feeling all over. 
In the second or third week of typhoid fever Baptisia may be 
indicated when the patient is in a stupor; face besotted ; sordes 
on lips and tongue; tongue dry and brown in center, edges red ; 
stools thin, dark and very offensive ; putrid breath ; profound 
prostration. The drug may also be useful in auy low type of 
fever, especially malarial" or accompanying eruptive diseases. 
Ship fever. Also where a typhoid state accompanies diseases of 
the digestive mucous membrane. Diphtheria; fauces dark red; 
dark putrid ulcers ; horrible odor from the mouth ; absence of 
pain and great prostration; can only swallow liquids; with 
typhoid symptoms. About the same symptoms may also indi- 
cate Baptisia in the stomatitis of nursing women and infants; 
also in cancrum oris. It is an excellent remedy in diarrhoea ac- 
companying typhoid and other fevers of a low type, the stools 
being dark, thin and extremely offensive. Typhoid dysentery, 
dark, brown mucous and bloody stools, with some tenesmus, 
but little pain. 



BARYTA OARBONIOUM. 

Carbonate of Barium. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Affects profoundly the sphere of nutrition, producing symp- 
toms of malnutrition, and consequent degenerative changes in 
tissue, its most characteristic effect being upon the glandular 
system, especially the glands of the throat and neck. It also 



126 BARYTA CARBONICUM. 

irritates and depresses the cerebral and ganglionic nervous 
systems, producing a condition as from mental and physical 
decay. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Great forgetfulness, does not know what he has just 
spoken (Anac, Arm). °Great mental and bodily weakness; 
childishness ; old people. °Deficient memory ; child cannot 
remember or be taught (Calc. phos.). °Want of self-confi- 
dence (reverse, Plat.). Dread of strangers ; imagines she 
is being criticised and laughed at. Child does not want to 
play. Fear and cowardice. 

Head.— ° Apoplexy, vertigo; in old people who are childish. 
Headache in the evening, worse from noise, especially the 
human voice. Confusion and vertigo, especially in the 
morning. 

Pressure in braiu under vertex, towards occiput, on 
waking, with stiffness of neck. Pressing sticking in the ver- 
tex, which extends through the whole head whenever he 
stands in the sun. °Baldness, especially on the crown 
(Zinc). °Scalp sensitive on the side on which he lies ; worse 
from scratching. °Crusta lactea; dry or humid scurf (Calc. 
c, Graph., Hep. s., Lye). °Encysted tumor of the scalp. 

Eyes. — Weakness of sight; gauze before the eyes (Caust., 
Phos.) in the morning and after a meal. Inflammation, 
with sensation of dryness in the eyes. Light dazzles and 
hurts the eyes ; fiery sparks before eyes in the dark. 

Ears. — Gland below right ear swollen and painful to touch. 
Drawing, twinging pain in ears. Tearing pain, with boring 
and drawing in bones of right ear. Itching in the ears 
(Sulph.) . Buzzing and jingling in the ears in evening like a 
violent wind and ringing of bells. Hardness of hearing. 
Cracking in the ear as if breaking when sneezing, swallow- 
ing or walking fast (Graph.). Beverberation in ears on 
blowing the nose violently. 

Nose. — Obstinate dryness of the nose; secretion of thick yellow 
mucus (Ailanth.). °Coryza, nose and upper lip swollen; 
children with large abdomen (Calc. c). Frequent nose- 
bleed. 



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Face.— Face pale and puffy (Ars.). Tension, as from a cobweb 
over the face (Alum., Brom., Graph.). Pain in articulation 
when closing the jaws. 

Mouth.— Smarting, burning pain in tip of tongue; cracked and 
sore. °Paralysis of the tongue in old people ; loss of speech 
(Canst., Gels.). Mouth filled with vesicles, especially palate 
and inside of cheeks. Much tough phlegm in the mouth. 
Mouth very dry, with thirst (Aeon., Ars., Bry.). Taste 
foul every morning, with coated tongue ; sour taste. Fre- 
quent and profuse bleeding from the teeth. 

Throat. — Smarting in the throat when swallowing; though 
most on empty swallowing. Tonsils: inflammation after 
every cold; tend to suppurate (Hep. s.); chronic indura- 
tion (Calc. a). Constriction in throat; sensation of a plug 
in throat when swallowing (Bell., Kali bi., Hep. s.). Chok- 
ing in attacks after dinner, when sitting and writing, with 
sensation as if the thyroid gland were pressed inward, im- 
peding respiration. Sensation as if a fine leaf lay before 
posterior nares in morning after waking. Painful indu- 
rated swelling of the submaxillary glands (Arum, Calc. c, 
Iodi., Natr. carb., Rhus tox.). 

Stomach. — Sensation of hunger in stomach, but no appetite. 
Eructations, hiccough, nausea. Vomiting. Weak feeling in 
stomach, better after eating. Pressure, as from a stone 
(Ars., Bry., Merc., Puis.); relieved by eructations. Sensi- 
tiveness of the stomach ; every step painful to it. 

Abdomen. — Abdomen distended, hard (Ars., Merc., Lach.) 
and painful. Intestines fall from side to side on turning in 
bed. 

Male Organs.— Diminished sexual ability (Agn.); increased de- 
sire (Agar.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Feeling in larynx as if inspiring smoke 
(Xatr. ars., Brom.) or pitch. Suffocative catarrh in old 
people ; impending paralysis of the lungs. Soreness in chest 
when coughing (Arm). 

Neck and Back. — Swelling of the glands of the neck and 
occipiot (Calc. c, Carb. v., Iodi.). Stiffness in nape of neck. 
Tensive pain in the small of back. 

Upper Limbs. — Pain in the arms, with hard, swollen axillary 
glands (Sil.). 



128 BAKYTA CAKBONICUM. 

Lower Limbs. — Drawing pain down the entire left leg. Stitch- 
ing pain in knee joints. °Fo3tid foot-sweat (JVitr. ac., Sep. r 
Sil.). 

Generalities. — Weariness and heaviness of the body. Great 
weakness of mind and body in old people. Very sensi- 
tive to cold air (Coccul., Sep., Sil.). °Offensive sweat of one 
(mostly left) side. °Dwarfish ; defective mental and physi- 
cal growth. Heat all night, with anxiety. 

Sleep. — Anxious dreams nearly every night. Awakens often at 
night; feels too hot; soles of feet feel bruised. 

Skin. — Fatty tumors about the neck. Burning prickings here 
and there. Swelling and induration of the glands (Calc. 
c, Iodi., Hep. s., Graph.). Humid and sore. ° Warts (Thuja). 

Aggravation. — In morning; while sitting; when thinking of 
symptoms. 

Amelioration. — When walking in open air; when standing; 
on motion. 

Conditions. — Especially suitable for old people; dwarfs; scrofu- 
lous children, especially those who have inflammation and 
swelling of tonsils from least cold. Left side most affected. 

Compare. — Alum., Bell., Calc. c, Calc. iod., Caust.,Gels., lodi., 
Merc., Merc, biniod., Lye, Phos., Sep., Sil., Sulph. 

Antidotes.— Ant. tart., Bell., Camph., Dulc, Zinc. To large 
doses : Sulphate of soda or magnesia. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The therapeutic range of Baryta carb. has been outlined 
in the clinical symptoms already given. It is especially useful 
in the treatment of glandular troubles of the throat, particu- 
larly tonsilitis in those who are very sensitive to cold air, and 
always w T hen expos ed have tonsilitis with a tendency to sup- 
puration. It removes this predisposition. It also cures en- 
larged and indurated tonsils, and submaxillary glands. It 
will sometimes cure fatty tumors, especially about the back, 
neck and scalp (wens). Crusta lactea in scofulous children. 
Suppurative inflammation of the middle ear, post-nasal catarrh, 
chronic cough, etc., occurring in scrofulous children with swollen 
glands and enlarged tonsils. Also enlarged mesenteric glands, 
tabes mesenterica, the abdomen being swollen and hard, and 
feels heavy. Malnutrition in children ; they are hungry, but 



BELLADONNA. 129 

refuse food, and are subject to colic. According to Allen {Op. 
eit.) Barytacarb. "isan extremely valuable remedy in degenera- 
tive changes in coats of arteries, aneurism, arterial fibrosis, in 
apoplexy as the result of senility, etc." The drug is valuable 
in many diseases of old people, but especially in paralysis and 
other affections arising from impaired brain function, which 
may or may not result from organic changes. In such cases 
the patient is usually very childish, has weakness of memory, 
and other symptoms indicating a half imbecile condition. 
Senile dementia ; often the tongue is paralyzed, which, in itself, 
indicates Baryta. Sometimes we will find the same class of 
symptoms in scrofulous ill-nourished children, who are mentally 
weak, almost approaching idiocy. They do not want to play, 
have no memory, and are very slow in learning to talk, read or 
understand. This may result from masturbation, the patient 
giving all the appearances of premature senility, but more 
often it is a semi-imbecile condition, perhaps non-development 
of the brain resulting from defective nutrition and a strumous 
inheritance. Whichever it may be, Bartya will often induce 
such tissue changes as will effect a cure. It has been used in 
the suffocative catarrh of old people. Allen mentions it as a 
remedy for cataract. It is the remedy when in old men there 
is great sexual desire, but no ability, also for enlargement of 
the prostate gland. Other conditions agreeing, it may cure 
impotence in young and middle aged men. Like Silicea it will 
cure foot-sweat, especially when associated with other con- 
ditions indicating the drug. 



BELLADONNA. 

Synonym.— A tropa Belladonna. Natural order.— Solan- 
acese. Common name.— Deadly Nightshade. Habitat.— An 
herbaceous perennial plant, native of Europe. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the entire fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Belladonna has its chief center of action in the cerebrum, 
from which radiates its influence upon the entire organism. The 



130 BELLADONNA. 

brain and its membranes are involved in active congestion and 
inflammation. The sensorium is prominently affected, giving 
rise to delirium, illusions, hallucinations, mania, stupor and 
insomnia. From this central point Belladonna acts as an irri- 
tant to the entire nervous system, producing congestion of the 
medulla oblongata and the spinal cord, and in consequence 
general hyperesthesia of both sensory and motor nerves. The 
special senses become intensely acute, and at the same time 
perverted in function. The voluntary muscular system is in- 
volved in tetaniform convulsions and sometimes clonic spasms, 
while the involuntary muscles are completely paralyzed, the 
sphincters being relaxed, and the iris dilated. On the skin and 
mucous membranes Belladonna shows its most important 
local action. The skin becomes intensely red and hot, present- 
ing a smooth, shining red surface, similar to that present in 
scarlet fever, and n on- vesicular erysipelas. The mucous mem- 
branes chiefly affected are those of the eyes, mouth, throat, 
and genito-urinary organs. The condition is similar to that 
found elsewhere, being an intense congestion going on to acute 
inflammation, involving also the submucous cellular tissues. 
Neither the digestive apparatus, nor the serous, osseous or 
fibrous tissues are directly affected. The glandular system is 
often involved in the characteristic congestion and inflamma- 
tion of the drug, as are also the uterus and its appendages. 
The most characteristic expression of Belladonna is the flushed 
face, the throbbing carotids, the hard and bounding pulse, and 
the wild delirium that ever attends its operations. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Furious rage; anger; disposed to bite, strike, and 
spit at those around (Hyos., Stram.); to tear things to 
pieces (Verat. alb.). Violent delirium; loud laughing and 
grinding of teeth; afraid of imaginary things; sees mon- 
sters (Op., Strain.); changing from mirth to fury ; constant 
desire to spring out of bed, with complete loss of con- 
sciousness (Agar., Apis, Hyos., Stram.); carphilogia (Hyos., 
Stram.). Garrulity (Hyos.); using absurd language. 
Abhorrence of liquids ; liquid poured out makes her furi- 
ous. Anxiety, with desire to flee. Fear of imaginary 
things, wants to run away from them. Great anxiety; 



BELLADONNA. 131 

timidity and restlessness (Aeon., Ars., Cinch., Phos.); de- 
sire to escape or to hide. Stupefaction with congestion to 
the head and dilated pupils (Hyos., Op.). Extreme irrita- 
bility of temper. Quarrelsome. 

Head.— Vertigo when stooping (Aeon.), or when rising after 
stooping (Bry., Petrol., Puis.); falling to the left or back- 
ward (Nux v.), with vanishing of sight and flickering before 
the eyes (Natr. mur.). Vertigo, as if objects turned in a 
circle (Bry., Coni.), or swayed to and fro. Vertigo on 
motion; on turning over in bed (Coni.). Confusion in the 
head,, worse from motion. 

Sensation of a board pressing on the forehead. Ten- 
sive pressure in left vertex and in forehead. Rush of 
blood to the head (Ferr., Coccus); pulsation of cerebral 
arteries ; throbbing in the brain (Aeon., Carls., Glon., Op., 
Mang.). Intense headache ; aggravated by noise, motion, 
moving the eyes, contact and when coughing (Bry.,Cimic). 
Pressure in the head, now here, now there, which occupies 
each time large areas. Violent throbbing in the brain, 
from behind forward and toward both sides; the throb- 
bing ends on the surface in painful shootings. Jerking 
headache, extremely violent on walking quickly, or as- 
cending stairs rapidly ; at every step a jolt downward, as 
if a weight were in the occiput. Frequently obliged to 
stand still in walking, from the violence of the pain in 
the forehead ; at every step it seems as if the brain rose 
and fell in the forehead; pain relieved by pressing 
strongly on forehead (Cinch. ) . Pain in head and eye balls, as 
if the latter would start from their sockets. Pressive pain 
in forehead, so severe during motion that it causes him to 
close his eyes. Stabbing, as if with a knife, from one 
temple to the other. 

Headache, worse from leaning forward, better from 
bending backward. °Headache from a draft of air (Cinch.), 
or from having hair cut ; from the heat of the sun. Head 
so sensitive externally that the least contact, even press- 
ure of the hair, gives pain (Aeon., Cinch., Merc). 

Eyes. — Byes protruding, sparkling, pupils dilated; staring 
look (iEth., Amyl., Ailanth., Hyos., Naja). Eyes red, 
swollen, distorted {Stram.). Eyes dry ; feel stiff; heat 



182 BELLADONNA. 

and burning (Aeon., Ars.). Great intolerance of light, 
and lachrymation (Aeon., Euphr., Graph., Merc., Sulph.). 
Insensibility to light. Eyeballs in constant motion. 
Optic disc deepened in tint and retinal arteries and veins 
enlarged. Dilated, immovable pupils (Hyos., CEnan., Op., 
Stram.). 

Double vision (Aur., Cic, Stram., Phyt.); objects ap- 
pear upside down or crooked. Vision dim. Bright sparks 
and flashes of light before the eyes (Cycl., Glon., Kali carb., 
Sulph.). Halo around the light, partly colored, red pre- 
dominating ; at times light seems broken into rays 
(Phos.). Chromopsia. Agglutination of lids in morning. 

Ears. — Intolerance of noise, hearing sensitive (Aeon.). Roar- 
ing, ringing, or noises in the ear (Aeon., Ars., Cinch., Lye, 
Nux v., Sulph.). Tearing at the internal and external 
ear (Cham., Puis., Mar. ver., Merc.) in a downward direc- 
tion, inflammatory swelling of the ears (Aeon., Apis, 
Puis.), and of the parotids; shooting pains. 

Nose. — Great sensitiveness of smell (Aur., Aeon., Agar., Coff., 
Colch., Hep. s., Lye.); faintest odor, especially tobacco, un- 
bearable. Tip of nose swollen, shining red, and burning 
(Borax, Nitr. ac, Ox. ac, Rhus tox.). Great dryness of the 
nose (Graph., Kali bi.). Frequent sneezing, with tickling 
in nostrils. Discharge of mucus mixed with blood. Fre~ 
quent nosebleed (Aeon., Bry.), with congestion of the head. 

Face. — Face glowing -red and hot (Ailanth.); swollen and hot 
(Aeon., Op., Stram.). Convulsive movements of the mus- 
cles of the face and mouth (Agar., Ant. tart., Cic, Ign., Nux. 
v. ) . Great sivelling anal tension of tne upper lip (Apis, Bry., 
Calc. c, Psor.); stiff feeling on opening the mouth. 
Tearing, pressing below right zygoma. Tearing on inner 
surface of left lower jaw, ivorse during deglutition. 
Shootings from the maxillary bones and the ear (Calc. c, 
Hep. s., Kali bi.). °Nervous prosopalgia, with tearing cut- 
ting pains (Puis.). 

Mouth. — Dull drawing in upper right row of teeth; 
worse at night and from cold air (Ant. crud.). °Grinding 
of teeth. Painful swelling of the gums (Graph., Merc). 
Tongue and palate dark red and d^ry (Bapt.). Dryness 
of mouth, tongue and throat interferes with speech and 



BELLADONNA. 133 

deglutition. Tongue hot, dry, red, cracked (Ailanth., 
Rhus tox.); white center with red edges. Tongue dry, 
cracked and swollen, hanging from the mouth; difficult to 
move, scalded feeling. Scraping in mouth and throat ; heat 
and dryness in mouth ; breath hot. Slimy mouth in morn- 
ings when waking, with pressing headache. Thick 
whitish mucus in mouth and throat, with constant inclina- 
tion to hawk and swallow. 

Throat. — Great dryness of fauces and throat (Apis, Nux m., 
Puis.) also burning and scraping. During deglutition, 
feeling in the throat as if it were too narrow, or draivn 
together as if nothing would pass properly (Hyos., 
Strain,.). Constriction in throat extending to stomach. 
Suffocative spasms of fauces and glottis on attempting to 
swallow. Swallowing difficult; of water; of solid food 
possible only by constantly taking-liquids; painful ; can only 
swallow a few drops, the rest being forced out by spasmodic 
action of the muscles of deglutition (Lach.). Intermittent 
contraction of the oesophagus when swallowing, followed 
each time by scraping in region of epiglottis, as if the 
latter were raw and sore. Shooting in right parotid gland, 
extending into external ear, where it becomes cramp-like. 
Tonsilitis; worse right side; parts bright red; worse 
swallowing liquids. °Cervical glands inflame suddenly. 

Stomach. — Excessive unquenchable thirst for cold water 
Aeon., Bry.); or, aversion to all fluids (Hyos.). Nauseain 
the stomach; vomiting after eating and drinking. Gnaw- 
ing, pressing, cutting, drawing, wrenching pain in stomach, 
compelling him to bend backward and hold his breath. 
Hard pressure in stomach after eating (Ars.,Bry., Nujc v., 
Puis.). Acute pain at pit of stomach; periodical, at night, 
with tremor. Burning in stomach (Ars., Ant. crud.. Apis, 
Phos., Verat. Alb.). Stomach sensitive to touch (Ars., Bry., 
Lye, Colch.). 

Abdomen. — Painfully distended abdomen, very sensitive 
to touch (Aeon., Coloc., Cupr., Merc). Heat and burning 
in abdomen (Aeon., Ars., Canth.) with anxiety. Colic, as 
if a spot in the abdomen were seized with the nails ; a 
griping, clutching, clawing (Ipec). Violent cutting pres- 
sure in abdomen, noiv here, now there. Tenderness of 



134 BELLADONNA. 

the abdomen is aggravated by the least jar of the bed,, 
or the chair on ivhich he sits ; obliged in ivalking to 
step ivith great care, for fear of a jar. Pain in abdo- 
men as if sore and raw. Tensive pain in morning on get- 
ting out of bed, as if hypogastrium were spasmodically 
constricted. Squeezing constrictive pain in lowermost in- 
testines, alternately with shoots or jerks in direction of 
perineum. Tenderness on pressure, especially in ovarian 
region. °Pains, particularly in abdomen and pelvis, come 
on suddenly, continue violently a longer or shorter time, and 
disappear as suddenly as they came. 

Stool and Anus. — Pressing and urging in rectum toward 
anus ; painful contraction of anus. Straining and urging 
to stool, with scanty evacuations. Frequent ineffectual 
urging, or with scanty, hard stool. °Stool containing 
lumps like chalk (Rep. s., Podo.); green mucus (Apis, 
Arg. nit., Ars., Merc, Puis., Sulph.); slimy and bloody 
(Merc, Nux v.). Paralysis of sphincter ani; involuntary 
stools (Ars., Hyos.). °Spasmodic constriction of sphincter 
ani. Dysentery. Retarded stools. 

Urinary Organs. — Retention of xvrine, which passes only 
drop by drop (Aeon., Canth., Kudo v.). Urine becomes 
turbid like yeast (Chel.), with reddish sediment (Kreos., 
Sep.); deep red, with white sediment. Involuntary micturi- 
tion (Ars., Hyos.); constant dribbling; paralysis sphincter 
vesicae. Difficult scanty urination (Aeon., Canth.), tenes- 
mus. Dull pressing in vesical region during the night. 

Female Organs. — Great pressing downward in the genitals, 
as if contents of abdomen would protrude through the 
vulva (Lil. tig., Natr. mur., Plat., Sep.). Burning, pressure, 
uneasiness, and weight in the uterine region. Ovaritis ; right 
ovary much enlarged (Apis); burning, lancinating pains 
(Coni.). Shooting in internal organs at every step. Menses 
too early and too profuse (Amm. carb., Calc. c, JVujo v.); 
bright-red blood (Ham., Ipec), or thick, decomposed, 
dark-red blood. Smelling badly. °Lochia offensive, feels 
hot to the parts (Aeon.). °Labor pains too weak or ceas- 
ing (Caul., Gels.). °Rigid os. °After pains (Gels.); retained 
placenta. 

Respiratory Organs. — Voice husky and hoarse, and a dry 



BELLADONNA. 135 

cough from dryness of larynx. Sensation as if larynx 
was inflamed, swollen and constricted. °Spasm of the 
glottis (Lach.). Hoarseness, especially when crying. 
Aphonia, or confused sounds uttered with pain. 

Violent cough in sleep, with grinding of the teeth. 
Short, dry cough, from tickling in the larynx (Phos.); 
evening, in bed. Dry, spasmodic, or hollow hoarse cough, 
worse at night (Dros., Hyos.). Barking cough (Dros., 
Spong., Yerbas.); awaking after midnight, with pain in 
larynx and threatened suffocation. 

Short, hurried, anxious breathing (Aeon.). Tightness 
and oppression of the chest (Phos.). Pressive pain in the 
chest between the shoulders (Bry., Cimic, Merc, Phos.). 
Burning in the right chest. 

Heart and. Pulse. — Pulse much increased in force and fre- 
quency {Aeon.) Throbbing of the carotid and temporal 
arteries (Glon., Physos.). 

Neck and Back. — Swelling of glands of neck and nape of 
neck. Pain in nape as if it would break when coughing. 
Shooting and gnawiug pain in spinal column. °Pain in 
small of back, as if it would break (Aloe, Cimic, Kali 
carb., Natr. mur., Nux v., Plat.). 

Limbs.— Convulsive motion of the limbs; twitchings (Hyos., 
Stram.). Heaviness of the hands and feet. Loss of co-or- 
dination of the muscles of both upper and lower limbs, very 
much like the heaviness and helplessness of movement ob- 
served in first stage of progressive paralysis of the insane. 

Upper Limbs. — Sense of stretching and twisting in upper 
limbs. Shooting pressure on top of left shoulder. Draw- 
ing pain in inner side of left upper arm; weakness of 
whole left arm. Paralytic drawing pressure in upper 
extremities. Paralytic tearing in middle joint of 
right index finger. Painful drawing in posterior joint 
of left middle finger, as if in periosteum. 

Lower Limbs. — Cutting stitches inthe outer muscles of right 
thigh, just above the knee, only when sitting. Pain in 
thighs and legs as if beaten, and as if carious ; fine shoot- 
ing and gnawing along the bones, with violent tearing in 
the joints ; pain gradually rises from the tarsal joints to 
the hips, necessitating while sitting constant motion and 



136 * BELLADONNA. 

shifting of the feet; milder when zualking. Tearing 
pressure in middle of inside of leg, uninfluenced by 
motion or contact. °Phlegmasia alba dolens; cannot bear 
to be touched. 

Generalities. — Pains come on suddenly, and, after a shorter 
or longer duration, cease suddenly. Violent convulsions; 
distortions of all the muscles (Agar., Cic); especially flex- 
ors. Epileptic convulsions; then apoplectic conditions. 
Irritability and acuteness of sense, of taste, smell, touch, 
sight, hearing, and the mind is easily moved and thoughts 
more acute (Coff., Nuxvom.). Cramp-like pain, worse in 
sleep, in one side of chest, one side of abdomen, and one 
loin, so that she bends the painful part inward. Great rest- 
lessness, with sudden startings ; grinding of teeth ; convul- 
sions. Paralytic weakness; tottering gait. Cannot bear 
to be touched anywhere. Restless, constantly changing po- 
sition, or moving the body to and fro, especially hands and 
feet. Throws body forward and backward, while lying, like 
constant change from emprosthotonos to opisthotonos. 

Skin. — Painful sensitiveness of skin to contact. Redness of the 
whole body, ivith quick pulse (Amm. carb.). Smooth, scar- 
let redness of the surface of the ivhole body (Aeon.). 
Eruption resembling scarlatina (Apis, Arum, Stram.). 
Erysipelatous inflammation (Aeon., Apis, Rhus tox.). 
Erythema. Pustules break out in the cheek and nose, 
which rapidly fill with pus, and become covered with a 
crust. 

Sleep. — Great inclination to sleep (Mux m.). Wants to sleep, 
but cannot (Cham., Lach., Op.). Starts as in a fright from 
sleep, or on just falling asleep (Agar., Amm. carb., Ars., 
Bry., Ilyos., Stram., Sulph.); in evening, the feet are 
jerked upward and the head forward. Waked constantly by 
fearful dreams and twitchings. Waking at night full of fear. 
Sleep, with moaning and tossing about (Aeon.). Anxious 
and frightful dreams (Arm, Aur., Puis., Sulph.). 

Fever.— Chill in evening, mostly on arms, with heat of head. 
Chill alternately with heat; without thirst, and mostly 
with confusion of head. Cold limbs; feet ice-cold; head 
hot. Heat with distension of superficial veins, great thirst, 
anxiety and trembling; with furious delirium. Temper- 



BELLADONNA. 137 

ature much increased; face reel; pulse accelerated; 

delirium. Intense hurning heat within and without ; 

sweat only on head, with concision of head. Sweat on 

the covered parts (Cham.). Sweat with or just after the 

heat, mostly on face. 
Aggravation. — After 3 p.m., and again after midnight ; on 

moving; from touch; from draft of air; from sudden 

changes from warm to cold weather ; in hot weather ; from 

heat of sun (Ant. crud.); Avhile drinking. 
Amelioration. — When wrapped up well in a warm room. 
Conditions. — In plethoric lymphatic constitutions who are 

jovial and happy when well, but violent when sick. In 

young, full-blooded people. 
Compare.— Aeon., Calc. c, Cinch., Com, Coloc, Hyos., Lach., 

Merc, Op., Phos., Strain., Verat. v. 
Antidotes— Camph., Coff., Hep. s., Hyos., Op., Puis., Vinum. 

To large doses: Emetics, strong coffee, Op., Hyos. 
Belladonna Antidotes.— Aeon., Cupr., Ferr., Hyos., Merc, 

Plumb., Jabor. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Belladonna is especially useful in congestive types of dis- 
ease. In congestions and inflammations of a violent and 
intense character which come on suddenly, and especially when 
they tend to the rapid formation of pus. In all local congestions 
and inflammations as they are about to localize, or after local- 
ization has taken place, but before products have formed. Thus 
it is an excellent remedy in the first stage of boils and abscesses, 
and will, if indicated, often promote resolution, and prevent 
suppuration. So, too, in cellulitis, ovaritis, tonsilitis, etc., it 
will answer the same purpose. In such cases it is indicated by 
the great heat and redness of the affected part, throbbing pain, 
sensitiveness, etc. It is the most useful remedy in violent con- 
gestions and inflammations of the brain and meninges, being 
indicated by a violent headache, pressure, and delirium, to- 
gether with a flushed face, throbbing carotids, and bounding 
pulse. The latter is the chief characteristic symptom of Bella- 
donna, and may indicate its use in congestion or inflammation 
of any organ or tissue, or in any type of fever when such symp- 
toms maybe present. Studying the clinical range of Belladonna 



138 BELLADONNA. 

in detail we find it useful in the following conditions : First 
stage of cerebritis, meningitis, typhus cerebralis, and apo- 
plexia, the symptoms corresponding. Also in acute mania, 
when there is furious rage, etc., desire to hide or escape, fear of 
imaginary things. This mania may be present in cerebral ty- 
phus, and other brain troubles mentioned. Also in delirium 
tremens. Belladonna is the chief remedy in congestive head- 
aches. The pain is of a throbbing nature, and is always aggra- 
vated by noise, light or jarring, and by bending forward, better 
from bending backward. Such a headache may result from 
exposure to cold, especially a draft of air, or from having the 
hair cut, or from exposure to the rays of the sun. Congestions 
and inflammations of the eyes occurring suddenly and violently. 
Great pain, redness and swelling, and intolerance of light. 
Especially right eye. Retinitis. Iritis. First stage of otitis 
media, with terrific tearing pains into the ear and brain, roar- 
ing noises. Acute parotitis. Tonsilitis, worse on right side; 
parts bright red; worse on swallowing liquids. Pharyngitis, 
and other throat affections, characterized by intense hyperemia 
and dryness of the parts, and tendency to spasmodic contrac- 
tion. Oesophagitis. Stomatitis. Glossitis, the tongue being 
hot, dry, swollen, and painful. Gastritis. Belladonna is most 
often the first remedy indicated in inflammations of the abdomi- 
nal viscera. Especially in peritonitis, whether puerperal or 
non-puerperal, also in metro-peritonitis. The abdomen is 
greatly distended, painful and very sensitive to touch ; sensitive 
to the least jar; extreme pungent heat; violent pain. Acute 
hepatitis. Dysentery, especially in children, spasmodic con- 
striction of sphincter, other symptoms agreeing. Cystitis. 
Nephritis. Orchitis and ovaritis, with characteristics already 
named. First stage of mastitis. Dysmenorrhoea ; congestive 
type, in plethoric girls, violent pains, etc. Menorrhagia, bright 
red blood, or dark and decomposed ; in plethoric girls, congest 
ive symptoms. In all uterine troubles, including prolapsus, 
there is, in addition to other symptoms, a great pressing down- 
wards, as if the organs were heavy and congested, and would 
press out at the vulva. Labor pains too weak or ceasing. 
Hour glass contractions. Rigid os. After-pains. Lochia hot 
and offensive, or suppressed. Retained placenta. Milk-leg. A 
most valuable remedy in uterine haemorrhage, especially post- 



BELLADONNA. 139 

partum, blood bright red and hot, in gushes, cerebral symp- 
toms. Belladonna is very useful in a dry cough which comes 
from tickling in the larynx, usually worse in the evening after- 
going to bed. This may indicate the drug i-n acute laryngitis 
and bronchitis. There is always, in the former, dryness and sore- 
ness of the larynx, and hoarseness, with tendency to suffo- 
cation. Also useful in spasmodic and catarrhal croup, 
spasms of the glottis and whooping cough. In the two latter 
diseases it constitutes one of our most important remedies. 
Belladonna is a valuable remedy in some forms of skin disease, 
including erysipelas and exanthematous fevers, especially scar- 
latina. Its pathogenesis forms a perfect picture of the true 
Sydenham scarlet fever, in which it is indicated in a great ma- 
jority of cases, but it is seldom if ever useful in low and malig- 
nant types of the disease, where blood poisoning is the chief 
characteristic. The same holds true in diphtheria, and all other 
forms of blood poisoning, as Belladonna does not poison the 
blood, and is therefore not a remedy for that condition. In 
scarlet fever it is chiefly indicated by the smooth scarlet redness 
of the skin, sore throat, high fever and cerebral symptoms. In 
erysipelas it is indicated only when the swelling is red hot, 
smooth and shining (vesicular erysipelas, Rhus tox. ; (edema- 
tous, Apis), and tendency to cerebral irritation. Or the 
redness may have a central point and radiate in streaks from 
that point. Also phlegmonous erysipelas, first stage, with 
throbbing pains. It may also be indicated in measles where the 
cerebral symptoms are prominent. Boils, abscesses, etc., as 
already mentioned. Acute inflammations of glands. Bella- 
donna may be indicated in worm fever, and that accompanying 
dentition, when there is cerebral irritation, but it is seldom use- 
ful in t} T phoid and malarial fevers, though it may be indicated 
in the beginning of the disease. In nervous diseases Belladonna 
is often useful. Neuralgia, especially of the face and head. 
Sciatica. Gastralgia. Sometimes, though rarely, in paralysis. 
A valuable remedy in convulsions, tetanic, epileptic, puerperal 
hysterical, with the characteristic cerebral and other symp- 
toms — great rush of blood to the head, face red and hot, etc. 
Chorea. Hydrophobia. Sunstroke. Rheumatism, especially 
lumbago. 



140 BENZOIC ACID. 

BENZOIC ACID. 

Benzoicum Acidum. Preparation. — The pure crystals are 
dissolved in alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the urinary organs, giving rise to 
symptoms of a uric-acid diathesis, affecting especially the joints 
and tendons. The peculiar characteristic of the drug is its 
deep-red-colored urine, with very strong urinous odor. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mouth.— °Extensive ulceration of the tongue, with deeply 
chapped fungoid surfaces. 

Throat.— ° Angina faucium and tonsillaris, with characteristic 
urine. 

Stool. — ° Diarrhoea in children ; profuse, watery, light col- 
ored, offensive, exhausting stools, ivith urinous odor and 
characteristic urine. Stool frothy. 

Urinary Organs. — Urine highly colored; changeable color, 
brownish (Carb. ac, Nit. ac), urinous odor exceedingly 
strong (Nitr. ac); offensive ; pungent smell (Asaf., Aspar.). 
Soreness, or hot, burning pains in left kidney. A granular 
kind of mucus mixed with phosphates in the sediment ; 
urine dark -reddish brown ; acid reaction, or very offensive ; 
fleeting pains in bladder, not when urinating, but at other 
times ; °vesical catarrh from suppressed gonorrhoea ; calculi, 
or gout. Eenders the urine acid ; hippuric acid. 

Sexual Organs. — °Suppressed gonorrhoea ; gleet; with offensive 
urine. Prolapsus uteri, with foetid urine. 

Respiratory Organs. — Great weakness, difficult breathing, 
increasing every hour. Cough, followed by expectoration 
of green mucus. 

Heart. — Pain in region of heart. 

Back. — Dull pain in back, in region of kidneys ; stiffness in 
loins. 

Lower Limbs. — Swelling in right knee; ulcerative pain in 
whole leg, with pains in kidneys. Cracking or sense of dry- 
ness in knee joint. Pain in both knees. Tearing and 



BEKBERIS. 141 

stitches, especially in the metatarsal joints of the right 
great toe. °Gouty concretions and nodosities. 

Generalities.— Weariness and lassitude (Cinch.). Pains sud- 
denly change their locality (Kali bi., Led., Puis.). °Symp- 
toms in sick go from left to right, and from below upward, 
especially in rheumatism and gout. 

Conditions.— Especially adapted to rheumatic or gouty sub- 
jects ; in syphilitic or gonorrheal patients. 

Compare.— Arm, Berb., Carb. ac, Led., Nitr. ac.,Puls., Rhod., 
Sulph. 

Benzoic Acid Antidote.— Copaiba. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Benzoic Acid may be indicated in any form of disease char- 
acterized by the peculiar urine of this drug, without which it is 
seldom to be employed. It is especially useful in gout and 
rheumatism of the joints, and of rheumatic and gouty arthritis. 
It is a valuable remedy in catarrh of the bladder, cystitis, 
nocturnal enuresis, and nephritic colic, the urine always being 
dark and extremely offensive. Asthma, especially in rheumatic 
patients, offensive urine. Diarrhoea in children, stools and urine 
both having a urinous odor. Also useful in other conditions 
already named. Bad effects from copaiba. 



BERBERIS. 



Synonym.— Berberis Vulgaris. Natural order. — Berberi- 
dacese. Common name. — Barberry. Habitat. — A plant indi- 
genous to Europe, but naturalized in New England. Prepara- 
tion. — Tincture from bark of the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the ganglionic system Berberis produces engorge- 
ment of the venous capillaries, and shows its especial action 
upon the kidneys and bladder, and next upon the liver, where 
it promotes the flow of bile, and lastly upon the mucous mem- 
branes of these and other parts, and upon the muscular system. 
Its most marked symptoms are the pains in the region of the 
kidneys. 



142 BERBEKIS. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Vertigo and dizziness. Sensation as if the head were 
becoming larger (Cimic.). Tearing pains in forehead and 
temples, often changing locality (Puis.). Cold sensation in 
right temple. 

Eyes.— Burning pains with dryness and redness; biting. 

Nose. — Dryness of the nose. 

Face. — Pale, earthy complexion, with sunken cheeks, and hollow, 
blue-encircled eyes (Ars., Cinch., Sec, Sulph.). 

Mouth. — Dryness of the lips. Sticky, frothy saliva, like cotton. 

Stomach. — Thirst, with dryness of the mouth. Eructations; 
without bad taste or smell. Heartburn. 

Abdomen. — Violent sticking, pressive pain in region of gall 
bladder (Bapt.). Pains, mostly sticking, in left side of 
abdomen, often extending to lumbar region, or to the 
groin, the liver, the spleen or the stomach. Deep-seated, 
sticking, or tearing pain from the ilium, near spine, ob- 
liquely inward toward sacrum. Varicose veins near right 
inguinal ring. Burning smarting pain in right inguinal 
fold, with tension on motion. Stitches at origin of Poupart's 
ligament, at left ilium, extending down it, then shooting 
outward into left side of female urethra. Tearing pos- 
teriorly in crest of ilium, usually only on one side extending 
into gluteal muscles or into the bones. 

Stool and Anus. — Long continued sensation in rectum after 
stool, as if one had just been to stool, or had just recovered 
from a pain in anus. Frequent urging to stool. Violent 
bur Thing pain in the anus, as if parts around it were 
sore. Tearing, stitching, burning, crawling or itching in 
and around anus. Hard, scanty stools, like sheep's dung 
(Chel., Op., Plumb.). Watery evacuations (Ars., Cinch.). 
Haemorrhoids; burning pain before, during and after stool. 

Urinary Organs. — Sticking, digging, tearing or pulsative 
pain in region of one or the other kidneys. Burning pain 
in bladder {Aeon., Ars., Canth.). Violent sticking, cut- 
ting pains from the kidneys into thebladder and ztrethra. 
Cutting and burning in the urethra {Can. sat., Canth.) ; 
during and after urinating. Sensation as if some urine 
had remained after urinating. Stitches in female urethra, 
beginning in bladder. Pains in loins and hips while urinat- 



BERBEEIS. 143 

ing. Urine pale-yellow, with a slight transparent, gelati- 
nous sediment, ivith no deposit, or a turbid, floeeulent, 
clay -like, copious, mucous sediment, mixed with white 
or whitish gray, and later a reddish mealy sediment. 
Urine bright-yellow (Ars.) ; blood-red; profuse mucous 
sediment. 

Male Organs.— Dragging or lancinating pains in spermatic 
cord, extending into testicles (Clem., Ham., Merc, Puis.). 
Smarting, burning pains or stitches in spermatic cord. 
Weakness and coldness of genital organs (Caps.). 

Female Organs. — Sensation of burning and soreness in 
vagina ; painful to touch. Menses too scanty and pain- 
ful; gray mucus or blood. 

Back. — Bruised pain, with stiffness and lameness in small of 
bach; rises from a seat with difficulty (Rhus tox.). 
Backache worse while sitting or lying (Rhus tox.). Pain 
ful pressure and tension in lumbar and renal regions, some- 
times with sensation of numbness, puffiness, warmth, stiff- 
ness and lameness, extending at times into the lower 
limbs. Sticking pains in loins, or digging, tearing, as if 
suppurating, worse on deep pressure. 

Upper Limbs.— Rheumatic, paralytic pain in right shoulder 
(Puis., Rhod.), with stitches over left eye. °Xeuralgia 
under fingernails, with swelling of finger joints. 

Limbs.— Tearing, stitching or throbbing pains, or bruised feel- 
ing in extremities. 

Compare.— Aloe, Ars., Bry., Caps., Chel.,Cimic, Cinch., Clem., 
Diosc, Iris, Nux v., Pule., Podo., SiL, Zinc. 

Antidote.— Camph. 

Berberis Antidote.— Aeon. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

This drug is most useful in arthritic and rheumatic affec- 
tions, particularly when associated with urinary complaints. It 
is especially applicable when renal and vesical symptoms are 
prominent. Passage of renal and vesical calculi; nephritic 
colic ; nephritis. In all these conditions the leading symptom 
is sticking, digging, tearing pains in the region of the kidneys, 
extending to the bladder and urethra. Neuralgia of the sper- 
matic cords and testicles (Clem., Cimic, Puis.). Vaginitis, 



144 BISMUTHUM. 

vaginismus and dysmenorrhea, with the characteristic urinary 
symptoms. Berberis may also be useful in bilious and gastro- 
intestinal disorders, especially hepatic colic from the passage of 
gall stones, with jaundice. Bilious diarrhoea, with soreness 
over the liver, characteristic pain in back and side, burning in 
anus as if sore. 



BISMUTHUM. 

Sub-nitrate of Bismuth. Preparation.— Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon those organs and functions which are 
under the control of the pneumogastric nerve — more especially 
upon the stomach, where it produces symptoms resembling 
those of gastralgia, and in general produces irritation and 
catarrhal inflammation of the whole alimentary tract. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Morose, discontented and complaining about his con- 
dition. 

Head. — Pressing, drawing now here, now there. Confusion, 
Vertigo, in attacks as if anterior half of brain were turning 
in a circle. Cutting above right orbit, extending to occiput. 
Pressive pain and sensation of heaviness in the frontal 
region, worse on motion; also in occiput. 

Eyes.— Pressure in the right eyeball, from before backward, and 
from below upward. Thickened mucus in both canthi. 

Mouth, — °Toothache, relieved by taking cold water in the 
mouth (Coff.). Tongue coated white, evenings (morning, 
Sulph.), without heat or thirst. Taste nauseous metallic 
(Puis.); metallic, sweetish-sour, on back of tongue; bitter. 

Stomach.— Thirst for cold drinks in evening, without heat 
(Puis.). Eructations of wind after drinking water. Fre- 
quent empty eructations and feeling of discomfort in the 
stomach (Puis.). Nausea after eating or nursing. Vomit- 
ing of all fluids ; water vomited as soon as it reaches the 



BISMUTHUM. 145 

stomach (Phos.). Pressure like a load in the stomach after 
eating {Pry., Nux v., Puis.). Distressing pressure and 
burning in region of stomach (Ars.). Gastro-enteritis. Vom- 
iting; convulsive gagging and inexpressible pain in the 
stomach. Crampy, spasmodic pains in the stomach; 
burning, alternating with pressure ; pressure on the spine ; 
must bend backward. 

Abdomen.— Frequent passage of flatus. Pinching pressure 
on lower abdomen, and rumbling, with desire for stool. 

Urine.— Copious; frequent; watery. 

Respiratory Organs. — Crampy, pressive pain through the 
chest, in the region of the diaphragm, when walking. 
Pain in the chest and back, with boring and burning. 

Upper Limbs.— Paralytic weariness and weakness in the right 
arm. Laming, tearing pressure on right forearm ; more 
toward outer side; passes off by motion and touch. Tear- 
ing in metacarpal bones of right fore and middle fingers. 
Fine tearing in finger tips of right hand ; particularly under 
the nails. 

Skin.— Corrosive itching on side of tibia, and on back of both 
feet near the joints ; worse from scratching; must scratch 
until it bleeds. 

Sleep. — Cannot get his accustomed morning nap. Frequent 
waking at night, as from fright. Restless sleep, through 
lascivious dreams, with (sometimes without) seminal emis- 
sions. 

Compare.— Ant. crud., Ars., Arg., Bell., Calc. c, Colch., Hyclroc. 
ac, Kali, Lye, Phos., Nux v., Puis., Rhus tox.,Sep., Sulph. 

Antidotes.— Calc. c, Caps., Xuxv. To large doses: Emetics 
followed by albuminous and emollient drinks, such as milk. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Bismuth is often the homoeopathic remedy in gastralgia, 
especially when occurring in connection with gastric catarrh. 
According to Farrington, Bismuth is "the remedy for pure gas- 
tralgia, that which is not associated with any catarrh, or with 
any symptoms of indigestion." The pain is usually of a severe, 
pressive, burning character, the pressure seeming to extend 
back to the spine. There is usually also considerable nausea 
and vomiting, especially after taking fluids ; they are at once 



146 BORAX. 



ejected. Allen says it is "very valuable for inflammation of 
the stomach occurring during the progress of chronic diseases, 
for instance, schirrhus." Cholera-infantum with gastric symp- 
toms prominent, white coated tongue, vomiting, etc. Neural- 
gic headaches alternating with gastralgia. 



BORAX. 

Biborate of Soda. Preparation. —Either triturations of 
the pure borax, or dilutions from a solution composed of one 
part to ninety-nine of distilled water. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The rationale of the operations of this drug is not well un- 
derstood, but it has an important action upon the mucous 
membranes, on which it produces an aphthous ulceration 
(Merc), especially of the mouth, intestines, uterus, and vagina. 
It also involves the respiratory tract and the skin. Its most 
prominent mental expression is a 'fear of downward motion, 
which seems to characterize most of its pathological conditions, 
and which is not found in any other remedy. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Dread of downward motion, with anxious expression, 
as when in a swing, rocking chair, cradle, or in going 
down stairs. Idles through the afternoon; does not get 
at work; changes from one work to another; from one 
room to another; without keeping to any object. Great 
anxiety and sleepiness; anxiety increased until 11 p.m. 
Fretful; ill-humored, discontented (Bry., Cham., JVux v.), 
indolent. Easily startled by unusual sounds. 

Head. — Hairs become entangled at the tips and stick together ; 
cannot be separated ; if these bunches are cut off they form 
again. Aching at 10 a.m. in the whole head, with nausea 
and inclination to vomit, and trembling in the whole body. 
Heat of the head in infants. 

Eyes. — Lashes turn inward toward the eye and inflame it, es- 
pecially at outer canthus, w T hen the margins of the lids are 



BOKAX. 147 

very sore (Mere.). Inflammation of right eye at external 
canthus, with irregularity of the lashes ; nightly aggluti- 
nations {Lye, Merc, Puis., Sulph.). Flickering before the 
eyes in the morning, when writing, so that he does not see 
distinctly; there seem to be bright moving waves, now 
from right to left, now from above downwards. 

Ears. — Roaring in the ears. Stitches in the left ear. 

Nose.— Dry crusts in the nose; re-form if removed. Boil in 
fore part of left nostril; toward the tip, with sore pain, 
and swelling of the tip of the nose. Red and shining 
swelling of the nose, with throbbing and tensive sensation 
(Bell.). 

Face.— Sickly pale, earthy color of the face (Ars., Cinch.). 
Burning heat and redness of face (Aeon., Bell.). Erysipelas 
in face. 

Mouth.— Gum boil, paining severely, with dull pain in hollow 
tooth ; swelling of cheek, and whole left side of face. Grip- 
ing in hollow teeth in rainy weather. Aphtha? on the tongue, 
in the mouth, inside of cheeks, etc., with great heat and 
dryness of the mouth (Hydras., Hell., Iod., Merc, Nit. ac). 
Painful red blisters on the tongue (Nux v.), as if the surface 
were eroded. The mucous membrane of fore part of palate 
is shriveled, as if burnt, and pains especially when chewing; 
child cries when nursing. Aphthse inside of cheek, bleeding 
when eating. Flat, insipid, or bitter taste (Bapt., Bry., 
Puis.. Sulph.). 

Throat. — Tough, whitish mucus in throat, which is loosened 
only after great exertion (Ailanth., Amm. mur.). 

Stomach.— Great distension, discomfort, sick feeling, and ill 
humor after a meal. Pain in region of stomach after heavy 
lifting; pain extends to small of back and then becomes 
stitching; cannot turn at night without pain; better in 
morning. 

Abdomen— Flatulent distension after every meal (Carb. v., 
Cinch.). Pinching in the abdomen with diarrhoea. Pain as 
if diarrhoea would result. 

Stool. — Soft, light-yellow (^Eth., Chel.), mucous stool, with 
weakness and exhaustion. Green stool in infants, preceded 
by crying (Coloc). Painless diarrhoea in mornings (Podo., 
Sulph.). Frequent easy stools. 



148 BORAX. 

Urinary Organs. — Severe urgent desire to urinate (Aeon.). At 
night must rise several times to urinate (Ambr.). Desire 
to urinate without being able to pass a drop (Aeon., 
Canth.). Smarting in urethra after urination {Canth.). 
Hot urine in infants (Aeon., Canth.). Pungent smell of 
urine (Benz. ac). Infant urinates every ten or twelve 
minutes, and frequently cries and screams before the 
passage. 

Female Organs.— Menses too early and too profuse (Amm. 
carb., Ars., Calc. c., Nux v.), with nausea and colic. 
Leucorrhoea like the white of an egg (Amm. mur., Bovis., 
Calc. phos., Mez.), with sensation as if warm water were 
flowing down. Leucorrhoea, white, thick as paste. Pains 
from the stomach to the small of the back, before the 
menses. Stitching, tearing pains in groins at time of 
menses. Gripings, and sometimes stitches in left mamma, 
and when the child has nursed, obliged to compress the 
breast with the hand because it aches from being empty. 

Respiratory Organs.— Hacking and violent cough, with slight 
expectoration of moldy taste and smell. Dry cachectic 
cough as in old people, w^orse mornings on rising, and 
evenings on lying down. Cough with expectoration of white 
mucus streaked with blood. 

Obliged every few minutes to take a quick, deep breath, 
which is followed by a stitch in right side of chest, with 
subdued pain, sigh, and slow exhalation. Sticking in the 
chest with every cough and deep inspiration (Bry., Kali 
carb.). Stitches in chest when yawning, coughing or 
breathing deeply {Bry.). Pains in chest, relieved by 
pressure, by washing chest in cold water ; aggravated by 
wines. 

Generalities.— Stitches in the soles of the feet. The infant be- 
comes pale and nearly earthy-colored, flesh soft and flabby , 
cries much, refuses the breast, and screams out anxiously 
in sleep. 

Skin— Unhealthiness of the skin; slight injuries suppurate 
(Cham., Hep. s., Graph., Sil., Sulph.). Sensation of a cob- 
web on skin of face and hands. Severe itching on the back 
of the finger joints, must scratch them violently. Bed, 
papulous eruption on the cheeks and around the chin. 



BOYISTA. 149 

Burning heat and redness of fingers and toes during cold 

as if frost bitten (Agar.). 
Sleep.— Sleeps more than usual, wakes frequently. Wakes 

uncommonly early, 3 a.m., cannot fall asleep again for 

two hours on account of heat in the whole body, especially 

in the head, with sweat on the thighs. Child cries out 

during sleep, as if frightened by a dream. 
Conditions.— Period of dentition and infancy. 
Compare.— Bell., Bry., Cham., Cina.,Calc. c, Calc. phos., Coff., 

Hep. s.. Merc, Xux v., Puis., Silic, Sulph. 
Antidotes.— Cham., Coff. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief sphere of usefulness of Borax is in the treatment 
of aphthae and diarrhoea in infants, especially when they occur 
in the same child, and have associated with them the peculiar 
mental symptoms of the drug. In nursing infants the mouth 
is very dry, hot and tender, with great thirst and vomiting. It 
often relieves functional urinary troubles in infants, the urine 
being scanty and hot. and causing burning and shooting in the 
urethra, so that the child dreads to urinate and screams before 
each passage. Borax is an excellent remedy in Dysrnenorrhoea, 
especially membranous. Cervical leucorrhoea, albuminous. An 
excellent remedy both internally and locally for inflammations 
and erosions of the os and cervix (Arg. nit., Hydras.). Endo- 
cervitis. Hacking cough, with characteristic expectoration. 
Pleurisy. Pleurodynia. Erysipelas of the face. Plica Polonica. 
Trichiasis. 



BOVISTA. 



Synonym. — Lycoperdon Bovista. Xatural order. — Fungi. 
Common name.— Warted puff ball. Habitat— A. fungus found 
on pasture grounds and dry meadows in Europe. Prepara- 
tion.— A tincture is made from the entire fungus. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Bovista affects the cerebro- spinal system, its most import- 
ant local action being upon the skin and the female sexual 



150 BOYISTA. 

organs. According to Allen its most marked action "seems to 
be upon the circulation predisposing to haemorrhages." This 
is probably caused by relaxation of the capillary system. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Sensitive, takes offense at everything. Stammering 
when reading. 

Head.— Vertigo and feeling of stupidity in head on rising. Ver- 
tigo; falls over; momentarily unconscious in morning. 
Sensation as if head were much enlarged (Arg. nit., Cimic, 
Glon., Zing.); headache deep in. Violent itching of the 
scalp, especially when getting warm; Scratches on fore- 
head until sore ; not relieved by scratching. 

Nose. — Bleeding of the nose in the morning (Aeon., Bell., 
Ram.); drops of blood when sneezing or blowing the nose. 
Scabby nostrils. 

Face.— Very pale in morning after rising. Eruptions at corners 
of lips. 

Mouth. — Cutting pain in the tongue as with a knife. Scorbutic 
gums ; bleed easily (Carb. an., Merc, Nit. ac). Violent draw- 
ing aching in carious teeth ; less in the air and in warmth ; 
worse in the evening. Increased flow of saliva. 

Throat. — Burning in the throat. 

Stomach. — Empty eructations. Nausea in morning, better 
after breakfast, with vomiting of water. 

Stool. — Stool, first hard and difficult; last, thin and watery. 

Female Organs. — Diarrhoea frequently before and during 
menstruation. Menses too early and too profuse (Ars., 
Calc. c, Nuoc v.). Flow most in morning; scanty during 
day and night, flowed for most part only at night (Mag. c). 
Painful urging toward genitals, and weight in small of back 
{Bell.). During the intervals occasional flow of blood 
Amm. carb.). Leucorrhoea a few days before or a few days 
after the menses, like the wmite of an egg (Amm. mur., 
Borax, Calc. phos., Mez.), when walking; yellowish, green, 
acrid. 

Generalities. — Palpitation of the heart. Great weakness of 
the joints. Weariness in hands and feet. Intolerance of 
tight clothing around the waist (Calc. c). Drops things 
from the hands, as from weakness; awkwardness. Unusually 



BROMIUM. 151 

deep impression on finger from using blunt instruments 
(as scissors or knife). Itching of oscoccygis ; must scratch 
until the parts become raw and sore. Stitches in right ex- 
ternal malleolus. 

Sleep. — Great drowsiness in the afternoon and early evening. 

Fever.— Chilliness all night. Intermittent fever, chill every 
day from 7 to 10 p.m. 

Compare.— Aloe, Carb. v., Calc. c, Cic., Mag. c, Merc, Phos., 
Rhus tox., Puis., Secale, Staph., Sulph., Verat. alb. r 
Ustilago. 

Antidote.— Camph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Bovista is used chiefly in uterine haemorrhage, menorrhagia 
and metrorrhagia and in leucorrhoea. In the former the chief 
characteristic is that the flow takes place mostly at night or 
early in the morning, a diarrhoea often precedes and accompa- 
nies the menses. The leucorrhoea may be either uterine or cer- 
vical, mostly the latter, being of an albuminous character, and 
acrid, and occurs just before or a few days after the menses. 
Epistaxis, especially mornings. The drug has been successfully 
used in urticaria, tetter and eczema, either dry and red, or 
moist forming thick crusts, burning and itching. Has been used 
to antidote the effect of charcoal fumes. Stammering. 



BROMIUM. 

Common name. — Bromine. An elementary substance. 
Preparation.— Dilutions made from a solution of one part of 
Bromine to ninety-nine of distilled water, which corresponds to 
the 2x dilution. The 3x and 4x dilutions are made with dis- 
tilled water, the 5x with dilute alcohol, and subsequent dilu- 
tions with alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Bromine acts as a powerful irritant to the mucous mem- 
branes, especially of the respiratory tract, the larynx being 
mostly involved. An intense inflammation is established. 



152 BROMIUM. 

which tends to the determination of a false membrane, hence 
its value in the treatment of membranous croup and diph- 
theria. When taken internally it also acts as a corrosive 
poison, producing violent gastritis, and the phenomena of 
depression and collapse, which usually attend the action* of cor- 
rosive poisons. Bromine also affects the glands producing 
enlargement and induration. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— °Migraine, left side, worse from stooping ; especially 
after drinking milk. 

Eyes. — Lachrymation of right eye, with swelling of the lachry- 
mal gland. Stitches through left eye. 

Ears.— °Hard swelling of the left parotid gland, feeling warm 
to the touch. °Suppuration of left parotid, edges of the 
opening smooth ; discharge watery and excoriating ; swell- 
ing remaining hard and unyielding ; after scarlatina. 

Nose. — Severe coryza, right nostril stopped up and sore 
throughout, later the left. Fluent coryza, with sneezing 
(Aeon., Gels.); long continued and obstinate; corrosive 
soreness under the nose and on margins of nostrils. 
(Ailanth., Arum, Cepa, Iod.). Nose sore and swollen with 
scurfs in it, and pain and bleeding on wiping (JVitr. ac). 

Face. — ° Grayish, earthy complexion; old appearance. Sensa- 
tion as of a spider web on the face (Baryt. carb., Carls., 
Graph.). Strong hard swelling of glands, especially on 
lower jaw and throat. 

Throat. — Scraping in the throat. Swelling of mucous mem- 
branes of fauces and pharynx. 

Abdomen. — Tympanitic distension of the abdomen, and pas- 
sage of much wind (Aloe, Arm, Cinch.). 

Stool and Anus. — Blind, intensely painful haemorrhoids, with 
black stool. 

Female Organs. — Loud emission of flatus from the vagina 
(Lye). Menses too early and too profuse (Ars., Calc, 
Nujc v.); of bright red blood (Bell., Ipec.) ; flow passive, 
w<ith much exhaustion (Carb. an., Cinch.); or membranous 
shreds may pass off (Cycl.). Violent contractive spasm 
before or during the menses, lasting hours, leaving the 
abdomen sore. Membranous dysmenorrhea. 



BROMIOI. 153 

Respiratory Organs. — Cold sensation in larynx, with cold 
feeling when inspiring. Constriction in the larynx ; tick- 
ling, causing cough. Stitch in posterior portion of larynx, 
with feeling of constriction when swallowing saliva. Scrap- 
ing and rawness in larynx, provoking cough, as if the 
pit of throat were pressed against the trachea. Voice 
hoarse, cannot speaJc clearly ; loss of voice. Cough, with 
sudden paroxysms of suffocation on swallowing ; respira- 
tion very short ; obliged to catch for breath. Tickling in 
trachea on inspiration, causing cough. Spasmodic closure 
of the glottis. Stitches in right side of chest. Deep forcible 
inspiration is necessary from time to time. Difficulty of 
breathing; cannot inspire deep enough; with anxiety. 
Sensation as if the air passages were full of smoke (Baryt. 
carb., Natr. ars.). Right lung most affected. 

Generalities.— °Great weakness and lassitude after all the 
symptoms passed off; in diphtheria. Shivering with yawn- 
ing and stretching ; repeated every other day, as a chilliness 
and cold feet. Cold and moist hands. 

Sleep. — Continued yawning and drowsiness, °with the respira- 
tory troubles (Ant. tart.). 

Skin.— Swelling and induration of the glands— thyroid, testes, 
submaxillary, parotid (Baryt. carb.. Calc. c, Coni., Iodi., 
Graph., Natr. carb.). Boils on the arms and face (Sil.). 

Aggravation.— In the evening till midnight; in warm room; 
left side most affected. 

Amelioration.— From motion, walking, riding on horseback; 
after eating; from ammonia gas. 

Conditions.— More suitable for persons with light hair and blue 
eyes. 

Compare.— Iodi., Spong., Kali bi.). 

Antidotes.— Emetics, followed by tepid demulcents, starch, 
flour, arrowroot, etc. Inhalations of the vapors of Am- 
monia neutralize the effects of Bromine inhalations. Fol- 
lows Iodine or Spongia well in respiratory diseases. 

THERAPEUTICS 

Bromine is an invaluable remedy in the treatment of in- 
flammatory diseases of the larynx and trachea. Spasm of the 
glottis. Laryngitis and croup with paroxysms of suffocation, 



154 BRYONIA. 

sensation of constriction in larynx. Rattling of mucus in the 
throat; hoarseness; inspiration excites cough; in spasm of the 
glottis and spasmodic- croup, the spasmodic constriction is 
temporarily relieved by a drink of water. Diphtheria when it 
invades the larynx. In asthma, bronchial catarrh, and pneu- 
monia, Bromine may be indicated by the severe suffocative 
attacks, apparently from spasmodic constriction, the latter 
being the most essential feature of the drug in respiratory 
troubles. It may also, in these conditions, be used by inhala- 
tion. Coryza, or nasal catarrh, discharge profuse, watery, ex- 
coriating, pressing at root of nose, nose seems stopped up. It 
is an excellent remedy for enlarged and indurated glands*, espe- 
cially in scrofulous children — goitre, enlarged parotids, with ten- 
dency to suppurate. The tonsils, submaxillary glands, testes, 
ovaries, or mammse may be affected in a like manner. Haemor- 
rhoids which are intensely painful. An excellent remedy in 
membranous dysmenorrhea, when there are contractive spasms 
of the uterus. Chronic Ovaritis. Hypertrophy of the heart, 
with suffocative paroxysms. 



BRYONIA. 

Synonym. — Bryonia Alba. Natural order. — Cucurbitacese. 
Common name. — White Bryony. Habitat. — A high climbing 
perennial plant growing in hedges and along fences, especially 
in Germany and France. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh 
root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Bryonia acts especially and powerfully upon the serous 
-membranes and the viscera they contain, more particularly the 
pleurae and lungs ; next the brain, and finally the liver. Then 
comes the action upon the synovial membranes and muscular 
fiber, and last upon the mucous membranes of the respiratory 
and alimentary tracts. The condition setup is not one of acute 
inflammation, but rather of subacute ; more closely simulat- 
ing that condition when infiltrations, exudations, or effusions 
are about to occur, the symptoms indicating a condition inter- 



BRYONIA. 155 

mediate between inflammation and nervous irritation. When, 
however, the synovial membranes and the muscular fibres are in- 
volved, the inflammation, while still being subacute in its charac- 
ter, partakes more decidedly of a rheumatic or arthritic nature, 
and possibly this condition may be said to always characterize 
the Bryonia inflammation, regardless of the tissues involved. 
The most characteristic expressions of Bryonia are its stitching, 
tearing pains, and the aggravation of all its symptoms by 
motion. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Very morose, ill-humored {Agar., Ailanth., Borax, 
Cham., Nux v.); inclined to needless anxiety; fright, fear 
and vexation (Aeon.). Exceedingly irritable, and in- 
clined to be angry (Aur., Cinch., Cham., Hep. s., Kali carb., 
Nux v., Ign.). Great anxiety; mental depression and 
apprehension about the future; fears she has not the 
wherewithal to live (Aur., Ars., Natr. mur., Nux m., Puis.). 
Delirium about his business ; worse at night. Weakness 
of mind so that his ideas disappear, as if he would faint. 

Head.— Confusion of the head. Confusion in the head and ach- 
ing, as after a night's dissipation; does not wish to rise 
(Nux v.) morning on awakening. Confusion in the head 
with drawing in the occiput, extending into the neck, before 
going to sleep. °Sensation in bed as if she were sinking deep 
down. Vertigo, as though objects were reeling; as though 
brain were turning around; as if head were turning 
in a circle (Bell., Carls., Coni., Nux v.); causing him to 
reel backward; on rising from the chair (Sulph.) or bed 
(Phos., Ehus tox.); on sitting up in bed; on raising the 
head (Aeon., Cinch.). 

Headache commences in the morning, not onivahing, 
but when first opening the eyes. Great heaviness of the 
head, and pressure of the brain forward. Pressure on the 
head, as if the brain were too full and pressed outward 
(Aeon., Cinch., Nat. mur., Merc). Headache, as if every- 
thing would press out of the forehead (Aeon., Asafi); 
worse on stooping. 

• Pressive pain above the left eye, followed by dull press- 
ive pains in occipital protuberances ; thence spreading 



156 BKYONIA. 

over the whole body; on quick motion and after eating 
pain so severe that it seemed a distinct pulsation ivithin 
the head. Stitches through head on stepping hard, mostly 
from before backwards. Pressive pain in head on coughing. 
Slight drawing in the temporal bones from above down- 
ward toward zygoma. Throbbing headache on top of head 
(Natr. ars., Glon., Stram.) morning when waking. Continued 
deep stitch in brain, left side, on coughing (Carb. v.) . Press- 
ive pains in the occiput, drawing down into neck; relieved 
toward noon. Headache, as if head would split open ( Amm. 
carb., Caps., Cinch., Merc, Natr. mur., Puis.). Pain like a 
heaviness which pressed upon a sore spot, in morning when 
lying on back, extending to shoulders. °Headache from 
ironing ; from washing perspiring face in cold water. 

Hair seems fatty in morning and hands become fatty 
while combing it. Scalp sensitive towards evening. 

Eyes. — Severe burning and lachrymation of right eye (Ars.). 
Swelling of right upper lid, with agglutination. Twitching 
drawing together in left upper lid, with heaviness. Every 
object appears covered with rainbow colors, followed by 
photophobia. Very sensitive pressive intermittent pains 
in left eyeball, especially violent on moving the ball (Physos., 
Spig.), with feeling as if eye became smaller, and were 
retracted within the orbit. 

Ears. — Eoaring in the ears. 

Nose. — Swelling of the nose, with very sore pain when touched 
(Alum., .Merc). Profuse coryza. Nosebleed (Aeon., Bell.), 
especially in morning when rising (Agar., Ambr., Calc. c, 
Cinch.). 

Face. — Rot, red, soft puffiness of the face; red, round, hot 
spot on malar bone. Heat in face with redness and thirst. 
Pinching pressure in articular cavity of right jaw, more 
violent on motion. Twitching, externally in malar bone, 
extending to right temple, worse on touch. Painful press- 
ure under right cheek, better on pressure. Lower lips 
cracked. Upper lip and nose swollen, red and hot (Bell., 
Merc). 

Mouth. — Great dryness of mouth, lips and tongue (Aeon., 
Ars., Hyos., Kali nitr., Nuoc m.); tip of tongue moist 
(Merc). Drawing, sticking toothache while eating, extend- 



BEYONIA. 157 

ing to muscles of neck ; aggravated by warmth. Toothache 
relieved by cold water (Bism., Coff., Clem.), aggravated by 
taking anything warm in the mouth (Calc. c, Merc, Puis.); 
aggravated by lying on painless side ; goes away if one 
lies on painful side. Jerking toothache ; when smoking 
(Ign.). Gums pain as if sore and raw, with painful loose 
teeth. Aphthae on tip of tongue ; something bitter rises into 
mouth, without eructations, with nausea. Dryness in 
month, better for a moment from drinking, then worse, so 
that the tongue sticks to the palate. Tongue thickly 
coated white (Ant. crud., Merc). Taste flat, insipid; 
sweetish (Merc); intensely bitter (Ars.,Coloe, Cinch., Niljc 
v., Puis., Sulph.) ; pasty. Taste for food lost, bitter when 
not eating. Frequent drinking of cold water relieves the 
bitter taste and the inclination to vomit. Soapy, frothy 
salivation. 

Throat.— Great dryness of throat (Bapt., Bell.). Stitches in 
throat when swallowing (Calc. c, Bell. ) . Back of the throat 
seems swollen (Cina.). Tough mucus loosened by hawking. 

Stomach. — Too great appetite (Ferr., Iodi., Lye). Desires 
things immediately, which when offered are refused (Cham., 
Rhod.). Excessive thirst (Bell., Rhus tox.) ; desire for 
large quantities of water ( Podo . ; reverse Ars. ) . Great thirst 
with longing for wine (Cinch.) ; for coffee. Hiccough; after 
eating (Hyos., Ign.). Bitter eructations after eating 
(Cinch., Nux v.) ; also sourish. Nausea and vomiting from 
slightest motion ; in the morning on waking. Vomiting of 
solid food but not of drinks. Cutting in pit of stomach. 
Pain in stomach while eating. Contractive pain in stom- 
ach, better from drawing legs up against the abdomen 
(Coloc). Stomach distended and sensiti veto pressure (Ars., 
Bell.). Pressure in stomach after eating, as from a stone 
(Aeon., .'Esc, Ars., Nux v., Puis.), makes him fretful. 
Epigastric region painful to touch and pressure (Ars., 
Ant. crud., Bell., Lye), with anxiety; soreness in pit of 
stomach when coughing. 

Abdomen. — Tensive pains or transient stitches below false ribs, 
right side; especially sensitive on deep inspiration (Aeon., 
Chel., Cinch., Merc). Distension of abdomen and colic 
(Aloe, Coloc, Lye); after eating; heaviness in abdomen. 



158 BKYONIA. 

Passage of offensive flatus {Aloe). Pain in abdomen as if 
diarrhoea would ensue. Griping-pinching colic, painful cut- 
tings, and digging pains relieved by diarrhoea (Coloc). 
Abdomen very sensitive and sore (Apis, Bell.). Twitching 
on left side, as if in muscles of abdominal walls, then stick- 
ing pain deep in left side of back. 

Stool and Anus. — Stools followed by a burning in anus (Ars., 
Canth., Sulph.). Burning in rectum with evacuation of 
stool and urine. Diarrhoea accompanied by confusion in 
head ; also constipation with same, and rush of blood to 
head from great straining. Stools offensive, pasty or bil- 
ious and acrid ; smelling lihe old cheese. Obstinate con- 
stipation, stools large, hard and dry (Calc. c), as if burnt 
(Sulph.), with great effort (Msc). 

Urinary Organs. — Urine dark (Ars., Ant. tart.), almost 
brown (Caust.), like beer (Coloc.) ; scanty and dark (Aeon.) ; 
red. 

Female Organs.— Stitching pain in ovaries on deep inspira- 
tion. Menses too early and too profuse (Ars., Calc. c, 
JVux v.). Suppressed, with bleeding of the nose (Carls., 
Ham., Puis., Sep.). Breasts swollen, very tender, painful, 
red, worse on motion and deep inspiration. °Flow of milk 
suppressed, or scanty secretion. °Child does not like to 
take hold of the breast, but after mouth becomes moistened 
it nurses well. 

Respiratory Organs.— Tough mucus in trachea (Nux v.), 
loosened only after frequent hawking (Kali bi.). Coming 
into warm room from cold air excites a cough (Natr. carb., 
Yerat. alb.). Voice rough and hoarse (Carb. v., Phos., 
Spong.). Hacking dry cough from upper part of trachea. 
Sensation of a vapor on going from a warm room into 
open air, causing cough, with feeling as if he could not 
inspire air enough. 

Cough from irritation of mucus in trachea, after cough- 
ing ; pain, pressure and soreness in trachea, the pain worse 
while talking and smoking. Dry cough ; as if coming from 
stomach (Sep.); with sticking pains under sternum; pre- 
ceded by crawling and tickling in pit of stomach. Cough 
from constant crawling upward in throat, followed by 
expectoration of mucus. 



BRYONIA. 159 

Constriction of chest; must breathe deeply , but so doing 
causes pain in chest. Stitches in sternum on coughing ; 
obliged to hold the chest with the hand. Intense sticking 
pains or stitches in chest (Aeon., Kali c, Phos., Puis.); 
cannot bear to move or to draw adeepbreath (Borax, Bell., 
Cnnic., Merc, Phos., Sulph.). 

Sensation of heaviness beneath the sternum, extending 
toward the right shoulder, impeding respiration; deep 
inspiration difficult ; oppression of right side of chest, with 
very fine, extremely severe stitches in right axillary gland. 
Short but violent stitches in right side of chest, so 
that they must hold the breath in order not to cry out. 
Sharp pain in left infra-mammary region; worse during 
inspiration. 

Heart.— Pressive pain in precordial region; stitches. Heart 
beats violently and rapidly. Pulse full, hard and rapid 
(Aeon.). 

Neck and Back.— Pain in nape of neck as after taking cold. 
Drawing and stiffness in muscles of right side of neck. 
Shooting stitches from the back through to the chest. 
Twitching and tearing pain in region of last dorsal verte- 
bra and sacrum ; at union of right ilium with sacrum, in 
evening. Pain in muscles of lumbar region, worse on ly ing 
outstretched, on walking, turning, or any motion ; better 
at rest with the body bent forward. Pain in small of back, 
making walking or turning difficult. Pain in small of back, 
as if bruised (Arm, Ars.), when lying on it. 

Limbs. — Weariness and heaviness in all the limbs; weak- 
ness; stiffness. Joints red, swelling (Cimic, Puis.), 
stiff, with stitching pains from slightest motion. Tran- 
sient drawing and tension in almost all the limbs and 
joints ; paraly tic pains. Stitches in the joints on motion 
and on touch. 

Upper Limbs. — Painful tension and pressure in right shoulder 
when at rest. Swelling of the right elbow joint, with 
stitches. Sensation in right elbow as if arm were broken, 
with paralytic pain, then drawing pain extending to 
shoulder joint. Tearing pains on inner surface of forearms, 
in a line from elbow to wrist. Pain in wrists, as if wrenched 
or sprained, on every motion (Aeon., Calc c, Eupat., Bhus 



160 BKYONIA. 

tox.}. Swelling and sticking pains in finger joints (Colch.), 
worse on exertion and touch. 

Lower Limbs. — Legs so weak they will hardly hold him. 
Stitches in hips; in hip joint extending to knees. Great 
weariness in thighs; worse going up steps. Tensive pain- 
ful stiffness of the knees. Feeling in right knee cap as if 
he had knelt too long. Pain and stitches in knees. Pinch- 
ing, tearing or bruised pains in calves. Tension in ankle 
on motion. Hot swelling of the feet; of instep, with 
bruised pain on stretching out the feet (Ars., Puis.). 
Pains as if sprained in the feet ; always worse on motion. 
Tensive pain in feet in evening, with swelling. Sudden pain 
in ball of great toes. 

Generalities. — Unsteadiness of all parts of the body when 
walking, worse after rising from a seat and on beginning to 
walk, better from continued walking. Stitches in all joints 
on motion and on touch. Bruised suppurating pain in 
whole body when taken hold of (Arm), especially in pit of 
stomach, worse mornings. 

Great weakness and exhaustion {Ars., Phos., Sec), 
worse from walking; in morning; on rising. Sitting 
up in bed causes nausea and fainting (Aeon.). Every 
spot in body painful to pressure. Drawing, rheumatic 
pains in various parts of the body (Coloc, Led., Puis.). 
°Dropsical swellings increase during the day; diminish 
during the night. 

Skin. — Yellow skin of the whole body, even of the face. Bed, 
round, hot spot on the cheek over the malar bone. Bed 
elevated rash, like eruptions, over the whole body (Bell., 
Bhus tox.). °Slow development of rash in eruptive fevers ; 
or sudden receding of rash, causing respiratory or menin- 
geal troubles or dropsy (Gels.. Hell.). 

Sleep.— Frequent yawning the whole day. Much sleepiness 
during the day (Ant. tart., Apis, Merc, JVux m., Nux v., 
Phos., Sep.). Sleeplessness and restless sleep; before mid- 
night. Dreams, vivid, frightful (Arm, Aur., Bell.) ; about 
business or household affairs. Starts in a fright before 
falling asleep (Agar., Ars., Bell., Hyos., Stram.). 

Fever.— intermittent ; chill commences on the lip and on tips 
of fingers and toes; great thirst during all stages. Dry, 



BRYONIA. 161 

burning heat, internal, blood seems to burn in the veins 
(Ars.). Chilliness; after midday nap, with confusion of 
the head ; in evening in bed ; all over in evenings, with 
gooseflesh, thirst, and with hot and red cheeks. Sweat in 
morning all over body when walking in cold air, after 
slightest exertion. Profuse, easily excited sweat, sour or 
oily sweat (Merc). 

Aggravation.— Mornings and evenings; from motion; from 
heat ; from warm food ; after eating ; while coughing. 

Amelioration.— In cold weather; in cool room; from cold 
food; while sitting; while lying, especially on painful side; 
after a short rest in bed. 

Compare. — Aeon., Ant. crud., Ant. tart., Am., Ars., Bapt., 
Bell., Carbo. v., Chel., Colcli., Cinch., Iod., Led., Ign., Lye, 
Merc, Nivjc v., Puis., Phos., Rhus to jo., Senega, Sulph., 
Yerat. v. Bryonia follows well after Aeon., Nux v., Op., 
Rhus tox. Following Bryonia are frequently indicated 
Alum., Kali carb., Nux v., Phos., Puis., Rhus tox., Sulph. 

Antidotes.— Aeon., Alum., Camph., Cham., Clem., Coff., Ign., 
Mur. ac, Xux v., Puis., Bhus tox., Senega. 

Bryonia Antidotes.— Rhus tox., Chlorine. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Bryonia is a useful remedy in headaches of a rheumatic or 
congestive character. They are always worse from motion, 
even moving the eyeballs causing an aggravation. They are 
most often located in the occiput, but may be frontal. Head- 
aches from gastric derangement; from ironing, from washing 
perspiring face in cold water; from suppressed eruption (menin- 
gitis). Yery frequently the headaches aid in selecting Bryonia 
in intermittent and remittent types of fever, in which it is often 
useful, either rheumatic, gastric or bilious. It may also be use- 
ful in scarlet fever or measles when the eruption does not 
develop well or has been suppressed. In measles it is a standard 
remedy, particularly indicated when the eruption is delayed, 
and when there are pulmonary complications. Bryonia may 
be indicated in typhoid fever, when there is confusion of mind, 
irritability, delirium about business, great thirst for large 
quantities of water. According to Hering the symptom "they 
want to go home" strongly indicates Bryonia in the later stages 



162 BRYONIA. 

of the disease. Bryonia is one of our most valuable remedies 
in the treatment of serous inflammations, especially of the 
pleura, in which it is probably oftener indicated than any other 
drug. Also in meningitis and synovitis. It may be indicated 
at the outset of the disease, but more often after the violent 
inflammatory symptoms have abated and exudation is about 
to occur. In all such cases Bryonia is indicated by the stitch- 
ing pains worse from motion, so eminently characteristic of the 
drug. It follows Aconite well after the symptoms indicating 
the latter have been subdued. The very common practice of 
alternating Aconite and Bryonia in all cases of acute pleurisy 
is unnecessary and unscientific. The same holds true in all 
other inflammations, especially those of the respiratory tract. 
In pneumonia and bronchitis, and sometimes in laryngitis, 
Bryonia is invaluable. In pneumonia, as in pleurisy, it is indi- 
cated early in the disease, but not until after the extreme high 
fever, restlessness, etc., have been subdued by Aconite or Verat. 
vir., and exudation is about to occur, the symptoms being less 
violent. There is a dry, rough cough, but as yet little expecto- 
ration, that being mucous in character. There is considerable 
soreness, and the patient feels better when lying on the affected 
side, and keeping perfectly quiet. Especially valuable in pleuro- 
pneumonia. Phosphorus often follows Bryonia in pneumonia. 
As has already been intimated, Bryonia is a valuable remedy 
in gastric derangement. The tongue is thickly coated white, 
dryness of mouth and lips, pain and sensitiveness in epigas- 
trium, bitter taste, nausea and vomiting. Gastric catarrh, 
dyspepsia, bilious conditions; soreness and pain over liver; 
heaviness; stitches; coated tongue; headache; bitter taste, 
etc. Hepatitis. Typhlitis. A valuable remedy in constipation, 
when the stools are large, hard and dry, as if burnt. Gastro- 
enteritis. Bryonia may be indicated in summer diarrhoea, 
brought on by getting overheated, or by the use of vegetable 
food or cold drinks. Bryonia vies with Hamamelis and Pulsa- 
tilla in vicarious menstruation, especially when nosebleed takes 
the place of the menses. Ovaritis with stitching pain. Suppres- 
sion of lochia; of milk. In first stage of mammary abscess, 
breast swollen, very tender, red, hot, painful. Last, but per- 
haps most important of all, is the use of Bryonia in rheuma- 
tism, and rheumatic and arthritic inflammations in general. 



BUFO. 163 

Rheumatism of the joints, especially of the large joints, the 
local inflammation intense, part swollen, hot, shining redness, 
better from warmth, worse from motion. Especially useful in 
muscular rheumatism in any locality. Muscles swollen, sore to 
touch, painful, worse on motion. Severe muscular pains in 
neck, back (lumbago), or any other part.' Frequently indi- 
cated in pericarditis and endocarditis in the stage of exudation. 
Bryonia is said to be useful in general for complaints from 
exposure to heat of fire, and complaints when warm weather 
sets in after cold days. 



BUFO. 

Synonym. — Bufo Rana. Naticral order. — Bufonidse. Com- 
mon name— Toad. Preparatioii.— Triturations of the poison. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal system, affecting both the 
moral senses and the motor nerves. It serves to rouse the 
lowest passions, making man beastly. Causes a desire for in- 
toxicating drinks, and the victim seeks solitude that he may 
abandon himself to onanism. It also produces impotency, and, 
it is said, has been given by women to their husbands for that 
purpose. It also produces a condition simulating epilepsy, and 
has been successfully used in the treatment of that disease ; 
especially when the fits come on during coition, or are the result 
of onanism. Dr. Lippe says "epilepsy from fright." Epilepsy 
at the time of the menses. The aura appears to begin in the 
solar plexus, or in the uterine region. The attacks are preceded 
by an angry state of the mind ; talks incoherently, and becomes 
angry if not understood. Bufo has a decided and rapid influ- 
ence on the lymphatic system, a bluish swelling following the 
course of the lymphatics. This is apt to start from a wound. 
Bufo is indicated in malignant pustules, when the ulcer occurs 
on the mouth or cheeks and causes perforation. It has been 
used successfully in the treatment of indurations of the mam- 
mary gland, possibly of a cancerous nature. Has also been 
used in other cutaneous disorders, and in the beginning of soft- 



164 CACTUS. 

ening of the brain. Most of the symptoms accredited to Bufo 
are from unreliable sources. 

Compare— Agn. cast., Coni., Lach., Phos. 



CACTUS. 

Synonym. — Cactus Grandiflorus. Natural order. — Cac- 
tacese. Common name. — Night blooming Cereus. Habitat. — 
A flowering plant, native of Mexico and the West Indies. 
Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh flowers and youngest 
twigs. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the circular fibres of the heart and 
arteries, causing irritability, hyperesthesia, neuralgia, spasm, 
and palpitation of the heart. Through the pneumogastric 
nerve it acts upon the heart, lungs, and stomach, causing in the 
latter indigestion and excessive acidity, and, in the lungs, con- 
striction and asthma. It also produces an intermittent fever 
with regular periodicity (Cedron). Its chief characteristic is a 
constrictive sensation in various parts of the body, especially in 
the region of the heart, as if bound with an iron hoop. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Sadness, taciturnity, hypochondriasis; irresistible in- 
clination to weep (Lye, Natr., Nux m., Plat., Puis.). Fear 
of death (Aeon.), belief that his disease is incurable. Love 
of solitude. 

Head. — Heavy pressing in the head as if a great weight lay 
on the vertex (Aloe); better from pressure; worse from 
noise and light (Bell.). Intense pulsating pain, with pain in 
right side of head. 

Nose. — Profuse nosebleed {Bell., Ham.). 

Face. — Paleness of the face. °Chronic prosopalgia, right side, 
worse from slightest motion. 

Stomach.— Copious vomiting of blood. Acrid sour fluid, rising 
into the throat and mouth, making food taste acid. Burn- 
ing; pulsating in stomach. Heaviness. Gastro-enteritis. 

Stool and Anus.— Copious haemorrhage from the bowels. Sen- 



CACTUS. 165 

sation of great weight and urging to evacuate a great 
quantity, but nothing passes. 

Urinary Organs. — Frequent urging; at night, with a copious 
flow each time; constant irritation in urethra. Urine red- 
dish, turbid, straw-colored. °H8ematuria ; urination pre- 
vented by clots. 

Female Organs.— Menses too early. Very painful menstrua- 
tion (Cham., Cimic, Cupr., Xux v.). Scanty menstruation, 
ceasing while lying. 

Respiratory Organs.— Spasmodic cough, with copious mucous 
expectoration. Oppression of breathing in going up stairs 
(Aeon., Amm. carb., Ars., Cede. c). Catarrhal cough with 
much viscid expectoration. Much rattling of mucus (Ant. 
tart., Ipec). Cannot lie in a horizontal position. Difficulty 
of breathing ; continued oppression and uneasiness as if 
the chest were constricted (Ars., Lil. tig., Phos.) with an 
iron band. Oppressed breathing from a weight on chest. 
Periodical suffocation, with fainting, and sweat on face and 
loss of pulse ( Dig.) . Congestion of th e cli est which prevents 
lying down ; palpitation ; constriction as from atightcord 
around false ribs. Sensation of a great constriction in 
middle of sternum, as if the parts were compressed 
by iron pinchers, with oppression of breathing; worse on 
motion. 

Heart and Pulse. — Sensation of constriction in the heart, as 
if an iron band prevented its normal movement (Arm). 
Very acute pains and stitches in the heart (Aeon., Arm, 
Pry., Kali carb., Natr. mur.). Palpitation of the heart 
(Aeon., Ars., Spig., Sulph.), day and night, worse when 
walking, and at night, when lying on left side. Palpitation 
in small irregular beats, from slightest excitement or deep 
thought, with necessity for deep inspiration. Pains in apex 
of heart, shooting down left arm to ends of fingers ; feeble 
pulse; dyspnoea. Endocardial murmurs; excessive impulse; 
increased precordial dullness; enlarged ventricle. Irregu- 
larity of the heart's action ; at times frequent, at others 
slow. 

Fever.— Coldness in back, and icy-cold hands. Quotidian inter- 
mittent fever, which occurs every day at same hour (Ced- 
ron), for many successive days. 



166 CALADIUM. 

Compare. — Aeon., Camph., Cedron, Convallaria, Digit., Spig., 

Magnol. 
Antidotes.— Aeon., Camph., Cinch. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Cactus has been used chiefly in cardiac diseases, both acute 
and chronic. Acute inflammation of the heart, endocardium 
and pericardium. Hypertrophy. Functional disorders of the 
heart. Cardiac dropsy. Angina pectoris. Cardiac asthma. 
Cactus may be useful in any cardiac trouble where its symptoms 
are found, especially the characteristic of an iron band constrict- 
ing the heart and preventing its normal movement, also op- 
pression of breathing, etc. Cactus is an excellent remedy in 
bronchitis, asthma, and other pulmonary troubles where its 
characteristic constriction, oppressed breathing, etc., are 
present. Haemorrhage of the lungs with violent action of the 
heart and oppressed respiration. Congestion of the chest. Also 
useful in haemorrhages of the bowels or bladder, especially with 
heart symptoms. Diaphragmitis, with constriction about false 
ribs, as if tied with a cord. Cactus may be useful either in 
menorrhagia, amenorrhoea, or dysmenorrhoea, the symptoms 
agreeing, and especially if there be any characteristic cardiac 
disturbance. Neuralgic and congestive headaches; intermittent. 
Intermittent fever; paroxysms every day at the same hour; 
coldness predominates; anguish; oppressed breathing; even 
convulsions and intestinal haemorrhage. 



CALADIUM. 



Synonym. — Caladium Seguinum. Natural order. — Araceae. 
Common names. — Dumb Cane. Poisonous American Arum. 
Habitat. — A plant native of South America. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the cerebro-spinal system Caladium exerts its 
chief action upon the generative organs, where it causes hyper- 



CALADIUM. 167 

sesthesia, irritation and non-inflammatory swellings. It also 
affects the mucous membranes, especially of the alimentary 
tract, the skin and the muscular tissues. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Forgetfulness (Anac, Ambr.,Lach., Nux v.). Very irri- 
table and depressed. Confused, cannot concentrate the 
mind. 

Head.— Dull, frontal headache. Vertigo with nausea, mornings. 
Fullness in head, as if too much blood were there. Throb- 
bing pain in the head (Bell.). Headache with nausea (Ipec, 
Iris, Sang.) . Dull pressive or sharp cutting pain in temples. 
Numbness in side of head. 

Eyes. — Eyelids red and inflamed, with smarting and burning. 
Dull, pressive aching in portion of eyeballs (Aloe, Cimic). 
Eyeballs sore and sensitive to pressure. 

Ears.— Sensitive to noise (Bell.). 

Nose. — Fluent or stopped coryza. 

Face.— Sensation as if a spider web or plaster were sticking here 
and there (Alum., Baryt. carb., Brom., Graph.). 

Mouth. — Tongue coated white (Ant. cruel., Bry., Merc). 
Dark brown streak in center of tongue (Bapt.). Tongue 
swollen. Toothache, teeth feel elongated. 

Throat.— Dryness and roughness in the throat ; without thirst ; 
with aversion to cold water. 

Stomach. — Nausea, especially in the morning on rising (Nux v., 
Petrol., Puis.). Acid eructations. Frequent eructations of 
very little wind, as if the stomach were full of dry food. 
Pressing, gnawing, or weak gone sensation in stomach (Hy- 
dras., Ign., Sep.). 

Abdomen.— Spasmodic cutting pain in stomach and abdomen 
(Coloc.). Abdomen swollen and tender to touch (Bell.). 

Stool.— Soft, pasty, clay-colored stools, passed with difficulty. 
Stool containing hard lumps. Very scanty, pasty stool. 
Urging to stool on rising in the morning. Burning in the 
anus after stool. 

Male Organs.— Sexual desire withTelaxed penis (Agn., Agar., 
Arg., Coni.), or painful erections without desire. Impo- 
tence with mental depression. Frequent nocturnal emis- 
• sions (Cinch., Phos. ac.). Organs swollen and puffy. 



168 CALADIUM. 

Female Organs. — Pruritus of vulva and vagina (Arg. nit., 
Graph.) Cramp-like pains in uterus after midnight. 

Respiratory Organs.— Sharp stitches in right side of chest 
(Bry., Kali carb.). Larynx and trachea seem constricted; 
impedes deep breathing. The irritation to cough seems to 
originate above the larynx. Oppression of breathing, can- 
not get his breath easily. Hash on the chest, itching in- 
tensely with oppression of breath, as if mucus would cause 
suffocation. 

Back. — Rheumatic pain in back ; can hardly turn in bed (Rhus 
tox.). 

Limbs. — Limbs feel tired and weak. Rheumatic pains in the 
limbs. Trembling of the limbs. 

Generalities.— Weariness over the whole body (Cinch.). Ex- 
tremely nervous (Cimic, Coff.). Great throbbing all through 
the body (Glon., Puis.). 

Sleep.— Drowsy and sleepy. Sleepless or unrefreshing sleep. 
Groans and moans anxiously in sleep. Dreams ; frightful. 

Skin.— The skin has a rough dry feeling. Violent itching on 
various parts (Sulph.) 

Fever. — Chilly even in a warm room. Feverish, skin hot and 
dry. Face, head and hands hot ; legs and feet cold. 

Aggravation.— Most symptoms worse indoors; from 3 or 4 
p.m. till midnight. 

Amelioration. — Better in the open air and from motion 
(Puis.) ; from sweat ; from short sleep during the day. 

Conditions. — Lax, phlegmatic temperament. 

Compare.— Agn., Arum, Graph., Hep. s., Helon., Phos. ac, 
Puis., Rhus tox., Sulph. 

Antidotes. — Caps. Juice of sugar cane. 

Caladium Antidotes.— Nitric acid. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Caladium has not been extensively used except, perhaps, 
in pruritus of the vulva and vagina, in which it has proved an 
excellent remedy. Also in little girls from worms getting into 
vagina. Nymphomania. It is also probably a valuable 
remedy for inflammation of mucous membranes character- 
ized by dryness. Catarrhal asthma. Has been recommended 
for impotence and complaints from loss of fluids (Cinch.), espe- 



CALCAREA CARBONICA. 169 

cially sexual excesses, when emissions occur without lascivious 
dreams or sexual excitement or erection. Rheumatic troubles; 
dropsical swellings. 



CALCAREA CARBONICA. 

Synonym— Calcsbrea, Ostrearum Hahnemanniani. Prepa- 
ration. — Triturations of the pure white middle layer of the 
oyster shell. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Calcarea acts primarily upon the vegetative system, excit- 
ing moderately the functions of secretion and absorption, 
resulting in a condition of irritation which extends to all the 
organs and systems of the body, impairing their nutrition, 
favoring a deposit of the earthy salts, and altering profoundly 
the composition of the blood. In thus affecting the processes 
of assimilation Calcarea resembles, in its effects upon the sys- 
tem, the three great disorders of nutrition, scrofula, tubercu- 
losis, and rachitis, and it is in the treatment of these condi- 
tions, in their various forms of manifestation, that we find its 
chief sphere of usefulness. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Great anxiety, ivith palpitation of the heart (Aeon., 
Cact., Spig.). Despondent and melancholy (Ign., Puis., 
Natr. mur.). Disinclination for every kind of work. Fright- 
ened apprehensive mood, as of some future misfortune or 
impending evil (Aeon., Alum., Anac). Feared she would 
lose her reason, or that people would observe her con- 
fusion of mind (Cimic). Shuddering and dread as evening 
draws near (Aeon., Ars., Merc, Rhus tox.). 

Head. — Vertigo when walking in the open air (Agar., Glon., 
Led., Sep., Sulph.), especially on suddenly turning the 
head (Sang.) ; when ascending a height, or looking upward 
(Cupr., Sang.), as if everything were turning around. Bush 
of blood to the head, with heat in it, and with redness and 
puffiness of the face (Bell., Op.). Constant feeling of full- 
ness in the head ; confusion. Heat in head, with orgasm of 



170 CALCAEEA CAKBONICA. 

blood. Icy coldness in and on the head (Laur.), also one- 
sided (Phos. Verat. alb.). 

Headache, as if a board lay upon the head. Heaviness 
in forehead ; worse when reading or writing. Painful pres- 
sure in forehead, extending down into nose (Aeon., Kali bi.). 
Stitches in head; evenings; left side. Frequent one-sided 
aching, always with empty eructations. 

°Large, open fontanelles; head large (Calc. phos., 
Sil.). Itching of the scalp ; °children scratch their heads on 
being disturbed or awakened out of sleep. Falling off of the 
hair (Graph., Natr. mur., JVUr. ac, Phos., Sep.), especially 
on sides of head. Scabs on hairy scalp. Pimples on fore- 
head. 

Eyes. — Painful sensation, as if a small foreign body were in the 
eye (Aeon.); sensation of sand. Profuse lachrymation 
(Euphr., Merc.) ; pupils dilated. Swelling and redness of 
the lids, with nightly agglutination (Mth., Lye, Merc, 
Puis., Sil., Sulph.) ; also in mornings, eyes watery. Itching 
in the margins of the lids (Carb. v., Sulph.). Twitching of 
upper lids. Burning or stitches in the inner canthi. Far 
sighted. Can see only one side of an object (Lye). 

Ears. — Swelling in front of left ear; painful to touch. Singing, 
roaring or crackling in the ears (Cinch., Sulph.). Crushing 
in ears when swallowing. Cracking in ears when chew- 
ing. Heat and pulsation in ears. Purulent discharge from 
ears (Hep. s., Graph., Lye). Eruption behind right ear, 
which becomes moist {Graph., Hep. s.). °Polypus of the 
ear, bleeding easily. °Hardness of hearing; also after sup- 
pression of intermittent fever by Quinine; from working in 
water. 

Nose. — Intermittent. Swelling of the nose, especially at the 
root. Sore ulcerated nostrils (Alum., Aur., Graph., Kali, 
bi., Nitr. ac, Puis.). Frequent sneezing without coryza, 
or with drycoryza. Stoppage in morning on rising. Fluent 
coryza, with headache. Dryness of the nose at night. 
Very offensive smell from the nose (Kreos.), as from bad 
eggs or gunpowder. Bleeding of the nose, especially in 
the morning (Agar., Ambr., Pry.). °Polypus of the nose 
(Mar. ver., Phos.). 

Face. — Face pale and hollow or bloated, with deep-seated eyes, 



CALCAKEA CAKBONICA. 171 

surrounded by blue rings (Cinch., Kali iod., Sec.) Face yel- 
low. Moist, itching, scurfy eruption on face, chiefly on 
cheeks and forehead (Ant. crud., Graph., Lye). Eruption 
on lips and mouth (Ant. crud., Graph., Lye). Swelling of 
the upper lip in the morning (Apis, Bell.). Painful swell- 
ing of the submaxillary glands {Arum, Aur., Baryt. 
carb., Natr. carb., Rhus tox., Sil.). 

Mouth. — Toothache caused by a current of cold air, or by 
drinking cold liquids (Ant. crud., Coca., Staph., Sulph.). 
Inclination .to gnash the teeth, as in a chill. Difficult den- 
tition (Calc. phos.). Toothache after menstruation. 
Bleeding of the gums; swelling. Tongue coated white 
(Ant. crud., Bry., Merc, Nux v., Pals., Sulph.). Burning 
pain at tip of tongue (Calc. phos., Carb. an., Coloc), as 
from soreness ; worse from warm food or drink. Pain be- 
neath the tongue when swallowing. Sour taste in mouth 
(Cinch., Ign., Mag. carb., Nitr. ac), slimy, offensive. 

Throat. — Pain in throat, extending to the ears (Bell., Hep. s., 
Kalibi.). Stitches in the throat when swallowing (Bell., 
Bry.). Sensation as if the throat were contracted when 
swallowing. Spasmodic contraction of the pharynx and 
oesophagus (Bell., Hyos.). 

Stomach. — Ravenous hunger in the morning . Loss of appe- 
tite, but when he began to eat he relished it. Great thirst. 
Frequent eructations, tasting of the food (Ant. crud., 
Cinch., Carb. an., Graph., Phos., Puis.) ; of tasteless fluid. 
Nausea in the morning (Nux v., Puis.), with qualmishness 
and shuddering, with blackness before the eyes. Nausea, 
with a flow of sour water from the mouth. Nausea caused 
by drinking milk. Sour vomiting ; Especially during den- 
tition (Mth.). Pit of stomach swollen, like a saucer 
turned bottom up. Burning in stomach, extending up into 
throat (Ars.), after every meal. Pain in epigastric region 
on touch. Warm streaming of blood from pit of stomach 
into head. Pressure in stomach, as if a lump were in it 
Ars., Bry.) ; after eating. Severe pressure in pit of 
stomach. 

Abdomen. — Tight clothes about the hypochondria are unen- 
durable (Carb. v., Graph., Lach.). A feeling as if laced be- 
low the hypochondria, with trembling and throbbing in 



172 CALCABEA CARBONICA. 

the epigastric region. Pressure in hepatic region with 
every step. Stitches in the hepatic region during or after 
stooping. Abdomen hard and very much distended 
(Ars., Baryt. c.). Frequent severe cramps in the intestinal 
canal, especially in the evening and night, with coldness in 
the thighs. Drawn pain in posterior part, extending 
towards back ; in right hypochondrium extending towards 
symphysis pubis. Tensive pain in abdomen. Incarcerated 
flatulence (Aur., Carb. v., Lye. ; rumbling. °Mesenteric 
glands swollen and hard in children. °Relieves pain attend- 
ing the passage of biliary calculi. Swelling and painfull- 
ness of the inguinal glands {Clem.). Painful pressure in 
lower abdomen; on physical exertion. 

Stool and Anus.— Swollen haemorrhoids protrude and cause 
pain during stool (Aloe, Lach., Mur. ac, Puis.). Discharge 
of blood from the rectum. Feeling of heaviness in lower 
portion of rectum (Aloe). Cramp in the rectum the whole 
forenoon ; a griping and stitching, with great anxiety ; was 
not able to sit, but obliged to walk about. Burning in rec- 
tum and anus (Ars., Canth., Iris). Crawling as from pin 
worms in rectum. Stool frequent; first hard, then pasty, 
then liquid; undigested (Ant. crud., Cinch., Podo.) ; offen- 
sive, like bad eggs (Ascl. t., Cham.) ; white; sour. °Stools 
look like lumps of chalk, in children during dentition. 
°Tendency to diarrhoea and acid stomach, and prolapsus 
recti; precursory of tuberculosis of the lungs. Constipa- 
tion; stools large and hard {Bry., Sulph.). 

Urinary Organs. — Very dark-colored urine, without sediment ; 
offensive (Kreos., Sulph.) ; dark-brown, with white sediment 
(Canth., Colch.) ; sour smelling at night. Frequent urina- 
tion ; also at night. Burning in urethra during urination. 

Male Organs. — Inflammation of the prepuce, frsenum, and ori- 
fice of the urethra, with a little yellow pus beneath frsenum 
and glans. Excessive sexual desire, with retarded erection, 
and too early emission of semen during coitus (Natr. 
carb.) ; followed by excessive weakness. Frequent emis- 
sions at night which debilitate both body and mind. 

Female Organs. — Menses too early; last too long; top pro- 
fuse (Ambr., Amm. carb., Coccus, Nux v.). Leucorrhaza 
like milk (Coni., Lye, Puis., Sep., Sulph. ac), with itching 



CALCAREA CAKBONICA. 173 

and burning. Mammary glands pain as if suppurating 
(Merc, Phyt., Sil.), especially when touched. Inflammation 
and swelling of genitals. 

Respiratory Organs.— Whistling in the larynx after lying 
down evenings. Painless hoarseness, mornings {Canst., 
Card. v.). Frequent need to breathe deeply. Shortness of 
breath on going up the slightest ascent (Aeon., Amm. 
carb., Ascl. t., Ars., Cact.). 

Cough; tickling as from a feather in the throat; at 
night] dry, especially at night (Hyos.); first with dry, 
afterward profuse salty expectoration (Ambr., Carb. v., 
Lye., Phos. Stan., Sep.), with pain as if something had been 
torn loose from the larynx ; in the morning, with yellowish 
expectoration (Puis.). Cough caused by a sensation of a 
plug, which moved up and down the throat. Cough excited 
by inspiration ; by eating. Expectoration of mucus, with 
a sweetish taste (Stan.) ; of blood, with a rough, sore sen- 
sation in chest. 

Stitches in chest in evening on breathing. Raw pain in 
chest during cough. Chest painfully sensitive to touch, 
and on inspiration. Tightness and oppression of the 
chest, as if filled too full with blood; anxiety. Cutting in 
chest on inspiration. Sore pain in chest on inspiration. 

Heart.— Palpitation of the heart with anxiety (Aeon., Cact., 
Spig.). 

Neck and Back.— Hard swelling of the cervical glands (Baryt. 
c, Carb. v., Iodi.). Painless swelling of the glands in the 
neck, at the margin of the hair. The glands of the neck 
pain. Pain in neck on turning the head, as if a tumor 
would protrude there. Pains in loins and back, as if 
sprained, could scarcely rise from a seat (Rhus to jo.). Draw- 
ing pain between the shoulders. Pressure between shoulders 
which on motion impedes respiration. 

Limbs. — Weakness and weariness of all the limbs. Paralytic 
bruised pain in the long bones and in the joints of the 
limbs; also in the small of the back on motion. 

Upper Limbs— The arms feel bruised on moving them, or tak- 
ing hold of them. The arm goes to sleep if he lies on it, 
with pains. Cramps in the whole of one or the other arm. 
Weakness and a kind of paralysis of the left. arm. Pain as 



174 CALCAREA CARBONICA. 

from a sprain in right wrist, or as if something had been 
wrenched or dislocated (Aeon., Bry., Eupat., Rhus tox.). 
Pain in joints as if swollen on waking in morning, without 
swelling. Trembling of the hands; finger joints much 
swollen. Sweating of the palms. 

Lower Limbs.— Painful weariness of the lower limbs, especially 
of the thighs and feet, as after a long walk (Arg. nit., 
Cinch., Nit. ac). Weakness and trembling in the legs after 
coition (Cinch., Phos. ac). Swelling of the knees ; stitches, 
tearing. Stitches in patella on stepping when beginning to 
walk. Cramps in the legs (Camph.) ; in calves at night 
(Aeon., Camph., Nux v., Sil., Sulph.) ; in hollow of knee 
when stretching out legs ; in the soles ; in the toes. Legs go 
to sleep in the evening when sitting. Burning in the soles 
{Sulph.). Feet feel cold and damp; sweating of the feet 
(Sep., Sil.). 

Generalities.— Twitching of the muscles (Ign., Strain.). Tremb- 
ling of the body. Great weariness; not able to walk. 
Easily strained; cannot lift anything (Bhus tox.). Weak 
and sick for several days after coition. Great exhaustion 
in the morning ; unable to go up stairs, or becomes much 
exhausted from it. Inclination to stretch in the morning. 
Takes cold very easily {Kali carb., Natr. ars., Phos., Sil.). 
Epileptic attacks (Ars., Bell.). Tendency in children and 
young people to grow very fat. Great heaviness of the 
body. °Children cannot walk ; they have no disposition to 
do so and will not put their feet down. 

Skin.— Elevated red stripes on the tibia, with severe itching and 
burning after rubbing. Unhealthy, ulcerative skin; even 
small wounds suppurate {Graph., Hep. s., Sulph.). W r arts 
here and there. Nettle rash, mostly disappearing in cold 
air. Itching over various parts. Scurfy pimples on border 
of red portion of lower lip. Moist, scurfy eruptions ( Graph., 
Hep. s., Lye, Merc). 

Sleep. — Sleepiness and weariness during the day. Difficult to 
arouse on waking, mornings. Persistent sleeplessness; so 
soon as he closes his eyes he sees figures. Late falling 
asleep in the evening. Frightful, anxious dreams (Arm, 
Bell., Bry.). 

Fever.— Excessive internal chilliness. Chill and heat alternat- 



CALCAREA CARBONICA. 175 

ing (Coccul., Merc.) ; forenoons. Frequent flushes of heat, 
especially at night (Lach.). Internal heat at night, espe- 
cially in hands and feet; in morning; dry tongue. Pro- 
fuse sweat from the slightest exertion (Ambra, Chin. 
s., Kali nit., Merc., Phos., Sep., Sil.). Profuse sweat 
in the mornings (Chin, s., Nitr. ac., Phos., Rhus tox.). 
Night sweat (Cinch., Merc., Phos., Phos. ac, Sulph.) 

Aggravation.— Mornings, evenings or after midnight; from 
cold and cold air; on ascending a height; during and after 
coition; after eating; from exertion; from walking; from 
milk ; °near or during full moon. Chronic troubles, better 
every other day. 

Conditions. — Fair, plump children; leuco-phlegmatic temper- 
ament. Excessively obese young people. 

Compare. — Arm, Ars., Baryt. c, Bell., Calc. phos., Cinch., 
Cupr., Iodi., Graph., Lye, Kali c, Mag. c, Nitr. ac, Merc, 
Phos., Sepia, Sil., Sulph. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Nitr. ac, Nitr. sp. d., Nux v., Sulph. 

Calcarea Antidotes.— Acet. ac, Bism., Cinch., Chin, s., Nitr. 
ac, Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Calcarea carbonica is a tissue remedy and invaluable in the 
treatment of all conditions resulting from mal-nutrition. Espe- 
cially useful in scrofulous, tubercular and rachitic affections in 
general. Defective growth and development in children, both 
mental and physical ; especially of the osseous system ; open 
fontanelles ; slow dentition, and consequent troubles ; even con- 
vulsions; hydrocephalus; emaciation; skin flabby, hanging in 
folds ; marasmus ; patient weak and sluggish. Diseases of the 
bones; curvature of the spine, especially in dorsal region ; child 
slow in learning to talk and walk. Tabes dorsalis. Chronic 
inflammation of the joints, swelling without inflammatory 
symptoms, worse from change of weather, especially damp ; 
white swelling and hip-joint disease after abscesses have formed. 
Diseases of the glands; enlargement and induration in Calcarea 
subjects, as already explained ; glandular suppuration and fis- 
tulous ulcers. Goitre. Valuable in polypus of the nose or ear. 
Scrofulous inflammations of the eyes and ears. Corneal inflam- 
mations, ulcers and opacities ; closure of lachrymal ducts ; as- 



176 CALCAREA CARBONICA. 

thenopia. Chronic nasal and bronchial catarrh in scrofulous 
subjects. Tuberculosis; hoarseness, dyspnoea on ascending; 
purulent expectoration. Calcarea is often indicated for the dis- 
ordered nutrition, menstrual derangements, and general 
cachexia that so often indicate incipient phthisis; dry night 
cough; emaciation; weakness; sweats, etc. Abscesses in the 
lungs, with characteristic symptoms. Hectic fever. Diseases 
of the skin in scrofulous children, especially eczema of the scalp. 
Warts, rhagades, etc. In chronic rheumatism Calcarea may 
be indicated in the characteristic subject, after Rhus has failed, 
especially if caused by working in water. Allen gives special 
stress to the value of Calcarea in all affections caused by work- 
ing in water. Constitutional gout, gouty nodosities on fingers. 
Rheumatoid arthritis. Calcarea may be useful in some nervous 
diseases in scrofulous subjects, especially epilepsy, particularly 
if it results from the constitutional cachexia or brought about 
by fright or suppression of some chronic eruption. Chorea; in- 
somnia; melancholia. Enlarged liver in scrofulous subjects; 
jaundice; passage of gall-stones. Enlarged mesenteric glands. 
Calcarea is of great service in stomach and bowel troubles, espe- 
cially of teething children. In such, milk disagrees, may be 
vomited in curds, or pass the bowels in the same manner. Sour 
vomiting; sour or undigested stools; cholera infantum. Dys- 
pepsia, ravenous hunger, craving for eggs ; also for coal, chalk 
and other indigestible things ; bloated abdomen ; acid fermen- 
tation, everything sours, sour risings ; irregularity in menstru- 
ation, especially menorrhagia. Amenorrhoea in scrofulous girls, 
with symptoms pointing to tuberculosis. Leucorrhcea like 
milk. Excessive lactation, but milk poor in quality and gives 
no nourishment, in scrofulous or tubercular women. Calcarea 
is useful for the results of sexual excesses in the male; impo- 
tence; sexual desire without erection; emissions imperfect or 
premature; weakness after coition. Hydrocele, especially in 
scrofulous children. 



CALCAREA PHOSPHORICA. 177 



CALCAREA PHOSPHORICA. 

Common name. — Phosphate of Lime. Preparation. — 
Triturations of the precipitated phosphate of lime. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Affects exclusively the vegetative system, causing defective 
nutrition, imperfect cell development and consequent decay or 
destruction of tissue, especially in the osseous and glandular 
systems. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Children are peevish and fretful {Cham., Cina.). For- 
getful ; difficulty in performing intellectual operations. 

Head.— Crawling sensation runs over top of head, as if ice 
were lying on upper part of occiput (Verat. alb.) ; head hot, 
smarting of the roots of the hair. Delayed closure or re- 
opening of font anelles (Calc. c). °Skull soft and thin; crack- 
ling noise like paper when pressed, mostly in occiput. 
°Headache of school girls, with diarrhoea. 

Eyes.— Light, particularly candle or gaslight, hurts the eyes. 

Ears.— Singing or other noises in the ears (Calc. c). Inner and 
outer ear swollen, red, sore, itching, hot. Excoriating dis- 
charge from ears. 

Nose. — Coryza, fluent in cool room (Puis.); stopped in warm 
air and out of doors. BleediDg of nose, afternoons. °Xasal 
polypi, large, pedunculated. 

Face.— Pain in face, particularly in upper jaw bone, from right 
to left; extends from other parts to face, or vice versa. 
Swollen upper lip (Bell., Calc. c, Psor.) ; painful, hard and 
burning. 

Mouth.— Retarded dentition (Calc. c), with cold tumors and 
emaciation. Tip of tongue sore, burning (Calc. c, Carb. 
•an., Coloc, Kali carb.) ; little blisters on it. Bitter taste 
in the morning, with headache (Pry., Nux v., Carb. an., 
Puis., Sulph.). 

Throat.— Sore aching in the throat; worse when swallowing. 

Stomach.— Unusual hunger at 4 p.m. ; infant wants to nurse 



178 CALCAKEA PHOSPHORICA. 

all the time. With every attempt to eat he has bellyache. 
After dinner heartburn, and other gastric symptoms (Carb. 
an.). After belching, a burning in epigastrium. Empty, 
sinking sensation at the epigastrium (Ign.). Vomiting 
from hawking phlegm. Easy vomiting in children Burn- 
ing at the stomach and rising of water into the mouth. 
Stomach feels expanded. 

Abdomen.— Aching soreness and pain around the navel; re- 
lieved by passing foetid flatus. Burning in the abdomen 
(Aeon., Ars., Canth.). Cutting, pinching, sharp colic, fol- 
lowed by diarrhoea. 

Stool and Anus. — Very offensive diarrhoea (Ars.). Diarrhoea 
from juicy fruit or cider ; during first dentition with much 
wind ; from vexation ; containing white points or flakes, 
like pus; scanty with much flatulence. Passage of offen- 
sive flatus. Sore feeling in anus ; worse outside, with stitch- 
ing, burning and throbbing. Itching in the anus (Sulph.). 
°Fistula in ano, alternating with chest symptoms. 

Urinary Organs. — Violent pain in region of kidneys, when lift- 
ing and when blowing the nose. Large increase of urine 
with sensation of weakness. 

Male Organs.— Erection while riding in a carriage without 
desire. Shooting through the perineum into the penis. 
Swelling of the testicles; scrotum sore, oozing a fluid. 

Female Organs.— Weakness and distress in the region of the 
uterus; worse during passage of stool and urine; with 
uterine displacement. Pressure upward over mons veneris. 
Voluptuous feeling as if the parts were filling up with blood; 
feels pulse in all the parts, with increased sexual desire. 
Menses too early, blood bright, with girls ; too late ; blood 
dark, or first bright, then dark, in women. °Child refuses 
the breast, the milk tastes saltish. Leucorrhoea like white 
of an egg (Amm. mur., Borax), worse mornings. Mammae 
sore to the touch (Bry.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness {Aeon., Hep. s., Phos.). 
Must hawk or hem to clear the voice. Involuntary sigh- 
ing (Ign., Sec). Breathing more frequent, short and diffi- 
cult. °Cough during difficult dentition. Contraction of 
chest, and difficult breathing, evening till 10 p.m. ; better 
lying down ; worse when getting up. 



CALCAREA PHOSPHORICA. 179 

Neck and Back. — Rheumatic pain and stiffness of the nech 
(Rhus.), with dullness of the head ; from slight draught 
of air. Cramp-like pain in neck, first one side, then the 
other. Backache and uterine pains (Cimic, Puis.). Sore- 
ness in sacro-iliae symphysis, as if separated or broken. 
Throbbing or jerking pains below scapula. 

Limbs.— Pains flying about in all parts of rump and limbs, 
after getting wet in the rain {Rhus tox.). Aching in all the 
limbs, with weariness. 

Upper Limbs.— Rheumatic pain in shoulder and arm. Pains 
as if ulcerated around the finger nails, especially of right 
hand. 

Lower Limbs. — Lower limbs fall asleep ; feel restless ; anxious ; 
has to move them. Legs tired, weak, restless, crawling, 
tingling. Pains above the knee. Cramp-like pain in calves 
(Aeon., Calc. c, Nux v.), when walking. 

Generalities. — Weariness when going up stairs; wants to sit 
down; hates to get up. On every little cold she is much 
w r orse. Sensation mostly on small spots. °Children do not 
learn to walk, or lose the ability (Sil.) ; lose flesh. Pains 
along sutures or at symphysis. Flabby, shrunken, ema- 
ciated children. Soreness of tendons when flexing or 
extending. 

Sleep. — Gaping, with irresistible drowsiness all day Nux m.). 
Cannot get awake in the early morning. 

Fever.— Frequent creeping shiverings. Copious night sweats, 
on single parts. 

Aggravation.— Mornings ; evenings; from motion; artificial 
light ; from cold ; after eating ; from juicy fruit ; from 
change of weather, or from getting wet in rain. 

Amelioration.— After lying down. 

Conditions.— Girls at or near puberty; during dentition; espe- 
cially second dentition, old people. 

Compare.— Baryt. c, Berb., Calc. c, Fluor, ac, lodi., Nitr. 
ac, Phos.. Ruta, Sil., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The clinical range of Calcarea Phosphorica is very similar 
to that of Calcarea carbonica, though not so extensive. Like 
the latter it is a tissue remedy and is especially useful in defec- 



180 CALCAREA PH0SPH0RICA. 

tive nutrition, particularly in diseases of the bones and glands, 
especially in strumous tubercular and rachitic subjects. In 
such cases this drug may be indicated when the patient fails to 
present the characteristic Calcarea carbonica individuality, 
fair, fat and flabby, but is thin, emaciated, and the skin is not so 
white, having more of a brown or yellow hue. The child grows 
slowly and does not learn to walk readily ; is stupid and slug- 
gish. The fontanelles are open, but the drug is more useful 
when they have reopened during the second dentition; the 
cranial bones are thin and brittle ; curvature of the spine ; neck 
thin and weak, so that it will not hold the head up ; emaciation ; 
at the same time the child always has more or less indigestion ; 
vomiting of undigested food, especially milk ; colic after eating ; 
green mucous stools, etc. Chronic hydrocephalus; spina 
bifida ; tabes mesenterica ; promotes the development and heal- 
ing of bone, hence its value in non-union of fractures, especially 
in old people. Caries of the hip-joint and heel with offensive pus. 
According to Grauvogle, a woman who has scrofulous children, 
with a tendency to hydrocephalus, should be given Calc. phos. 
and Sulph., occasionally during pregnancy. The adult Calc. 
phos. patient is always very sensitive to damp, and worse at 
every damp change of weather. This may indicate the drug in 
chronic rheumatism, and assist in its selection in many other 
conditions. Pott's disease. Lumbar abscess. Useful in the 
disorders of the female functions, when other characteristics of 
the drug are present; menorrhagia; dysmenorrhoea ; leucor- 
rhcea; uterine displacements. Chronic dry cough, with night 
sweats; incipient phthisis; cough during difficult dentition, 
better on lying down, worse when sitting up. The action on 
the skin is not characteristic, yet the drug is recommended for 
fistulous ulcers on ankles; varicose veins. A valuable remedy 
for school girls at or near puberty, especially for their head- 
aches. They are usually anaemic and are developing a chlorotic 
condition, and are nervous and restless. Vertigo of old people. 
Farrington {Clinical Materia Medica, page 629) gives the fol- 
lowing excellent clinical differentiation between Calc. carb. and 
Calc. phos. : " Calc. ost. has an enlarged abdomen ; Calc. phos. 
has flabby abdomen, from the admixture of Phosphorous 
with the lime. In cholera infantum Calc. ost. has craving for 
eggs; Calc. phos. for salt or smoked meats. The Calc. 



CAMPHOKA. 181 

ost. stools are sometimes green, but generally watery, white, 
and mixed with curds. The Calc. phos. diarrhoea has green, 
slimy or hot, watery stools; accompanied by foetid flatus. 
Calc. ost. has particularly the anterior fontanelles remaining 
open ; Calc. phos. has both anterior and posterior fontanelles 
open." 

CAMPHORA. 

Synonym. — Laurus Camphora. Natural order. — Lau- 
racese. Common name. — Camphor. Habitat. — The Camphor 
tree is found principally in Central China, Japanese Islands and 
the Island of Formosa. Preparation. — Tincture made by dis- 
solving one part of camphor gum in nine parts of Alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon the cerebro-spinal system, depressing 
both the motor and intellectual centers, causing a general 
prostration of the system, giddiness and cerebral oppression. 
Its pathogenesis also shows convulsions, hysterical and epilepti- 
form, delirium, and other nervous systems. The mucous tissues 
are involved in a catarrhal irritation, giving rise to coryza and 
diarrhoea, though the primary effects of camphor upon the 
mucous lining of the stomach and bowels are manifested by 
extreme coldness and torpor of these parts, and a similar con- 
dition, also, is found upon the skim the body being ice cold, 
the system in profound collapse and the pulse feeble. The 
genito-urinary system is involved, the genital organs becoming 
cold and relaxed ; and in the urinary tract a condition of 
strangury is established . The action of camphor is rapid and 
intense, though comparatively evanescent. Its chief sphere of 
usefulness is in the treatment of choleric conditions, and the 
effects of cold. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Great anxiety and extreme restlessness {Aeon., Ars., 
Rhus. tox.). Loss of consciousness (Ars., Bell., Op.). 
Afraid to be alone, especially at night in the dark. Inde- 
scribable wretchedness. Agitation. Haste. 



182 • CAMPHOEA. 

Head.— Vertigo and heaviness of the head, especially on stoop- 
ing (Aeon., Bell., Puis., Sulph.). Headache as from con- 
striction of the brain. Dull headache above the frontal 
bone, with nausea. Contraction, as if laced together, in 
the cerebellum and glabella, with coldness all over. 
Throbbing in the cerebellum (Glon., Bry.). 

Eyes. — Eyes fixed, staring, distorted (Bell., Hyos., Strain.) ; 
hollow ; pupils dilated. Sensation as if all objects were too 
bright and glittering. 

Ears. — Bed ulcer in left external meatus, with sticking on press- 
ure. Lobules of ear red. 

Nose. — Fluent coryza, on sudden change of weather. Sneezing. 
Nose stopped. Air in room seems cooler to nose when 
walking. 

Face. — Face pale, livid, haggard; pale and anxious (Ars., 
Plumb.); distorted; bluish cold (Verat. alb.); red. 

Mouth. — Tongue cold (Cupr., Naja, Verat. alb.). Speech fee- 
ble, broken, hoarse. Teeth seem too long, with toothache 
which seemed to originate from swollen submaxillary gland. 

Stomach. — Increased taste of all food. Eructations after eat- 
ing. Burning in pharynx and stomach. (Ars., Canth.). 
Coldness in the stomach. (Colch.). Pressive pain in pit of 
stomach. 

Abdomen— Aching in anterior part of liver. Constrictive 
pain below the short ribs, extending to the lumbar verte- 
brae. Coldness in the upper and lower abdomen, followed 
by burning heat therein. 

Stool.— °Colic and diarrhoea from cold (Coloc, Dulc). °Ab- 
sence of discharges; cholera {Ars., Cupr., Verat. alb.). 
Constipation from inactivity of the rectum (Alum.). 

Urinary Organs.— Diminished urination. Betention of urine 
with full bladder (Aeon., Hyos., Verat. alb.); strangury. 
Burning urine (Aeon., Apis, Ars., Canth.). Scanty. 

Male Organs.— Absence of sexual desire; testicles relaxed 
(Agn., Arg. nit., Coni., Sulph.). Impotence (Agn., Phos. 
ac). 

Female Organs. — Increased sexual desire. 

Respiratory Organs.— Mucus in the air-passages (Ant. tart., 
Ipec.). Almost complete arrest of breathing. Suffocative 
dyspnoea, as if from pressure at pit of stomach. Short 



CAMPHORA. 183 

cough from scraping in the throat. Dry, hacking cough, 
stitches in left chest when walking. 

Heart and Pulse. — Great precordial anxiety and distress 
(Aeon., Ars.) ; sensation of severe coldness and irresistible 
sleepiness. Palpitation. Pulse very weak, scarcely per- 
ceptible (Aeon., Ars.). 

Back.— Drawing stitches through and between scapula?, on 
moving the arm, extending into chest. Difficulty of 
motion. Numbness, tingling, coldness. Coldness of the 
limbs (Ars., Cupr., Verat. alb.) and cramps of the calves 
(Aeon., Calc. c, Nitr. ac, Nux v., Sil., Siilph.). Cold arms, 
hands and feet. 

Upper Limbs. — Pressure in right elbow, worse when leaning 
upon it, which causes it to extend into the hand. Hands 
pale. Fingers bluish. 

Lower Limbs.— Staggering as if drunk. Cracking and creak- 
ing in hip-joints, in knees and ankles. Drawing bruised 
pain after walking in right thigh and on inner side near and 
below patella; he fears that the leg will bend forward sud- 
denly. Drawing in muscles of left calf when sitting, extend- 
ing into foot. Tearing cramp in dorsum of foot ; extending 
along outer side of calf to thigh; worse on motion. 

Generalities. — Convulsive circular motion (rotation of arms). 
Subsultus tendinum. General discomfort. Restlessness. 
Easily startled when awake, and then feels throbbing and 
palpitation. Great prostration. Sudden and great sink- 
ing of strength (Ars., Sec). Icy coldness of the whole body 
(Tabac.). Feeling as if a cold wind were blowing over the 
body. Epileptic and other convulsions (Ars., Bell., Calc. 
c, Cic, Strain.). Want of bodily irritability; insensible to 
touch. Cold, clammy, exhausting sweat (Ars., Tereb.). 
Cramps in inner and outer parts. 

Aggravation.— At night; in the dark; from motion; from 
cold or cold air. 

Amelioration.— In open air. From profuse sweat. Pains dis- 
appear when thinking of them (Reverse, Baryt. c, Ox. ac). 

Conditions.— Irritable; weakly; blondes most affected. Scrofu- 
lous children most sensitive to camphor. 

Compare. — Aeon., Ars., Bell., Canth., Cupr.^owvl., Carb. v., 
Hyos., Op., Tereb., Secale c, Stram., Verat. alb. 



184 CAMPHORA. 

Antidotes.— Op., Nitr. sp. d. 

Camphor Antidotes— Canth., Cupr., Squilla, and most vege- 
table poisons. Tea, coffee and lemonade do not interfere 
with action of Camphor. (C. Hg.) 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Camphor is chiefly used in cholera and choleraic conditions 
in general. In Asiatic cholera it is indicated when the dis- 
charges are scanty, or suddenly suppressed with icy coldness of 
the body and collapse. It is also useful at the onset of the 
disease before the characteristic choleraic discharges are estab- 
lished, the immediate prostration being very marked, the body 
cold, the voice husky. The mother tincture should be given a 
few drops on sugar or in water every few minutes until reaction 
takes place. According to Allen, Camphor is not to be given if 
there is perspiration, or should be stopped as soon as that occurs. 
Cholera infantum, attacks sudden, great prostration, vomiting, 
diarrhoea, coldness. Cholera morbus, or colic, with prostration 
and coldness. Camphor will often break up a cold if given at 
once during the chilly stages with sneezing. Often a palliative 
in cough and hay fever. It may also be useful in asthma, dry 
cough, congestion of the lungs, emphysema, etc., other sym- 
toms agreeing. It is also useful in delirium, mania, convul- 
sions and inflammation of internal parts when there is great 
coldness and extreme prostration. Especially when troubles 
are caused by suppression of measles or other eruptions 
in children. Camphor is the remedy in sudden and rapid 
prostration with tendency to collapse from shock or other 
causes. Excessive strangury, retention of urine occurring in 
cholera, from suppressed eruption, suppressed gonorrheal dis- 
charges, cold, or poisoning by cantharis, etc. May also be use- 
ful in many other conditions when prostration, coldness and 
collapse are the chief indications. Camphor is an antidote to 
drastic vegetable poisons. Also tobacco, mushrooms, etc. Bad 
effects of poisonous insects. 



CANNABIS INDICA. 185 



CANNABIS INDICA. 

Natural order. — Urticaceae. Common names. — Hashish. 
Indian Hemp. Habitat.— A plant native of India, botanically 
the same as the Cannabis sativa, but possessing very different 
medical properties. Preparation. — Tincture from the dried 
herb-tops. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Cannabis Indica acts as a powerful excitant of the nervous 
system, perverting the functions of the brain, and increasing 
both intellectual and motor activity. For this reason, in India, 
it is used as an intoxicating exhilarant. Its action depends 
largely upon the temperament of the individual in whom it is 
employed, varying from a mild exhilaration, and happy reverie 
in some, to a most intense and highly exalted ecstasy in those 
most susceptible to its influences ; in such, all sensations, per- 
ceptions and conceptions being exaggerated to the utmost de- 
gree. "Distances seem infinite and time endless; pleasure is 
paradise itself, and any painful thought or feeling plunges at 
once into the depths of misery." As the action varies in intens- 
ity, so also does it to some extent in character, according to 
the natural disposition of the person, the existing state of 
mind, and the quantity of the drug employed ; the exhilaration 
and activity sometimes giving place to sadness, depression and 
weakness; and those possessing evil and malignant disposi- 
tions sometimes become extremely vicious and violent. In 
short those faculties most active in health are most powerfully 
affected by the drug. Convulsions are sometimes produced. 
Its special effects may be better understood from a detailed 
study of the symptoms which arise. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Exaltation of spirit, with excessive loquacity (Hyos., 
Lack., Stram.). Full of fun and mischief, and laughs 
immoderately . Hallucinations and imaginations in- 
numerable (Absinth., Hyos., Stram.). Imagines that he 



186 CANNABIS INDICA. 

hears music, shuts his eyes and is lost in delicious 
thought. Imagined that he was gradually swelling. Eidic- 
ulous speculative ideas. 

Anguish, accompanied by great oppression; better in 
the open air. Constant fear of becoming insane (Calc. c, 
Mere.). Exaggeration of duration of time and extent of 
space; seconds seem ages, a few rods an immense dis- 
tance. Horror of darkness. Fear of approaching death 
(Aeon., Ars.). Inability to recall any thought or event,, 
on account of different thoughts crowding on his brain. 
Very absent-minded (Apis). Fixed ideas. Every few 
minutes he would lose himself, and then wake up, as it 
were, to those around him. Clairvoyance. °Delirium 
tremens; trembling; hallucinations; tendency to become 
furious ; nausea ; unquenchable thirst. 

Head. — Vertigo ; on rising; with stunning pain in back part 
of head, and he falls. Frequent involuntary shaking of 
the head. Heavy pressure on the brain, forcing him to 
stoop. Violent shocks pass through the brain. Dull, 
drawing pain in forehead, especially over the eyes. Throb- 
bing, aching pain in forehead. Jerking in the right side of 
forehead, toward the interior and back part of head. Ach- 
ing in both temples, most severe in the right. Dull stitch- 
ing in the right temple. Pain in the whole side of the head. 
Head feels heavy, loses consciousness and falls. 

Eyes. — Fixed gaze. Visual clairvoyance. Jerking at the 
outer angle of the eye and eyelid. Injections of vessels of 
conjztnctiva of both eyes (Aeon.). Letters run together 
zvhen reading. Twinkling, trembling and glimmering 
before the eyes. 

Ears. — Aching in both ears. Throbbing and fullness in both 
ears. Ringing and buzzing in the ears. Noise in the 
ears, like boiling water. Periodical singing in the ears dur- 
ing a dreamy spell, ceasing when he came to himself. 

Face. — Wearied exhausted appearance. Drowsy, stupid look. 

Mouth. — Lips feel as if glued together. Gritting and grind- 
ing of the teeth while sleeping (Cic). Dryness of the 
mouth and lips. White, thick, frothy and sticky saliva. 
Every article of food is extremely palatable. Stammering 
and stuttering (Caust., Stram.). 



CANNABIS INDICA. 187 

Throat. — The throat is parched, accompanied by intense 
thirst for cold water. 

Stomach. — Ravenous hunger. Pain in the cardiac orifice, 
relieved by pressure. Swollen feeling when eating, with 
oppression of the chest, as if he would suffocate; must 
loosen the clothes. 

Anus. — Sensation in the anus as if he were sitting on a ball; 
as if the anus and part of the urethra were filled up by a 
hard, round body. 

Urinary Organs.— Pain in the kidneys when laughing. Burn- 
ing, aching, or sharp stitches in the kidneys. A white 
glairy mucus may be squeezed from the urethra. Burn- 
ing and scalding or stinging pain in the urethra before, 
during and after urination {Can. sat., Canth.). Urging 
to urinate, but cannot pass a drop. Profuse, colorless 
urine. Has to wait some time before the urine flows. Has 
to force out the last few drops with the hand. The urine 
dribbles out after the stream ceases. 

Male Organs. — Sexual desire excessively increased {Canth.). 
Erections not caused by amorous thoughts. Violent, pain- 
ful erections {Canth,) ; chordee. Penis relaxed and shrunken 
{Agn.). Satyriasis. Itching in the glans penis. 

Female Organs. — Very profuse menstruation {Bell., Nux v.). 

Respiratory Organs. — Bough cough, with scraping immed- 
iately under the sternum (Ambr., Phos., Bumex). It re- 
quires a great effort to take a deep inspiration. Oppres- 
sion of chest, with deep, labored breathing. He feels as if 
suffocated, and has to be fanned (Ars.). 

Heart and Pulse.— Palpitation of the heart, awaking from 
sleep. Pressing pain in the heart, with dyspnoea the whole 
night. Piercing pain in the heart. Sensation as if drops 
were falling from the heart. Stitches in the heart, accom- 
panied by great oppression ; the latter relieved by deep 
breathing. Pulse very slow (as slow as 46.) {Dig., Op.). 

Back. — Pain across the shoulders and spine; must stoop, 
cannot walk erect. 

Limbs. — Paralysis of the lower limbs and right arm. 

Upper Limbs. — Agreeable thrilling through the arms and 
hands. 

Lower Limbs. — Entire paralysis of the lower extremities. 



188 CANNABIS INDICA. 

Weariness in limbs, and stiffness and aching in knees; 
almost paralysis. Agreeable thrilling from the knees 
down, ivith a sensation as if a bird's claws were clasping 
the knees. 

On attempting to walk, intensely violent pain as if 
treading on spikes, which penetrated the soles and ran up- 
ward through the limbs to the hips; worse in right limb, 
and accompanied by drawing pains in both calves. 

Shooting pains in the joints of the toes of left foot; 
worse in great toe ; aching and stitching pain in ball of left 
great toe. 

Generalities.— Great desire to lie down in the daytime. 
Thoroughly exhausted after a short walk. Felt so weak 
that he could scarcely speak (Stan.), and soon fell into a 
deep sleep. 

Sleep. — Excessive sleepiness (Nux m.) ; sound sleep, with 
melancholy dreams. Starting of the limbs while sleeping, 
causing him to awake. Voluptuous dreams, with erections 
and profuse seminal emissions. Dreams prophetic; vex- 
atious; of dead bodies, of danger and of perils to be 
encountered. Nightmare every night as soon as he falls 
asleep. 

Fever. — Loss of animal heat (Sil., Sep.). General chilliness. 
Coldness of the face, nose and hands after dinner. Profuse 
sticky sweat, standing out in drops on his forehead. 

Aggravation.— From coffee; while eating; from liquor and 
tobacco ; on right side. 

Amelioration.— From fresh air; from cold water; from rest. 

Conditions.— Affects nervous and sanguine temperaments most; 
the bilious nearly as much ; the lymphatic but slightly. 

Compare.— Agar., Bell., Camph., Digit., Can. sat., Canth., 
Crocus, Nux v., Hyos., Op., Stram. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Not extensively used. May be indicated by its peculiar 
mental symptoms in delirium tremens and mania. Catalepsy; 
neuralgia ; migraine, as if the head were opening and shutting 
with mental symptoms. Uraemic headaches. Said to be espe- 
cially useful in gonorrhoea when the chord ee is well marked. 
Uterine colic. 



CANNABIS SAT1VA. 189 



CANNABIS SATIVA. 

Natural order. — Urticaceae. Common name. — Hemp. Habi- 
tat. — An annual dioecious plant, native of Europe and America. 
Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh herb-tops. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon one mucous lining of the urinary tract, 
and upon the prepuce, giving rise to excessive irritation, fol- 
lowed by inflammation and a mucous discharge, the whole con- 
dition closely simulating that presented in gonorrhoea. "As 
compared with Cannabis indica we see much less mental dis- 
turbance (less of the peculiar gum "Hashish" in the plant used) 
and more effects due to the other constituents of the plant, 
ethereal oil and Nitrate of Potash (the latter is found in an un- 
usual amount in the plant). {Allen. Handbook of Materia 
Medica,p. 261.) 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind..— Sadness (Ign., Natr. mur., Puis., Ehus tox.). 

Head..— Vertigo when standing with dizziness ; when walking, 
with tendency to fall sideways. The forehead feels com- 
pressed, from the margins of the orbits to the temples ; not 
relieved by bending forward. Pressure below the frontal 
eminences, extending deep through the brain to the occiput. 
Sensation as if drops of cold water were falling on the head. 

Eyes. — Pressure from behind the eyes forward. Sensation of 
spasmodic drawing in the eyes. 

Nose. — Dryness of the nose. 

Stomach.— Uninterrupted dull stitches near pit of stomach, 
just below the ribs. Eructations of air; of bitter, acrid 
fluid. Anxious and apprehensive feeling at pit of stomach, 
with oppression of breath and palpitation. Dull stitches in 
the left side, just below the ribs, when breathing and when 
not. 

Abdomen. — Painful jerks as if something living were moving 



190 CANNABIS SATIVA. 

about in the abdomen (Crocus), with pains in limbs. 
Sticking in left side just below the ribs. 

Rectum and Anus. — Pressure in the rectum and sacral region, 
as if the intestines were sinking down and would be pressed 
out, while sitting. Constrictive pain in the anus, together 
with a sensation as if the thighs were drawn together, so 
that she was obliged to close them. 

Urinary Organs.— Drawing pain from the region of the kid- 
neys to the inguinal glands, with anxious, nauseous sensa- 
tion in pit of stomach. Burning, smarting in the urethra, 
from the meatus bachward ; posteriorly stitching while 
urinating. The urethra feels inflamed and sore to touch 
along its whole length (Arg.nit.); during erection tensive 
pain. Burning ivhile urinating, but especially just after 
(Angust., Canth.). Burning along the urethra at com- 
mencement and end of urinating. When not urinating, 
burning pain in forepart of urethra, which compels him to 
urinate almost constantly. Pressure as if to urinate, espe- 
cially in forepart of urethra, when not urinating. Stitches 
along the urethra when not urinating (Caps.). Jerking 
stitches in the posterior portion of urethra when standing. 
Tearing as if in the fibres of the urethra, in the form of a 
zigzag. The stream of urine forked (Canth.). 

Male Organs.— Penis swollen, without marked erections. Fre- 
quent erections, followed by stitches in the urethra. Penis 
painful, as if sore or burnt, when walking. Dark redness of 
glans and prepuce. Pressive, dragging sensation in the 
testicles when standing (Berb.). 

Bespiratory Organs.— In the morning tough mucus in the 
lower portion of trachea; cannot be dislodged by coughing 
and hawking; after coughing and hawking the trachea 
feels raw and sore ; finally the mucus loosens itself, and he 
must hawk it up frequently. A hacking cough arises from 
the pit of the throat, with a cold, salty fluid deep in the 
throat. Oppression of breathing, from tensive, pressive 
pains in the middle of sternum, which was also sore to 
touch, with sleepiness. Oppression of the chest; sensation 
of apprehension in the throat ; obliged to breathe deeply. 
A digging beneath the upper part of sternum, without 
oppression of breath. 



CANTHARIS. 191 

Heart.— Violent beating of the heart on moving the body, and 
on stooping, with warm sensation about the heart. 

Generalities.— Sensation as if drops of cold water were falling 
on the head ; from the anus ; from the heart. 

Sleep. — Disagreeable and frightful dreams; he is disappointed 
in everything, and is filled with great anxiety. , Awakes at 
night from slumber, with frightful dreams, not knowing 
where he is. 

Compare.— Arm, Apis, Cannab. ind., Canth., Copaiba, Nux 
v.. Tereb. 

Antidotes.— Camph. To large doses : lemon juice. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Cannabis Sativa is used chiefly in the treatment of gonor- 
rhoea. It is mostly indicated in the first stage, but is often 
given through the whole course of the disease, physicians claim- 
ing that by so doing they limit the disease to ten days. In 
cases characterized by a profuse discharge Cannabis is not 
indicated, Arg. nit. being most useful. Cannabis Sativa is also an 
excellent remedy in simple urethritis; cystitis; nephritis and 
other urinary troubles. The urethral symptoms are very simi- 
lar to those of Cantharis, the latter having more tenesmus, 
while under Cannabis there is more burning and smarting. The 
drug has also been used in pneumonia, asthmatic complaints 
and cardiac troubles. 



CANTHARIS. 

Synonym— Cantharis Vesicatoria. Common name. — 
Spanish Fly. Preparation.— Tincture made from the dried 
flies by digesting in alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Cantharis acts especially upon the mucous membranes and 
upon the skin. Its decidedly most important action is upon 
the mucous lining of the urinary tract, through which the 
drug is eliminated, where it produces conditions ranging all the 



192 CANTHARIS. 

way from an irritation to a violent destructive inflammation, 
either of a part or of the whole tract. The mucous membrane of 
the whole gastro-intestinal tract is involved in a violent inflam- 
mation, especially the lower bowel. On the skin the irritative 
action of Cantharis results in an erysipelatous form of inflam- 
mation, and vesicular conditions in general, even sloughing 
blisters. Farrington says that the "irritating property of 
Cantharis is the foundation stone of the whole proving." The 
chief characteristic of this drug is its constant urging to uri- 
nate, scanty discharge and violent cutting, burning pains 
before, during and after the discharge. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Anxious restlessness, ending in rage. Constant, com- 
plete, furious, almost frenzied delirium (Bell., Hyos., CEnan., 
Strain.). Insolent and contradictory mood {Bry., JYujc v.). 

Head.— Vertigo. Scales on the scalp; enormous dandruff (Bad., 
Mez.) ; hair falls out when combing (Calc. c, Graph., Natr. 
mur., Nitr. ac, Sep., Sulph.). 

Eyes.— Eyes protruding ; fiery, sparkling, staring look. (Bell., 
Hyos., Strain.). Eyes yellow (Cinch., Chel., Podo., Iodi., 
Plumb.) ; objects yellow. 

Face. — Expression of extreme suffering (Ars.). Death-like 
look during and after the pains ( Verat. alb.). 

Mouth. — Tongue thickly furred ; red edges. Sublingual glands 
swollen and red. Tongue and back of mouth in part exco- 
riated, in part covered with small blisters. Dryness in the 
mouth. Burning pain in the mouth (Aeon., Ars., Caps.). 
Lockjaw, with grinding of the teeth. 

Throat. — Burning sensation in the throat (Ars., Caps., Merc, 
cor.); feels " on fire." Throat inflamed, and covered with 
plastic lymph. Throat sw T ollen (Bell., Merc, Kali bi.). 
Constriction and intense pain at back of throat. Aphthous 
ulcers in back part of fauces and on right tonsil. Swallow- 
ing very difficult (Bell., Hyos., Stram.). 

Stomach. — Intense thirst, with burning pain in throat and 
stomach (Ars., Iris, Phos., Mez., Verat. alb.). Appetite 
diminished. Disgust for food. Eructations, frothy; sour; 
sour mucus; tinged bright red. Nausea and vomiting 
(Ant. tart., Ipec). Acute pain in region of stomach and 



CAXTHARIS. 193 

bladder, with such exquisite sensibility that the slightest 
pressure produces convulsions. 

Abdomen.— Great distension and tenderness of the abdomen 
(Bell.). Violent burning pain through the whole intestinal 
tract (Ars.). Cutting in abdomen (Aeon., Ars.). Incar- 
ceration of flatus under short ribs. 

Stool and. Anus.— Tenesmus in rectum. Passage of pure 
blood from anus and urethra. Violent burning in anus after- 
diarrhoea (-Irs., Bry.). Pain in perineum, seemingly aris- 
ing from the neck of the bladder. With stool, cutting in 
abdomen: after stool, shivering (Merc). Stool: blood 
and mucus (Jlerc.) : slimy, bloody, white, or blood- 
streaked mucus (Mere, cor.), like scrapings from intes- 
tines (Colcli.) : pure blood. 

Urinary Organs.— Cutting and contracting pains from ureters 
down to penis: pressure on glans relieves a little. Dull 
pressure in region of the kidneys. Violent pains in the 
bladder, with, frequent urging; intolerable tenesmus. 
Tenesmus of the bladder (Mere. cor.). T'iolcjit burning, 
cutting pains in the neck of the bladder, extending to 
navicular fossa of urethra. Passage of blood from urethra. 
Violent burning, cutting pains in urethra before, during 
and after urination (Ant. tart., Can. sat.). Urine 
scalds him ; passed drop by drop (Aeon., Bell.). Urging 
to urinate with burning sensation in urethra. Fruitless 
effort to urinate (Xu.v v.). Urine passes in thin, divided 
stream (Can. sat.). Retention of urine, causing pain. 

Urine red, as if mixed with blood (Aeon., Carb. v.) ; 
dark-colored (Aeon.) ; bloody (Ars., Millef.) ; turbid; scanty 
(Digit.) ; at night cloudy, like mealy water, with white sedi- 
ment (Cale. c, Colcli. ). Burning in excretory ducts of vesi- 
cular seminales, during and after coition. 

Male Organs. — Drawing in spermatic cord while urinating. 
Painful swelling of the gians. Gangrene. Painful pri- 
apism (Copaib., Tereb.). Strong and persistent erections: 
painless and without voluptuous sensations; with sore pain 
along urethra. Sexual desire increased : disturbing sleep. 

Female Organs.— Swelling and irritation of vulva (Asaf.). 
Inflammation of the ovaries, with cutting and burning. 
Pruritus, with strong; sexual desire. Miscarriage. Violent 



194 CANTHARIS. 

itching in the vagina (Coni., Merc). Menses too early and 
too profuse (Calc. c. ; Nux v.) ; blood black or scanty. 

Eespiratory Organs.— Voice low, with sensation of weakness 
of respiratory organs. Stitches in chest {Bry., Phos., 
Kalic), particularly in right side. °Exudation within tne 
pleura; dyspnoea; palpitation; scanty urine; tendency to 
syncope. 

Heart.— Palpitation of the heart. °Pericarditis, with effusion : 
pulse feeble, irregular ; tendency to syncope. 

Back.— Pain in the loins, kidneys and abdomen, with such pain 
on urination that he could not pass a single drop without 
moaning and screaming. Pain in loins, with incessant 
desire to urinate. 

Upper Limbs.— Stitches in right axilla, extending into chest. 

Lower Limbs.— Ulcerative pain in soles of feet; could not step. 
Tearing in limbs ; relieved by rubbing. 

Generalities.— Weakness, prostration; faintness. Raw and 
sore pain in the w T hole body, internally and externally. 
Over-sensitiveness of all parts (Cinch.). Convulsions, with 
dysuric and hydrophobic symptoms {Strain.). 

Skin.— Erysipelatous inflammation, forming blisters (Rhus 
tox.). Tearing and ulcerative pains. °Burns before blis- 
ters form. 

Compare. — Aeon., Apis, Ars., Bell., Camph., Can. sat., Caps., 
Copaiba, Kali hi., Phos., Merc, cor., Nitr. ac, Sabina, 
Sulph., Tereb. 

Antidotes. — Aeon., Camph., Laur., Puis. Oil (according to 
Hering) increases the bad effects of Cantharis. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The clinical value of Cantharis in diseases of the urinary 
organs is well known, it being oftener indicated in that class of 
affections than any other drug. This fact, however, leads to 
its abuse, Cantharis often being prescribed on general prin- 
ciples, when a careful study of the case would show that some 
other drug was indicated. The violent irritation of the urinary 
tract with intense inflammatory symptoms, together with pain 
in the back, and the characteristic urine, leads to the successful 
use of Cantharis in all acute and chronic inflammations of the 
urinary system. Cystitis; Nephritis; Bright's disease; inflam- 



CANTHARIS. 195 

matory strangury; renal calculi; hematuria, etc., where the 
symptoms are of a violent character, there being usually in- 
tense tenesmus, constant urging to urinate, with scanty bloody 
urine, etc. The same class of symptoms may indicate Cantharis 
in gonorrhoea when the suffering is excruciating, chordee, 
bloody urine, etc. Gangrene of the sexual organs in both sexes. 
The inflammatory action of Cantharis is always intense, and 
violently destructive in its character, so that it may be indi- 
cated in gangrene of any organ or part, following any inflam- 
matory disease. Of other sexual diseases Cantharis may be in- 
dicated in spermatorrhoea, accompanied by great irritation of 
the urethra and prepuce. In the female in nymphomania, where 
the sexual desire becomes a perfect frenzy, which cannot be con- 
trolled. A sexual mania may also occur in the male, violent 
painful erections, excessive uncontrollable desire. Ovaritis with 
distressing cutting, burning pains. Puerperal metritis, especially 
with sexual mania ; gangrenous tendency. Puerperal convul- 
sions. Sterility. Cantharis may be the remedy in a violent 
gastritis or enteritis (interstitial) with extreme burning pain, 
tympanitis, great sensitiveness, dysuria. Diarrhoea and dysen- 
tery; stools like scrapings from intestines (Colch.), mucous or 
bloody, violent cutting, burning pains, chilliness after stool, 
tendency to collapse. Tonsilitis or pharyngitis, the chief symp- 
tom being great burning, as if the throat were on fire. Aphthous 
ulceration of throat. Diphtheria. Cantharis is also to be 
thought of in violent inflammation of serous membranes, espe- 
cially in pleurisy and pericarditis during the stage of exudation, 
great dyspnoea and characteristic burning pains. Also perito- 
nitis with symptoms already mentioned. Ulceration and erosion 
of internal parts, gangrenous tendency, symptoms of collapse. 
Cantharis is an excellent remedy in vesicular erysipelas when 
blisters form and where intense burning pain in the eruption is 
the chief indication. The same is also true in other vesicular 
eruptions, especially eczema. Cantharis is useful in burns when 
blisters form. May be used as a lotion largely diluted. Can- 
tharis may be useful in typhoid fever where the tympanitis is 
great, intense burning pains and dysuria. 



196 CAPSICUM. 



CAPSICUM. 

Synonym. — Capsicum Annuum. Natural order. — Sola- 
nacese. Common names. — Cayenne ; red pepper. Habitat. — An 
herbaceous plant, native of tropical America and Asia, culti- 
vated in almost all parts of the world. Preparation.— Tincture 
from the ripe, dried fruit 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts almost exclusively upon the mucous membranes, 
especially those of the alimentary caual, the condition setup 
being one of intense irritation, favoring congestion and innam 
mation. A similar action is, to some extent, had also upon the 
mucous membranes of the respiratory tract. Capsicum also 
produces a chill and fever like that of malarial origin. The 
tendency of the capsicum inflammation is to destruction of tis- 
sue, thus giving rise to ulceration, abscesses, and phlegmonous 
conditions. Like Cantharis the drug is eliminated through the 
kidneys, producing irritation, strangury, tenesmus, etc. The 
chief feature of Capsicum is the sensation of intense burning and 
smarting which it produces, as if Cayenne pepper had been 
sprinkled upon the parts. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Taciturn, obstinate, easily offended (Nujcv.). Con- 
tented, jocose and singing, but angry from the slightest 
causes. °Homesickness (Hell., Phos. ac); with flushed 
cheeks; sleeplessness; hot feeling in fauces. °Children be- 
come clumsy and awkward. 

Head. — Vertigo, °during cold stage of intermittent fever. Head- 
ache as if the skull would burst (Bry., Cinch., Natr. mur., 
Merc, Puis.) : on coughing, moving the head or walking 
(Bry.). .Sticking headache, worse on rest, better on mo- 
tion. Confusion. Intoxication. Aching above root of 
nose, with stitches through eye and over ear. Aching in 
temples; throbbing. Pressing frontal headache. Throb- 
bing headache in forehead ; drawing, tearing pain in frontal 



CAPSICUM. 197 

bone, more on right side. Pressive pain in temporal region; 
drawing tearing in left side of head. 

Eyes. — Pressing pain in eves, as from a foreign body. Eyes 
seem large, reddish and protruding. 

Nose. — Influenza, with violent sneezing and discharge of thin 
mucus, sometimes with burning, tickling and roughness. 
Stopped coryza, with crawling and tickling in the nose. 
Nosebleed. 

Ears. — Painful swelling behind the ears ; caries of mastoid 
process (Aur.). Tearing pain behind the left ear. Pressive 
pain in ear, especially with cough, as if an ulcer would open. 

Face.— Pain in face, partly like bone pains, excited by external 
touch. Lips swollen, cracked, smarting, chapped. 

Mouth.— Foetid odor from the mouth {Am., Chin, ars., Hep. s., 
Kreos., Merc, Xvit. ac.). Tough mucus in mouth. Watery 
flat taste in mouth, followed by heartburn. 

Throat.— Burning (Aeon., Ars., Canth., .Merc, cor.), and pains 
in the throat ; worse between the acts of swallowing. Pain 
in throat when coughing, as if from painful swelling or ul- 
cer. Spasmodic contraction of the throat {Bell., Carb. v. 
Hyos., Strain.). 

Stomach.— Burning in the stomach (Ars., Camph., Canth.), 
especially after eating. Heartburn; waterbrash. Nausea 
and vomiting, with headache; nervous; spasmodic vomit- 
ing. Vomits phlegm with the chill ; vomiting in malignant 
fevers. Stomach icy-cold, afterward sensation of trembling 
or burning in stomach, with occasional pungent eructations. 

Abdomen. — Tensive pain from abdomen to chest, as from dis- 
tension of the abdomen. Flatulent colic (Coloc, Lye), 
drawing, twisting pains. Abdomen distended; suffocative 
arrest of breathing. 

Stool and Anus. — Tenesmus (Merc); burning pain in anus 
(Ars., Canth.). Haemorrhoids, burning and itching (Sulph.). 
Stool mucous; frequent mucus, mingled with blood, 
causing tenesmus (Merc, cor.); after drinking. After every 
stool thirst, and after every drink shivering . 

Urinary Organs.— Burning, biting, and smarting after urina- 
tion (Canth., Can. sat.). Burning at orifice of urethra, be- 
fore, during and after urination ( Canth., Can. sat.). Stitches 
in orifice and forepart of urethra when not urinating ( Can. 



198 CAPSICUM. 

sat.). Strangury with tenesmus of bladder (Canth., Merc, 
cor.). Burning urine. 

Male Organs. — Impotence; scrotum cold (Berb.). Purulent 
discharge from the urethra like cream. Dwindling of testes. 

Respiratory Organs.— Crawling and tickling in larynx and 
trachea, with dry hacking cough ; evening after lying down 
(Hyos.). The cough ex-pels an offensive breath from the 
lungs (Crocus, Sang.). Coughing causes pressure towards 
bladder, after cough stitches extend outward in region of 
bladder. Oppressed breathing and pain in chest ; as if chest 
were too full; as if constricted. Throbbing pain in the 
chest. Dyspnoea, which seems to rise from stomach. 

Neck and Back. — Jerking, tearing pain in the right cervical 
gland. Drawing, tearing pain in and near the spine. 

Lower Limbs. — Shooting tearing from the hip to the knee 
and foot, especially on coughing. Drawing pain in the hip 
joint, worse from touch and on bending the trunk back- 
ward. Tensive pain in the knee. 

Sleep. — Yawning, restless sleep, full of dreams. 

Generalities. — Burning and smarting pains, now here, now 
there. °Vital forces exhausted; no power to react (Laur.). 
Paralysis; gangrene; meteorism; typhus (Carb. v.). He 
shuns all motion (Cinch.) Sensation as if parts would go 
to sleep. 

Fevers. — Chill begins in back (Eupat. purp., Lach.), with 
thirst; worse after drinking. Shivering and chilliness 
after every drink (Tarax.). Chill, followed by sweat, or by 
heat, with sweat and thirst. Fever heat, with violent burn- 
ing (Aeon., Ars.). 

Conditions. — Most useful in persons who are fat, lazy, unclean- 
ly, clumsy, awkward, peevish, easily offended ; light hair, blue 
eyes ; dislike to open air. Those who do not respond well to 
medicine, and react badly ; old people ; those of exhausted 
vitality, who are run down and debilitated with no power 
to react. 

Compare. — Arg. nit., Ars., Bell., Calad., Canth., Cinch., Crot., 
Ign., Lye, Merc, c, Natr. m., Nux v., Puis., Rhus tox., Verat. 
alb. 

Antidotes. — Calad., Camph., Cina., Cinch., Sulph. 

Capsicum Antidotes.— Calad., Cinch., Coff. 



CAKBO ANIMALIS. 199 

THEBAPEUTIOS. 

In all inflammatory' conditions Capsicum is chiefly indicated 
by the peculiar peppery burning character of the pains, usually 
accompanied by chilliness. Coryza, with violent tickling, sneez- 
ing and burning. An excellent remedy in chronic suppuration 
of the ear; also of middle ear; with perforation of the tym- 
panum; caries of mastoid, painful swelling, tendency to involve 
meninges of brain. Tonsilitis, pharyngitis, etc., with burning 
pains, spasmodic contraction ; pains worse when not swallowing ; 
especially when occurring in those who smoke and use alcoholic 
liquors. Elongation of the uvula (both locally and internally). 
Diphtheria with same symptoms, gangrenous sloughs forming 
(also may be used as a gargle). Dyspepsia; heartburn ; water- 
brash ; burning in stomach. Stomatitis. Haemorrhoids with 
burning, itching and soreness. Diarrhoea and dysentery; 
bloody, mucous stools, violent burning and tenesmus; stools 
after each drink; also thirst after stool, drink causes shivering; 
pain in back after stool. Catarrhal asthma. Threatening gan- 
grene of the lung, each cough expelling an offensive odor. Cys- 
titis ; catarrh of bladder ; strangury ; gonorrhoea ; all charac- 
terized by violent burning, tenesmus, etc. In impotence. In in- 
termittent fever, with symptoms already named, Capsicum is 
an excellent remedy. It may also be indicated in typhoid and 
scarlet fever. Also recommended for complaints from drinking 
coffee. Fevers from or after abuse of quinine. 



CARBO ANIMALIS. 

Common name.— Animal Charcoal. Preparation.— -Tritu- 
rations of charred ox-hide. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the glandular system and upon the 
digestive organs; on the former producing painful swellings, 
inflammations, indurations and ulcerations, and on the latter 
symptoms of a dyspeptic nature. The glandular action (often 
of a scirrhous nature) is its most characteristic feature. 



200 CAKBO ANIMALIS. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Desire to be alone (Hyos., Ign., Khus tox. ; reverse, 
Strain.) ; sad and reflective ; avoid conversation. Home- 
sickness (Caps.). Anxiety and orgasm of blood at night; 
must sit up. 

Head.— Confusion in morning; did not know whether he had 
been asleep or awake. Vertigo, with nausea, on rising 
after stooping. Heaviness in the head at night, with weari- 
ness ; in forehead on stooping, as if a weight lay over the 
eyes. Tearing in the right side of the head. Pain in vertex 
as if the skull had been split or torn asunder ; holds the 
head with the hands ; also at night ; worse in wet weather. 
Throbbing in the occiput. 

Eyes. — A net seems to swim before the eyes. 

Ears.— Hearing confused ; does not know from what direction 
sounds come. 

Nose. — JVosebleed in the morning (Pry., Calc.c); preceded by 
vertigo, or confusion in head. Coryza, scraping in throat; 
worse evening, night, and when swallowing. Tip of nose 
red, painful to touch; skin feels tight, as chapped; little 
boils inside. Hard, bluish tumor on end of nose. 

Face. — Cachectic appearance, earthy look. Erysipelas of face; 
copper-colored eruption. °Acne; young, scrofulous persons. 
Vesicles or cracks on the lips. 

Mouth. — Burning on tip of tongue, and rawness of mouth 
(Calc. c, Coloc). Teeth loose, sensitive on chewing (Merc, 
Nitr. ac). Bitter taste every morning (JVux v., Calc. phos., 
Puis.). Burning blisters in the mouth. 

Throat. — Mucus in the throat ; frequent hawking and raising. 
Burning in throat (Ars., Canth., Caps.). Painful swallow- 
ing. Raw sensation in throat, extending to stomach; not 
increased on swallowing. Raw feeling, like heartburn, 
better after eating. 

Stomach.— Eructations tasting of food eaten long before (Ant. 
crud., Puis.). Heartburn (Calc. phos.). Long-continued 
nausea after eating meat (Carb. v.). 

Abdomen. — Great distension of the abdomen; much annoyed 
by flatus (Aloe, Carb. v., Cinch., Lye). Painful sensation 
in right lower abdomen, as if something would be squeezed 
through. Sticking pains in groins. Feeling after sitting 



CAKBO ANIMALIS. 201 

down as if a large heavy body were lying in groins ; better 
after pressure, by passage of flatus. Tearing across pubes, 
through pudenda to anus. °Hard buboes suppurate, or 
maltreated cases, with callous edges; ichorous, offensive 
discharges. 

Stool and Anus. — Burning in rectum and anus (Ars., Canth., 
Caps.). Soreness. Viscid moisture oozes from anus (SU.). 
Haemorrhoids much swollen; burn on walking. Stool 
scanty, delayed. Soft stool. Passage of blood during stool. 

Urinary Organs. — Burning soreness in the urethra while uri- 
nating (Can. sat.). Frequent urination at night. 

Male Organs.— Seminal emissions ; parts feel weak ; exhausted 
mentally and bodily. °S3^philis; buboes. Sticky, odor- 
less moisture behind scrotum. 

Female Organs.— Menses too early and too profuse (Amm. 
carb., Ars., Borax, Calc. c, Nujc v.). °During menstrual 
flow so exhausted that she could hardly speak (Alum, 
Coccul.). Leucorrhoea staining the linen yellow (Kreos.). 
° Induration and ulceration of neck of womb (Coni.); burn- 
ing (Ars.). ^Burning into thighs; labor-like pains in pelvis 
and sacrum; slimy, bloody discharge, very weak; cancer 
of uterus. °Darting pains in mammae of nursing women, 
arresting breathing; worse from pressure; hard, painful 
spots; swollen, inflamed (erysipelatous) during confine- 
ment. °Hard tumor in mamma, uneven, skin loose ; burning 
pain ; dirty, blue-red spots ; pains drawing toward axillae ; 
night sweats ; low-spirited ; scirrhus of mammae. 

Respiratory Organs.— Rawness and hoarseness, morning, 
after rising (Caust., Coff., Phos.). Hoarseness; worse 
evenings (Carb. v.). Tickling cough, with constriction of 
larynx and chest. Severe dry cough ; shakes the abdomen 
as if it would fall out ; must support the bowels ; loose rales 
until something is coughed up; mornings on rising, and 
nearly all day. Burning in chest, with pressive pain. Sen- 
sation of coldness in chest. 

Neck and Back.— Glands of neck indurated, swollen, painful 
(Borax, Calc. a). Pressing, drawing and stiffness in small 
of back, as if broken. Sharp drawing across small of back, 
sensitive to every step. Bruised pain in coccyx, burning 
when touched. 



202 CAKBO ANIMALIS. 

Limbs.— Numbness of all the limbs. Bruised sensation in all 
the limbs. 

Upper Limbs.— The wrists pain as if sprained. The hands go 
to sleep daily. 

Lower Limbs.— Stitches in left hip when sitting. Corns pain- 
ful to touch. Legs, far as calves, go to sleep during 
the day. Cramp in forepart of lower leg, near tibia. Pain- 
ful tension in calves when walking. 

Generalities.— Weakness and want of energy; confusion of 
head; prostration. Induration of glands. °Indolent 
tumors; with burning pains. 

Skin.— Pimples on face; red spots on cheeks. Erysipelatous 
swellings with burning pain (Ars.). 

Sleep.— Sleepiness and yawning in forenoon. Sleep full of hor- 
rid fancies. Vivid dreams. 

Fever. — Chilliness during the day; fever awakens at night. 
Exhausting sweats. Offensive debilitating night sweats 
(Sil.), staining linen yellow. 

Conditions.— Especially useful in scrofulous, venous constitu- 
tions. Young, scrofulous subjects. Old people. 

Compare. — Ars., Aurum, Calc. c, Caps., Carb. v., Coni., 
Hydras., Nux v. 

Antidotes.— Ars., Camph., Nux v., Yinum. 

THERAPEUTICS. ' * 

. Carbo Animalis is used chiefly in enlargements, indurations 
and ulcerations of glands, and is invaluable in scirrhus. 
Scirrhus of the breast, hard, nodulated, looks blue; axillary 
glands involved; burning, drawing pains. Scirrhus of the 
uterus; induration of cervix, haemorrhage, offensive discharges, 
burning pains extending into thighs. Useful in other affections 
of the female organs as already noted in the symptoms under 
that head. Indolent tumors w T ith burning pains. Syphilitic 
buboes, hard, with blue look. Old buboes which do not heal, 
but remain hard and secrete an offensive ichor. Syphilitic 
coppery colored eruptions. Erysipelas. Acne punctata in 
young scrofulous persons. An excellent remedy in Acne 
rosacea. A valuable remedy in dyspepsia, when there is much 
flatulence and tasting of food eaten long before, especially with 
glandular troubles in scrofulous subjects. Said to be indicated 



CAKBO YEGETABILIS. 203 

after debilitating diseases, especially when the veins are dis- 
tended, and the skin looks blue, venous plethora being an indi- 
cation for the drug. May be used in bronchitis and pneumonia, 
hoarse cough, profuse purulent offensive expectoration, much 
rattling in the chest. 



OARBO VEGETABILIS. 

Common name. — Vegetable Charcoal. Preparation. — 
Trituration of charcoal made from birch or beech wood. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the blood and nervous system, devitalizing the 
former and exhausting the latter; but its most important 
action is upon the mucous membranes, especially of the diges- 
tive tract, where it has the power of increasing the secretions, 
rendering them impure, and causing an excessive accumulation 
of gas in the stomach and bowels, which latter is the chief char- 
acteristic of the drug. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Anxiety and oppression. Peevish, irritable and in- 
clined to anger (Bry., Cham.). Indifference to everything 
he hears or sees (Berb., Phos.). Ideas flow slowly. Peri- 
odic want of memory. 

Head..— Confusion of the head, which makes thinking difficult 
(Amm. carb., Kreos.) ; in morning after rising, better after 
lying down. Vertigo; had to hold on to something ; also 
when stooping (Aeon., Bell.). Head feels heavy as lead 
(Lach.). Pain in temple. Tearing in spot near temples. 
Headache, as from contraction of the scalp. Painful 
stitches through the head when coughing (Bry.). Painful 
throbbing in the head during inspiration. Pressive head- 
ache in the forehead, just over the eyes. Dull headache in 
the occiput. Drawing and tearing in the left side of occiput. 
Pressive pain in lower portion of occiput. Head painfully 
sensitive to pressure, especially of hat (Xitr. ac, Mez.) ; 



204 CAKBO VEGETABILIS. 

sensation remains after hat is tahen off, as if bound up 
with a eloth. Hair falls out; worse on back of head. 

Eyes. — Heavy weight seems to rest on the eyes (Canst., Coni., 
Gels.); must make exertion to distinguish letters when 
reading. Black, floating spots before the eyes. Muscles 
of the eyes pain when looking up. Itching on the margins 
of the lids (Calc. c, Sulph.). Short-sighted, from over- 
taxing the eyes. 

Ears. — Ringing in the ears (Aeon., Bell., Cinch., Sulph.). Some- 
thing heavy seems to lie before the ears; seem stopped 
(Chel.), but hearing not diminished. Heat and redness of 
left ear every evening. Discharge of thick, flesh-colored 
offensive moisture from right ear. 

Nose. — Severe nosebleed, several times daily for weeks ; face 
pale before and after every attach. Frequent sneezing, 
with constant and violent crawlings and tickling in the 
nose. Drawing in root of nose; dry coryza. 

Face. — Face very pale (Ars.), grayish-yellow color; Hippo- 
cratic (Verat. alb.). Soreness of facial and maxillary bones 
(Hep. s., Kali bi., Nitr. ac). Drawing in the upper and 
lower face. Tearing in left cheek (Puis.). Swelling of the 
upper lip and cheek, with jerking pain. Jerking, tearing in 
right upper maxillary. Twitching of the upper lip. 

Mouth.— Easily bleeding gums {Merc, Nitr. ac, Phos.). Gum 
boils. Drawing, tearing pain in molars. Gums become 
loosened from the teeth, and retracted. Gums painfully 
sensitive when chewing (Caust., Merc). Tongue coated 
white {Ant. crud., Bry., Merc, Nujc v., Puis.); yellowish 
brown mucous coat. Tongue sensitive and raw (Nitr. ac). 
Mouth hot, with rawness and dryness of tip of tongue. 
Increase of saliva. Aching in posterior part of palate. 
Bitterness in palate ; dry tongue. Bitter taste before and 
after eating {Bry., Nujc v., Puis.). 

Throat. — Much hawking of mucus. Scraping, rawness and burn- 
ing in the throat (Amm. carb., Caust., Phos., Puis.). Tear- 
ing in muscles of throat. Swallowing, coughing or blowing 
the nose causes pain in posterior nares and fauces, as if 
sore. Sensation of contraction in pharynx {Bell., Caps., 
Hyos.). 
Stomach.— Aversion to meat (Alum, Arm, Graph.), and fat 



CARBO VEGETABILIS. 205 

things {Puis.)-, to milk, which causes flatulence (Cinch., 
Sulph.). Violent, almost constant eructations ; sour 
(Ambr., JVujc v., Phos., Sulph.), rancid or empty (Puis.). 
Waterbrash. Nausea in the morning with qualmishness in 
stomach. Feels acidity in stomach while lying on the back 
and when walking. Burning in stomach (Ars., Camph., 
Canth., Lob., Sulph.). Stomach feels tense and full. The 
simplest food distresses. Griping in pit of stomach as 
from flatulence. Contractive cramp, extending into chest, 
with distension of abdomen. Epigastric region very sensi- 
tive (Ant. crud., Ars., Bell.). 

Abdomen. — Hypochondria painful to touch; clothing op- 
presses him and is unendurable (Calc. c, Lach., Graph.). 
Tension and stitches in liver (Bry., Kali carb., Cinch., Nux 
v., Sep.). Colic from flatulence ; abdomen full to burst- 
ing ; worse from least food ; better from passing flatus 
(Coloc, Lye, Cinch., Sulph.). Abdomen greatly distended ; 
better from passing wind up or down {Sulph.). Abdomen 
feels as if hanging heavily ; walks bent. Flatus collects here 
and there in abdomen, under short ribs in hypogastrium, 
etc. {Lye); causing a pinching pain. Dragging or griping 
in abdomen after stool. Offensive flatus ; dragging toward 
sacrum and thence toward abdomen. Paralytic drawing, 
extending from abdomen into left leg, as after taking 
cold ; as from lifting or a sprain, as soon as she lies on side, 
especially left side. Bruised pain in the liver. Pain in the 
hypochondria on touch. Tension in region of the liver. 
Hypochondrium oppressed by clothing which is unendurable. 

Stool and Anus.— Acrid, corrosive moisture from rectum 
(Merc. cor.). In rectum: gnawing, crawling; tenesmus. 
Ineffectual urging in rectum, only wind passes with pressure. 
Glutinous, musty exudation from the anus at night. Sore- 
ness in perineum at night, with painful itching and moisture. 
Bleeding from anus. Much offensive flatus (Aloe, Bry.. 
Colch., Mez., Sil.). Burning in anus after stool {Ars., 
Canth., Caps.). Sticking, stitching soreness in anus. Even 
soft stool passed with difficulty {Alum., Nux m.). Stools: 
mucous with much urging; cadaverous, putrid, offensive, 
involuntary {Ars.); enveloped by filamentous, yellowish 
mucus. 



206 CAEBO VEGETABILIS. 

Urine.— Bed sediment in urine (Bell., Lye, Kreos., Sep.). Urine 
dark-red, as if mixed with blood (Aeon., Canth.). Wetting 
bed at night (Canst., Puis.). 

Male Organs. — Onanism during sleep. Seminal discharge too 
soon during coitus. Prostatic discharge while straining 
at stool. 

Female Organs.— Menses too early and too profuse (Amm. 
carb., Ars., Calc. c, Nuxv.); blood too thick and of a 
strong odor. Leucorrhcea thin in morning on rising, not 
through day; milky; excoriating (Ars., Coni., Kreos.). 
Bed, sore places on pudenda ; aphthae ; itching ; sore and 
raw during leucorrhcea (Merc). Vaginal fistulse, burning 
pains. °Debility from nursing (Cinch.). Lumps in 
mammae, with induration of axillary glands, and with burn- 
ing pains, anxiety, want of breath (Carb. an.). 

Respirator}?- Organs. — Great roughness in the larynx, with 
deep rough voice, which failed if he exerted it (Caust., 
Cinch., Kali hi., Phos.). Hoarseness and rawness, worse 
evenings; aphonia, mornings (Caust., Phos.). Difficult 
breathing, fullness of the chest, and palpitation on slightest 
motion. Desires to be fanned ; must have more air (Ars., 
Bapt.). Cough, spasmodic, hollow; involuntary, rough, 
caused by roughness and crawling in throat; caused by 
itching in larynx ; in evening in bed ; in morning on rising. 
Expectoration: mucous; yellow green; tenacious, salty 
(Ambr., Lye, Phos., Sep.). Sensation of weakness and 
fatigue of the chest (Stan.). Burning in the chest as 
from glowing coals ; rawness, soreness. Oppression of the 
chest with wheezing and rattling (Ant. tart.), after disap- 
pearance of coryza; on waking, with weakness of chest. 
Pressive pain in upper chest. Stitches in left side of chest 
extending into short ribs. Oppressive tearing in left chest. 

Heart and Pulse. — Pulse thread-like; weak and faint (Aeon., 
Ars., Camph.). Palpitation of the heart. °Cheyne-stokes 
breathing in organic heart disease. 

Neck and Back.— Cervical glands swollen and painful (Baryt., 
Calc. c); especially those near the nape. Tearing in cervi- 
cal muscles. Bheumatic drawing pains in neck and back, 
extending to head; with nausea and salivation. Burning 
in right shoulder blades. Severe pain in small of back ; 



CAKBO VEGETABILXS. 207 

she was unable to sit, then felt like a plug in back, had to 
put a pillow under it. Pressive, sore pain in coccyx and 
lower spine. 

Limbs.— Numbness in all the limbs; go to sleep while lying on 
them. Drawing and tearing pains in all the limbs (Bry., 
Coloc, Lye, Merc). All the limbs feel bruised. 

Upper Limbs. — Burning on right shoulder. Bruised pain in 
both elbow joints. Drawing, tearing in left forearm, from 
elbow to hand. Drawing pain in arm when lying on it at 
night. Fine itching on the hands. Tearing iu either wrist. 
Tearing in fingers of left hand. 

Lower Limbs. — Drawing pain in hip joints, extending to 
thighs, worse when walking. Stiffness of legs, unsteady when 
first attempting to walk. Left lower leg feels paralyzed. 
Itching on thigh near scrotum. Paralytic, drawing pain 
from abdomen to left leg. Cramp in soles of feet (Sil.); 
evenings after lying down (Sulph.). Numbness of the feet. 

Generalities. — °Vital forces nearly exhausted (Caps., Laur.); 
cold surface, especially below knees to feet ; lies as if dead ; 
breath cool ; pulse intermittent, thready ; cold sweat on limbs. 
Great debility and weakness as soon as he makes the least 
exertion. Attacks of faint-like weakness. Burning pain in 
various places. Tearing, drawing pains in various parts of 
the body. °Sepsis, sunken features, sallow complexion, 
hectic, typhoid symptoms. °Blood stagnates in capillaries, 
causing blueness, coldness; ecchymosis. ° Anaemia after 
summer complaint; feeble; pallid, white skin. °Atrophy, 
body cold, lies as if dead, yet conscious. Lymphatic glands 
swollen, indurated, or suppurating; burning pains. Most 
symptoms appear when walking in the open air. 

Skin. — Fine moist rash, with burning at spots where there is 
no eruption. Ulcers ; bleeding easily (Asaf., Merc.) ; putrid 
with burning pain (Ars.). 

Sleep.— Great sleepiness and yawning during the day; sleep- 
less at night ; from uneasiness. Night full of dreams. 

Fever.— Shivering in evenings, with weariness. Chill, generally 
with thirst, cold hands and feet; mostly evenings. Fever 
generally without thirst (Puis.). Hectic fever. Exhausting 
sweat (Cinch., Phos. ac). 

Conditions.— In persons whose vital powers are low, venous 



208 CARBO VEGETABILIS. 

system predominant; especially old people; children after 

exhausting disease. 
Compare. — Ars., Calc. c, Carb. an., Cinch., Ferr.. Graph., 

Lach., Lye, Kali carb., Merc, Nux v., Phos., Phos. ac. r 

Secale, Sep., Sulph., Verat. alb. 
Antidotes. — Ars., Camp., Coif., Lach., Sp. nitr. d. 
Oarbo Vegetabilis Antidotes.— Cinch., Lach., Merc. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

On account of its powerfully devitalizing influences upon 
the blood Carbo vegetabilis is indicated in diseases where there 
are profound blood changes, with the symptoms already enum- 
erated; purpura; scorbutic affections; pyaemia; typhoid con- 
ditions; hectic fever; intermittent fever ; yellow fever; haemor- 
rhages of a low type, flow passive, persistent, dark, fluid 
blood, long continued, with coldness, collapse; also in col- 
lapsed stage of various exhausting diseases ; vital forces nearly 
exhausted ; body cold, skin bluish ; breath cool ; thready, inter- 
mittent pulse; cold sweat on limbs. Anaemia after summer 
complaint; pernicious anaemia; chlorosis; debility from nurs- 
ing or from sexual excesses. Gangrene (senile). Ulcers putrid, 
easily bleeding, burning pains. Varicose veins, with tendency 
to ulceration. Ulcerating scirrhus. Carbuncle, parts blue and 
livid, discharges offensive, burning pains. Abscesses, offensive 
discharges, slow reaction. Swelling, induration and suppu- 
ration of glands, offensive pus; especially mammary glands. 
Eczema. Carbo veg. is an excellent remedy in various diseases 
of the digestive system; dyspepsia, low type, resulting from 
dissipation, excessive indulgence in rich foods, luxurious wines, 
etc., especially after Nux vom. has failed. Great flatulence; 
aversion to meat, fat food and milk, the latter always causing 
flatulence; constant acrid eructations; heartburn; sensitive- 
ness and burning in stomach. Gastralgia, with similar symp- 
toms. Diarrhoea. Constipation. Haemorrhoids. In the fe- 
male organs it is useful for uterine haemorrhage ; leucorrhoea, 
excoriating; varicose veins, etc. Often an invaluable remedy 
in certain respiratory troubles such as laryngeal and bronchial 
catarrh, when hoarseness and aphonia predominate, with raw- 
ness, burning and soreness. Cough hollow, spasmodic, suffoca- 
tive, especially in old people; also asthma, with oppressed 



CARBOLICUM ACIDOI. 209 

breathing, wants to be fanned, other symptoms agreeing. 
Haemorrhage of the lungs. In phthisis and last stages of pneu- 
monia, with similar symptom's and exhausted vitality as al- 
ready described. Ailments from quinine, especially suppressed 
chills and fever. Ailments from abuse of mercury; from salt or 
salt meats ; from putrid meat or fish, or rancid fats. 



CARBOLICUM ACIDUM. 

Common name. — Carbolic Acid. Preparation. — Solution 
in alcohol, from which dilutions are made. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts primarily upon the cerebro-spinal nerve centers, 
destroying their vitality, and thus producing a tendency to 
deterioration of the solids and fluids of the body, even causing 
the presence in the latter of animal and vegetable organisms, 
and from the disorganization of the blood hemoglobinuria 
(black urine) results. Thus is readily understood not only its 
therapeutic action when administered internally, but also its 
important property both as a therapeutic and preventive 
agent, in its destructive influence over the lower grades of 
organic life, whether vegetable or animal. In very weak solu- 
tion it instantly destroys vegetable mold, both plant and 
spores, and operates with, equal destructiveness upon minute 
or microscopic animalcules. Through this power it checks the 
different fermentations, including putrefaction, and thus acts 
powerfully as an antiseptic or disinfecting agent. It operates 
with wonderful efficiency in correcting or preventing putre- 
faction in animal substances, produces the same effect in the 
living human subjects, and through the same influence cor- 
rects or suppresses those fermentative processes in the body 
which often lead to the most serious results, as purulent infec- 
tion, poisoned dissecting wounds, carbunculous disease, and 
hospital gangrene {Arch. Gen. 1873). Carbolic acid produces 
paralysis of the heart and respiration. Either locally or 
internally it causes inflammation of the mucous membranes 



210 CARBOLICUM ACIDUM. 

with hardness, whitening, shriveling, and tendency to ulceration 
and membranous exudation. It causes a vesicular eruption 
upon the skin, and applied locally causes anaesthesia. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Disinclination to mental exertion; very irritable. 

Head. — Dull, heavy headache, as if a rubber band were 
stretched tightly around the forehead (Ant. tart., Chel., 
Merc, Mtr. ac, Sulph.). Feeling of tightness across the 
forehead, above the frontal sinuses. Small pustulous vesi- 
cle at left of vertex. Itching of the scalp (Caust., Graph., 
Sep., Sil., Sulph.). 

Eyes. — Orbital neuralgia over right eye. 

Nose. — Ozsena, with great fsetor and ulceration. 

Face. — Face pale or flushed, and burning. 

Throat. — Sore throat, worse on the right side. Hawking of 
clear white mucus. Fauces red and covered with a mucous 
exudation. Spasm of carotid artery, while walking rapidly 
after dinner. U^ula whitened and shriveled. Spasmodic 
contraction of oesophagus. 

Stomach.—- Total loss of appetite. Empty eructations. Desire 
for whisky (Asar.). Constant belching of large quantities 
of wind. Excessive nausea, and inclination to vomit ; while 
eating a little, after breakfast. 

Abdomen. — Pain in right hypochondrium ; also in iliac region 
of both sides. Humbling and rolling in the abdomen, with 
a sense of distension (Cinch., Lye). 

Stool. — °Cholera infantum, with putrid discharges like foul 
eggs. 

Urine. — Urine dark; dark greenish-brown ; almost black; dark 
smoky color ; alkaline. 

Female Organs.— Menses profuse and dark-colored. Pain in 
region of left ovary when walking in the open air, soon sub- 
siding. °Puerperal fever, with putrid symptoms. Ulcer- 
ation of the cervix uteri (Hydras.). 
Respiratory Organs. — Stertorous respiration (Op.). Short, 
hacking cough, with tickling in the throat. Feeling of nar- 
rowness in the chest, as if the diaphragm depressed the 
lungs. 



CARBOLICUM ACIDOI. 211 

Back.— Soreness of the muscles of the back and limbs. Pain in 

the loins; worse when straightening himself and by jolting 

while riding. 
Upper Limbs.— Constant tired, heavy feeling in left arm. 

Soreness of the muscles of the right arm. Aching pain in 

left forearm. 
Lower Limbs. — Lower extremities feel heavy as lead. Aching 

soreness beneath left patella ; feel as if it would be stiff and 

sore to move it, but it is not felt at all during motion. 

Aching pain in left shin bone. Sharp pain in left shin bone. 
Generalities. — Great languor and profound prostration. 

Easily fatigued by the least walk. Faintness, causing sweat 

and nausea, the heart seems to almost stop. Aggravation 

by reading, especially of the pressing at occiput, unfitting 

him for study. 
Skin.— Itching of the skin on various parts of the body (Sulph.). 
Vesicular eruption all over the body, which itches ex- 

cessively ; better after rubbing, but leaving a burning 

pain (Sulph.). 
Compare. — Ars., Bapt., Gels., Kali chl., Kreos., Lach.,Mur. ac, 

Nit. ac, Petrol., Phos., Picric ac, Rhus tox., Sulph. 
Antidote. — Sacchrate of lime in solution. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

As may be readily inferred Carbolic acid is a remedy in 
diseases having a putrid tendency. Malignant diseases such as 
diphtheria; scarlet fever ; typhoid fever; tendency to destruc- 
tion of tissues. An invaluable remedy, both locally and in- 
ternally, for unhealthy putrid discharges from any mucous sur- 
face ; nasal catarrh ; aphtha? ; leucorrhoea ; erosions and ulcera- 
tions of the os and cervix; epithelioma, etc., also, in like man- 
ner, on the skin it is useful in irritable ulcers, ulcers following 
burns, vesicular eruptions; epithelioma; especially useful in 
pruritus and prurigo. Confluent small-pox. Has been used in 
diabetes and Bright's disease. Often useful in laryngitis, bron- 
chitis, whooping cough, phthisis; with offensive purulent ex- 
pectoration. Dyspepsia. Vomiting of drunkards. Morning 
sickness. Sick headache. Dysentery with putrid, bloody mucus 
discharges, also with vomiting of a dark green substance. Car- 
bolic acid has characteristic headache as if a rubber band were 



212 CARDUUS MARIANUS. 

stretched tight around the forehead and temples, and which is 
apt to accompany dyspepsia and other conditions when the 
drug is indicated. On account of its germicidal properties Car- 
bolic acid is a valuable remedy for diseases arising from bad 
drainage, defective sewerage, etc. 



CARDUUS MARIANUS. 

Natural order. — Composite. Common name. — St. Mary's 
thistle. Habitat. — An annual or biennial plant, native of 
Southern Europe. Preparation. — Tincture from the ripe seeds. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the liver and portal system, giving rise to jaun- 
dice and other bilious disturbances; and for the removal of 
similar conditions it has been used with marked results. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Dullness of the head. Vertigo, with confusion of the 
mind. 

Stomach. — Bitter taste ; loss of appetite. Nausea ; eructations ; 
pyrosis, and distension of the bowels. 

Abdomen. — Swelling and painfullness of the liver; feeling of 
fullness in hepatic region ; jaundice (Chel., Merc). Tension 
in liver when lying on the right side, with pressure. 

Stool. — Constipation alternating with diarrhoea {Ant. crud., 
Nux v., Podo.). 

Urine.— Coloring matter of bile in urine ( Chel. ) . Urine scanty, 
brownish, and turbid (Ant. tart., Chel.). 

Chest. — Stitches in region of seventh rib when stooping, after- 
wards the pain spreads all over front of chest, making 
movement of arms, walking and stooping almost impossible 
(Chel.). 

Compare.— Chel., Cinch., Iod., Merc, Podo. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

This drug is only useful in hepatic disturbances, especially 
hyperemia of the liver, with jaundice, soreness of liver, etc. A 



CAULOPHYLLUM. 213 

valuable remedy in jaundice. Duodenal catarrh. Gallstones. 
Intermittent fever, with jaundice (one marked cure). Said to 
be especially useful in miners with chronically disordered livers, 
and consequent symptoms, especially jaundice; sometimes with 
asthma. Several cases of varicose veins are reported cured by 
this drug. 



CAULOPHYLLUM. 

Synonym.— Caulophyllum Thalictroides. Natural order. — 
Berberidacese. Common names. — Blue Cohosh. Papoose Root. 
Habitat.— k perennial herb growing in rich woods in most parts 
of the United States. Preparation.— -Tincture from the fresh 
root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the muscular tissues of the female generative 
organs, and especially upon the uterine motor nerves, also up- 
on the small muscles and joints. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— °Rheumatic or neuralgic headaches, especially in 
females (Cimic). °Headaches, dependent upon uterine dis- 
order (Cimic). 

Eyes. — Pressure behind the eyes ; profuse flow of tears. 

Face. — ° " Moth spots " on forehead, with leucorrhoea. 

Mouth.— Teeth feel sore and elongated. Tongue coated white. 
Sensation of heat and dryness in the mouth. 

Throat.— Distress in fauces, which causes frequent inclination 
to swallow. 

Stomach.— Empty eructations. Frequent gulping up of sour, 
bitter fluid, with vertigo. °Spasmodic vomiting, cardialgia, 
excessive nausea, spasms of the stomach attending uterine 
irritation. °Dyspepsia, with spasmodic symptoms; from 
uterine irritation. 

Abdomen.— Spasmodic action of the muscular tissues of the in- 
testines, from irritation of motor nerves, and from rheuma- 
tism. 



214 CAULOPHYLLUM. 

Female Organs. — Sensation as if the uterus were congested, 
with fullness and tension in hypogastric region (Aloe, 
Bell., Cimic., Puis.). Spasmodic pains in uterus, and 
various portions of hypogastric region. °Menstrual colic ; 
retroverted uterus. Suppression of menses, with spasms 
of uterus, or great atony (Cimic). °Dysmenorrhoea ; with 
aphthae in vagina; with hysterical convulsions. °Threatened 
abortion; pains feeble, irregular, spasmodic. °Deficient, 
spasmodic labor pains (Gels.) ; they seem to fly in all direc- 
tions, but do not press down. °Deficient labor from spas- 
modic rigidity of os uteri (Bell., Cimic, Gels.) ; sharp prick- 
ing pains. °Passive hemorrhage after abortion or confine- 
ment (Cinch.). °Protracted lochia from atony of the uter- 
us, intermittent uterine contractions {Sec. corn.). °After- 
pains, after exhausting lengthy labor. °Sub-involution 
after abortion or confinement. 

Respiratory Organs. — ° Spasmodic affections of chest and 
larynx. 

Limbs. — ° Rheumatism of the small joints {Act. spic, Led.). 
Constant flying pains in arms and legs, remains only a 
few minutes in any one place. Drawing pains in joiitts 
of arms and legs, hands and feet. 

Upper Limbs. — Severe pain in wrists and joints of fingers. 
Fingers very stiff; shutting hand produces severe cutting 
pains in finger joints. 

Conditions. — Especially adapted to women. 

Compare. — Act. spic, Cimic, Puis., Sabad., Sec. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

As has been detailed in the foregoing list of clinical symp- 
toms, Caulophyllum has been found most useful in diseases of the 
female generative system, including important abnormal puer- 
peral conditions which need not be repeated. It has also been 
used in hysteria ; spinal anaemia from uterine irritation ; chorea 
at puberty ; hysterical or epileptiform spasms at puberty. It is 
a valuable remedy in rheumatism of the small joints (Actea 
sp., Led.), especially of the wrists and fingers. 



CAUSTICUM. 215 



OAUSTIOUM. 

Preparation. — Causticum is a drug made according to 
Hahnemann's directions, by mixing Caustic Lime and Bi- 
sulphate of Potash. It is probably, both chemically and patho- 
genetically, a weak solution of Potassium hydrate. The three 
lowest decimal dilutions are made with dilute alcohol ; after 
that alcohol is used. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the medulla oblongata and the inferior recurrent 
branch of the pneumogastric, Causticum produces paralysis of 
the vocal organs, together with an inflammation of the mucous 
lining of the larynx and trachea. It also causes paresis of the 
portio dura, thus paralyzing all the muscles of the face, paresis 
of the sphincter vesica?, and of other single parts. The condition 
is rather one of paralytic weakness and thus exhibits the gen- 
eral weakness so characteristic of all the potash salts. Its 
main sphere of clinical application has therefore been in para- 
lytic affections and laryngeo-tracheal catarrh, aphonia being- 
its chief indication in the latter affections. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Weakness of memory. Melancholy mood; apprehen- 
sive, despondent; with exhaustion. Melancholy; before 
menstruation; with prostration. Anxious, uneasy; un- 
willing to go to bed ; preventing sleep ; after stool. Peevish, 
fretful (Calc. phos., Cham., Cina.). Inattentive and dis- 
tracted. Disinclined to work. 

Head.— Vertigo ; forward and sideways; at night in bed, on 
rising and lying down again ; on looking fixedly at an ob- 
ject ; during menses, worse on stooping, better afternoons. 
Painless digging in the whole head. Throbbing and, stitches 
in vertex. Pressive pain in the right frontal eminence. 
Pain at small spot on vertex as if bruised, only on touch. 
Stitches in the temple. Itching of scalp (Graph., Nitr. ac, 
Phos., Sep., Sulph.). Tension of the scalp (Asar., Phos.). 



216 CAUSTICUM. 

Eyes.— Inflammation, with burning, stinging; dryness and 
photophobia. Pressure in eyes as if sand ivere in them 
(Ars., Ign., Natr. mur., Sulph.). Lachrymation ; worse in 
open air. Itching of the eyes, especially of the lids (Calc, 
Sulph.). Inclination to close the eyes, lids seem heavy 
(Coni.), even paralysis of upper lids. (Gels., Plumb., Sep., 
Zinc.). Weakness in the recti muscles. Photophobia with 
constant necessity to wink. Burning and itching in inner 
canthi (Ars.). Flickering or sparks before the eyes (Cycl., 
Merc, Phos.). Light obscured; as from gauze (Baryt., 
Croc, Bhus tox., Sulph.); as from a thick fog or cloud 
(Nux v., Phos., Puis.) ; momentarily, on blowing the nose; 
as from swarms ofdnsects. 

Ears. — Boaring or buzzing in the ears (Bell., Cinch.). Words 
and steps re-echo in her ears (Merc, Phos.). Stitches in the 
right ear. 

Nose. — Dry coryza, with stoppage of the nose (Nux v.). Fre- 
quent sneezing, in morning. Pimples on tip of nose. Pro- 
fuse nosebleed. °01d warts on nose. 

Face. — Transient, violent drawing pain in right cheek, and 
then in the ear. Sensation of tension and pain in the 
jaws, so that she could only with difficulty open the 
mouth, and could not eat ivell because a tooth seemed too 
long {Merc). Paralysis of one side of the face. Bheumatic 
pains in lower jaws. 

Mouth.— Painful looseness and elongation of the teeth. (Lye, 
Nitr. ac). Burning pain in lower molar, extending to nose 
and eyes. Tearing, stitching toothache (Puis.). Gums 
painfully sensitive (Carb. v., Merc). Painful vesicle on tip 
of tongue. Greasy, putrid taste (Cham., Puis.). Epidermal 
coating of mouth and fauces abraded ; mucous membrane 
swollen and loose ; tongue, palate and uvula swollen and 
red ; sensation of glowing coals ; disposition to swallow and 
hawk, increasing pain; much saliva and mucus; hoarse- 
ness ; fever with rapid pulse and unquenchable thirst. Sore, 
painful spot on hard palate. Stuttering, difficult, indistinct 
speech (Hyos., Stram.). Speechlessness from paralysis of 
organs of speech. (Dulc, Gels., Hyos., Naja, Nux m.). 

Throat. — Mucus collects in throat; cannot be raised by hawk- 
ing; is obliged to swallow it. Dryness, rawness, scrap- 



CAUSTICUM. 217 

ing, tickling in the throat (Aram, carb., Carb. v., Phos., 
Puis.). 

Stomach. — Eructations, burning hot (Lye.)) empty; tasteless; 
as from undigested food in stomach. Pains in stomach, re- 
lieved by lying down. Pinching, clawing in pit of stomach 
on deep breathing. Pressure in pit of stomach. Sensation 
as if stomach were disordered. 

Abdomen. — Pains in abdomen, causing her to bend double 
(Aloe, Coloc, Iris) ; worse from eating or tightening the 
clothes. Stitches in hepatic region. 

Stool and Anus.— Haemorrhoids, large, hard, stinging, burning ; 
painful when touched ; walking unendurable. Fissures in 
anus ; pains worse when walking. Frequent loud emission 
of offensive flatus. Pressure in the rectum. Frequent sud- 
den piercing pain in the rectum. Itching and stick- 
ing in the rectum. Itching in the anus (Cham., Sulph.) 
and genitals. Frequent ineffectual urging to stool. Stool 
passes better when standing. Pain in perineum with pulsa- 
tion. Stool tough and shining, as if greased (Amm. mur.). 

Urinary Organs. — Paralysis of the bladder from long reten- 
tion of urine. Involuntary passage of urine at night 
when asleep (Ars., Cupr.) ; when coughing (Colch.), sneez- 
ing, or blowing nose (Natr. mur., Puis., Zinc). Burning 
in urethra when urinating (Apis, Aeon., Canth.) ; sudden 
at night. Retention of urine, with frequent and urgent 
desire; occasionally a few drops or small quantity may 
dribble away (Aeon.). Urinates so easily, not sensible 
of the stream (Arg. nit.). Urine dark-brown (Bry.), turbid 
and cloudy on standing. 

Male Organs. — Pressive pains, as if crushed, in right testicle 
(Aeon., Arg. nit.). During coition, blood discharged from 
urethra with the semen. Itching of the scrotum. 

Female Organs. — Biting in the pudenda, as from salt, after 
micturition. Aversion to coition. Menses too late, but 
profuse; no discharge at night; offensive odor; cause 
itching of the pudenda. Cutting colic and diarrhoea during 
menses. Pain in the back during menstruation. Leucor- 
rhoea profuse ; flows like the menses, and has same odor. 

Respiratory Organs.— The laryngeal muscles refuse their 
service; cannot speak a loud word (xlrum, Phos.). Great 



218 CAUSTICUM. 

hoarseness, worse mornings and evenings, with scraping 
in the throat (JYujc v.) ; could not speak aloud for several 
days (Puis.). Dry sensation in air passages. Pain in 
larynx on blowing the nose. Frequent need to hawk and 
clear the larynx. 

Cough, violent, hollow, at times dry, with pain in right 
chest ; night and morning, with tightly adhering mucus in 
chest; soreness in chest; tickling in paroxysms, with sore 
sensation in a streak down along trachea, where every 
cough pains; wakes from sleep; caused by crawling in 
larynx or from stooping; always from speaking. Cough, 
with pain in hip, and involuntary discharge of urine 
(Alum.). Cough relieved by a swallow of cold water. Short- 
ness of breath precedes the cough. Arrest of breath when 
speaking or walking rapidly; must suddenly catch for 
breath. Battling in the chest when coughing. Tightness 
of chest; must frequently take a deep breath. Soreness 
in chest (Arm, Baryt.). Burning soreness in a streak 
under the sternum, with cough, etc. Stitches in the chest 
(Bry., Kali carb.). Sensation as if the clothes were too 
tight. Painful compression from both sides towards ster- 
num, with oppression of breath and weakness of voice. 

Neck and Back. — Painful stiffness and tension of neck. Sharp 
stitches in left lumbar region. Pressing, cramp-like pain in 
region of kidneys. In coccyx, dull, drawing pains; bruised 
pain. 

Limbs. — Paralytic weakness of the limbs ; trembling. Intoler- 
able weariness in limbs in evening. Arthritic pains in all 
parts of the limbs. 

Upper Limbs. — Trembling of the hands. Drawing pains in 
finger joints. 

Lower Limbs. — Bursting pains in left hip when coughing. 
Cracking in knees when walking. Bruised pain in the thighs 
and legs ; mornings in bed.' Tension and stiffness in hollow 
of knee when walking. Cramps in the calves in the morn- 
ing ; in feet. Stiffness in the ankles. Tearing in tendons be- 
neath the right calf. In ball of great toe, crawling, burn- 
ing, severe pressive pain ; burning stitches. 

Generalities. — At night cannot get a quiet position or lie 
still a minute. Uneasiness of body while sitting, with 



CAUSTICUM. 219 

anxiety about the heart. Parts upon which he lies feels 
bruised (Arn., Bapt.); bruised pain when touched. Tearing 
in joints and bones. Trembling. Faint-like sinking of 
strength. Sour smelling night sweats all over ( Sil . ) . Pro- 
fuse sweat when walking in open air. °Hemiplegia after 
cerebral haemorrhage or softening. °Epileptic attacks dur- 
ing time of puberty ; also worse during new moon (Sil.) . Con- 
vulsions, with screams, gnashing of teeth, and violent 
movement of limbs, with feverish head and coldness of hands 
and feet. °Chorea, even at night; right side of face and 
tongue may be paralyzed. ° Haemorrhages of very dark 
blood. °Painful varices, ulcers, or warts; net-like appear- 
ance of capillaries. 

Skin. — Itching over the whole body, intertrigo during denti- 
tion. Excessive itching; moist tetter on the neck. Erup- 
tion of pimples on tip of nose. °Injuries of the skin which 
had healed become sore again. 

Sleep. — Uneasy, restless sleep. Yawning and stretching. Many 
motions with arms and legs during sleep. Intense sleepi- 
ness; cannot resist it; must lie down. Startings from 
sleep. 

Aggravation.— Generally morning and evening-, in open 
air. 

Conditions.— Persons of dark hair and rigid fibre most af- 
fected. 

Compare.— Amm. mur., Brom., Calc. c, Gels., Ign., Lach., 
Xux v., Phos., Puis., Rhus tox., Spong., Stan., Sep., Sulph., 
Zinc. 

Antidotes— Asaf., Coloc, Coff., Xux v., Sp. nitr. d. 

Causticum Antidotes.— Merc, Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The most important clinical use of Causticum is in the> 
treatment of paralytic conditions of single parts; facial 
paralysis, especially from exposure to dry cold winds ; paralysis 
of upper lids; paralysis of the lips, tongue; larynx (difficult 
speech) ; gl oso-pharyngeal muscles (difficult deglutition); blad- 
der (enuresis), etc. Paralysis following rheumatism, diphtheria, 
etc. Hemiplegia after cerebral haemorrhage or softening. 
Causticum is a valuable remedy for aphonia, which may result 



220 CEDRON. 

from laryngeal paralysis, as is usually the case when it is indicat- 
ed, but it is also useful in catarrhal aphonia, from taking cold, 
even acute laryngitis, the hoarseness and aphonia being always 
worse mornings and evenings, and accompanied by rawness 
and scraping in the throat. The cough of Causticum is hollow 
and spasmodic, worse from warmth of bed and better from sips 
of cold water. There is also oppressed breathing, soreness, etc., 
thus often indicating the drug in phthisis, especially laryngeal 
or bronchial. Epileptiform attacks during puberty. Chorea, 
especially affecting the right side. Neuralgia. Intertrigo in 
folds of skin. Unhealthy skin. Warts and horny growths 
(Ant. c). Varices. Ulcers. Net-like appearance of capilla- 
ries. Haemorrhages of very dark blood. Acid dyspepsia. 
Gastralgia. Haemorrhoids, painful. Constipation from partial 
paralysis of the parts; stool passed better when standing. 
Fissures of anus. Pruritus ani. Causticum is a useful remedy 
in rheumatic and arthritic inflammation, with contractions of 
flexors and stiffness of joints. A sort of rheumatic paralysis, 
so frequently observed,' often finds in Causticum an excellent 
remedy. Indeed in almost any trouble where Causticum is 
indicated there is a tendency to paralytic weakness, either 
general, or, more often, of single parts. The patient is usually 
anaemic, apprehensive, anxious, and has neither disposition or 
ability to make any physical or mental exertion. 



CEDRON. 



Synonym. — Simaba Cedron. Natural order. — Simaruba- 
ceae. Habitat— A. small tree indigenous to tropical America. 
Preparation. — Tincture from the dry, powdered seeds. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal and the sympathetic nervous 
systems, giving rise principally to cerebral congestion, and fol- 
lowing this to a febrile condition much resembling intermittent 
fever, especially such as occurs in damp, warm, low, marshy 
climates. The chief characteristic of this remedy is a periodi- 
city which is often clock-like in its regularity (Aran. diad.). 



CHAMOMILLA. 221 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been little used save in intermittents, especially those 
of an obstinate character, accompanied by violent cerebral dis- 
turbances, and which continually recur in spite of other treat- 
ment ; also, more particularly, if originating [in damp, warm, 
marshy climates, or in tropical countries, and when accom- 
panied by an enlarged liver and spleen, general anaemia and 
dropsy. Has also cured intermittent neuralgia, chorea and 
hysterical spasms. According to Casanova, residents of hot 
countries are more susceptible to the influences of the drug. 
In South America, Cedron is considered a specific for the bites 
of venomous serpents. 
Compare. — Arm, Ars., Cinch., Gels., Lach. 



CHAMOMILLA. 

Synonym. — Matricaria Chamomilla. Natural order. — 
Composite©. Common name. — Chamomile. Habitat. — An an- 
nual plant found in uncultivated fields in Europe, especially in 
sandy regions. Preparation.— Tincture from the whole fresh 
plant when in flower. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts primarily upon the nervous system, causing an in- 
tensely acute susceptibility to morbid impressions and in the 
motor sphere giving rise to general exhaustion and prostra- 
tion. Through the nervous system it acts prominently upon 
the liver and upon the digestive and respiratory mucous mem- 
branes, producing irritation, and giving rise to congestion, 
catarrh, and other abnormal conditions to which these parts 
are especially liable. The leading feature of Chamomilla is its 
excessive sensitiveness to pain, accompanied usually by great 
peevishness and irritability. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Anxious; uneasy; fretting and moaning about trifles 
(Aeon., Abies can.). Uneasiness, anxiety, agonized toss- 
ing about. Irritable, impatient mood (Anac, Bry., Nujc 



222 CHAMOMILLA. 

v., Hep. s.). Peevishness (Calc. phos., Caust., Borax); ill- 
humor (Bry.). Whining restlessness ; the child wants 
different things, and refuses or repels them when given 
(Bry., Cina.). Child cries; quiet only when carried. 
Omits words when writing; or speaking (Lye, Nux m.). 
Pains intolerable ; cannot be endured (Cinch., Coff.). 

Head. — Confusion ; afternoons, with pressure over the eyes. 
Vertigo after eating (Nux v.), or on rising from bed (Acon. s 
Bry., Phos.), with tendency to faint. Pressive headache in 
temples, as from pressure with fingers. Wandering, lanci* 
nating pains in temples and one-half of head. Transient 
attacks of throbbing in one-half of the brain. Pressure 
extending from vertex to forehead and temples; worse when 
thinking of it (Ign.); from sudden stooping and from 
mental exertion. 

Eyes. — Eye swollen in morning. Agglutinated with purulent 
mucus (Calc. c, Lye, Merc, Puis., Sil., Sulph.). Violent 
pressure in orbital region ; sensation in eyeball as if tightly 
compressed from all sides, with momentary obstruction of 
vision. 

Ears. — Roaring in the ears as from rushing waters (Coccul., 
Gels.). Pressing earache; stitching, tearing pains {Merc, 
Puis.). 

Nose. — Extremely sensitive smell (Aeon., Agar., Aur., Bell., 
Colch., Hep. s.). Irritation to sneeze, with crawling, dry 
heat ; stoppage ; sensation as if coryza would appear. 

Fsbce.—Bedness of one cheek, the other pale (Aeon., Am.). 
Burning in face. Stitches in the jaw, extending into the 
back teeth or inner ear. 

Mouth.— Lips crack and peel. Toothache; drawing; stitching; 
from cold ; after eating ; in the room ; getting warm in bed 
(Merc); after a warm drink (Puis.). Teeth feel too long 
(Caust., Lye, Nitr. ac); sensitive. Collection of metallic, 
sweetish saliva in the mouth (Phyt., Phos., Plumb., Puis.). 
Taste bitter (Ars., Bry., Coloc, Cinch., Nujc v., Puis., 
Sulph.); in morning like rancid fat (Caust., Puis.). Blisters 
on and beneath the tongue, with stinging pain. Tongue 
coated ; yellow ; dirty white ; dry. 

Throat.— Spasmodic constriction of the pharynx. Sore throat, 
with swelling of parotid gland. 



CHAMOMILLA. 223 

Stomach. — Eructations smelling of bad eggs (Agar., Ant. 
tart., Arn., Psor., Sep.). Great thirst for cold water (Aeon., 
Ars., Bry.). Nausea; sour vomiting. Pressure in the 
stomach, as from a stone, after eating {Ars., Bry., Puis.). 
Pressive pain in stomach and beneath short ribs, which 
impedes breathing, especially after drinking coffee. 

Abdomen. — Griping, tearing colic in region of navel and lower 
down on both sides, with pain in small of back, as if broken 
(Bell.). Emission of flatus. Cutting, sticking colic ; flatu- 
lence in hypochondria; abdomen distended like a drum 
(Carb. v., Cinch.), and sensitive to touch. Pain in belly 
from side to side just above the navel, corresponding to 
the transverse colon, commencing in the right and going 
over to the left. 

Stool and Anus. — Blind haemorrhoids (Brom., Nux v.). 
Stools white, slimy, with colic; painless, green watery 
(Sulph.); hot, smelling like rotten eggs (Ascl. t., Calc. c); 
green watery, corroding, with colic (Sulph.); thirst, bitter 
taste, and bitter eructations. Itching in the anus. 

Urinary Organs.— Burning in neck of bladder when urinating. 

Female Organs. — Drawing from sacral region forward; 
griping and pinching in uterus, followed by discharge of 
large clots of blood. Profuse discharge of clotted blood, 
with severe labor-like pains in uterus; tearing pains in 
legs (Cimic, Puis.). Dragging toward uterus like labor 
pains, with frequent urging to urinate. Leucorrhoea ; acrid, 
watery; yellow, smarting. Nipples inflamed and very 
tender ; infant's breast tender to touch. Mammse hard and 
tender to the touch (Bry., Coni.). distressing after-pains. 
Suppression of lochia, followed by diarrhoeic colic, and 
toothache. 

Respiratory Organs. — Pressure in air-passages, with irrita- 
tion to cough. Hoarseness on account of tough mucus in 
larynx, only loosened by violent hawking. Sensation of 
rawness and scraping in larynx (Nux v.). Cough at night, 
from irritation toward the trachea. Paroxysms of coughing 
about midnight, with which something seems to rise to the 
throat, as if she would suffocate. Severe dry cough during 
sleep. Whistling, wheezing and rattling in trachea when 
breathing (Ant. tart., Ipec). Constriction in upper part 



224 CHAMOMILLA. 

of chest; in larynx. Stitches in the chest {Bry., Canth., 
Kali carb.). 

Heart. — Palpitation of the heart. 

Back. — Bruised sensation in the muscles of the loins and back 
(Arm, Bry.). Pains in the sacral region, especially at night. 
Drawing pain in the back. 

Limbs.— Pain in the periosteum, with paralytic weakness. 
Joints sore as if bruised or tired out ; cracking ; no power 
in hands and feet. 

Upper Limbs.— Arms go to sleep (Lye), especially when tak- 
ing hold of anything. 

Lower Limbs. — Cramps in the calves (Calc. c.,Camph., Nux v., 
Sil., Sulph.). Crawling and heaviness in the calves. Burn- 
ingin the soles (Calc. c, Sil.) ; puts them out of bed (Sulph.). 

Generalities. — Child makes itself stiff and bends backward; 
kicks when carried; screams immoderately, and throws 
everything off. Convulsions of children; legs moved up 
and down, grasping and reaching with the hands, mouth 
drawn from side to side, eyes staring. Twitching in 
the eyelids, eyeballs, lips and facial muscles. Attacks of 
faintness; sick and qualmish about the heart. Excessive 
sensitiveness to pain (Aur., Cinch., Coff., Ign.). Para- 
lytic sensation always accompanied by tearing, draw- 
ing pain, and these pains rarely occur without the paralytic 
or numb sensation in the part. Stitches jumping from 
place to place, especially in knees and ankles (Puis.) disap- 
pearing on motion. 

Sleep.— Sleepy, but cannot sleep (Bell., Lach., Op.). Kestless 
sleep; moaning, starting up, crying, tossing about and 
talking. 

Skin.— (Edematous, unhealthy, every injury suppurates 
(Borax, Graph., Hep. s., Sil., Sulph.). Burning and smart- 
ing pain in the ulcer, at night, with crawling and painful 
oversensitiyeness to touch. Bed rash on cheeks. Severe 
itching of the sweating parts. 

Fever.— Coldness of the whole body, with burning heat of face 
and eyes, and hot breath. Chill of posterior part, with 
heat of anterior part of body, or vice versa. Slight shiver- 
ings, alternating with heat, creep over the back and abdo- 
men. Alternations of heat and cold in various parts (Calc. 



CHAMOMILLA. 225 

c). Heat in head and face (Aeon., Bell.). Chilliness from 
exposure to air. Profuse sweat on covered parts (Bell.). 
Perspiration on scalp and forehead. 

Condition.— In children ; light or brown hair ; nervous, excit- 
able temperaments ; arthritic or rheumatic diathesis. 

Compare.— Aeon., Agar., Ars., Bell., Bry., Cinch., Cina., 
Coccul., Cojf., Coloc, Graph., Hep. s., Hyos., Igu., Mag. 
carb., Merc, Natr. m., Nuoc v., Puis., Sulph., Strain. 

Antidotes.— Aeon., Alum., Borax, Camph., Coccul., Coff.* 
Coloc, Ign., Xux v., Puis. 

Chamomilla Antidotes.— Coff., Op. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

In Chamomilla the emotional predominates, and this 
peculiarity often indicates the drug in a variety of diseases not 
suggested by its general symptoms. It is especially useful in 
women and children of a nervous, excitable temperament, and 
so effectually calms nervous excitement that it has been termed 
"the opium of homoeopathy." The patient is peevish and irri- 
table, and cries and whines continually if it cannot hav T e its own 
way. If a child it must be petted and carried continually. The 
adult is very sensitive to pain, which seems unendurable, and she 
is all the time whining and complaining. These symptoms call 
for Chamomilla, no matter what is the nature of the ailment — 
children during dentition, and with bowel troubles; earache, 
etc ; women who have hysteria, neuralgia, toothache, or 
gastric or hepatic derangements. Often indicated in persons 
who have been depending on Opium or the Bromides. Bad 
effects from anger or violent excitement. Chamomilla is a lead- 
ing remedy for fevers arising from local irritation — during denti- 
tion, or from indigestible substances in the stomach or intes- 
tines, from worms, etc, or from liver disturbances; also diar- 
rhoea or convulsions from the same causes, especially if the char- 
acteristic mental symptoms are present. An excellent remedy 
for the diarrhoea of nursing children, the stool being green and 
slimy ; watery ; often like chopped egg and spinach ; undigested ; 
smelling badly; colic; from taking cold or during dentition. 
Gastralgia, pressure as from stone in stomach after eating. 
Dyspepsia. Sometimes useful in catarrhal troubles of children, 
either nasal, laryngeal or bronchial. Nervous cough. Chamo- 



226 CHELIDONIUM. 

milla is an invaluable remedy in many disorders of the female 
sexual S3 7 stem, being especially useful in the lying-in room ; 
menorrhagia; neuralgic or membranous dysmenorrhoea ; 
leucorrhoea; threatened miscarriage; severe after-pains; sup- 
pressed lochia, or flow dark or too profuse ; puerperal convul- 
sions; milk suppressed from anger; inflamed breasts, etc. 
Convulsions in children brought on by excitement or intestinal 
irritation. Sleeplessness inchildren or adults from nervous ex- 
citement. Also useful in muscular or articular rheumatism, 
with great nervous excitability ; also with erratic pains ; drive 
him out of bed and compel him to move about ; wounds which 
suppurate (topically and internally). 



CHELIDONIUM. 

Synonym— Chelidonium Majus. Natural order .— Papa- 
veracese. Common name. — Celandine. Habitat. — A perennial 
plant growing in waste places in Germany and France. Prepa- 
ration. — Tincture from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon the hepatic system, giving rise to con- 
gestion, inflammation, jaundice, and a train of general symp- 
toms indicative of serious hepatic disturbance. It also acts 
sympathetically upon the lungs, especially the right, producing 
congestion, inflammation, and symptoms of hepatization. The 
most important characteristic of Chelidonium is a constant 
pain under the lower angle of the right shoulder blade. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Great anxiety. Apathy. 

Head.— Vertigo with bilious derangements (Podo.). Heaviness 
in the head, extending into the right side of the neck. Press- 
ure in the forehead extending to the orbits, which pain as if 
sore, on moving the eyes (Pry.). Pressive pain in right 
side of head. Tensive pain in forehead, as from a band 
above the eyes (Ant. tart., Gels., Merc, JVitr. ae., Sulph.). 
Heaviness in the occiput (Lach.) ; with drawings down- 



CHELIDONIUM. 227 

ward into the nape. Pressive, drawing pains in left side of 
occiput. Pain extending back and forth from the vertex to 
neck, whereby the shoulders are drawn upward. 

Eyes.— Neuralgic, tearing pains in and above the eyes. Whites 
of eyes dirty yellow (Canth., Crot., Iodi., Plumb.). Aching 
in the eyeballs; worse on moving the eyes (Bry., Cimic). 
Dimness of vision. Blinding spot before the eyes, lachryma- 
tion when looking at it. Pressing pain under left eye, which 
seems to press down upper lid. 

Ears.— Sensation as of wind rushing out of the ears. Ears feel 
stopped (Carb. v.). Neuralgic pains in and around the ears 
(Bell., Merc.). Loud distant roaring in the ears. 

Face. — Yellow color of the face (Asc. t., Hep. s., Myrica, Natr. 
mur., Sep.), especially of the forehead, nose, cheeks, and 
ivhites of eyes. Cheeks dark, reddish- yellow (Bapt., 
Gels.). Pain in right cheek bone; feels as if swollen. Vio- 
lent tearing in maxillary antrum. 

Mouth. — Tearing pains from right ear to right teeth, in after- 
noon. Tongue: dry; thickly coated yellow (Cinch., Iodi., 
Phos., Rumex) ; white slimy, with red margins showing im- 
print of teeth. Bitter water collects in the mouth. Bitter 
taste when not eating or drinking (Bry., Nujc v., Puis., 
Sulph.). 

Throat.— Choking, as from swallowing too large a morsel. Sen- 
sation as if something pressed against oesophagus, imped- 
ing swallowing. 

Stomach.— Eructations. Vomiting. Thirst. Appetite dimin- 
ished. Sharp painful stitches from pit of stomach through 
to back. Anxiety and oppression at stomach. 

Abdomen. — Pains from region of liver, shooting toward the 
back. Stitches in region of liver (Ars., Bry., Cinch., Kali 
carb., Merc, Nux v., Sep.). Pain in hepatic region; also 
in right scapula. Hepatic region sensitive to pressure. 
Pain across the umbilicus, as if the abdomen were con- 
stricted by a string (Plumb., Pod., Tabac). Abdomen 
hard and distended. Griping, cutting pains in the bowels. 
(Bry., Coloc.) ; after eating. Spasmodic drawing pains in 
both inguinal regions. 

Stool and Anus.— In rectum: burning and cutting; crawling 
and itching. Contraction of anus; itching (Sulph.); dur- 



228 CHELIDONIUM. 

ing stool. Stool: thin, pasty, bright yellow (iEth., Borax) ; 
light gray; slimy; mucous; constipated, like sheep's dung; 
dark yellow. 

Urinary Organs. —Spasmodic pain in right kidney and liver. 
Dragging pain in bladder, with spasmodic trembling pains 
in inguinal region. Violent pains in the direction of the 
uterus, preceding the passing of turbid urine. Urine dark- 
yellow; turbid on passing, dark, brownish red (Ant. tart.) ; 
stains diaper dark-red ; whitish; foamy; lemon -yellow, 
turbid. 

Female Organs. — Menses too late, too profuse, and of too 
long duration (Ferr.). Burning in vagina, recurring each 
day at precisely same hour. 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness (Aeon., Carb. v., Caust.). 
Cough : after waking, on rising, with sensation of dust un- 
der sternum ; racking, as in consumption, with much ex- 
pectoration ; violent, somewhat spasmodic; in paroxysms 
(Bros.). Short and oppressed breathing, with sensation of 
constriction in chest ; anxiety. Pains in chest and back. 
Oppression of the chest ; clothing seems too tight. Spas- 
modic pressure behind middle of sternum, extending into the 
bronchi with constriction. Stitches in chest (Bry., Kali 
carb.). worse right side ; worse during inspiration. Stitches 
beneath Tight ribs. 

Back and Neck. — Stiffness of the neck (Khus. tox., Lye). 
Pain in right cervical muscles, and in region of right clavi- 
cle. Stiffness in back between the shoulders. Drawing from 
nape of neck down the back. Pain in or beneath the right 
shoulder blade (Abies can., Podo.) ; stitches. Pain in right 
shoulder. Constant pain under inferior angle of right 
scapula (tEsc. hip.) ; may extend into chest or stomach. 
Pain as though lower lumbar vertebrae would separate when 
bending forward . 

Limbs. — Limbs feel heavy, stiff, lame; feel paralyzed; cold. 
Kheumatism, the least touch anywhere is exceedingly pain- 
ful; sweat without relief. Kheumatism worse in the lower 
limbs, especially in the right tarso-tibial articulation, worse 
from walking. 

Sleep.— Frequent yawning ; drowsy and sleepy during the 
day (Nujc m.). 



CHELIDONIUM. 229 

Generalities.— Great debilit}^ and lassitude after eating and 
after waking in the morning. Paralytic drawing and lame- 
ness in single parts. Indolence, better in the open air, with 
prostration and sleepiness. Numbness in muscles of various 
parts, especially on right side. 

Fever.— Chill and coldness of whole body, most in hands and 
feet. Intense heat in evening, after lying down. Sweat in 
the morning or toward morning (Calc. c.) 

Compare. — Bry., Bapt., Caul., Cimic, Cinch., Gels., Lye, 
Mag. c, Merc, Nunc v., Podo., PJios., Puis., Sulph. 

Antidotes.— Aeon., Cam ph., acids, wine or coffee. 

Chelidonium Antidotes.— Br}^. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Chelidonium is particularly useful in the treatment of vari- 
ous functional and organic disturbances of the liver from sim- 
ple biliousness, to congestion and inflammation. It is a valua- 
ble remedy in jaundice, and has proved palliative in the passage 
of gall-stones. Its hepatic symptoms are well defined— soreness, 
swelling and pain in right hypochondrium ; tongue coated yellow 
with red margin, showing imprint of teeth ; or coated white : 
diarrhoea, stools yellow or clay-colored ; skin and w T hites of the 
eyes yellow. These symptoms may be more or less present, but 
there is another symptom that is still more characteristic and 
is always present if Chelidonium is well indicated— a pain under 
the angle of the right shoulder blade, which may extend to the 
chest, stomach or hypochondrium. The drug is of frequent 
use in neuralgia dependent on disordered liver, especially when 
affecting the right side of the head and face, over right ear or 
right eye, or in right cheek bone. Headache, vertigo, dull- 
ness, lethargy, hypochondria, associated with disturbances of the 
stomach and liver. Gastric catarrh and gastralgia with symp- 
toms already mentioned. Sometimes indicated in rheumatism 
associated with hepatic derangements. Frequently useful in 
catarrhal affections of the respiratory tract, especially in what is 
known as bilious pneumonia, when affecting the right lung. Also 
in the capillary bronchitis of children, and whooping cough. Cough 
loose and rattling, expectoration difficult, oppressed breath- 
ing, hepatic disturbances, pain under right shoulder blade, etc. 
Chelidonium has very little affinity for the left side of the body. 



230 CHIMAPHILA-CHININUM ARSENICOSUM. 



OHIMAPHILA. 

Synonym. — Chimaphila Umbellata. Natural order. — Eri- 
caceae. Common names. — Pipsissewe. Prince's Pine. Habitat — 
A small perennial evergreen plant found in dry woods in 
the United States and Canada. Preparation. — Tincture from 
the entire fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

Acts very markedly upon the urinary apparatus, and has 
proved very efficacious in the treatment of catarrhal inflam- 
mations of the urinary passages, especially of the bladder. The 
urine is high colored, offensive, turbid and containing consider- 
able ropy or bloody mucus and depositing a copious mucous 
sediment, burning and scalding during urination ; great strain- 
ing before and after. Also recommended in retention of urine ; 
suppression of urine in infants ; acute prostatitis with retention 
of urine. 
Compare.— Aeon., Apis, Apoc, Can. sat., Canth.,Equisetum. 



CHININUM ARSENICOSUM. 

Synonym. — Arseniate of Quinine. Preparation. — Tritura- 
tions. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

This drug has not been extensively proved, our knowledge 
of its action being chiefly derived from clinical sources. It 
seems to affect the blood composition, the mucous tissues and 
the nervous system, giving rise to arthritic conditions, low 
inflammatory states, especially involving the mucous mem- 
branes, and accompanied by great exhaustion of the vital 
forces. It thus becomes homoeopathic to diphtheria and malig- 
nant scarlatina, in both of which affections it has been re- 
peatedly and successfully used. It also produces a fever closely 



CHININUM ARSEXICOSUM. 231 

simulating an intermittent, while the neuralgias resulting from 
its use are periodical in their character. It has been successfully 
used in various malarial affections. Its action evidently com- 
bines, more or less, the effects of both Arsenic and Quinine, 
from each of which, however, it is markedly different in the to- 
tality of its symptoms. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — °Depressed spirits ; mental dullness ; wishes to be quiet 
and let alone {Gels.). °Anxiety and nightly delirium. 
°Irritable mood precedes the headache. 

Head.— °rlemicrania, worse from bodily or mental exercise; 
also in consequence of fright. Confused feeling in head. 
Severe, darting, tortuous pains running up into the head 
and preventing sleep. Frontal and occipital headache. 
°Neuralgic pain in right temple and above eye. °Tearing, 
boring pain in left side of head, affecting the eye, with flicker- 
ing, pain and lachrymation ; ringing in ears, nausea and 
vomiting during the attack, which regularly appears at 
midnight {Chin, sulph.). 

Eyes.— °Intense photophobia and spasms of orbicularis 
muscles, gushing hot tears, large ulcers attacking each eye ; 
aggravation from midnight until 3 a.m. ; keratitis. Scrofu- 
lous ophthalmia ; worse after midnight. °Flickering before 
left eye, with pain and lachrymation ; in hemicrania. 

Ears.— °Ringing in ears; hemicrania (Chin, sulph.). 

Nose.— Fluent coryza, profuse discharge. °Xose stopped up 
with a purulent and bloody substance ; diphtheria. c Corners 
of nose excoriated ; diphtheria (Arum). 

Face.— °Pale, sallow and bloated; in intermittent fever (Ars., 
Natr. mur.). °Swelling of the submaxillary and parotid 
glands; in diphtheria. °Blueness of the lips; in tuber- 
culosis. 

Mouth.— °Tongue coated thick and brown; diphtheria. °Foetor 
oris ; in diphtheria and scarlatina. 

Throat— °Malignant angina during scarlatina, with paleness 
of skin, quick exhaustion and rapid destruction of mucous 
membranes of fauces. °Diphtheria; great fetor oris; sub- 
maxillary glands swollen and painful; nose completely 
stopped up with a purulent bloody substance; corners of 



232 CHININUM AKSENICOSUM. 

nose excoriated ; tongue coated thick and brown ; both ton- 
sils covered with a gray exudation, which on disappearing 
leaves a bloody ulcer with uneven edges; lower half of 
uvula gangrenous, upper half covered with exudation; 
posterior wall of fauces completely covered with exudation ; 
swallowing of liquids very difficult; great prostration; 
sleeplessness; pulse small, very frequent. 

Stomach.— °Thirst which cannot be appeased, during attacks 
of suffocation ; in tuberculosis. °Eggs and fish cause pain- 
less diarrhoea at once. °Nausea and vomiting, followed by 
sleep {Ant. tart.), hemicrania. 

Abdomen. — °Left hypochondriac region enlarged; also abdo- 
men bloated ; in intermittent fever. 

Stool. — °Diarrhoea from malaria (Chin, sulph.); stools thin, 
watery, oifensive (Ars.); with pains in bowels. 

Urinary Organs.— °Spasmodic retention of urine. 

Respiratory Organs.— °Hoarseness in diphtheria; seemed to 
prevent diphtheritic membrane from spreading to larynx. 
°Attacks of suffocation begin in morning and last till noon, 
with blue lips, hands and nails. Tuberculosis. °Must sit 
bent forward, and, if possible, at an open window duriug 
attack of suffocation (Ars., Carb. v.); worse in any other 
position. °Dyspncea with anxiety ; in tuberculosis. °Senile 
sub-acute catarrh with periodical fever, generally worse at 
night. °Paralysis of respiratory muscles on left side ; inter- 
costal neuralgia. 

Heart and Pulse. — ° Angina pectoris, with dropsical symp- 
toms, venous hyperemia and cyanosis. Trembling of 
heart ; palpitation, noticed on leaning against back. Sen- 
sation as if heart had stopped ; beats not perceptible ; 
action irregular. Pulse small; very frequent (200); ir- 
regular. ° Violent neuralgic pain in left mammary region, 
as though torn with red hot tongs ; intercostal neuralgia. 

Limbs.— °Blueness of hands and nails: tuberculosis. °Limbs 
icy-cold ; tuberculosis. 

Generalities.— ° Great prostration. Epileptiform spasms. 

Sleep.— °Deep sleep after suffocative attacks. °Restless sleep ; 
sleeplessness. 

Fever.— intermittent fever ; chill always in forenoon, not at a 
regular hour; sometimes once every day, again every other 



CHININUM SULPHURICOI. 233 

day ; sometimes paroxysms close with perspiration, some- 
times without; before attack, headache, yawning and 
stretching. Chilliness coming in waves in evening, with 
restlessness; gooseflesh; worse on moving hands and feet 
to a cool place in bed, also on motion, and by thinking of 
it. After chill, fever toward midnight; pulse full and 
strong, with inclination to throw off covers. No sweat 
after fever, but weak broken-up feeling in morning and no 
appetite for breakfast. °Violent fever, with great prostra- 
tion, in diphtheria and malignant scarlatina. Cold, clammy 
sweat all over. 

Skin.— Dry skin, pallor of skin, with rapid exhaustion. Peri- 
odical furuncula and abscesses, which relieve the head. 

Conditions. — Hydrogenoid constitution {Aran.). 

Compare.— Apis, Ars., Aran., Chin, sulph., Cinch. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The clinical range of this drug has already been sufficiently 
set forth and need not be repeated. Its chief use is in the treat- 
ment of intermittent fever and other diseases due to malarial 
poisoning, and in malignant forms of diphtheria and scarlet 
fever. 



CHININUM SULPHURIOUM. 

Synonym. — Sulphate of Quinine. Common name. — Qui- 
nine. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The physiological action of Quinine is not definitely settled. 
Probably its chief center of action is upon the base of the brain 
and the ganglionic nerve centers, yet it is equally probable that 
the cerebro-spinal system is primarily affected. From these 
centers of action the drug exerts its power upon nearly every 
organ and tissue of the body. The blood becomes hyper- 
fibrinized, and the number of red corpuscles are diminished, 
thus causing leucocythsemia and anaemia, resulting in general 
debility and prostration, for which it is a true homoeopathic 



234 CHININUM SULPHUKICUM. 

remedy. The force and frequency of the heart's action are at 
first increased, afterward diminished and enfeebled, and the 
temperature of the body reduced, the vaso-motor nerve centers 
being at first stimulated and afterward paralyzed. Hyperemia 
of local parts, bordering upon inflammation, may be set up; 
the cerebrum being especially involved in this action, as is 
evinced by the characteristic brain symptoms so commonly 
manifest. Thus Quinine is homoeopathic to inflammations and 
fevers, as well as to the conditions of debility which result there- 
from. The likeness of its pathogenesis to those conditions 
resulting from malarial poisoning is sufficient to explain its 
successful use in the treatment of intermittent and pernicious 
fevers, in which it may be, and often is, the true homoeopathic 
remedy. The spleen becomes enlarged and hypertrophied, its 
blood-making properties being destroyed, thus aiding in the 
production of an anaemic condition. This is accomplished 
through the profound action had upon the pneumogastric 
nerve, by which also the liver becomes paretic and congested, 
causing jaundice, and giving rise to many functional disturb- 
ances of the digestive tract. The supra-orbital branch of the 
trigeminus is especially affected by Quinine, which causes hyper- 
sesthesia and severe neuralgic pains, without necessarily hav- 
ing associated there with malaria or other disturbing influences, 
as is usually the case when other local nerves are affected. 
Quinine causes blindness and deafness, and produces stupor, 
delirium, and even convulsions. The most important feature of 
the action of Quinine is the intermittent character of the attacks 
which it produces, and the general resemblance of its effects to 
those which result from malaria. Dr. Allen well remarks that 
w T hile Quinine " arrests the development of low forms of vegetable 
life, and especially of the poison of marsh malaria, it rarely 
antidotes the effects of the poison on the system" ; and for this 
reason the drug is very seldom useful in the treatment of the 
many phases of chronic malarial poisoning, or even in acute 
cases after the effects of the poison are well developed. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Buoyancy, excited state; later despondency. Feeling 
of impending evil (Alum., Anac, Ars., Calc. c); anxiety. 
Memory " muddled "; thoughts not clear. 



CHININUM SULPHURICUM. 235 

Head. — Whirling in head like a mill ivheel. Vertigo with 
buzzing in ears, difficult breathing and sickness at 
stomach. Heaviness and confusion of head. Violent head- 
ache ; throbbing, pressive, or tearing pains in forehead and 
temples. Frontal headache; a shaking pain; feels every 
step ; begins toward noon with chill. ° Intermittent neu- 
ralgia at regular hours. ° Intermittent headache ; violent 
throbbing, with vertigo and heat in face; involuntary 
closing of eyelids from prostration. °Headache; pain not 
severe, but day after day and week after week the brain is 
one continued ache. Distension of veins about head and neck. 

Eyes. — Disk and retina very anaemic; disk looks dry. Dim 
visiou, as from a net or from a fog (Caust., Phos., Merc, 
Puis., Sulph.). Pupils' dilated (Bell., Hyos., Stram.). 
Eyes very sensitive to light (Aeon., Bell., Cinch.); lachryma- 
tion ; in the full glare of light. Bright light and sparks be- 
fore the eyes. (Cycl., Merc). Neuralgic twitches in supra 
and infra-orbital nerves; generally periodic. °Intermitten t 
strabismus; child would squint one day and be entirely 
well the next. Conjunctiva injected; lids red and 
swollen, pupils contracted; lachrymation ; extreme pho- 
tophobia; tearing in orbit, and headache, with thirst 
and fever; all appearing every second day. Black 
spot, size of pin's head, moves with right eye. Blind- 
ness. Twitching of the eyelids (Agar.). ° Severe supra- 
orbital neuralgia (Bell., Cinch., Spig.) ; occurring daily. 

Ears. — Ringing and roaring in the ears (Aeon., Ars., Bell., 
Cinch., Sulph.) ; also with deafness. Buzzing in ears. 

Nose.— °Violent epistaxis of young persons. 

Face— Pale; suffering; sickly; puffy; earthy; (Edematous. 
Aching about left malar bone. Jaundiced hue of face and 
conjunctiva. Neuralgia of left lower jaw (Cinch., Spig.). 
Facial neuralgia; morning periodicity; commences under 
eye, and extends into and around it. 

Mouth.— Mouth dry. Thirst, mostly only during sweat. 
Tongue white (Ant. c.,Bry., Merc); thick yellow fur; yellow T 
at root (Merc, iod.); flabby (Merc). Saliva increased 
(Cinch., Merc, Iodi., Nitr. ac). Excessive repugnance to 
all food. Taste pasty, flat or bitter. Speech disturbed or 
difficult (Caust., Gels^, Hyos.). 



236 CHININUM SULPHUBICUM. 

Stomach. — Anorexia, or loss of appetite. Eructations ; pyrosis ; 
hiccough; nausea; vomiting. Pressure in pit of stomach. 
Pressure in stomach after eating, followed by cutting pains 
in abdomen. ° Dyspepsia or cardialgia, with nausea, loath- 
ing of food, eructations, bitter taste, vomiting of bile. 

Abdomen. — Pain in region of liver shortly before going to bed. 
° Painful enlargement of spleen after intermittent; also 
with dropsy {Ars.). Dull pain in region of spleen, disap- 
pearing on pressure; also stitches in spleen. Distension 
of abdomen, with much rumbling and discharge of flatus 
{Carb. v., Cinch., Lye., Sulph.). Violent cutting, colicky 
pains, especially in region of transverse colon ; also after eat- 
ing. °Relaxed condition of digestive organs of old people. 

Stool. — °Dysentery ; the fever intermits, or the evacuations ex- 
hale a gangrenous odor {Ars.). Nightly diarrhoea. Consti- 
pation or soft stools, followed by weakness. Stools pappy, 
frothy, frequent with much wind. 

Urine. — Deposit of a straw-yellow, granular, or of a brick -red 
sediment. Urine turbid, high-colored, and of a strong, 
urinous odor (Benz. ac). Hematuria; albuminuria. 

Female Organs.— Passive metrorrhagia, with diminished irri- 
tability. 

Respiratory Organs.— Cough caused by tickling in the larynx 
and bronchi. Brearfching increased, slow, irregular {Digit.), 
Oppression of the chest, can scarcely breathe from weakness. 
°Stitches and sticking pains in sides of chest (B^., Kali 
carb.) ; intercostal neuralgia. 

Heart and Pulse.— Precordial anxiety; palpitation; heart 
feeble; general prostration (Aeon., Ars., Digit.). Pulse full 
and large ; weak, trembling, scarcely perceptible (Aeon., 
Ars.). 

Neck and Back.— Sensitiveness of last cervical and first dor- 
sal vertebrae to pressure ; also of dorsal vertebra?. Third 
dorsal painful to touch, with oppression of the chest 
(Phos.). Periodical pains in back; returning about mid- 
night, and extending into head ; spinal irritation. 

Limbs.— Weakness; trembling; power of will over limbs seem 
greatly hampered. Hands cold, and cold sweat, inflam- 
matory rheumatism; acute, articular; fever, remitting or 
intermitting; joints exquisitely sensitive (Cinch.). Heavi- 



CHININUM SULPHURICUM. 237 

ness and aching in all the limbs, and especially in joints. 
°Sciatic neuralgia on right side. 

Generalities. — Restlessness ; excessive sensibility to touch and 
to noises. Internal bad feeling, as of coming illness. Weak- 
ness ; trembling ; faintness ; hunger. °Great sensitiveness to 
external influences. Great weariness, heaviness and disin- 
clination to work. Intermittent neuralgic pains in 
various parts. Symptoms return periodically (Ars.), on 
alternate days (Cinch.), or antepone. °Suppuration, with 
chilliness (Hep. s., Merc.) ; profuse sweat {Ars., Cinch., 
Phos. } Sulph. ac). °(Edema, especially with liver and spleen 
affections {Ars.)\ malaria {Ars., Cinch.). ° Feels weak and 
nervous; a little exercise gives him palpitation. ° Debili- 
ty, caused by considerable loss of fluids; particularly 
after weakening loss of blood {Cinch.). Twitching or 
clonic spasms in limbs. Tetanic convulsions, with loss of 
consciousness. 

Sleep.— Sleeplessness ; °from over-stimulation of the nervous 
system. 

Fever. — Chill, regular paroxysm at the same hour (Ced.). 
Decided shaking chill at 3 p.m. Distinct cold, hot and 
siv eating stages, and a perfect apyrexia. 

Chill 10-11 a.m. (Natr. mur.) and 3-10 p.m., periodical, 
anteponing, tertian (Cinch.), or quartan; trembling of the 
limbs; pain in spleen (Ars.); spine sensitive; face pale; 
thirst; lips blue; ringing in the ears {Cinch.). General chil- 
liness, especially in the back. Extremities, also nose and 
chin, cold. Bodily temperature diminished. Heat intense; 
fullness of head; face red; great thirst; after going to bed, 
heat, with frequent yawning and sneezing ; delirious ; veins 
on arms and legs enlarge; skin hot and dry. Pain in spine 
on pressure. Flushes of heat with thirst 4 p.m. 

Swea.t with thirst; profuse even while quiet; coming on 
gradually after the heat; profuse also on least motion 
(Calc. c, Merc, Phos.); very profuse mornings in bed (Calc. 
c, JVitr. ac, Phos.); profuse, exhausting, nightly diarrhoea ; 
profuse sweat during sleep {Cinch., Phos.); debilitating 
sweat. 

Conditions.— Cachectic persons weakened by loss of blood. 

Compare.— Ars., Ced., Cinch., Eupat., Ferr., Lach., Natr. mur. 



238 CICUTA VIROSA. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The clinical uses of Quinine have been detailed in the fore- 
going general analysis and symptomatology. It is undoubtedly 
most often useful in intermittent fever when the paroxysms 
recur at the same hour every day or every other day, or else 
occur a little earlier each day ; distinct stages, apyrexia perfect ; 
generally great sensitiveness and pain on pressure in dorsal 
region. In such cases the drug is homoeopathic and will cure. 
More often it is prescribed from a physiological standpoint and 
without proper indications, when it may temporarily neutralize 
the poison but does not cure, only having the effect of com- 
plicating the case with other symptoms and conditions, which 
makes its cure by the appropriate remedy all the more difficult. 
Quinine may be indicated in all conditions of malarial origin, if 
the symptoms agree, but not upon a pathological basis alone; 
remittent, and pernicious fevers; congestive chills; enlarged 
spleen ; enlarged and congested liver ; jaundice ; anaemia ; leuco- 
cythemia; debility. To be thought of when typhoid fever, 
eruptive fevers, pneumonia, etc., display intermittent symp- 
toms, or become rapidly pernicious ; inflammations and sup- 
purations ; oedema ; congestion of the brain ; apoplexia ; neu- 
ralgia ; spinal irritation ; rheumatism ; dyspepsia ; deafness ; 
amaurosis, etc. 



CICUTA VIROSA. 

Natural order. — Umbelliferse. Common names. — Water Hem- 
lock. Cowbane. Habitat— k perennial plant growing near 
streams and ponds and on wet lands in Germany and Western 
France. Preparation.— Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts pre-eminently as a cerebro-spinal irritant, producing 
tetanus, epileptic and epileptiform convulsions, trismus, and 
local tonic and clonic spasms in general. Its action closely re- 
sembles that of Nux vomica, with the important difference that 
in the latter the consciousness is unimpaired, while in Cicuta 
the functions of the brain are paralyzed, and an entire loss of 
consciousness is the result. 



CICUTA VIROSA. 239 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Weeping, moaning and howling (Verat. alb.). Aberra- 
tion of mind, singing, performing the most grotesque danc- 
ing steps, shouting (Hyos., Strain.). Quiet disposition, con- 
tented, happy. Dull and stupid, mental torpor (Hyos., 
Op.) ; loss of ideas; unconsciousness. Anxiety, excessively 
affected by sad stories. Excitement and apprehension 
about the future. 

Head. — Vertigo; and reeling; falling to the ground. Jerking 
and twitching of the head. Severe occipital headache. 
Stupefying pain externally in forehead ; worse during rest. 
° Affections of the brain from concussion; spasms (Cupr.). 

Eyes. — Staring at objects. Pupils dilated and insensible 
(Bell., Hyos., Op., (Enan.). Pupils at first contracted, 
afterward dilated. Objects appear double (Aur., Bell., 
Phyt., Stram.). Objects appear to alternately approach 
and recede. 

Ears.— Hardness of hearing. 

Face.— Face red ; pallid; cadaverous (Ars., Verat. alb.). Dis- 
tortions, either horrible or ridiculous (Cupr.). Convulsions 
of the facial muscles (Agar., Ign.,Nux v.). 

Mouth. — Teeth clenched, lockjaw (Absinth., Hyos., Laur.,«A^x 
v.). Grinding of the teeth (Arm, Hell., Ign., Cina., Podo.). 
Swelling of the tongue ; white, painful, burning ulcers on 
edges of tongue; painful to touch. Speech difficult ; when 
talking he feels a jerk in the head, from before backward, as 
if he had to swallow the word, as in hiccough. Foam in 
and at the mouth (Coccul., Cupr., Laur., Naja). 

Throat.— Inability to swallow ; throat appears to be grown to- 
gether. Dryness in the throat. 

Stomach. — Great thirst (Aeon., Bry., Cham.). Longing for 
coal. Violent hiccough (Nux v., Hyos., Stram., See. cor.). 
Burning in the stomach (Ars., Camph., Canth.); and pres- 
sure. Swelling and throbbing in pit of stomach. Vomit- 
ing; with convulsions. Sudden shock deep in the stomach 
causes opisthotonos. 

Abdomen.— Rumbling and roaring in the abdomen. Disten- 
sion and painfullness of abdomen. 

Stools.— Frequent liquid stools. Diarrhoea early in the morn- 
ing, with irresistible desire to urinate. 



240 CICUTA VIROSA. 

Urine.— Involuntary micturition. Spurting of urine. (Ars , 
Bell., Hyos., Op.). Passes large quantities of urine or else 
none afc all. 

Male Organs.— Testicles drawn up. Stitches in fossae navicu- 
laris, with nightly emissions. 

Female Organs.— Menses delayed; spasmodic state if the 
menses do not appear. Tearing and drawing in the os coc- 
cygis, during menses. °Eclampsia during child-birth. 

Respiratory Organs.— Oppression, want of breath; may arise 
from tonic spasm of pectoral muscles (Cupr.). Tightness 
of chest ; scarcely able to breathe. Cold sensation in chest. 
Burning and heat in chest. 

Back. — Back bent backward like an arch (Cupr. Nux v., Op.). 
Pain on inner surface of scapulae. Tearing and jerking in 
coccyx. 

Limbs— Trembling in all the limbs. Weakness of arms and 
legs. Spasmodic distortion of the limbs, (Cina.). Com- 
plete powerlessness of limbs after sudden jerks. 

Upper Limb's. — Frequent involuntary jerking and twitch- 
ing in arms and fingers (Cupr. ). Nails blue. 

Lower Limbs. — His legs refused to carry him and he stag- 
gered. Trembling of one leg. Jerking. 

Generalities. — Spasms of all muscles {Agar., Zinc). Spasms 
with dark redness of face, blue lips and bloody froth from 
the mouth. 

Convulsions, with loss of consciousness (Absinth.) ; 
frightful distortion of the limbs and whole body 
(Agar.). Convulsions with opisthotonos (Absinth., Nux 
v., Op.). 

Epileptic attacks, with swelling of the stomach, as 
from violent spasms of the diaphragm; hiccough, 
screaming, redness of the face, trismus, loss of conscious- 
ness, and distortions of limbs (Absinth., Bell., (Enan.). 
Tonic spasms renewed from slightest touch (Stram.) ; from 
opening the door and from loud talking (Strain.). °Sud- 
den rigidity with jerks, afterward relaxation and weakness, 
during worm affections. Sensation in many parts, as from 
a bruise. Catalepsy, limbs hang down and patient appears 
lifeless. Sweat, most at night ; on abdomen. Chills; chilli- 
ness, with a desire for warmth and warm stove. 



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Sleep. — Frequent waking, with sweat all over feels refreshed. 
Vivid dreams about events of previous day. 

Skin. — Elevated eruptions as large as peas, on face anal 
hands with burning pain when touched ; later becomes 
confluent (Ant. tart., Crot. tig.). Burning, suppurating 
eruptions. Red vesicles on right scapula, painful to touch. 

Compare. — Absinth., Aeon., Bell., Coni., Cupr., Lach. ,HydroG. 
etc., Hyos., Nujc v., Puis., Strain., Verat. alb. 

Antidotes. — Am., Op.; for large doses : Tobacco. 

Cicuta Antidote.— Opium. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Cicuta is an invaluable remedy for convulsions from any 
cause where consciousness is lost — epileptic, hysterical, from 
indigestion, worms, repercussed eruptions, etc., frightful distor- 
tions, opisthotonos, frothing at the mouth, and other symp- 
toms above detailed. The paroxj'sin always followed by pro- 
found exhaustion. Spasms relieved by touch, jar or loud noise. 
Spasmodic affections in general. Chorea. Affections from con- 
cussion of the brain, especially convulsions. Cerebro-spinal 
meningitis, especially with convulsions. Mania. Melancholia. 
Has been used for deafness in old people, with sudden detona- 
tions in ears, especially on swallowing. Neuralgia of coccyx, 
especially during menstruation. Pustular eruptions, with yel- 
lowish honey-colored scabs, becoming fatty, especially about 
the corners of the mouth, matting the whiskers. Has been used 
in somnambulism. 



CIMICIFUGA. 

Synonyms.— Actea Racemosa. Macrotys. Natural order. — 
Ranunculacese. Common name. — Black Cohosh. Black Snake 
Root. Squaw Root. Rattleweed. Habitat. — A perennial plant 
indigenous to the United-States. Prep aration.— Tincture from 
the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the brain and spinal cord Cimicifuga affects di- 
rectly the entire nervous system, disturbing the nerve centers 



242 CIMICIFUGA. 

and producing a universal depressing irritant condition, which 
indirectly extends to the muscular system, and to the female 
generative organs, giving rise to various disorders indicating 
rheumatic and neuralgic disturbances of those parts. Cimicifu- 
ga is supposed to increase the contractility of unstripped mus- 
cular fiber, but to a less degree than by Ergot. The heartbeats 
are slower and stronger, and the arterial tension increased. In 
the brain, the primary action is to cause congestion, giving rise 
to vertigo, dilated pupils, and other symptoms resembling those 
<pf Belladonna, though less intense in their manifestations. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — °Thinks she is going crazy (Calc. c). Miserable, de- 
jected feeling. Feels grieved and troubled, with sighing 
(Ign.). °Mania following disappearance of neuralgia, in- 
cessant talking, changing from one subject to another 
(Lach.). Fear of death (Aeon., Ars., Agn., Nitr. ac). Not 
disposed to fix the attention on anything (iEthus., Gels., 
Nujc v., Phos. ae.). 

Head. — Vertigo, fullness, and dull aching in vertex and im- 
paired vision. Rush of blood to the head (Bell.) ; brain 
feels too large for the cranium (Arg. nit., Glon.). JPull 
aching, particularly in occiput, during afternoon and 
evening ; worse indoors, better in the open air. Headache 
through the whole brain, with distinct sense of soreness in 
occipital region, worse on motion. Pain in vertex in after- 
noon; paroxysmal, worse mornings. Severe pain in head 
and eyeballs, increased on slightest motion (Bell., Bry.). 
Excruciating pain in right side of head, back of orbit. Top 
of head feels as if it would fly off (Bapt. ) . Headache better 
in the open air. 

Eyes.— Intense aching pain in the eyeballs (Aloe, Spig.). 
Dilated pupils, with dark spots before the eyes. Eyes con- 
gested during headache. Black specks before the eyes. 

Face.— Pale, eyes large, sunken, surrounded by dark rings. 
Neuralgia affecting malar bone; pain goes off at night and 
reappears next day. Frequent flushes of heat ; wants to be 
in the open air. 

Mouth.— Breath offensive. Mouth and tongue hot and dry. 

Throat.— Soreness of throat. 



CIMICIFUGA. 243 

Stomach.— Nausea, eructations, headache and tremor (more 
in women). Sharp pains across the hypogastrium. Sink- 
ing or goneness in the epigastrium (Bapt., Hydras., Ign., 
Petrol., Sep., Sulph., Yiburn.). 

Abdomen. — Periodical collicky pains, better bending double 
and after stool (Coloc). Excruciating pains in the bowels, 
small of back and limbs. Abdominal muscles sore. 

Stool. — Alternate diarrhoea and constipation {Ant. crud., 
Iodi., Nux v.). Frequent, thin, dark, offensive stools (Ars.). 

Urinary Organs.— Incessant flow of urine. Pressing in region 
of kidneys and small of back. 

Female Organs. — Menses irregular, delayed or suppressed 
{Puis., Senecio, Sep.). ° Hysterical or epileptical spasms at 
time of menses. Pain in uterine region shoot from side to 
side. Pains in ovarian region shoot upward. Bearing down 
in uterine region and small of back ; limbs feel hqavy, torpid 
(Aloe, Puis., Sep.). Severe pain in lower part of abdomen. 
° Rheumatic dismenorrhoea. °Leucorrhoea with sensation 
of weight in the uterus {Sep.). °During pregnancy; 
nausea; false labor-like pains {Gels., Sec); sharp pains 
across abdomen ; sleeplessness (Coff. c). °During parturi- 
tion "shivers," first stage (Aeon.) ; pains too strong, spas- 
modic cardiac neuralgia; lochia suppressed (Aeon.); rigid 
os (Bell., Gels.); puerperal mania {Hyos.). Infra-mammary 
pains, worse on left side. Burning in the mammae. 

Respiratory Organs. — Night cough, dry, constant, short 
(Alum., Hyos., Puis.). Tickling in throat, with violent 
cough {Phos.). Pains in sides of chest, worse from motion 
(Bell., Bry., Merc. Phos.). 

Heart. — Pain in region of the heart, followed by palpita- 
tion. Pulse weak and irregular. 

Neck and Back. — Rheumatic pains in the muscles of the 
nech and bach; a feeling of stiffness and retraction 
{Rhus tox.). °Violent lightning-like pains in pos- 
terior spinal sclerosis. °Stiff neck from cold air {Dulc), 
from moving even the hands. Drawing tensive pain at 
points of spinous processes of three upper dorsal vertebrae; 
in morning on bending neck forward. Sensitiveness of the 
spine {Agar.); especially in the cervical and upper dorsal 
regions. Severe aching pain in the lumbar and sacral 



244 CIMICIFUGA. 

regions {Msc.)) down the thighs and through the hips, with 
heavy pressing down (JEsc). °Head and neck retracted (in 
spotted fever). 

Limbs. — Constant irregular motion of left arm ; arm useless. 
Eheumatic pains in the joints, with heat and swelling 
(Bry.). Twitching of fingers and toes. Aching in the 
limbs. Excessive muscxilar soreness {Am.). Rheuma- 
tism affecting the telly of the muscles. Trembling of the 
fingers when writing. Trembling of the limbs, is scarcely 
able to walk. Uneasy feeling in limbs, causing restlessness. 
Pain and soreness in tendo-achillis, when walking in open 
air, and a shortening sensation. Burning pain in right 
great toe; extending up the limb. 

Generalities. — Weakness, trembling, and spasmodic action of 
the muscles. Nervous shuddering, tremor all over the 
body. °Alternate tonic and clonic spasms. °Epileptic and 
hysterical convulsions. Sharp lancinating pains in various 
parts, associated with ovarian or uterine irritation. Gen- 
eral feeling of intoxication. Restless in forenoon; nervous 
in afternoon ; cannot fix attention on anything. Affects the 
left side most. Pains come on suddenly. Pains like electric 
shocks here and there. General bruised feeling of the 
whole body, as if sore. 

Sleep. — Obstinate insomnia (Coff. c, Op.). Unpleasant dreams 
of being in trouble. Eestless sleep. 

Compare. — Act. spic, Arm, Aeon., Bapt., Bry., Bell., Caul., 
Cinch., Clem., Gels., Hyos., Ign., Lil. tig., Puis., Kanunc, Silic. 

Antidotes.— Aeon., Bapt., Caul., Gels., Puis. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The clinical value of Cimicifuga depends largely upon its 
power to produce and cure reflex nervous symptoms, especially 
such as arise from irritation of the ovaries or uterus. It is in- 
valuable in the treatment of all rheumatic, neuralgic and 
choreic affections in nervous, hysterical women arising from 
irritation of these organs. In addition to the usual symptoms 
indicating such reflex disturbances the patient may complain 
of headache in the vertex and occiput ; top of the head feels as 
if it would fly off; pain in the eyeballs, etc. Hysterical or epilep- 
tiform spasms at time of menses. Chorea at the age of puberty. 



GINA. 245 

the menses not appearing, left side most affected. Only second 
to Pulsatilla in amenorrhea, especially suppressed menstrua- 
tion from cold or emotions. Menses irregular. Partial araen- 
orrhoea. A valuable remedy in all forms of dysmenorrhea, 
especially neuralgic or rheumatic. Barely useful in menor- 
rhagia, but may be indicated by the subjective symptoms. 
Ovarian neuralgia, especially left side, pains shoot upward, 
great tenderness, ovaritis. Cervical endometritis, in nervous, 
hysterical patients, with leucorrhoea, weight and bearing down 
in uterine region, etc. During pregnancy useful for nausea. 
Neuralgic pains like false labor pains; sleeplessness. Often 
useful in the lying-in room for false pains which shoot upward 
and across the abdomen; "shivers" in first stage; suppressed 
lochia; rigid os; puerperal mania; severe after-pains. Cimicifaga 
has proved useful in various mental disorders; delirium 
tremens ; puerperal mania ; nausea following disappearance of 
neuralgia; melancholia; in all these conditions the patient is 
restless both mentally and physically, cannot remain long in 
one place, or cannot talk without continually changing the 
subject; extremely nervous. Also useful in cerebro-spinal 
meningitis; spinal irritation, sensitiveness, especially in cervical 
and upper dorsal regions; nausea on pressure, etc.; locomotor 
ataxia, with violent lightning-like pains; sciatica. An ex- 
tremely valuable remedy in rheumatism affecting the belly or 
fleshy part of the muscles, worse on motion, nervous and rest- 
less; rheumatism of the back and neck; lumbago; especially 
valuable in pleurodynia, worse on left side, and in left infra- 
mammary region. Angina pectoris. Nervous cough, brought 
on by an attempt to speak. 



OINA. 



, Synonym. — Artemesia Cina. Natural order. — Composi- 
te. Common name. — Wormseed. Habitat. — A plant native of 
Persia, Asia Minor and other parts of the east. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the dried unexpanded flowers. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the intestinal canal, producing irritation and 
giving rise to a train of symptoms closely resembling those 



246 CINA. 

which indicate chronic irritation, inflammation, and fche pres- 
ence of intestinal worms. It also acts upon the brain and 
other organs, but this action is secondary to the primary irri- 
tation of the bowels. Santonin, the active principle of Cina, is 
often used in its stead, its characteristic action being the same, 
though possibly somewhat more uniform and intense. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Delirium and crying out. Child cries piteous! y if taken 
hold of or carried (Eeverse, Cham.) ; lachrymose and com- 
plaining. Ill-humored (Bry., Cham.) ; cannot be quieted ; 
averse to being caressed and rejects everything offered 
{Cham.). Child does not want to be touched (Ant. crud.). 
Earnest and sensitive, offended at the slightest joke. 

Head. — Vertigo; on rising from bed, better lying down, with 
blackness before the eyes ; faintness and tottering. Head- 
ache in the morning, with affection of the eyes. Stupefying 
headache, especially in the forehead, afterward in occiput, 
when walking in open air. Drawing from left frontal 
eminence to root of nose, causing confusion of head. Inter- 
mittent pressure, as from a heavy weight on middle of ver- 
tex. Slow stitch, extending from above upper orbital 
margin deep into the brain. 

Eyes. — Pupils dilated (Bell., Hyos., Op., Stram.). On rising 
from the bed, black before the eyes, with dizziness in head, and 
faintness; totters to and fro; relieved by lying down (Dulc). 
Pulsation of superciliary muscles, a kind of convulsions. 

Ears. — Dull stitches below the mastoid process. Cramp-like 
jerking in the external ear, like earache. Dullness of hearing. 

Nose. — Violent sneezing (Aeon., Gels., Sang.). Boring in the 
nose with the fingers (Arum, Selen.). 

Face. — Pale, with sickly look about the eyes (Ars.); pale and 
cold (Camph., Verat. alb.). White and bluish about the 
mouth. Pain, as if the malar bones were pressed together 
with pincers ; worse from external pressure. 

Mouth.— Grinding of teeth at night (Ars., Cic, Hell.). Whitish 
sore place on margin of tongue, very painful to touch. 

Throat.— Dryness of the throat. Frequent motion, as though 
swallowing something. Inability to swallow, especially 
fluids (Bell.). 



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Stomach. — Great hunger soon after eating {Lye.). Desires 
many and different things. Thirst (Aeon., Ars., Bry., 
Khus tox.) Violent vomiting, only mucus (Ant. crud.). 
Gnawing sensation in the stomach, as from hunger (Ign.). 

Abdomen. — Painful twisting about the navel (Coloc). Pinch- 
ing or cramp-like pressure transversely across epigastric 
region after a meal. Abdomen hard and distended (Ars., 
Calc. c, Coloc.). 

Stool and Anus.— Itching of the anus (Alum., Ars., Graph., 
Sulph.). Watery diarrhoea (Aeon., Ars., Cinch., Podo.), 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent urging with passage of much 
urine (Apis). Urine becomes turbid immediately (Chel. y 
Coloc). 

Respiratory Organs. — Short, interrupted breathing. Hack- 
ing cough in morning after rising; from irritation, as of 
dust. Hoarse, gagging cough in evening. Mucus hangs 
in larynx in the morning, soon collecting again after expec- 
toration. Kespiration short, with omission of some in- 
spirations. ° Violent periodically recurring paroxysms of 
whooping cough (Dros.) ; excited by sensation, as if down 
were in the throat, or by adherent mucus in the larynx. 

Back and Neck. — Drawing, tearing pain down along the whole 
spine. Tearing, jerking pains in middle of spine. Bruised 
pain in small of back. Fatiguing pains in loins, as if he had 
stood a long time. 

Generalities.— Twitching of the limbs (Calc c, Ign.). Jerk- 
ings and distortions of the limbs (Cic). Trembling of the 
body, with shivering sensation, while yawning. 

Epilepsy, with rigidity and full consciousness. Convul- 
sions ; child becomes suddenly stiff '; there is a gurgling 
noise, as though water were poured out of a bottle, from the- 
throatto the abdomen. Dull twinges, sometimes like a pinch- 
ing, at others like a pressure, or a blow, or a jerk, or again 
like an itching of various places, but especially at the pos- 
terior portion of the crest of the ilium, on the hip ; the places 
are painful on pressure, as if sore or bruised. Child restless, 
uneasy, pale, and weak; wants to be carried. 

Sleep.— Tossing about in sleep, with cries and lamentations 
(Aeon.). 

Fever.— Chill daily at same hour, then heat without thirst 



248 CINCHONA. 

(Ign.). Chill with shivering and shaking, even near warm 
stove, with hot cheeks, no thirst. Heat most severe over 
head and face (Aeon., Bell.). Burning heat of face, glozv- 
ing redness of cheeks ; thirst for cold drinks {Bell.). Fever 
daily at same hour (Cact.). Cold sweat on forehead, nose 
and hands ( Verat. alb.). 

Compare. — Absinth., Arn.,Ars., Bell., Calc. c, Cham., Chenop., 
Cinch., Ferr., Ign., Nux v., Phos., Puis., Spig. 

Antidotes. — Camph.,Caps., Cinch., Ipec., Pip. nigr. 

Cina Antidotes.— Caps., Cinch., Merc. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Cina is mostly useful for children with worm affections ; both 
round and thread worms (not pin worms) ; face pale ; white 
about the mouth; boring nose with finger; grinding teeth at 
night ; great hunger ; restless sleep, fever, etc. Strabismus from 
worms. Asthenopia from defective accommodation. Convul- 
sions, chorea, etc., particularly when resulting from intestinal 
irritation, especially from worms. Often useful in whooping 
cough ; spasmodic gagging cough, brought on by irritation as 
from dust. Capillary bronchitis in children. Diarrhoea. En- 
euresis. Cina is often useful for remittent fever simulating 
worm fever. Intermittent fever in children; paroxysms at same 
hour every day ; no thirst either during chill or fever. 



CINCHONA. 



Synonym. — Cinchona officinalis. Cinchona Calisaya. Nat- 
ural order. — Kubiacea?. Common names. — China. Yellow 
Peruvian Bark. Habitat— A. tall, stately tree growing in Bo- 
livia and Southern Peru. Preparation.— Tincture and tritura- 
tions from the powdered bark. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Cinchona acts upon the ganglionic nervous system, more 
especially upon that portion which presides over the functions 
of vegetation, producing a condition of general depression and 
exhaustion, diminishing the vital turgor, and modifying the 



CINCHONA. 249 

digestive functions. The quantity and quality of the blood are 
altered. It becomes thin and watery, the circulation lacks 
energy, and, as a consequence, we have general debility and 
erethism, while various functional disturbances are manifest, 
such as haemorrhage, profuse sweat and urine, watery diarrhoea, 
etc. In the vegetative sphere Cinchona shows a special affinity 
for the liver and spleen, and here may be said to exist its most 
important relations. In the liver it produces hyperaemia and 
congestion, prostrating all functional performance, and giving 
rise to a long train of biliary symptoms, of which jaundice is 
one of great importance. In the spleen it also produces hyper- 
aemia, which tends to congestion, and finally to enlargement 
of the organ. Through the ganglionic nervous system, and in 
connection with the disturbances of the system above set forth, 
Cinchona has a fever-producing power in an eminent degree, the 
latter almost invariably partaking of that character which in 
disease would indicate a malarial origin, periodicity being one of 
its most essential features. The chief characteristic of Cinchona 
is an excessive sensitiveness of the nervous system, all symptoms 
being aggravated by the slightest contact, by motion, and by 
physical or mental effort. Also prostration, with neither thirst 
nor hunger. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Ideas and projects crowd on his mind, especially in 
evening and at night (Coff. c). Cheerfulness alternating 
with gloom. Sudden screaming and tossing about during 
cheerful mood. Excessively anxious solicitude about trifles. 
Excessive excitability, with despondency and intolerance of 
noise. Indifference and apathy (Berb., Merc, Phos., Phos. 
ac). Inconsolable anxiety; fearful; apprehensive (Aeon., 
Aur., Bell., Ign., Phos.). Peevish, ill-humored, easily 
angered (Bry., Cham.). Slow flow of ideas, cannot arrange 
his thoughts; makes mistakes when writing or speaking, 
reverses words ; easily disturbed by the talking of others. 
Dislike to all mental or physical exertion. 

Head.— Dullness and confusion of head in morning, as from in- 
toxication (Coccul., Nujc v., Puis., Khus tox.) ; or coryza; 
or from sitting up at night, and sleeplessness. Confusion 
with tensive pain in the forehead and orbits. Vertigo ; head 



250 CINCHONA. 

inclined to sink backward (Agar.) ; on waking at night; on 
raising head (Bry.) ; after loss of animal fluids from 
anaemia. °Intense throbbing headache after excessive haem- 
orrhage. °Headache from suppressed coryza. °Headache in 
occiput after sexual excesses or onanism (Phos. ac, Staph.). 
Headache as if the skull ivould burst (Bry., Merc, Natr. 
inur.); the brain beats in waves against the skull (Glon.). 
Pressive headache, from within outward. Acute jerking, 
tearing pains in the head ; worse on motion and walking ; 
better when lying down. Aching deep in the brain when 
walking, with constriction ; worse on right side of forehead 
and in occiput. Aching in forehead when sitting, changing to 
temples on bending backwards. Spasmodic pain in vertex, 
then bruised sensation in side of head, worse from motion. 
Contractive pain in scalp on left side of occiput ; as if drawn 
to one point. 

Headache worse from draught of air ; in the open air, 
from slightest touch; better from hard pressure (Bell.). 
Scalp sensitive to touch (Aeon., Bell., Merc.) ; roots of hair 
hurt when hair is moved. Profuse sweat on head (Sil.), 
especially when walking in open air. 

Eyes. — Dimness and weakness of sight. Yellow T color of the 
eyes (Canth., Chel., Iodi., Plumb.). Eyes sensitive to bright 
light (Aeon., Bell.). Motion of eyes painful with sen- 
sation of mechanical hinderance. Lachrymation, with 
crawling pain in eyes and on inner surface of lids. Pupils 
dilated; contracted. 

Ears. — Ringing in the ears (Calc. c, Merc, Nux v.). Hum- 
ming, roaring, or tickling in the ears (Aeon., Bell.). Hard- 
ness of hearing. 

Nose. — Frequent nosebleeds, especially mornings (Agar., Amb., 
ifrz/.) ; also with anaemia; ringing in ears; fainting, etc. 
Pressive pain in root of nose (Aeon., Kali bi., Hep. s.), ex- 
tending to side of nose. — Fluent coryza, with sneezing and 
lachrymation ; attacks of stopped coryza. 

Face. — Complexion pale; sometimes earthy, grayish-yellow, or 
black (Ars.). Face pale, sunken, pinched; eyes sunken 
(Ars., Verat. alb.) ; and surrounded by blue margins (Ipec, 
Kali iod., Sec. c, Sulph.). Pale, sickly appearance, as 
after excesses. Lips dry, coated black, wrinkled and 



CINCHONA. 251 

chapped (Ars.). Submaxillary glands swollen (Calc. c, 
Baryt., Iodi.). °Periodical prosopalgia; pains excessive; 
skin sensitive to touch ; mostly in infra-orbital and maxil- 
lary branches (Spig.). 

Mouth. — The teeth are loose and painful only when chewing 
Carb. an., Merc, Nitr. ac). Throbbing toothache ; jerking ; 
digging. Toothache worse from least contact ; from draught 
of air (Sulph.) ; better from pressing teeth together. 
Tongue coated yellow (Chel.), white dirty. Painful swelling 
posteriorly on side of tongue. Burning stitches on the 
tongue. Dryness of the mouth (Ars., Bry., Nux v., Puis.). 
Taste flat, insipid; first sweetish, then sour; slimy, bitter 
(Aeon., Bry., Coloc, Nux v., Puis., Sulph.); everything 
tastes bitter, even tobacco smoke. Salivation °day and 
night, years after mercury ; great weakness, especially of 
stomach. 

Stomach. — No desire for eating or drinhing '; only while eat- 
ing that appetite and natural taste returns. Desires for 
various things without knowing what. Longing for acid 
(Ant. crud., Ant. tart.), fruit, wine (Bry.). Aversion to coffee 
and beer (Nux v.). Violent thirst for cold water (Aeon., 
Bry., Op.) ; drinks often but little at a time (Ars.). Empty 
eructations; sour (Kali c, Nux v.), after milk (Carb. v., 
Sulph.) ; bitter (Bry., Nujc v.) ; taste of food (Ant. crud. y 
Calc. c, Phos., Puis.). Sensation of emptiness and qualm- 
ishness of stomach. Heavy, long continued pressure in 
stomach, after even a small quantity of food (Nux v.), which 
seems to fill him up full (Lye.). Milk deranges stomach 
easily (Carb. v., Sulph.). Pulsations in pit of stomach 
(Puis., Sep.). Stomach feels sore, as if ulcerated ; cannot 
bear the slightest touch. Cold feeling in stomach ; constant 
satiated feeling, yet can eat, but feels worse afterwards. 
°Slow digestion ; food remains long in stomach, especially if 
eaten too late in the day. °Ha3matemesis ; great loss of 
blood ; weak, pale; stomach very sensitive to touch. °Gas- 
tralgia after depletion ; acidity ; bloating. 

Abdomen. — Distension of the abdomen (Ant. crud., Bry.), with 
wish to belch up; or a sensation in the abdomen as if it were 
packed full, not in the least relieved by eructations. Abdo- 
men tympanitic (Arm, Brom.). Fermentation in abdo- 



252 CINCHONA. 

men from eating fruit. Pain in hepatic region, as from 
subcutaneous ulceration, verysensitivetotouch(iEsc,Bry., 
Chel., Merc). Swelling and induration of liver (Phos., 
Sulph.). Swelling, inflammation, induration of spleen(Phos.). 
Internal coldness after every swallow of drink, renewed on 
every inspiration. Colic; with shivering ; with thirst; be- 
fore stool; before passage of flatus. Flatulent colic, espe- 
cially after eating and at night (Coloe.); much rumbling. 
Emission of large quantities of flatus (Aloe. Carb. v.), some- 
times with griping pains ; offensive. 

Stools.— Diarrhoea; painless (Ars. Podo.) ; debilitating (Phos.); 
from eating fruit (Cist.) ; undigested faeces (Ant. crud. y 
Calc. c, Phos., Podo.) ; black (Ars., Lep.) ; yellow (Chel.); 
thin, watery ; involuntary (Ars., Hyos.); white with dark 
urine ; after eating ; frequent, with biting burning pain in 
anus, and colic before and after every stool. Difficult pas- 
sage of even a soft stool (Alum., Carb. v. Nujc m.\. . 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent micturition (Arg. met., Cepa, 
Phos. ac). with pressure in bladder. Urine dark, turbid, 
scanty; brick-red sediment (Arm, Lye, Natr. mur., Nuph., 
Phos.) ; copious. 

Male Organs. — Sexual desire; lascivious fancies; impotence 
(Agar., Phos. ac. , Camph.). Nocturnal emissions, frequent 
and debilitating (Aur., Gels., Phos., Phos. ac). Conse- 
quences of excessive seminal losses; onanism (Agar., Nux v., 
Phos.ac, Staph.). 

Female Organs. — Congestion to the uterus ; fullness, pressing, 
and heaviness, worse when walking (Bell.). °Ovaritis from 
sexual excess or haemorrhage, parts very sensitive to touch. 
Metrorrhagia ; blood dark ; fainting. °Discharge of bloody 
serum, alternating with pus. Leucorrhoea, instead of or 
before the menses; with spasmodic uterine contractions. 
°Nymphomania of lying-in women (Plat., Verat. alb.). 
°Uterine haemorrhage, ringing in ears, fainting, cold, loss of 
sight; discharge of dark clots; uterine spasms; twitches; 
jerks; wants to be fanned. °Long-lasting lochia; some- 
times foetid, cheesy, or purulent. 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarse, rough voice (Carb. v.). Spas- 
modic cough from irritation of larynx, as from fumes of sul- 
phur (Ars., Ign. ) ; at night and in mornings. Cough with 



CINCHONA. 253 

granular expectoration during day or evening; none night 
or morning. Cough worse after eating (Nux v.) ; from 
laughing (Phos.) ; talking (Phos., Psor.) ; lying with head 
low; lightly touching larynx ; draught of air ; loss of fluids. 
Oppression of chest ; also evenings when lying do wn . Nightly 
suffocating fits (Aeon., Ars.); from mucus in larynx (Ant. 
crud., Samb.). Wheezing and whistling in bronchi during 
respiration (Ant. tart., Ipec). Pressive drawing pain across 
the lower portion of the chest while sitting, causing anxi- 
ety ; disappearing while standing and walking. °Ha?mop- 
tysis, with subsequent suppuration of lungs; stitches in 
chest, worse from slight touch. Pain in side of chest, as if 
beaten (Arm, Apis. Sil.). Stitches in (left) sides of chest, 
not affecting respiration. 

Heart.— Palpitation, with congestion to chest and face (Aeon.) ; 
cold hands, intermitting pulse. 

Neck and Back.— Pain in nape of neck, as if glands were swol- 
len. Sticking in left side of back. Pressure as from a stone be- 
tween the scapulae. Pain in small of back, as from a heavy 
load, or after long stooping (Arm, Bide, Puis.). Intolera- 
ble pain in small of bach, as from cramp, or as if bruised 
and crushed ; worse from least motion. Sweat on back 
and neck from least motion. 

Limbs. — Laxity of all the limbs, and trembling of the hands. 
Numbness and deadness of the limbs. Heaviness in limbs, es- 
pecially thighs. Sensible though invisible trembling of limbs, 
combined with cooling sensation. Paralytic stiffness in all 
joints on rising after sleeping, causing mental depression. 

Upper Limbs. — Paralytic, jerking, tearing pains in bones of 
upper limbs ; increased by touch. Hand trembles when writ- 
ing (Calc. c). Swelling of back of left hand. 

Lower Limbs. — Drawing pain in bones of thighs, as if perios- 
teum had been scraped with a dull knife (Phos. ac.) . Hot swell- 
ing of right knee. Sensation as if garters were too tight 
and leg would become stiff and go to sleep. Arthritic swell- 
ing of the feet. Jerking, tearing, rheumatic pains in left thigh ; 
in metatarsal bones and phalanges, worse from motion and 
contact. Stitches in tibiae when walking. Weakness as if 
bruised. Legs feel as after great fatigue from a long 
journey (Arg. nit., Calc. a, Nitr. ac). 



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CINCHONA. 



Generalities. — Great debility (Alum., Sulph.) ; sensitiveness, 
of the nervous system (JVujo v.); special senses too acute 
(Bell.) ; very sensitive to pain (Cham., Sep.) ; to draughts 
of air (Aur., Coff. a). Excessive sensitiveness of all the 
nerves (Asar.) ; with a morbid sensation of general 
weakness. Weakness; after eating, with sleepiness; on 
rising from a seat or walking. Numbness of the parts 
on which he lies. Oppression of all parts of the body, as if 
clothing were too tight. Body sore all over (Am., Bapt.) ; 
joints; bones and periosteum feel as if sprained. Pains, with 
lameness or weakness of affected parts. 

Skin. — Yellow color of the skin (Bry.) ; jaundice (Merc). 

Sleep. — Sleepless from crowding of ideas, making plans. Sleep- 
less with pressive pain in head ; anxiety on waking, from 
frightful dreams; confused, senseless dreams after mid- 
night. Constant sopor or unrefreshing sleep (Arn., Op., 
Lach.). 

Fever. — Pulse small, hard, rapid and irregular. Shivering and 
shaking chill over the whole body ; increased by drinking ; 
thirst before or after but not during chill. Internal violent 
chill, with icy-cold hands and feet, and congestion of blood 
to the head. Heat with dryness of the mouth and lips, 
which are burning; redness of face ; headache (Bell.). Gen- 
eral heat with distended veins (Puis.). No thirst during 
chill or heat; after heat violent thirst. Thirst increased dur- 
ing sweat. Perspiration very profuse (Chin, sulph.), and 
debilitating (Aloe.) ; especially at night (Phos., Phos. ac, 
Sil.). Profuse sweat during sleep (Chin, sulph., Phos.); 
or on being covered up. Perspiration on the side on which 
he lies. 

Aggravation.— From slightest touch ; from draught of air ; in 
morning ; at night ; after eating or drinking; from milk; 
from walking; from motion; every other day. 

Compare.— Arn., Ars., Bell., Calc c, Ced., Coff., Ferr., Graph., 
Lye, Merc, Natr. mur., Nux v., Phos. ac, Puis., Sulph., 
Tarrant. 

Antidotes. — Aran., Arn., Ars., Bell., Calc. c, Carb. v., Eupat. 
perf., Ferr., Ipec, Lach., Merc, Natr. mur., Nux v., Puis., 
Sep., Sulph., Verat. alb. 

Cinchona Antidotes.— Ars., Ipec, Ferr., Cupr. 



CINCHONA. 255 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Anaemia with debility or other complaints after loss of 
Mood, or other vital fluids; particularly from nursing or 
salivation, bleeding, etc. ; or from leucorrhoea, night sweats, 
seminal emissions, onanism, etc. Leucocvthemia. Chlorosis. 
Throbbing, even hammering headaches from above causes. 
Also retinal asthenopia from same causes. A valuable remedy in 
dropsical affections, with anaemia, etc. Haemorrhages of dark 
clotted blood from nose and other parts in anaemic subjects, 
with ringing in the ears, great weakness, etc. Cinchona is in- 
valuable in neuralgia, especially of the head, face and eyes; 
periodical prosopalgia; pains excessive; skin sensitive to touch ; 
mostly infra-orbital and maxillary branches. In all diseases 
characterized by periodicity Cinchona is an often indicated 
remedy, especially in intermittent, remittent, bilious, gastric 
and other fevers. In intermittent fever the three stages are 
well developed, but the paroxysms do not recur with the same 
clock-like regularity that they do in Quinine ; there is also less 
cachexia, though the patient may have a sallow look and be 
very weak and anaemic. The type may be either tertian or 
quartan. The chill and heat are ordinarily unaccompanied by 
thirst, but there is usually violent thirst and sometimes head- 
ache preceding the chill, and may be thirst during the hot 
stage, and nearly always thirst after it. During heat the face 
is fiery red, and there is headache and often delirium. The 
sweat is very profuse and debilitating. The apyrexiais marked 
by anaemia, great prostration, loss of appetite or canine hunger, 
soreness of the liver and spleen, etc. Cinchona is also very use- 
ful in hectic fever accompanying long lasting suppurative pro- 
cesses, either in the lungs or elsewhere, the patient being very 
weak and anaemic, with night sweats. Cinchona is frequently 
the remedy for dyspepsia. Like Lycopodium it is oftenest indi- 
cated when flatulence predominates, and a small quantity of 
food seems to fill him full; the abdomen is distended with flatu- 
lence, and there is a desire to belch it up, but the eructations do 
not relieve ; desire for acids and fruits, but they only increase 
the fermentation ; heavy pressure in stomach ; slow digestion ; 
food remaining long in stomach ; milk disagrees ; cold feeling in 
stomach ; weak and drowsy after meals. Chronic gastritis in 
children. Gastralgia. Haemorrhage of the stomach. Enlarge- 



256 CINCHONA. 

ment of the liver ; also of the spleen ; especially from chronic 
malarial poisoning ; region of liver and spleen sore and very 
sensitive to the touch; stitching pains. Hepatitis. Splenitis. 
Probably the most valuable remedy for gall-stones, to prevent 
their recurrence and overcome the conditions they have caused. 
A most important remedy in jaundice ; from loss of fluids ; in 
drunkards from gastro-duodenal catarrh; liver enlarged and 
sensitive as if ulcerated. Diarrhoea, painless and very debilitat- 
ing; flatulent colic; undigested or watery stools; worse at 
night or after eating; great fermentation in abdomen; from 
eating acid fruits, especially in hot weather. Involuntary, 
offensive stools in the course of other diseases. In the sexual 
sphere Cinchona is often useful. As has been noted, it is of 
great use for the debility following sexual excesses or onanism — 
loss of semen; impotence; nocturnal emissions. In the female 
the drug is especially useful in uterine hemorrhages, or profuse 
menses ; blood dark and clotted ; atony of the uterus ; ringing 
in the ears, coldness, blindness, wants to be fanned, etc. 
Bloody, purulent leucorrhoea in place of the menses ; uterine 
contractions ; anaemia. Metritis. Ovaritis from sexual excess 
or haemorrhage, parts very sensitive to touch. Nymphomania 
in lying-in women. Long lasting lochia, foetid and purulent; 
with anaemia and debility. General anaemia from nursing. In 
the respiratory sphere Cinchona is especially useful in bronchor- 
rhoea, with great debility; patient appears as if in the last 
stage of phthisis. Often valuable in phthisis, especially when 
resulting from loss of fluids; profuse and debilitating night 
sweats. Sometimes useful in asthma. Haemoptysis, with 
anaemia, etc. In later stages of inflammatory rheumatism; 
fever intermittent; joints swollen, parts exquisitely sensitive 
to touch ; jerking tearing pains. In hip disease for the anaemia 
and exhaustion resulting from prolonged suppuration. Chronic 
synovitis. Arthritic swelling of the hands and feet. 



CINNAMOMUM— CISTUS. 257 



CINNAMOMUM. 

Natural order.— Lauraceae. Common name— Cinnamon. 
Habitat. — A small evergreen tree, native of Ceylon. Prepara- 
tion— Tincture from the coarsely powdered bark. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

Through the cerebro-spinal nervous system, Cinnamon 
affects the non-striated muscles of the vascular system, 
resulting in haemorrhages. It is only useful as a homoeopathic 
remedy for uterine haemorrhage when the latter is very profuse 
and of a bright-red color. Old-school authorities regard Cin- 
namon as a general stimulant to the vascular and nervous sys- 
tems, and consider that it promotes the assimilative functions. 
Dr. E. Darwin Jones reports, in Allen's Encyclopedia, an inter- 
esting case of a child w 7 here haemorrhages of clear bright blood 
occurred from the bow r els, with epistaxis, from sipping Cinna- 
mon tea. As Ciunamon increases labor pains and checks profuse 
haemorrhage, it is sometimes used instead of Ergot for such 
purposes. 
Compare.— Erigeron, Ipec, Millef., Sabina. 



CISTUS. 

Synonym. — Cistus Canadense. Natural order. — Cistaceae. 
Common names. —Rock Rose. Frostweed. Habitat.— A peren- 
nial herbaceous plant, growing in all parts of the United 
States. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon mucous membranes, producing catarrh, 
and upon the skin and glandular system, establishing condi- 
tions which simulate a scrofulous disease. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — All mental excitement increases the suffering. 
Head. — Oppressive headache. Headache generally grows worse 
toward evening, and lasts all night. 



258 CISTUS. 

Eyes. — °Scrofulous inflammation of long standing; feeling as if 
something were passing around in the eye, with stitches. 

Ears. — Watery, bad-smelling pus discharged from the ears 
(Graph., Hep.); inner swelling of the ears. Tetters on and 
around the ear. 

Nose. — Sneezing without other symptoms of cold. Left side 
inflamed and swollen. Tip of nose painful. 

Face. — Flushes of heat in the face. Vesicular erysipelas in the 
face (Khus tox.). 

Mouth. — Scorbutic, swollen gums, separating from the teeth; 
easily bleeding, putrid and disgusting (Carb. v., Merc, 
Nitr. ac). Dryness of the tongue and root of the mouth. 
Tongue sore, as if raw on the surface. Inhaled air feels cool 
to the tongue. 

Throat. — Fauces inflamed and very dry without feeling dry, 
with much hawking of thick, tough, tasteless mucus. Must 
swallow saliva to relieve the unbearable dryness, especially 
at night. Dryness in throat better after eating. Inhaling 
cold air causes pain in the throat. Stitches in throat cause 
cough ; when mentally agitated. Feeling of rawness from 
the chest to the throat. A feeling as if sand were in the 
throat. 

Stomach. — Cool eructations. Cold feeling in stomach before 
and after eating (Absinth,. Colch.). 

Abdomen.— Much flatulence, in the evening and at night. 

Stool. — Diarrhoea after eating fruit (Cinch.). Thin, grayish- 
yellow, hot stools; squirting out (Crot. tig.); worse after 
part of night until noon. 

Respiratory Organs.— Pain in the trachea. Inhaled air feels 
cool in larynx and trachea. Cough from stitches in throat; 
with painful tearing in throat. Expectoration of bitter 
mucus. Pressure on the chest. 

Neck. — Scrofulous swelling and suppuration of the glands of 
the throat (Calc. c, Iodi.). 

Limbs. — Drawing, tearing pains in the joints. Involuntary, 
drawing and trembling feeling in muscular parts of hands 
and lower extremities. Trembling with the fever; cold 
feet. 

Skin. — Eruptions on the back, like zoster. Herpetic eruptions 
on various parts. °01d ulcers. 



CLEMATIS. 259 

Compare.— Bell., Calc. c, Graph., Hep. s., Kali bi., Nitr. ac., 
Phos., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Cistus has only been used for diseases which are the out- 
growth of a scrofulous diathesis, especially for swollen glands, 
when they become inflamed, indurated or ulcerated; herpes; 
eczema ; old ulcers ; scrofulous ophthalmia of long standing, 
offensive discharges ; sore throat, with great dryness, great 
swelling of uvula and tonsils. Diarrhoea from fruit ; from coffee ; 
stools thin, grayish-yellow, worse mornings. Asthma, wind- 
pipe seems too narrow, wants fresh air, worse when lying down. 
Induration of mammary glands. 



CLEMATIS. 

Synonym. — Clematis Erecta. Natural order. — Ranuncu- 
laceae. Common, name. — Upright Virgin's Bower. Habitat. — 
A plant native of Central Southern Europe. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the fresh leaves and stems. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the skin, the lymphatic glandular sys- 
tem, and the genito-urinary organs. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Eruption on occiput (Lye, Petrol., Sep.), extending 
down the neck, moist sore, with crawling and stinging, 
itching ; often drying up in scales ; itching worse when get- 
ting warm in bed (Merc); only slight temporary relief 
from .scratching. 

Ears.— Burning pains in the auricles, with heat. 

Eyes. — Inflammation of the eyes ; smarting and rawness. Eyes 
red and glittering, hot and dry. Inflammation of the 
whites, with lachrymation. Biting, burning pain in the 
eyes, as if fire streamed out of them. Dryness and heat, 
compelling to close the lids. Sensitive to air. Pupils con- 
tracted. Sensation of a veil before the eyes. Pain in the 



260 CLEMATIS. 

middle of left eyeball. Pressure in orbits on moving the 
eyes. 

Mouth.— Tooth ache worse on assuming the horizontal position 
in bed; better for a short time from cold water (Bism., 
Coff.); or drawing in the air; worse from warmth of bed 
{Merc.) ; from crumb of bread. 

Abdomen— Increased sensitiveness of both inguinal regions. 
Swelling and induration of the inguinal glands (Calc. c, 
Nitr. ac); with pricking pains; tension when walking. 
Sensitiveness of inguinal region. Sensation in ring and 
inguinal glands as if a swelling would form. 

Stool. — Constipation (Alum., Bry., Calc. c, JVujc v., Op.). 

Urinary Organs.— Interrupted flow of urine (Coni.), with 
burning during, but most at the beginning of micturition, 
or during the interruptions. Long-lasting contraction and 
constriction of the urethra. Unable to evacuate all the 
urine at once. 

Male Organs. — Swelling of right half of scrotum (Puis.) ; 
testicles relaxed, hanging down (Cam ph., Sulph.). Painful, 
inflamed and sivollen testicles (Rhod., Spong.). Pain in 
testicle drawing to spermatic cord (Spong.). Bight sper- 
matic cord sensitive, testicle drawn up (Bhod.). 

Skin.— Painful swelling and induration of glands (Calc. c, 
Iodi.). Moist, itching eczema (Petrol., Graph., Merc); 
worse from washing in cold water ; from warmth of bed 
(Alum., Merc.) ; from wet poultices. 

Compare. — Ars., Aeon., Berb., Bry., Calc. c, Cimic, Coni., 
Graph., Merc, Petrol., Puis., Ranunc, Rhod., Rhus tox., Sil.„ 
Sulph. 

Antidotes.— Bry., for the toothache. Camph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

An excellent remedy in scrofulous and mercurial affections,, 
especially diseases of the glands and skin. Of the former the 
drug is particularly useful in orchitis, especially from suppressed 
gonorrhoea, though it may come from other causes. The right 
testicle is most often affected ; pain worse at night from warmth 
of bed. Epididymitis. Has proved curative in leucorrhoea, acrid 
and corrosive, with shooting pains in breasts, worse when uri- 
nating. Indurations and tumors in mammary glands, very 



COCA. 261 

painful to touch (possibly of a scirrhous nature). Swelling and 
inflammation of inguinal glands, painful at night. In the first 
stages of the inflammatory stricture of the urethra with uri- 
nary symptoms already given. Cystitis. Eczema. Crusta lac- 
tea; moist, itching; worse from warmth of bed; mostly on oc- 
ciput. Said to be moist during an increasing moon and dry 
when the moon is waning. Eczema following suppressed gon- 
orrhoea. Scrofulous ophthalmia; pustular. Iritis from cold, 
with great heat, dryness, photophobia, lachrymation and sen- 
sitiveness to cold air. Chronic syphilitic iritis, worse at 
night ; after mercury. 



COCA. 

Synonym. — Erythroxylon Coca. Natural order. — Linea 
Habitat. — A shrub indigenous to Peru and Bolivia. Prepara- 
tion. — Tincture from the coarsely powdered dried leaves. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Coca stimulates the nerve centers, without engorging their 
substance and disordering their functions like alcohol, opium 
and hashish. It has in a marked degree the property belong- 
ing to this class of substances, of diminishing tissue waste, so 
that while under its influence there is little need of food, the 
bowels are costive, and the urine is deficient in solid matters. 
(Hughes). According to Allen, "its remote effects are disas- 
trous." 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Mild cerebral excitement; hallucinations (Anac., Hyos., 
Stram.). Excited fancies ; wonderful visions (Can. ind.). 
Lively mood; inclination for mental work (Angust., Coff. c, 
Lach.). Depressed; apprehensive; irritable ; morose. Mind 
much clearer ; spirits much better. Very changeable mood 
(Aeon., Aur., Ign., Nujc m.). 

Head. — Confusion of the head; vertigo. Headache; fullness 
and pressive pain in forehead. Dull frontal headache; bet- 



262 COCA. 

ter on walking in the open air. Sensation as if a band were 
stretched over forehead, from temple to temple (Gels., Chel., 
Merc., JVitr. ac). Pressing pain in temples. Pressive head- 
ache in occiput (Gels., Nux v.) ; as if held from ear to ear in 
a vise. 

Eyes. — Pressure and pain in the eyes. Heaviness of the lids 
(Caust., Coni., Gels., Natr. carb.). Great photophobia and 
dilated pupils {Bell.). Flickering, fiery points and flashes 
before the eyes (Agar., Cycl., Merc, Phos., Sulph.). 

Ears. — Hearing painfully acute (Coif, c, Op.). Singing, roar- 
ing, and ringing in the ears (Cinch., Merc). 

Nose. — Sneezing, and running of clear water from the nose. 
Heat and irritation in nostrils. 

Mouth. — Dryness of the mouth on waking. Taste : salt, slimy, 
bitter {Bry., JVujc v., Cinch., Puis.). 

Throat. — Hawking up of small, transparent lumps of mucus, 
chiefly in morning. Tickling in fauces and pharynx. 

Stomach. — Great hunger ; loss of appetite. Very little need 
of nozvrishinent ; even during heavy worh, ivith remark- 
able vigor. Great satiety. Active digestion. Eructations. 
Feeling of emptiness of stomach (Carls., Hydras., Ign., 
Sep., Sulph.). 

Abdomen. — Abdomen distended, with much rumbling. Colic 
pains ; passage of much flatulence {Cinch., Carb. v., Lye, 
Sulph.). 

Stool.— Urging to stool, followed by natural evacuation. Con- 
stipation. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent urination, with increased flow 
(Phos. ac). Decrease of solids in urine. Urine containing 
yellowish-red or orange-colored sediment. 

Male Organs. — Weakness ; seminal emissions, with voluptuous 
dreams (Agn., Cinch., Coni., Phos., Phos. ac). 

Female Organs. — Menses, after being delayed, come in gushes, 
awakening from a sound sleep. 

Respiratory Organs. — Tickling and irritation to cough in 
trachea and larynx. Tickling cough causes tingling. Cough 
in the morning with expectoration of tenacious, thick, whit- 
ish, yellow mucus, as in chronic catarrh. No want of breath 
on ascending. Incessant dyspnoea, with desire to take a 
deep breath. Great freedom in chest and whole body; feels 



OOGCULUS. 203 

fresh and vigorous, with desire to walk rapidly. Heaviness 
and oppression of the chest. 

Heart and Pulse.— Nervous palpitation of the heart. (Asaf., 
Coff. c, Coccul., Ign.). Pulse weak and accelerated; in- 
creased arterial tension. 

Generalities. — Great physical vigor and great endurance, in, 
spite of slight nourishment and little sleep. Nervous ex- 
citement, followed finally by weakness, tremulousness and 
exhaustion (Cinch.). Great lightness while climbing a 
mountain, without any respiratory trouble. Great weari- 
ness, very tired and sleep} 7 . Chewers finally die of general 
consumption. Chronic sleeplessness (Cimic, Coff., Hyos., 
Op.). All symptoms better in the open air and after dinner. 

Compare.— Coff. c. Coca is used by the natives of South 
America as we use coffee, tea and tobacco. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been used chiefly to promote digestion, produce sleep, 
relieve nervous excitement, and alleviate spasms ; also to pre- 
vent difficulty of breathing on ascending, or from exertion in a 
highly rarefied atmosphere : derangements of the nervous sys- 
tem from onanism or sexual excesses ; relieves nervous over- 
action in heart disease ; insomnia from nervous excitement ; old 
people who get out of breath easily ; nervous excitement ; dysp- 
noea, etc. After abuse of tobacco ; nervous sick headache ; 
chronic atonic constipation, other symptoms agreeing. 



OOCCULUS. 

Synonym. — Cocculus Indicus. Xatural order. — Meinsper- 
macese. Common names. — Indian Cockle. Indian Berries. 
Habitat. — A strong climbing shrub, found in the eastern parts 
of the Indian Peninsula, in eastern Bengal, and in the Malay 
Islands, Preparation. — Tincture from the coarsely powdered 
dried fruit. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts pre-eminently upon the system of animal life, through 
the motor nervous tract, affecting first the voluntary muscular 



264 COCCULUS. 

system, and then the sensorium ; in the former producing pa- 
ralysis and tetanic convulsions, in the latter vertigo and con- 
fusion. Through the nervous irritation there is also produced 
a peculiar nausea and faintness, and sense of general pros- 
tration, which, in connection with the vertigo, gives a condition 
quite similar to that of seasickness, and either with or without 
the vertigo assumes a similarity to many nervous and hyster- 
ical affections, which is the most essential feature of the drug's 
action. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Constant sad thoughts ; takes no notice of anything 
but herself. Irresistible inclination to sing. Distracted; 
forgets what he has just thought ; memory lost. Anxiety, 
as if she had committed a great crime (Ign.). Very sensi- 
tive mood; everything worries (Caps., Nux v.), and of- 
fends. Startles very easily (Sep., Sil.). 

Head. — Vertigo, as from intoxication (Cinch., Led., Nux m., 
Puis., Rhustox.); or with inclination to vomit ivhen ris- 
ing up in bed (Bry.); must lie down, with dullness, as if 
a board ivere across forehead. Sensation of emptiness and 
hollo vvness in the head. Confusion and stupefaction of 
the head, generally increased by eating and drinking 
(JVujov.). Headache ivith inclination to vomit (Ipec, JVux 
v.). Pressive headache, as if the head were compressed by a 
bandage, or as if screwed together (Merc, Nitr. ac). 
Headache, as if the eyes were being torn out. Headache 
aggravated after sleeping, eating or drinking (Ign.); from 
riding in a carriage (Kali c, Petrol.); in the open air; bet- 
ter during rest and in a warm room. Convulsive trembling 
of the head from weakness of the muscles of the neck. 

Eyes. — Dimness of vision. Bruised pain in the eyes, with in- 
ability to open the lids at night. Eyes closed, with balls 
constantly rolling about. 

Ears.— Noise in the ears like the rushing of waters (Cham.), 
with hardness of hearing. 

Face. — Heat in face, and redness of cheeks (Ferr.). Earthy 
countenance, with painful expression. 

Mouth. — Swelling and induration of the submaxillary glands 
(Calc. c, Iodi., Rhus tox.). Dryness of the mouth (Nux 



COCCULUS. 265 

m.). Dry tongue, with whitish-yellow coat, without thirst. 
Nux m., Puis.). Bitter taste at root of tongue. Metallic 
taste, with loss of appetite (iEsc, Merc, Naja). Foamy 
phlegm before the mouth (Cic, Cupr.). 

Throat. — Dryness of the throat. Choking constriction in upper 
part of throat, which impedes breathing and provokes 
cough. 

Stomach. — Extreme aversion to food (Ant. crud., Ipec), espe- 
cially acids. Desire for cold drinks, especially beer. Eruc- 
tations empty, offensive (Am,., Cham., Psor.); bitter (Am., 
JVujo v., Puis.); ineffectual, instead of which there is hic- 
cough. Attacks of nausea increasing to syncope (Tabac). 
Unusual nausea and inclination to vomit, while riding 
in a wagon (JVujo m., Petrol.), or from getting cold. 
Nausea in morning, so that she can scarcely rise. Inclina- 
tion to vomit associated with headache, with pain in intes- 
tines as if bruised. Violent cramp in stomach; griping, 
squeezing, lacerating sensation. Sensation as though a 
worm were moving in the stomach. 

Abdomen. — Great distension of the abdomen (Aloe, Cham., 
Cic, Cinch.). Emptiness and sensation of hollowness in 
the abdomen. Constrictive pinching in epigastrium, tah- 
ing away the breath. Spasmodic flatulent colic about 
midnight ; passing flatus without relief; aggravated 
when coughing . Painful inclination to inguinal hernia 
(Alum., Nu.v v., Nitr. ac). 

Stool and Anus.— Contractive pain in rectum, preventing sit- 
ting, afternoons. Stool soft, thin, whitish-yellow; hard 
and difficult evacuations (Alum., Bry., Sulph.). 

Female Organs. — Menses too early, with cramps in the abdo- 
men, distension, and colic pains. Suppression of menses, 
with cramps in chest and fainting nausea. °During menses 
so weak that she can scarcely stand or talk (Amm. carb., 
Carb. an.). °Leucorrhoea (Alum., Ars., Calc c, Kreos., 
Hydras., Puis.) in place of menses, like serum, mixed with 
a purulent ichorous liquid. Painful pressure in uterus, 
with cramps in chest, nausea and fainting. 

Hespiratory Organs. — Fatiguing cough from oppression of 
the chest. Contractive tension of right side of chest, 
taking the breath. Cramps in chest ; also hysteric obstruc- 



266 COCCULUS. 

tion of breath at pit of throat, as from constriction 
(Maf). 

Heart.— Nervous palpitation of the heart (Asaf.). 

Neck and Back. — Weakness of the cervical muscles ; unable 
to support the head (Yerat. alb.). Pressure in scapula and 
nape of neck. Painful stiffness in neck when moving it 
(Chel., Rhus tox.). Paralytic pain in small of back; with 
spasmodic drawing across hips, preventing walking, with 
anxiety and fear. Trembling in the back. 

Limbs. — Painful stiffness in all joints. Paralytic drawing con- 
stant and paroxysmal, here and there in the bones. Tremb- 
ling of all the limbs (Coni., Gels., Merc); worse evenings 
with chilliness. Painful lameness in arms and legs, could 
scarcely rise from a seat. Feet and hands go to sleep 
alternately . 

Upper Limbs. — Sticking in shoulder joints and muscles of 
upper arm during rest. Forearm asleep and sensation as 
if the hands were swollen. Trembling of the hands when 
eating; worse the higher it is raised. Arthritic hot swell- 
ing of the hands. Hands numb and asleep ; alternately 
hot and cold. 

Lower Limbs. — Paralytic immobility of the lower limbs. 
Paralysis of lower limbs from loins down. Knees give 
ivay ; totters while walking. Inflammatory swelling of 
the knee, with transient stitches. Soles of feet go to sleep 
while sitting. 

Generalities. — Great weakness so it was difficult to stand 
firmly; from slightest exertion; with exhausting sweat. 
Starts easily; inclination to tremble. Restless. Attacks 
of paralytic weakness, ivith pain in back. Intolerance of 
open air, whether cold or warm (Am. carb., Aur., Nux v., 
Petrol., Ehus tox., Rumeoo, Sep.). Feels too weak to talk 
aloud (Stan.). Hemiplegia on left side. Paralytic tearing, 
digging pains in bones, as if beaten. Faintness; on 
motion, w T ith distortion of facial muscles. 

Sleep.— Sleeplessness; from night watching; from business 
thoughts; from anxiety and restlessness. Sleep unrefresh- 
ing (Arm, Cinch., Op.). 

Fever.— Alternation of heat and chilliness (Calc. c, Merc.)- 
Burning heat and redness of the cheeks (Aeon., Bell.). 



COCCULUS. 267 

Aggravation. — All the symptoms and pains, especially in the 
head, are aggravated by drinking, eating, sleeping, talking, 
riding in a carriage, smoking, exertion, and by cold air. 

Conditions. — Most often indicated in women and children. 

Compare.— Ant. crud., Arg. nit., Ars., Bell., Cham., Coff. c, 
Cupr., Ign., Ipec, Lye., Nux v., Petrol., Plumb., Phos., 
Pals., Rhus tox., Sil., Verat. alb., Zinc. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Cham., Cupr., Ign., Nwx v. 

Cocculus Antidotes— Alcohol, Cham., Cupr., Ign., Nux v.; 
while coffee is noxious to it. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Cocculus has found its chief sphere of usefulness in the treat- 
ment of functional neurosis, but it may be of value in troubles 
arising from organic changes in the spinal cord, as will be 
noted later on. Probably the greatest use is in hysteria, and 
in nervous troubles resulting from loss of sleep. The hysteria 
is usually associated with menstrual irregularities, especially 
menorrhagia, with cramps and flatulent distension of the ab- 
domen, the patient complaining of being so weak that she can 
hardly talk, and can bear no exposure to air, whether cold or 
warm. Frequently the hysteria is brought on by over-anxiety 
and, night watching with consequent loss of sleep. The weak- 
ness referred to is very characteristic of Cocculus. It is not an 
ordinary weak feeling, but seems to partake of a paralytic 
nature, there being apparently a complete loss of pow r er in the 
back and limbs as well as other parts, even the organs of 
speech, so that if the patient undertakes to walk the knees give 
way and she falls powerless, or if she attempts to speak she can 
barely utter a sound. With all this there is a sort of paralytic 
numbness in the extremities, especially in the hands and feet, 
and not unusually a sensation of hollowness in one or more 
cavities of the body, especially the abdomen. This condition is 
due to spinal weakness, and may indicate Cocculus in a variety 
of nervous troubles arising from spinal diseases, whether that 
be only spinal anaemia or the grave forms of spinal disease — 
softening or sclerosis. Hemiplegia on the left side has been 
directly produced by Cocculus, and the drug is a most ef- 
ficient remedy in spinal paralysis if the proper symptoms are 
present. Neurasthenia or nervous exhaustion. It may also be 



268 . COCCULUS. 

useful in chorea, epilepsy and other spasmodic affections, arising 
either from functional or organic causes, and usually occurring 
in women of weak, nervous temperaments. Spasms from sup- 
pressed menses or prolonged loss of sleep. Also melancholia 
and other mental disturbances from the same causes. General 
bad effects from long continued insomnia ; often a remedy for 
nurses after prolonged night watching. Nausea and vomiting 
are quite characteristic and accompany to some extent almost 
any disturbance where the drug is indicated, and with the sick 
stomach there is usually a distressing vertigo. An excellent 
remedy for nausea accompanying the menses, or for the nausea 
and vomiting of pregnancy. Nausea and vertigo from the 
motion of a carriage, swing or ship — probably our most valu- 
able remedy for car-sickness and sea-sickness (Petrol.). Sick 
headache in nervous women, especially when brought on by 
attempting to read while riding in the cars ; pain from occiput 
down the spine, etc. An excellent remedy in flatulent colic of 
nervous women, especially when accompanying menstrual 
troubles, or during pregnancy. The abdomen is greatly dis- 
tended, even tympanitic. This tympanitis may indicate Coc- 
culus in nervous types of fever, where there is also great pros- 
tration, tendency to faint, nausea, vertigo, etc. Cocculus is 
said to cure hernia, both inguinal and umbilical, and to pre- 
vent the same when a weak feeling in the abdomen indicates 
that a hernia may take place, though the symptom is probably 
of a purely nervous character. Dyspepsia. Gastralgia from 
suppression of the menses. Menorrhagia; dysmenorrhea; 
amenorrhcea, leucorrhoea in place of the menses. Other symp- 
toms as already noted. Cocculus is also used in intermittent 
and other malarial fevers, where the characteristic symptoms 
of weakness, vertigo, nausea, faintness, flatulence, etc., pre- 
dominate, and especially when the disease occurs in nervous 
subjects. 



COCCUS CACTI. 269 



COCCUS CACTI. 

Synonym. — Coccionella Indica. Natural order. — Hemip- 
tera. Common name. — Cochineal. Preparation. — Tincture 
from the dried insects. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the cerebro-spinal system this remedy acts espe- 
cially upon the kidneys, and the digestive and respiratory 
tracts, giving rise to irritation, inflammation and excessive se- 
cretion of ropy mucus from the parts affected, notably the 
fauces and larynx. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Apprehensive, irritable, fretful. 

Head. — Confusion of the head : dizziness. Bush of blood to the 
head (Bell., Fer.). Dull, pressive headache ; also in frontal 
region. Throbbing, pressing, or sticking pains in temples. 

Eyes. — Pressive pain in orbits. Conjunctivitis ; increased lach- 
rymation. 

Ears. — Drawing, tearing pain and stitches in and about the 
ears. Sensation as if the ears were stopped (Mang., Si 1 .). 
Tickling and itching in the ears (Baryt., Hep. s., Merc). 
Cracking in the ears on swallowing. Great roaring in the 
ears as from a storm. 

Nose. — Frequent and violent sneezing. Excessive secretion of 
mucus in the nose. Dryness of the nose. Yellow crusts on 
margins of nose. 

Face.— Crawling sensations in the face. 

Mouth. — Drawing and jerking pains in teeth ; teeth sensitive to 
cold things (Ant. crud., Calc, Staph., Sulph.). Mouth and 
tongue dry, with much thirst (Ars., Bry.). Burning in 
mouth and throat (Ars., Canth., Caps.). Kawness of 
mouth and throat. Great sensitiveness of mouth and 
fauces, so that rinsing the mouth caused cough and vom- 
iting of thick masses of mucus. The arches of the -palate 
very irritable; loud speaking or brushing teeth causes 



270 COCCUS CACTI. 

cough and vomiting. Metallic taste, ivith accumulation 
ofivater in the mouth. Taste: metallic (iEsc, Coccul., 
Merc, Sulph.) ; bitter {Bry., Cinch., JVux v., Puis., 
Sulph.) ; sweetish (Ars., Bry., Merc, Sulph.) ; sour. 

Throat. — Dryness and burning in throat and fauces. Rawness 
and scraping in throat, with expectoration of mucus. 
Constant tickling in throat. Sensation as if uvula zvere 
elongated, causing constant hawking. Throat symptoms 
ivorse from warmth, especially in bed. Difficult degluti- 
tion. 

Stomach. — Ravenous appetite; much thirst. Eructations; 
Heartburn. Nausea, retching; inclination to vomit. Dis- 
tension of stomach. Heaviness and pressure in stomach; 
sticking pains. Epigastric region sensitive to touch. 

Abdomen. — Pains in left hypochondrium, as from incarcer- 
ated flatulence; pains extend, to leftside of bach and 
lumbar vertebral. Burning drawing in region of spleen. 
Flatulent distension of abdomen, with much rumbling. 
Griping in abdomen, followed by diarrhoea. 

Stool. — Urging to stool ; sometimes ineffectual. Copious, soft 
or pasty stools. 

Urinary Organs.— Dull, pressive pain and soreness in region 
of kidneys. Pressure in bladder. Burning pain in urethra 
while urinating (Can. sat., Canth., Staph.). Stitches and 
itching in urethra. Frequent and great urging to urinate. 
Frequent and copious urination, urine clear as water (Phos. 
ac.) ; soon becomes turbid and cloudy. Urine deposits brick- 
dust sediment (Arm, Lye, Natr. mur., Phos.). 

Male Organs. — Frequent erections, with increased desire. 
Lascivious mood; nocturnal emissions (Cinch., Phos. ac, 
Staph.). 

Female Organs.— Swelling and heat of pudenda. Menses too 
early; too profuse, and last too long (Calc c, Nux v.). 

.Respiratory Organs. — Collection of mucus in air-passages 
(Ant. tart., Ipec, Samb., Stan.). Raiuness in air-pas- 
sages, causing cough. Sensation of a crumb the size of a 
walnut sticking behind the larynx, obliging him to swal- 
low constantly. Tickling in the larynx very violent, 
waking at night, causing cough, with expectoration of 
much tenacious mucus. Fatigue of the vocal organs 



COCCUS CACTI. 271 

(Arg. nit., Arum, Phos.), even after speaking without 
exertion ; the voice becoming rough and hoarse ; respira- 
tion somewhat laborious. Paroxysms of tickling cough, 
ending with expectoration of mucus. Cough caused by 
brushing teeth or rinsing mouth with water. Cough, 
with expectoration of large quantities of viscid, albumi- 
nous mucus (Stan.). Short paroxysms of cough, followed 
by easy expectoration of globules of mucus. Difficult 
breathing. Oppression and soreness in chest. Stitches and 
sticking pains in sides of chest. 

Heart and Pulse.— Pressive pain in precordial region. Irreg- 
ular beating and palpitation of the heart, with anxiety 
• after eating. Pulse accelerated. 

Back.— Stitches between the shoulders. Bruised pain in small 
of back aud region of kidneys. Violent pressive pain in 
region of kidneys. 

Extremities. — Drawing, tearing pains in the limbs (Rhus tox., 
Puis.). 

Generalities.— Great weariness and prostration. Itching and 
prickling sensations in the skin. 

Sleep. — Irresistible desire to sleep. Uneasy, restless sleep, 
interrupted by vivid dreams. 

Fever.— Chilliness all over the body, especially in the afternoon 
and evening. Increased warmth of body. Greatly over- 
powered by moderate heat. Profuse general sweat, espe- 
cially in the morning. 

Compare.— Can th., Iodi., Kali bich., Kali iod. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of this drug has been in the treatment of 
laryngitis, bronchial catarrh and whooping cough. Character- 
ized by an excessive secretion of mucus, usually ropy, tenacious, 
and difficult to expectorate, causing strangulation. Chronic 
catarrh of the larynx with much hoarseness and accumulation 
of mucus. Coryza. Pharyngitis, much hawking of thick viscid 
mucus, causing retching and vomiting. A valuable remedy in 
nephritic colic, pains extending from kidneys into bladder; 
hematuria ; excessive deposit of uric acid and urates. 



272 COFFEA CKUDA. 



COFFEA CRUDA. 

Synonym. — Coffea Arabica. Natural order. — Rubiacese. 
Common name. — Coffee. Preparation. — Tincture from the un- 
roasted coffee beans, by powdering, moderately heating and 
macerating in alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Coffea irritates the cerebro-spinal nerves, producing excita- 
tion of the special senses and of all the organic functions, the 
former becoming highly acute and sensitive, and the nervous 
activity of the latter morbidly increased. Hence the general 
condition is one of high nervous excitement, or exaltation of 
both mind and body, both cerebral and organic manifestations. 
Therefore, we find its chief characteristics to be a morbid ex- 
citation of the special senses, great sensitiveness to pain, and 
sleeplessness from excitement, one or more of which conditions 
are always present. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Greatest mental activity (Angust., Lach.); full of 
ideas; quick to act (Ox. ac); no sleep on this account 
(Cinch.). Lively fancies, full of plans for the future. Pains 
seem insupportable (Aur., Cham., Cinch.), driving to 
despair. All senses more acute, reads fine print easier; 
hearing, smell, taste and touch acute, particularly also an 
increased perception of slight passive motions (Cinch.). 

Head. — Dizziness and confusion of head. Headache, as if the 
brain were torn or dashed to pieces (Mur. ac, Verat. alb.). 
One-sided headache, as from a nail driven into the parietal 
bone, worse in the open air (Agar., Anac, Arm). Headache 
worse after eating (Coccul., Nux v.); disappears in open 
air; returns after re-entering the room (Puis.). 

Eyes. — Power of vision increased ; especially in the open air. 

Ears. — Hearing more acute (Coca, Op.); aversion to noise; it 
hurts him. 

Nose. — Sense of smell more acute (Aeon., Agar., Bell., Colch., 
Hep. s., Lye). 



COFFEA CRUDA. 273 

Face. — Dry heat of the face with red cheeks. °Neuralgia of 
right side of face and head, and right eyeball at 1 p.m. 

Mouth.— Toothache relieved only by ice, or ice-cold water 
(Bism., Bry., Clem.). Taste more acute. 

Stomach. — Great hunger before meals; hasty eager eating. 
Diminished appetite. Hiccough. 

Abdomen.— Abdominal pains, as if abdomen would burst, 
driving to desperation. 

Respiratory Organs.— Roughness and hoarseness in larynx, 
in the morning on waking (Carb. an., Caust., Phos.). Op- 
pression of the chest ; short inspirations. Spasmodic dry, 
hacking cough (Alum., Cimic, Hyos.). 

Generalities.— Would like to scratch or rub the part, but it 
is too sensitive. Physical excitement through mental ex- 
altation. The hands tremble if he tries to hold them 
still. Fainting from sudden emotions. °Convulsions after 
over-excitement. Pains insupportable {Aur., Cinch., 
Cham.), driving to despair. Mental* and physical exhaus- 
tion. Aversion to open air, which aggravates the 
symptoms. 

Sleep. — Sleeplessness from excessive mental and physical 
excitement (Cimic, Coca, Hyos., Op.). Dreams long and 
vivid. 

Skin. — Measly spots on the skin (Ant. crud., Bapt., Puis.), with 
dry heat (Aeon.); over-excitability and weeping. The itch- 
ing of the eruption changed into burning. 

Fever. — Chilliness increased by every movement (Arm). In- 
ternal chilliness with external heat of face and body. 

Compare.— Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry., Caust., Cinch., Cham., 
Coccul., Hyos,, l£n., Lye, Nuz> v., Op., Plat., Puis., Sep., 
Zinc. 

Antidotes.— Aeon., Cham., Ign., Nux v., Puis. Chronic affec- 
tions from abuse of coffee require Cham., Ign., Merc. ; Nux 
v., Sulph. 

Coffea Antidotes.— Cham., Coloc, Nux v. Noxious to it are 
Canth., Caust. 5 Coccul. and Ign. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief remedy for excessive nervous excitability, whether 
occurring as a result of sudden emotions, particularly sudden 



274 COLCHICUM. 

pleasurable surprises, or in the course of various acute and 
chronic diseases, childbed, etc. There is always great mental 
activity, great acuteness of all the senses, and excessive sensi- 
tiveness to pain, which seems intolerable. Such patients are 
always sleepless, Coffea being our most valuable remedy for 
sleeplessness resulting from excessive mental and physical 
excitement, the mind being so active with fancies, ideas and 
plans that there is no sleep. Neuralgia of face, head and 
other parts, also nervous headaches, excessively painful, great 
nervous excitability. Neuralgic toothache, only relieved by ice 
or ice-cold water. Nervous cough. Nervous palpitation of the 
heart. Hysteria, with characteristic excitement, lively fancies, 
etc. Bad effects of stimulants, alcohol, tea, etc. 



COLCHICUM. 

Synonym. — Colchicum Autumnale. Natural order. — 
Melanthacese. Common name. — Meadow Saffron. Habitat. — 
A perennial plant growing in meadows in Germany, France 
and southern Europe. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh 
bulbs just before blooming. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal and ganglionic nervous sys- 
tems, irritating the nerve centers and producing convulsions, 
cramps, neuralgia, paralytic conditions and debility. As a re- 
sult of this primary action on the nervous system, Colchicum 
finds its most important action exerted on the periosteum and 
synovial membranes (especially of the small joints), on the 
urinary and digestive tracts, and to some extent upon the 
respiratory organs. The secretions of all mucous surfaces are 
altered and increased, and the general condition throughout 
strikingly resembles a violent acute arthritic inflammation. 
Dr. Allen says {op. cit. p. 393) that "it is specially interesting 
to note that it produces symptoms of the acute manifestations 
of gout, quite apart from any direct modifications of the exerc- 
tion of urea or uric acid. Its relief of acute gout seems to be 
purely a homoeopathic action." The chief peculiarity of the 



COLCHICUM. 275 

drug is its tearing pains with intolerable exacerbations at 
night. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Peevish ; nothing satisfies him (Calc. phos., Cham., 
Cina.). External impressions, such as bright light, strong 
odors (Nux v.), contact, misdeeds of others, makes him 
quite beside himself. 

Head. — Pressure in the head, especially in the occiput, and 
deep in cerebellum. Boring headache, especially over the 
eyes (Coloc). Creeping sensation in the forehead, and over 
the head (Arg. nit., Cupr.). 

Eyes. — Inflammation of the eyes, dim sightedness; watering of 
the eyes ; white spots on cornea. 

Ears. — Earache with lacerating pains {Bell., Puis.). Roaring 
in the ears, they feel stopped up. 

Nose.— Excessive acuteness of smell (Aeon., Agar., Bell., Coff., 
Hep. s., Lye.). Sore pain in the septum. Nosebleed, 
evenings. 

Face.— Sickly, sad, suffering expression (Ars.). Drawing, tear- 
ing pains in muscles and bones of face. Tingling in face as 
after being frosted (Agar.). (Edematous swelling of the 
face. 

Mouth. — Tongue coated white (Ant. cruel., Bry., Nux v., Puis., 
Sulph.). Tongue heavy, stiff and insensible (Coni.). Tooth- 
ache with tearing pains ; teeth sensitive. Inflammation of 
mucous membraues of mouth and throat. Profuse flow of 
saliva, with dryness of the throat. 

Throat.— Inflammation and redness of the palate and fauces. 

Stomach. — Aversion to food (Coccicl.); loathing (Ant. cruel., 
Ars.) the sight, etnel still more the smell of it. Great 
thirst, but no appetite. Eructations, with burning in the 
stomach (Ars.). Every motion excites or renews the 
vomiting; cannot sit erect (Bry.). Vomiting of food or 
bile (Ant. cruel.). Epigastrium extremely sensitive to the 
touch (Bell.). The stomach feels icy cold (Camph.). Vio- 
lent burning in the epigetstrium (Ars., Bell., Canth., Phos., 
Verat. alb.). 

Abdomen.— Great distension of the abdomen, as if he had 
eaten too much (Cinch., Lye). Griping pains in abdomen 



276 COLCHICUM. 

(Bry., Coloc, Chel., Merc). Colic; aggravated by eating; 
after flatulent food; with great distension of abdomen, 
until diarrhoea sets in; better from bending double (Coloc). 

Stool and Anus. — Very offensive flatus (Aloe, Bry., Graph.), 
in the evening. Spasms in the sphincter, with a shuddering 
over the back. Unsatisfactory urging to stool ; relieved by 
passing flatus. Violent tenesmus (Merc, Caps.). Stools 
bilious; then mixed with membranous pieces; slimy and 
bloody ; frequently orange-yellow, slimy, with bright-yellow 
flakes; copious yellow coating; transparent, gelatinous 
(Hell., Rhus tox.); very membranous mucus, relieving 
the colic; very foetid. Discharges contain large quantities 
of small, white, shreddy particles. 

Urinary Organs.— Scanty discharge of dark, turbid urine, 
with tenesmus and burning (Canth., Caps., Merc cor.). 
Dark, bloody urine, almost like ink, with strangury (Ars., 
Canth.). Whitish sediment in the urine (Calc. c, Canth.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Difficult breathing and oppression of 
the chest. Night cough, with involuntary spurting out of 
urine (Alum., Caust., Puis.). Lacerating, tearing pains in 
chest. 

Heart.— Violent palpitation (Aeon., Ars., Bell., Spig.); with 
oppression. Trembling in prsecordial region with sticking 
pains. Anxiety and pressure in prsecordial region, provok- 
ing sighing ; sensitive to pressure. Fullness at night when 
lying on the left side, with oppression as from stagnation 
of blood. Dull, irregular, suppressed beats of the heart, 
with indescribable sensation in chest. Impulse not felt and 
only heard with difficulty, as if at a great distance, or 
through a thick wall. Pulse accelerated and hard, or full 
and slow; slow and feeble; quick and thready; irregular; 
intermittent; scarcely perceptible (Aeon.). 

Neck and Back.— Rheumatic, tearing, drawing pains in neck 
and back (Puis.). Spot on sacrum feels sore and bruised 
as if ulcerated ; very sensitive to touch. 

Limbs. — Rheumatic pains in joints of fingers, toes, wrists and 
ankles; in shoulder joints and knees during rest, with 
uneasiness, in hands and feet, so that she could not bear to 
have her finger-joints pressed or extended from their semi- 
flexed condition. Joints stiff and feverish. Tearing pains 



COLCHICUM. 277 

in muscles and joints. NurnbDess and prickling of hands 
and feet. 

Upper Limbs. — Paralytic pain in arms, so violent that he 
cannot hold the slightest thing firmly. Kheumatic pains 
in arms extending into the fingers, especially finger-joints 
(Bry., Caul.). 

Lower Limbs. — Rheumatic pains in legs extending to toes. 
Cramps in the legs (Calc. c, Camph., Nux v., Sulph.). 
(Edematous swelling of legs and feet (Ars., Apis). Tingling 
in toes after being frosted (Agar.). 

Generalities. — Great exhaustion and weakness, as after 
exertion (Ars., Bry., Cinch.). Sudden and extreme pros- 
tration (Ars., Camph., Sec. cor.). Very sensitive to slight- 
est touch. Paralytic feeling with the pains, and real 
paralysis. Tearing, tensive pains, quickly changing loca- 
tion (Puis.). 

Sleep.— Drowsiness during the day (Niox m.). 

Skin. — Tingling here and there, as after being frozen (Agar.). 

Fever.— Coldness and chilliness running through all the limbs 
down the back. Shuddering and creeping in isolated parts. 
At night, dry heat with excessive thirst (Aeon., Ars.). 
Suppression of perspiration. Copious, sour sweat, sud- 
denly coming and going; in rheumatism. 

Aggravation. — At night; from mental exertion; from rising 
up in bed; from motion (Bry.). Better during repose and 
in the open air. 

Compare.— Aeon., Am., Bell., Bry., Cimic, Cinch., Coccul., 
Merc, cor., Nux v., Op., Puis., Rhus tox., Sep., Yerat. alb. 

Antidotes.— Bell., Camph., Coccul., Nux v., Spig., Puis. To 
large doses : Amm. caust., a few drops in sugar water. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Colchicum is of greatest use in rheumatic and arthritic 
conditions. Articular rheumatism, especially when shifting 
from one joint to another; great sensitiveness to touch; worse 
from motion ; tearing pains, always worse at night ; oedema of 
parts, especially hands or feet, especially small joints; very 
irritable and easily annoyed by external impressions, such as 
light, noise and strong odors; gastric symptoms. Gouty 
diathesis. Metastasis of gout or rheumatism to internal 



278 COLLINSONIA. 

organs, especially the heart ; chronic or sub-acute pericarditis, 
with hydropericardium; severe cardiac pain; heart's action 
weak and indistinct; pulse thread-like, scarcely perceptible; 
great oppression and dyspnoea. In diseases of the kidneys Col- 
chicum is often a useful remedy. Nephritis, with dropsy, espe- 
cially hydrothorax; urine black, bloody, and loaded with 
albumen; pain in back and sacrum. Dropsy in general when 
resulting from heart or kidney disease and when following as a 
sequela of eruptive diseases ; especially dropsy of cavities and 
internal organs: hydropericardium; hydrothorax; hydro- 
metra ; ascites ; anasarca. Often a remedy in dysentery, espe- 
cially in gouty or rheumatic subjects, with stools of gelatinous 
or membranous mucus, or containing white, shreddy particles, 
and accompanied by severe tenesmus, and sometimes tympa- 
nitis. Autumnal dysentery. Typhlitis. Rheumatic iritis. 
Kerato-iritis, with pus in anterior chamber of the eye. Ulcer- 
ation of the cornea. Opacities of the cornea. Discharges 
from the ears after measles. Useful in many gastric disturb- 
ances, especially gastralgia and other conditions associated 
with gout or rheumatism, or following suppressed gout; 
always nausea and disgust for food, the smell of food being 
especially repugnant; the latter symptom is very character- 
istic and liable to accompany any disease where Colchicum is 
indicated. Great debility is also characteristic of most dis- 
eases where Colchicum is indicated. Sometimes useful in ty- 
phoid fever when the prostration is profound, great tympa- 
nites, cadaverous expression, nausea, cold breath, restlessness, 
etc. 

COLLINSONIA. 

Synonym. — Collinsonia Canadensis. Natural order.— 
Labiatse. Common names.— Stone-root. Horsebalm. Rich 
Weed. Habitat— An indigenous plant growing in rich, moist 
woods from Canada to Florida, and west to Michigan. Prepa- 
ration.— Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts predominantly upon the gastro-intestinal canal, espe- 
cially the rectum, and affects in a marked degree the heart and 



COLLINSONIA. 279 

generative organs. Its special sphere of usefulness is in the 
treatment of haemorrhoids, caused by inertia and congestion 
of the portal system, and also in functional troubles (especially 
cardiac) arising therefrom. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Dull frontal headache. °Headache from suppressed 
haemorrhoids. 

Mouth. — Tongue coated yellow along the center or base, with 
bitter taste in the mouth. Nausea, with cramp-like pains 
in the stomach. 

Abdomen. — Sharp, cutting pains in the hypogastric region. 

Stool.— Constipation, stools light-colored and lumpy, with 
hard straining, followed by dull pains in the anus and 
hypogastrium ; stool in form of balls. Diarrhoea, mucous 
and bloody discharges ; or thin yellow matter, or watery, 
accompanied by violent tenesmus, and sharp cutting pains 
in the bowels (Merc). 

°H33morrhoids, either blind or bleeding (iEsc.); sense of 
weight in rectum ; itching, feeling as of sticks or sand ; 
caused by congestive inertia of the lower bowel ; also for 
obstinate cases. 

Male Organs.— °Varicocele, with characteristic rectal symp- 
toms. 

Female Organs.— ° Violent itching of the genitals ; parts badly 
swollen, dark-red and protruding; during pregnancy. °Dys- 
menorrhoea and other affections resulting from haemor- 
rhoids and constipation. 

Heart.— °Irritation of the cardiac nerves; cardiac hyperaes- 
thesia. °Functional disturbances; rapid pulse; fullness 
and oppression of the chest ; difficult breathing and faint- 
ness (Aeon.). 

Compare.-^c, Aloe., Dios., Digit., Ham., Nux v., Podo., 
Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The clinical range of Collinsonia has already been outlined. 
It is especially useful in haemorrhoids and constipation, and in 
functional disorders arising therefrom, especially functional 
disturbances of the heart, dysmenorrhoea, pruritus of the vulva* 



280 COLOCYNTHIS. 

prolapsus uteri, etc. The haemorrhoids may be either blind or 
bleeding, though probably the latter predominate. The con- 
stipation is usually very obstinate, with painful protruding 
haemorrhoids. Has also proved useful in membranous dys- 
menorrhoea, and pruritus during pregnancy, with the symp- 
toms above given. Varicocele with rectal symptoms. May be 
useful in organic disease of the heart, and in ascites resulting 
therefrom. Has also been used in ascites from hepatic disease, 
with constipation and haemorrhoids. Diarrhoea and dysentery 
with stool as above described, violent tenesmus, and sharp cut- 
ting pains in the bowels. 



COLOCYNTHIS. 

Synonym. — Cucumis Colocynthis. Natural order. — Cucur- 
bit aceae. Citrullus Colocynthis. Common names. — Squirting 
Cucumber. Bitter Apple. Habitat. — A slender plant with 
perennial root, growing in dry regions of the western hemis- 
phere. Preparation. — Tincture from the dried fruit, freed from 
the outer rind and seeds. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Colocynth acts especially upon the ganglionic nervous sys- 
tem, more particularly upon the trigeminus, the solar plexus, 
the lumbar and femoral nerves, and the tissues w T hich these 
nerves supply. The condition produced is .one of irritation 
resulting in neuralgia, and at times passing into a true inflam- 
mation. This latter is particularly the case in the profound 
action had upon the alimentary canal through the solar plexus, 
giving rise to vomiting, purging and an intense griping colic, 
wmich is the most important action of the drug. Through the 
trigeminus we obtain neuralgic affections of the face, eyes and 
head, due entirely to functional derangements of its sentient 
extremities, and through the lumbar and crural nerves we get 
sciatica and other neuralgic affections. The chief characteristic 
of Colocynth is its severe colicky pains, obliging the patient to 
bend double, and worse in any other position. 



COLOCYXTHIS. 281 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Disinclined to talk, to answer, to see friends (Gels.). 
Extremely irritable and morose; impatient; easily offended 
(Caps., Nux v.). Anger, with indignation {Bry., Cham., 
Coni., Xux v.). 

Head..— Confusion of the head, with pressive pain in the orbits. 
Intimations of vertigo and nausea. Passive frontal head- 
ache, worse while stooping or lying on the back. Heaviness 
in sinciput with stupefaction. Painful tearing, digging 
through the whole brain, becoming intolerable when mov- 
ing the upper lid. Severe boring in right side of forehead. 
Boring stitches in right temple, disappearing on touch. 
Pressing and dull throbbing in left temple, growing grad- 
ually more acute and cutting. 

Eyes.— Smarting in eyes, with pain in eyeball. Painful pres- 
sure in eyeballs, especially on stooping. Pain in the eyes : 
sharp cutting in right eyeball. Twitching of the right 
upper lid. 

Ears.— Roaring and throbbing in both ears, especially the left. 

Nose.— Fluent coryza, worse in the open air. Throbbing, bur- 
rowing pain from left side of nose to glabella. 

Face.— Dark redness of the face (Bapt., Op.). Constriction 
and pressing in left malar bone, extending to left eye. 
Left-sided tearing or burning and stinging pains, extending 
to ear and head. Sticking pains in upper jaw. Tearing 
pains in cheeks. 

Mouth.— Persistent, bitter, disgusting taste {Bry., Cinch., 
Xujcv., Puis., Sulph.). Burning of tip of tongue as if it 
had been scalded {Iris, Plat.. Sang., Verat. alb.). 

Stomach.— Violent thirst (Aeon., Ars., Bry.). Aversion to 
food, with scraping in the throat. Empty eructations 
(Coccul.). Nausea rising from the stomach. Vomiting of 
bitter-tasting, yellow fluid. Burning pains in the stomach 
(Ars., Apis, Canth., Colch., Phos., Verat. alb.). Griping in 
epigastrium after each meal ; worse toward evening. Feel- 
ing of fullness in the epigastric region. Cramp in stomach 
at night, relieved by eructations. Feeling of emptiness in 
the stomach. Pit of stomach very sensitive to touch. 
Violent cutting, tearing pains, which from different parts 
of chest and abdomen concentrate in pit of stomach; 



282 COLOCYNTHIS. 

Better from hard pressure and bending double; °brought 
on by vexation and indignation. 

Abdomen.— Cramp-like pains in both sides of abdomen ; worse 
after pressure, or leaning with abdomen on table. Ab- 
domen distended and painful {Aeon., Bell., Mere.). 
Terrible contractive, twisting (Cina.), griping, catting 
pains mostly about the umbilicus; has to bend double 
(Aloe, Caust., Iris, Nux v., Rheum., Sulph., Verat. alb.), 
being worse in every other posture (reverse Bell.); great 
restlessness and loud screaming on changing position; 
ivorse at intervals of five or ten minutes ; discharge of 
stool or flatulence ajfords temporary relief (Carb. v.). 
° Colic so distressing that they seeh relief by pressing the 
corner of a table or head of a bed-post against the abdo- 
men. Feeling in the abdomen as if the intestines were 
being squeezed between stones (Nux v.). Pain in the groin 
as from a hernia, and on pressing sensation as if a hernia 
were receding. Isolated deep stitches, sometimes in left, 
at others in right flank, apparently connected with the 
ovaries. Constant rumbling and croaking in the bowels as 
from frogs (Thuja). °Coffee and tobacco smoking relieve 
the pains in the bowels ; every other food or drink aggra- 
vates (Ferr.). 

Stool and Anus.— Frequent excessive urging to stool, with 
sensation as if anus and rectum were weakened by long con- 
tinued diarrhoea. Dysentery-like diarrhoea, renewed after 
taking the least food or drink {Aloe, Ferr.). Stools: 
copious faecal, with great discharge of wind {Aloe); bloody; 
fluid, after eating, with much flatulence and pain in abdo- 
men (Agar.); thin, frothy, saffron-yellow of musty odor; 
pappy; mucous. Constipation, hard stools; as if passing 
stones. 

Urinary Organs.— Sudden violent pressure upon the bladder, 
which was full, passed off suddenly on the emission of 
flatus. Frequent urging to urinate, with scanty emis- 
sions (iEsc, Apis, Graph., Hell., Merc., JVitr. ac). Urine 
like brown beer (Bry.), becoming turbid soon as cold (Cina.) 
depositing copious sediment. Thick, foetid, viscid, jelly-like 
urine. 

Female Organs. — Cramp-like pain in left ovarian region, as 



COLOCYNTHIS. 283 

though the parts were squeezed in a vise. °Intense boring 
or tensive pain in the ovary, causing her to draw up double 
with great restlessness. 

Respiratory Organs. — Frequent tickling and irritation in 
larynx induces cough at night. Oppression of the chest. 

Neck and Back. — Feeling of stiffness in the muscles of the 
nape when moving the head (Chel., Rhus tox.). Violent 
tensive drawing in left cervical muscles ; worse on motion. 
Pressure in left side of nape; worse from turning. Drawing 
pain internally, in region of right scapula, as if the nerves 
and vessels were made tense. Tensive sticking in the right 
loin only during inspiration (Bry.); most violent when 
lying on the back. Bruised pain in small of back and in 
lower limbs in the evening. 

Limbs.— Rheumatic tearing, drawing pains in all the lirnbs, 
(Bry., Led., Lye, Merc.) and joints. 

Upper Limbs.— Sticking pains in right metacarpus, hindering 
opening of the hand and stretching of fingers. Tensive 
pain in thumb, impeding its motion. 

Lower Limbs.— Cram py pain in hip joint, as though the parts 
were screwed in a vise, with pains extending from the lum- 
bar region down to the legs. Drawing, twitching, with dull 
throbbing in region of ' left hip and in right loin. Pain in 
right thigh only when walking, as if the psoas magnus 
were too short. Drawing pain in right thigh, down to 
the knee. Origin of pain in sacral region, corresponding 
to position of plexus ischiadicus, thence is extended 
through the incisura ischiadica major toiuards hip -joint 
down posterior portion of thigh into fossa poplitea; sensi- 
bility of parts affected. Knees and feet "go to sleep." 
Cramp in the left calf. Drawing aching in the left foot. 

Generalities. — Great tendency to painful cramps and cramp- 
like contraction in all the muscles of the body (Cupr.). 
Faintings with coldness of external parts. Weakness. 
Tearing shootings traversing the whole length of the body. 
°Rheiimatism, with all sorts of pains, with formication and 
numbness. 

Fever.— Feeling of coldness in the whole body. External dry 
heat; w^orse in upper part of body. Nocturnal sweat, 
smelling like urine ; towards morning. 



284 COLOCYNTHIS. 

Aggravation.— In evening; at rest; after eating and drinking; 

from anger. 
Amelioration.— From discharge of flatus ; from coffee ; from 

smoking; from bending double; from hard pressure. 
Compare.— Ars., Bell., Berb., Bry., Caust., Cham., Chel., 

Coccul., Coff., Cupr., Diosc, Lye, Mag. c, Merc, Nux v., 

Puis., Stan. 
Antidotes. — Camph., Caust., Cham., Coff., Staph. To large 

doses: tepid milk, infusion of galls, Camph., Op., Coloc. 
Colocynthis Antidotes.— Caust. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief clinical use of Colocynth is in neuralgia, and in 
this category must be classed the well-known colic so char- 
acteristic of this drug, and which results from nerve irritation 
rather than from any inflammatory disturbance. No drug 
equals Colocynth in colic and enteralgia, provided the symp- 
toms already noted are present, as they usually are; especially 
is it important that the pains are relieved by bending double 
and from hard pressure; relieved by discharge of flatus or 
stool; aggravated by every attempt to eat or drink; may 
have been brought on in the first place by taking cold in hot 
weather, suppressing the perspiration, by drinking ice-water 
when overheated, by eating fruits, or by emotional causes, 
especially anger. Sometimes indicated in dysentery with 
bloody mucous stools, if the characteristic colic pains are 
present. Colocynth may be useful in neuralgia of any part, 
when the pain is sharp, cutting, or boring, and relieved by firm 
pressure. It is especially useful in sciatica, and often in facial 
neuralgia. In ovarian neuralgia it is one of the most often in- 
dicated remedies, the character of the pain being almost identi- 
cal with those of colic already mentioned. It may also be 
useful in ovaritis and dysmenorrhea, or in suppressed men- 
struation characterized by the same pains. Many cases of 
cysts of the ovaries and broad ligaments have been reported 
cured by Colocynth. Said to be indicated especially where the 
tumors are small and round ; paroxysms of colicky pain, better 
from pressure, wants the abdomen supported by a bandage. 
Sometimes useful in rheumatic headaches and ophthalmia; 
heaviness in head, with boring or sharp cutting pains in 



CONIUM. 285 

the eyeballs, relieved by firm hard pressure. Useful to relieve 
the pains of glaucoma and iritis, when they extend into the 
head and are better from pressure. Sometimes useful in 
nephritic colic ; also in chyluria, the urine being white like milk, 
coagulating when cold. 



CONIUM. 

Synonym. — Conium Maculatum. Natural order. — Umbel- 
lifer ae. Common names.— Poison Hemlock. Spotted Hemlock. 
Habitat.— A plant native of Europe, but naturalized in the 
eastern portion of the United States. Preparation.— Tincture > 
from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the motor nervous tracts, especially the periphe- 
ral extremities of the nerves, producing paralytic conditions. 
It benumbs the brain and causes vertigo, dilated pupils and 
even convulsions. It affects in a remarkable degree the glandu- 
lar system, causing engorgements and indurations, and alter- 
ing the structure of the glandular substance. In this latter 
condition we find its chief therapeutic action, rendering it of 
essential value in scrofulous and cancerous affections. The 
main peculiarity of Conium is its adaptability to the diseases of 
old people, especially old men. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Delirium. Ill-humored and morose (Bry., Coloc, Nux 
v.). Hypochondriacal depression and indifference (Phos. 
ac). Inability to sustain any mental effort (Gels., Nux 
v.). Want of memory (Anac, Natr. mur., Kreos., Nujc 
m.). Disinclination for business (CycL, Nux v., Phos.). 
Dullness; difficulty in understanding what he is reading. 
Averse to being near people, or hearing them talk (Ign.); 
Inclination to seize hold of and abuse them. 

Head. — Vertigo (Alum., Aur., Bell., Bry., JVujv v.), particu- 
larly when lying down and when turning over in bed (Bell.); 
on rising from bed in morning (Bry.); when walking. 



286 CONIUM. 

Heaviness. Constant confusion in region of eyebrows and 
root of nose. Stitching pain in forehead, from within out- 
ward ; morning or at noon. Headache as if the brain were 
too full and would burst, in the -morning on waking. 
Tearing headache, must lie down. Numbness, with sen- 
sation of coldness, in one side of the head. Sensation in 
right half of brain, as of a large foreign body. Pain in the 
occiput with every pulse, as if pierced with a knife. 

Eyes. — Weakness of vision. Weakness and dazzling of the 
eyes, together with giddiness and debility, especially of 
arms and legs, on walking, staggering, as if drunken. 
Burning in the eyes (Ars.). Pupils dilated. Burning on 
upper surface of lids. Yellowness of the sclerotica. Could 
scarcely raise the lids ; they seem pressed down by a heavy 
weight (Caust., Natr. ars., Natr. carb., Naja, Physos.), dis- 
posed to fall asleep (Nux m.). Sluggish adaption of the 
eye to varied range of vision. 

Ears. — Kinging, humming and roaring in the ears (Cinch., 
Nux v., Sulph.). Stitches in and around the ears (Kali 
carb., Graph.). Ears feel as if stopped up on blowing the 
nose. Blood-red ear wax. 

Nose.— Bleeding of the nose. 

Face.— °Cancer of lips from pressure of the pipe. Lips burning 
dry; shooting pains. Submaxillary glands swollen and 
hard. 

Mouth.— Drawing pain in teeth from eating cold food (Ant. 
- crud., Calc. c, Staph., Sulph.). Difficult speech (Caust., 
Gels., Hyos.) from lingual paralysis. Taste bitter in 
throat. 

Throat.— Itching in throat, with irritation to cough. 

Stomach. — Appetite lost. Thirst. Offensive eructations 
(Am., Ant. tart., Coccul., Sep.); sour, empty. Violent 
vomiting; °like coffee grounds (Sec. cor.); of cleai sour 
water; of chocolate-colored masses, sour and acrid. Sour 
rising from the stomach after eating. Violent pain in 
stomach; pressing, burning, squeezing, lancinating (Ars., 
Coccul.). Pressure and sore, raw feeling at pit of stomach. 
Pain in epigastric region, gradually extending to left side 
of abdomen, with nausea. Pain in pit of stomach extend- 
ing to throat, as if a ball rose (Ign.). 



C0N1UM. 287 

Abdomen.— Swelling of the abdomen ; trembling. Stitches in 
the hepatic region (Ars., Calc. c, Bry., Kali carb., Sep.); 
tearing. Lancinations in the abdomen, as if knives were 
plunged in (Merc). Stitches extending from the abdomen 
to the right side of chest. . Cutting in abdomen, before the 
emission of flatus. Pinching pains in the abdomen, as if 
diarrhoea would set in. Aching pain in hypogastrium. 
Forcing down feeling in hypogastrium. Contractive pain 
in lower abdomen, like after-pains, with urging to stool. 

Stool. — Frequent ineffectual urging to stool (Ambr.). Stool: 
undigested, painless (Cinch.); liquid, mixed with hard por- 
tions ; watery, frequent. Tremulous weakness after every 
stool (Phos.). Involuntary stools during sleep. Frequent 
stitches in the anus, when not at stool. Burning in the 
rectum during stool. 

Urinary Organs. —Frequent micturition at night (Ambr., 
Borax, Phos. ac). Dribbling after micturition. Burning 
during and after urination (Aeon., Ant. tart.). °The flow 
of urine suddenly stops, and continues again after a 
short interruption (Clem.). 

Male Organs. — Sexual desire without erections (Agar., 
J-gn., Nuph.). Emissions even while frolicking with a 
woman. Discharge of prostatic fluid on every change of 
motion, without voluptuous thoughts, with itching of the 
prepuce. Swelling of the testes ( Aeon . , Agn. ) . 

Female Organs.— Severe itching deep in the vagina (Canth., 
Merc). Leucorrhcea; with weakness and paralyzed sen- 
sation in small of back before the discharge ; thick, milky, 
with contractive labor-like pain, coming from both sides; 
of white acrid mucus, causing burning (Alum., Iodi., 
Kreos., Merc, Phos., Puis.). Suppressed or delaj^ed men- 
struation. ° Indurations of uterus (Aur., Carb. an.); of 
ovaries ; of breasts. ° Lancinating pains (Bell.). ° Soreness 
and swelling of the breasts preceding menses. Shrivel- 
ing of the mammae (Iodi.), with increased sexual desire. 
Needle-like stitches in left mamma. °Terrible nausea and 
vomiting during pregnancy. °Tumors in mammse, with 
piercing pains, worse at night; glands abnormally tender. 

Respiratory Organs. — A dry spot in the larynx, where there 
is a crawling, and almost a constant irritation to a dry 



288 CONIUM. 

cough. Violent spasmodic dry cough almost only when 
first lying down during day or night (Hyos., Puis., Sep.). 
The clothes lie like a weight on the chest and shoulders. 
Sharp thrusts directly through the chest, from sternum to 
spine, while sitting. Violent stitches in right chest, about 
the nipple, on every inspiration {Bry., Kali c); while walk- 
ing relieved by hard pressure with the hand. 

Heart. — Palpitation; beats intermit (Digit., Kali carb.). Vio- 
lent palpitation after drinking. Pulse unequal in strength, 
and sometimes irregular in rhythm ; insufficiency of the 
mitral valve. 

Back. — Pain between the scapula. Stitches in small of back, 
with drawing through lumbar vertebrae, while standing. 

Limbs. — Trembling of all the limbs (Coccul., Gels., Merc, 
Strain.). Itching of the dorsum of the finger. Difficulty in 
using limbs ; unable to walk. Sensation of weakness, even 
to trembling of the right thigh while walking. Paralysis 
of the lower, then of the upper limbs. 

Generalities. — General trembling. Convulsions; with danger 
of suffocation. Easily overstrained. Liability to take 
cold. Sudden weakness while walking, with tendency to 
fall forward on knees, heaviness over eyes and giddiness. 
Exhaustion and faintness, as if paralyzed. Sick and faint 
early in the morning in bed. °Chlorosis, chilliness, exces- 
sive fainting, palpitation of the heart, pale face, suppressed 
menses and profuse leucorrhcea. Swelling of the glands, 
with tingling and stitches; after contusions and bruises 
(Arm). 

Sleep.— Falls asleep only after midnight. Frightful dreams at 
night and towards morning. 

Fever.— Heat through the whole body. °Sweat immediately 
on falling asleep. 

Aggravation. — At night; during rest; while sitting ; while eat- 
ing ; when lying down. 

Conditions. — Suitable for old people , old men ; old maids ; for 
women with tight, rigid fiber ; for scrofulous and cancerous 
people; children who are prematurely old. 

Compare. — Arg. nit., Ars., Baryt. c, Bell., Calc. c, Digit., 
Dulc, Gels., Hydras., Iodi., Lye, Merc, Mtr. ac, Nux v., 
Phos., Puis., Rhus tox., Sep., Sil., Sulph. 



CONIUM. 289 

Antidotes.— Coff., Nitr. ac. Nitr. sp. d., (Vinum). 
Conium Antidotes.— Nitr. ac. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Conium has proved an invaluable remedy in the treatment 
of indurations and scirrhosities of glands, characterized by 
sharp knife-like pains ; also painless ; especially the testicles and 
mammary glands; induration following injuries. Numerous 
cases reported as scirrhus of the breasts have been cured by 
Conium. Swelling, soreness and pain in the breasts preceding 
the menses, either with or without tumor. An excellent remedy 
in a variety of sexual diseases. Especially useful in both sexes 
for the bad effects of suppressed sexual appetite ; may be in the 
female hysteria; in the male melancholia; also bad effects from 
excessive indulgence, especially in the male, where it may pro- 
duce impotence and also prostatic emissions which may occur 
while straining at stool, or from motion ; especially in old men ; 
enlarged prostate gland ; also in strong, healthy men, who have 
great desire but no erection, and who have an emission as 
soon as they begin to caress a woman. A valuable remedy in 
indurations, even scirrhus of the uterus or ovaries, with sharp 
lancinating pains. Has been used in uterine polypi; uterine 
haemorrhages; leucorrhoea, thick, milky, or of white acrid 
mucus ; pruritus of vagina and vulva. Studying the remainder 
of the clinical range of Conium in anatomical order we find it 
useful in mental weakness, hypochondriasis, melancholia, hys- 
teria, etc., especially from sexual causes. An excellent remedy 
for vertigo, especially in old people; when lying down, turning 
over in bed, or on rising up ; often associated with a numb feeling 
in the brain ; vertigo from excessive use of tobacco. Often use- 
ful in eye diseases ; disturbances of vision, often with vertigo ; 
sluggish adaption of the eye to varied range of vision; partial 
or complete paralysis of the lids ; scrofulous ophthalmia ; has 
proved useful in the cure of cataract, especially if traumatic. 
Epithelioma of the lips, with hardness and burning, shooting 
pains ; especially when resulting from the habit of using a pipe. 
Has also been used with some benefit in cancer of the stomach 
or liver with coffee ground or chocolate-colored vomiting, burn- 
ing, lancinating pains, etc. Gastralgia with sympathetic 
spasmodic cough. Enlarged mesenteric glands and abdominal 



290 CONVALLAKIA. 

tumors in general with lancinating knife-like pains. Has been 
very successfully employed in the treatment of urinary diseases, 
especially of old people; paralysis of the bladder, with inter- 
rupted flow, and dribbling after micturition; the same symp- 
toms have led to its prescription in gravel ; diabetes. A valua- 
ble remedy for irritating night cough, especially in old people ; 
spasmodic, dry cough, from dryness (dry spot) in larynx ; only 
when first lying down, has to sit up and cough till a little 
mucus is expectorated, can then lie down and rest. Asthma 
and bronchitis in old people. Whooping cough. Conium may 
be useful in paralysis especially partial, the patient being weak 
and continually trembling; the limbs give out when walking 
and he falls forward ; sudden attacks of giddiness and faint- 
ness. Especially useful in profound and long continued weak- 
ness following exhaustive diseases. Post diphtheritic paralysis. 



CONVALLARIA. 

Convallaria Majus. Natural order. — Liliacea^. Common 
name. — Lily of the Valley. Habitat. — A perennial herb found in 
shady woods from Virginia to Georgia, but cultivated farther 
north. Preparation. — Tincture of the entire fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

This drug has a profound action upon the heart, causing 
irregularity in its action, and diminishing the rate of the pulse, 
at the same time causing vomiting and symptoms of collapse. 
Has been used chiefly in cardiac troubles, especially valvular 
and other organic diseases accompanied by dropsical effusion, 
great dyspnoea, palpitation, feeble and irregular pulse. An ex- 
cellent remedy to relieve the dyspnoea present in organic or 
functional heart disease, and to dissipate the cardiac effusions, 
which it seems to do by causing diuresis. Dyspnoea with pul- 
monary stasis and hydrothorax. Has also been successfully 
used in pelvic congestions after abortions or surgical opera- 
tions, with sensation of great weight and pressing down of 
pelvic contents, causing cutting pains in rectum, and dull ach- 
ing soreness, worse when lying on the back. 
Compare.-— Digitalis. 



C0EALL1DM EUBRUM. 291 



CORALLIUM RUBRUM. 

Family. — Gorgoniadese. Common, name. — Eed Coral. 
Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the ganglionic nervous system this remedy exerts 
its important action upon the respiratory tract, causing a 
catarrhal condition and giving rise to difficult breathing and 
profuse accumulation of mucus. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Sensation as though wind passed through the skull, on 
rapid motion, or on shaking the head. Head seems very 
large, as if it were three times its natural size. Extremely 
violent headache pressing out at the forehead, obliging him 
to move the head from side to side, which does not relieve, 
and is only relieved for a short time by almost complete 
uncovering of the burning hot body. Headache very vio- 
lent, as if the parietal bones were forced asunder, aggra- 
vated by stooping. 

Eyes.— Eyes hot and painful, with sensation as if swimming in 
tears. Extremely sensitive drawing pain in the external 
wall of the left orbit, whence the pain extends down beneath 
the cheek bones. 

Nose. — Dry coryza, nose stopped up; ulcerated nostrils. 
Violent fluent catarrh of odorless mucus, looking like melted 
tallow. Epistaxis, especially at night. 

Pace.— Left zygoma painful, as if bruised, w T orse when touched. 
Pain in left articulation of lower jaw as if sprained, when 
moving the jaw. 

Throat.— Submaxillary glands of left side swollen and painful, 
worse when swallowing or bending the head forward. 

Male Organs.— Glans and inner surface of prepuce sensitive, 
red and swollen, secreting a yellowish-green, offensive 
matter. Eed, flat ulcer on glans and inner surface of pre- 
puce, exuding a yellowish moisture. 



292 CROCUS. 

Respiratory Organs. — On deep inspiration, sensation as if 
icy-cold air were streaming through the air-passages, with 
some provocation to cough, and much difficult hawking of 
bronchial mucus, in the morning; difficult oppressed res- 
piration. °Convulsive spasmodic cough occurring in par- 
oxysms (Dros., Osm.). 

Compare. — Bell., Cocc. cacti, Dros., Merc, Nitr. ac, Nux v. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Corallium has proved a valuable remedy in whooping cough 
when the paroxysms occur in rapid succession and are ex- 
tremely violent, causing the child to become purple in the face, 
followed by exhaustion and vomiting of mucus. Has also been 
used in nasal and pharyngeal catarrh, with profuse discharge. 
Balanitis. Venereal ulcers on glans or prepuce, exuding a yel- 
lowish moisture. Chancres having a coal-red hue. Farrington 
says a combination of syphilis and psora. Smooth spots on 
body having a coral-red hue, changing to the coppery color 
characteristic of syphilis. 



CROCUS. 

Synonym. — Crocus Sativus. Natural order. — Iridacese. 
Common name. — Saffron. Habitat. — A perennial plant, native 
of Greece and Asia Minor, but has become naturalized by culti- 
vation in most temperate countries. Preparation. — Tincture 
of the dried stigmas. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal system, producing in the 
brain irritation and congestion, and causing hysterical mania. 
It also produces great venous congestion of the womb, and 
passive uterine haemorrhage, the blood being dark, clotted 
and stringy, which is its chief peculiarity. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Vacillating mood; angry and soon repents of it; de- 
pression and hilarity; ill-humor, then lively (Aeon., Ign., 



CROCUS. 293 

Nux m., Plat.) . Uneasy, anxious, sorrowful mood. Gay and 
pleasant mania ; strong desire to sing, laugh immoderately, 
and jest (Hyos., Strain.)-, wants to kiss everybody. Loss 
of ideas on attempting to write anything down. 

Head.— Sudden broad thrust deep in the brain in right temples, 
or above left frontal eminence, causing him to start. 

Eyes.— Must wink and wipe the eyes frequently, as though a 
film of mucus were over them (Alum., Puis.). Pupils much 
dilated. Feeling as of biting smoke in the eyes. The light 
seems dimmer than usual, as if obscured by a veil (Baryt. 
c.j Caust., Hyos., Petrol., Phos., Puis.). Feeling as though 
water were constantly coming into the eyes. Feeling in the 
eyes as after much weeping. Sore burning in eyes after 
reading; also dimness, must wink frequently (Euplir.). 
Inclined to press the lids tightly together from time to time 
(Euphr.) Twitching in the upper lid. °Pain goes from the 
eyes to the top of the head. 

Nose. — Epistaocis of very tenacious, thick, black blood, with 
cold sweat on the forehead in large drops. Violent sneez- 
ing. 

Throat. — Feeling as if the uvula were elongated, during and 
when not swallowing. 

Stomach and Abdomen. — Excessive thirst for cold drinks 
(Aeon., Bry.). Eructations. Distension of the stomach 
and abdomen. Sensation as if something living were 
jumping about in pit of stomach and abdomen (TJiuja), 
with nausea and shivering. 

Anus.— Sensitive, dull, long stitch near left side of anus, from 
time to time. Intolerable writhing in the anus. Crawling 
in the anus as from threadworms. 

Male Organs. — Excitement of sexual desire. 

Female Organs.— Sensation as if the menses would appear; 
with colic and pressing towards genitals (Cimic, Caul., 
Puis.). , Metrorrhagia of dark (Kali nit.), viscid, stringy 
blood in black clots (Amm. carb., Cycl., Ign., Plat., 
Sabin.); from, slightest motion. 

Respiratory Organs.— Very violent attack of exhausting, dry 
cough, better from laying hand on pit of stomach. Offensive, 
sickly odor of the breath (Caps., Sang.). Dull stitches in 
the left chest. Heaviness of the chest ; must frequently take 



294 CROCUS. 

a deep breath. Jumping as of something living in right 
lower part, beneath ribs. 

Limbs. — Pain on moving the upper arm, as if the head of the 
humerus were loose, and would be easily dislocated. 

Generalities. — Sensation as of something living jumping in 
various parts. Bleeding from different parts, blood black, 
viscid, clotted. Excessive prostration and weariness in 
the evening, as from severe physical exertion, accompanied 
by great sleepiness, with, feeling as if the eyelids were 
swollen; literary occupation relieves. Jerking in the 
muscles ; in single sets of muscles. 

Sleep.— Confused and frightful dreams. 

Fever. — Heat towards evening, worse in head, with redness of 
face and thirst, without dryness of mouth. 

Aggravation.— In morning ; all symptoms better in the open 
air. 

Compare.— Aeon., Bell., Calc. c, Ign., Ipec, Nux v., Op., Plat., 
Puis., Rhus tox., Ruta, Sab., Sep., Sulph., Zinc. 

Antidotes.— Aeon., Bell., Op. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been proved of great value in the treatment of active 
haemorrhages, characterized by dark, viscid, stringy blood, in 
black clots, worse on slightest motion, especially metrorrhagia 
and epistaxis. Has also removed the tendency to miscarry. 
Chorea, with characteristic nosebleed or metrorrhagia. Hys- 
teria, with sensation of something living jumping around in 
abdomen and other parts; convulsive twitchings; metror- 
rhagia. Useful in eye diseases where symptoms agree; spas- 
modic affections of eyelids, has to wink frequently ; asthenopia ; 
posterior sclero-chorioditis in near-sighted persons; ciliary 
neuralgia. A valuable clinical symptom is that the pain goes 
from the eyes to the top of the head. 



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CROTALUS HORRIDUS. 

Natural order. — Ophidia. Common name. — Rattlesnake. 
Preparation— The venom is received on milk-sugar and tritu- 
rated. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Like other serpent poisons Crotalus acts primarily upon 
the cerebro-spinal nerve centers, producing secondarily decom- 
position of the blood, a destruction of blood fibrine, haemor- 
rhages, ecchymosis, etc. (see Lachesis). The most essential 
peculiarity of Crotalus is the similarity of its poisoning to 
that induced by yellow fever, in the treatment of which we find 
its chief use. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Delirium, especially at night. Torpor, coma, flut- 
tering delirium of typhoid. Delirium, with wide open eyes. 
Dullness of the intellect; confused speech, disconnected 
answers. Remarkable weakness of memory (Anac, 
Kreos.). °Delirium tremens, nearly constant drowsiness, 
but with inability to sleep ; also in broken down constitu- 
tions. Melancholia, with timidity, fear, anxiety; weeping* 
or snappish temper. 

Head. — Headache extending into the eyes; above the eyes, 
with oppression. Stitches and pains in temples. Severe 
pain at center of forehead; dilated pupils; profuse menses. 
Heavy pressive headache; in occiput. Violent itching of 
the scalp (Carb. an., Sulph.). 

Eyes.— Yellow color of the eyes (Chel., Podo., Iodi., Plumb.); 
also of the Avhole body. Blue rings about the eyes. Blood 
exudes from the eye. Dim vision. Burning in the eyes. 
Aqueous humor, cloudy. Pressure and oppression above 
the eyes. 

Nose.— Bleeding from the nose and all the orifices of the body. 
°Epistaxis during diphtheria. °Ozoena of syphilitic origin 
or following exanthemata ; sanguinolent discharge. 

Face.— Yellow color of the face (Chel., Podo.), or leaden 
colored. 



296 CROTALUS HORR1DUS. 

Mouth. — Gums white. Bleeding of the gums. Grinds the teeth 
at night. Swelling and inflammation of the tongue. 
Loss of speech from constriction of the tongue and throat. 

Throat. — Throat dry, with thirst. Great difficulty in swallow- 
ing anything solid. 

Stomach. — Unquenchable burning thirst. Stomach irritable, 
unable to retain anything. Hunger, with trembling and 
weakness. Vomiting of food ; of green fluid ; of blood ; 
often violent. Painfulness in pit of stomach. Intolerance 
of clothing about the epigastric region and beneath the 
hypochondria (Calc. c, Lach.). 

Abdomen. — Swelling of the whole abdomen. Burning pain in 
the abdomen (Ars.). °Inguinal glands enlarged; slough- 
ing, unhealthy pus. 

Stool and Anus.— Bleeding from the anus and other outlets 
of the body {Ham.). Diarrhoea; dysenteric discharges of 
dark fluid blood; involuntary; great debility and faint- 
ness. 

Urinary Organs. — Haemorrhage from the urethra. Yellow 
or reddish-yellow urine, from much bile. °Albuminuria in 
the course of typhoid, diphtheria, etc. ; urine smoky from 
transuded blood. 

Female Organs.— Dysmenorrhoea; before menses; pain in 
hypogastrium and down thighs; flow copious for two days, 
then lingers on and off for four more; heart weak; feet 
cold. 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness, with weak, rough voice. 
Moderate cough, with expectoration of bloody mucus. 
Difficult respiration. °Whooping cough; debility; face 
blue or pale, remaining so for a time after the paroxysms ; 
epistaxis ; puffed face. °Oppression in ( old people with 
hydrothorax ; in fever and ague. 

Pulse. — Pulse rapid and weak, scarcely perceptible (Aeon., 
Ars.). Palpitation as if heart tumbled about. 

Generalities.— Extremities inflamed, swollen and gangrenous 
(Ars., Lach.). Hands go to sleep, more the left. Tremb- 
ling of the hands during rest. (Edematous swelling of the 
whole body (Apis, Ars.). Haemorrhages from all the ori 
flees of the body— eyes, ears, nose, mouth, urethra, etc. ; also 
from the gums and from beneath the nails. Easily tired 



CROTALUS HOKRIDUS. 297 

by slight exertion. General loss of power ; the muscles re- 
fuse their service. Tremulous weakness all over, as if some 
evil were apprehended. Paralysis. Yellow color of the 
whole tody (Chel., Iodi., Podo.). 

Sleep.— Sleeplessness from disproportionate nervous agitation. 
Drowsy, but cannot sleep. 

Skin— °Chilblains. Gangrene pending ; circulation sluggish. 

Fever.— °Dry skin, dark-brown ; tongue dry, or tongue coated 
yellow, with red edges and tip; low muttering delirium; 
drowsiness ; urine dark, scanty ; hemorrhagic tendency; 
vomiting of bile or blood, etc. 

Compare.— Apis, Ars., Canth., Carb. v., Chel., Maps, Lach., 
Najcu, Tarent. 

Antidotes.— Amm., Camph., Alcohol, radiated heat. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief clinical use of Crotalus is in the treatment of low, 
malignant fevers, and adynamic conditions in general, especially 
when characterized by a hcemorrhagic tendency, and putres- 
cence, and whet/her caused by zymotic or septic poisoning, or by 
previous low states of the system, blood poisoning predominat- 
ing. In all such conditions there is also great prostration ; low T , 
muttering delirium ; vomiting of bile or blood ; tongue, dry, 
brown, cracked, or yellow, brown in center, red edges; urine 
scanty, dark, almost black, sometimes suppressed, etc. In this 
class of diseases, in which it may be indicated, and has been fre- 
quently used with success, are: malignant scarlet fever, also 
with epistaxis, dark red, tumid, or gangrenous tonsils ; diph- 
theria ; hemorrhagic measles, eruption dark, confluent ; malig- 
nant remittent fevers of the south, especially the so-called 
hemorrhagic malarial fevers ; low bilious fevers ; typhoid. The 
most important remedy for yellow fever. Pyemia. Septicemia 
from poisoned wounds (dissecting, etc.). Jaundice. Hemor- 
rhages from any orifice of the body, also from the gums and 
from beneath the nails, resulting from low conditions of the 
blood. Purpura hemorrhagica. Petechia. Inflammations of 
a low type. Cerebro-spinal meningitis. Ecchymosis. Effusions 
into inner organs. Gangrenous tendencies. Low forms of 
erysipelas, with symptoms above named, especially following 
poisoned wounds or bites of poisonous insects. Abscesses, 



298 CROTON TIGLIUM. 

boils, carbuncles, etc., with unhealthy appearance, symptoms 
of blood poisoning. Chilblains, threatening gangrene. Felons 
with adynsemic symptoms. Bad effects from vaccination, 
pustular eruptions, erysipelas, gangrene, blood poisoning. Has 
been used in paralysis. Chronic rheumatism, also gonorrhoeal 
rheumatism. Tetanus (a case cured by injecting the poison). 
Delirium tremens ; also gastralgia, atonic dyspepsia and blood 
states from long continued abuse of alcohol. Dysmenorrhoea. 
Ciliary neuralgia and Keratitis, cutting pains around the eyes ; 
worse at menstrual periods. Whooping cough. Otorrhoea. 
Syphilitic ozoena. Softening of spinal cord. 



CROTON TIGLIUM. 

Synonym. — Tiglium officinala. Natural order. — Euphor- 
biacese. Common name. — Croton Oil. Habitat. — A small tree 
indigenous to India, and cultivated in many parts of the East. 
Preparation.— One part of pure Croton Oil is dissolved in 
ninety-nine parts of alcohol, corresponding to the 2x dilution. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the mucous lining of the intestinal 
tract and upon the skin ; in the former producing a transuda- 
tion of the watery portions of the blood, causing a copious 
watery diarrhoea, and on the latter developing a true eczema. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Eyes. — Copious lachrymation (Euphr.). 

Ears. — Spasmodic, twinging pains, deep within the left ear. 

Stomach. — Sensation of emptiness in the stomach (Sep.). 
Sinking in stomach, and sensation of weakness (Ign.). 

Abdomen.— Abdomen full and distended, with griping pain 
about the navel (Coloe.). Unpleasant sensation of empti- 
ness and hunger; rumbling in the abdomen. Gurgling in 
the intestines, as though only water were in them (Hell.) ; 
mostly on left side. Swashing in the intestines, as from 
water. 

Stool and Anus.— Flatulence, soon followed by urgent desire 
for stool {Aloe.). Evacuation sudden, and with much 



CROTON TIGLIUM. 299 

flatus (Aloe.). Up ojz pressure at the umbilicus a painful 
sensation is felt clown to the anus, where there is a con- 
stant pressure outward. Dragging in the anus, as if diar- 
rhoea would easily ensue. Pain in the anus, as if a plug 
were forcing outward. Constant urging to stool, followed 
by sudden pasty, offensive evacuation of a dirty -green 
color, which is forcibly shot out of the rectum (Natr. carb., 
Grat.). Stool very thin, like yellowish water, forcibly evac- 
uated. (Grat., Thuja., Senega.). Painless, watery diar- 
rhoea (Ars., Cinch., Podo.). 

Male Organs. — Frequent corrosive itching in the glans and 
scrotum. Scrotum shriveled, itching severely, disturbing 
the sleep; better from scratching, which, however, causes 
a voluptuous sensation. Corrosive itching pain in the 
scrotum ; worse while walking ; redness of the part. Vesic- 
ular eruption of the scrotum and penis {Rhus. tox.). 

Female Organs. — Intense itching of the genitals; rebelled by 
very gentle- scratching. °Breasts hard and swollen, with 
pain from nipple to scapula. °Nipple very sore to touch ; 
excruciating pain running from nipple through to scapula 
of same side when child nurses. 

Respiratory Organs. — Feels as though he could not expand 
the lungs (Asaf.). Feeling of fullness in both sides of chest, 
with burning stitches in left thorax, and toward both 
scapulae. 

.Generalities— Great weakness, especially of the arms and legs. 

Skin. — Red, moist, spot, exuding an offensive moisture, on left 
thigh, opposite the scrotum, painfully sore to touch, and 
on walking. Itching and painful burning, with redness 
of the skin, formation of vesicles and pustules; desiccation 
of the pustules; desquamation and falling off of the pustule 
(Ant. tart., Cic, Rhus tox., Sulph.). Itching pustules. 

Fever.— Coldness of the feet, extending as far up as the calves. 

Compare.— An ac, Apis., Colch., Gamb., Grat., Jatropha., 
Mez., Rhus tox., Thuja., Verat. 

Croton Tiglium Antidotes.— Rhus tox poisoning. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

A valuable remedy in eczema ; vesicular and pustular erup- 
tions, as above described. Especially eczema of scrotum and 



300 CUPEUM METALLICUM. 

penis. Pustules and vesicles on the eyeball, accompanied by 
eruptions about the lids, and ciliary neuralgia. Diarrhoea with 
characteristic stool, forcibly evacuated, flatulence, occurring 
after eating or drinking, and other symptoms already given. 
Summer complaint of children. The clinical symptoms of the 
female breast as above given are of characteristic importance. 



CUPRUM METALLICUM. 

Common nams. — Copper. Preparation. — Triturations of 
pure precipitated metallic copper. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Cuprum acts prominently upon the alimentary canal, pro- 
ducing symptoms of gastro-intestinal inflammation, colic, di- 
arrhoea, vomiting, etc. Secondarily it affects profoundly the 
nerve centers, giving rise to spasmodic affections, cramps, con- 
vulsions and paralysis. The chief characteristic of the drug is 
that its symptoms are disposed to appear periodically and in 
groups. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Anguish, with restless tossing about (Aeon., Ars.). 
Paroxysms of deathly anxiety. Delirium, with wild look, 
disconnected talking. Crying like a child. Obliged to think 
a long time before they can answer. 

Head. — Vertigo on looking up (Calc. c, Sang.), as if the head 
would fall forward, with vanishing of vision, as though a 
veil were before the eyes. Confusion. Heaviness. Bruised 
pain in the brain (Hell.), and also in the orbits, on turning 
the eye. Intermittent lancinations in forehead, vertex, tem- 
ples or occiput ; worse on pressure. Strange tingling in ver- 
tex. Crawling sensation in the vertex (Arg. nit., Colch.). 
°Children cannot hold up the head in brain affections. 

Eyes. — Light obscured. Pressing pain in the eyes. Pain in 
orbits, as if bruised, on turning the eyes. Convulsive and 
restless movements of the eye. Violent itching in the eyes 
towards evening. 



CUPRUM METALLICUM. 301 

Ears.— Distant drumming in the ear upon which he is lying, in 
the morning, in bed ; always disappearing on rising. 

Nose.— Sensation of great congestion of blood in the nose. 
Loss of smell. 

Face.— Bluish face, with blue lips (Carb. v.). Face pale; anx- 
ious, dejected expression (Are.). Spasmodic distortion of 
the face (Cic). 

Mouth. — Bitter taste in the mouth. Foam at the mouth (Cic, 
Naja., Laur.). Dryness in the mouth. 

Throat. — Audible gurgling of the drink passing down the 
cesophagus. Sense of constriction and acute pain in 
throat. 

Stomach. — Excessive nausea (Ant. tart., Ipec). Loss of appe- 
tite. Hiccough. Constant eructations. Frequent ineffectual 
attempts to vomit; forcible vomiting; with constriction 
of oesophagus and across chest in direction of the dia- 
phragm. Vomiting: with burning nausea rising to throat ; 
after drinking (Are.) ; of yellowish fluid; sudden, violent, of 
water, with copious greenish diarrhoea and colic (Verat. 
alb.). Vomiting is relieved by drinking cold water. Pres- 
sure in pit of stomach : aggravated by touch and by 
movement. Violent pressure at stomach, with contractive 
pains at intervals. Excessive tormenting pains in the 
stomach and epigastric region. 

Abdomen. — Abdomen tense, hot and tender to touch (Aeon., 
Bell., Merc). Abdomen drawn in and sore to touch. Spas- 
modic movements of the abdominal muscles. Violent in- 
termittent colic ; cutting drawing pains. 

Stool. — Painful green stools, with violent cutting and tenes- 
mus {Merc); profuse, squirting out; much wind passing. 
°Gray stools with flocculert matter in cholera. Violent 
watery diarrhoea (Ars., Cinch., Podo.). °Summer complaint 
of children, with brain affections. 

Urinary Organs— ° Wetting the bed at night (Ars., Caust.). 
Scantiness or entire suppression of urine. 

Female Organs.— °Before or during menses, or after suppres- 
sion, violent, unbearable cramps in abdomen, extending up 
into chest, causing nausea, vomiting, and sometimes con- 
vulsions of limbs and piercing ' shrieks. ° Vaginismus. 
°Clonic spasms during pregnancy ; spasms during parturi- 



302 CUPKUM METALLICUM. 

tion. distressing, cramping* after-pains, particularly of 
women who have borne many children ; sometimes causing 
cramps in extremities. 

Respiratory Organs.— Constant hoarseness; cannot speak a 
word. Cough, with interrupted, almost suppressed respi- 
ration. Very fatiguing cough, with discharge of bloody 
mucus from the nose. Painful contraction of the chest, es- 
pecially after drinking. Spasmodic attack of dyspnoea ; the 
chest feels constricted, respiration is difficult, even to suffo- 
cation (Cic). 

Limbs. Cramps in all the limbs (Sulph.) ; convulsive move- 
ments. Weakness of the limbs. 

Upper Limbs.— Jerking in the arms and hands (Cic). Pecul- 
iar sensation of right hand and forearm, as if constricted 
and larger in size and not under control of the will. 

Lower Limbs. — Weakness of the knees, with painful drawing 
when walking and standing, which is very difficult; the 
knees will give way. Spasms and cramps in the calves 
{Sulph., Yerat. alb.). Painful heaviness in the ankles. 

Generalities. — Nervous trembling, with great acuteness and 
sensitiveness of the senses (Cham,, Cinch,, Coff.). Con- 
traction of muscles and tendons (Stram., Zinc). °Clonic 
spasms; accompanying brain affections (Bell., Hell., Hyos., 
Stram.). General convulsions with stiffness of limbs and 
body; jaws clenched. Epileptiform convulsions ; trembling, 
tottering, and falling unconscious without a scream ; froth- 
ing from the mouth ; followed by headache. °Eclampsia of 
children during dentition (Calc. a). Eestless tossing about 
and constant uneasiness. Paralysis. Coldness, with cramps 
in the limbs. Cold legs, hands and feet. 

Compare. — Ars., Bell., Calc. c, Cinch., Coccul., Hep. s., Ipec, 
Nux v., Plumb., Puis., Sec. c, Stram., Sulph., Verat. alb. 

Antidotes.— Aur., Bell., Camph., Cinch., Coni., Coccul., Dulc, 
Hep. s., Ipec, Nux v., Merc. To large doses: Sugar, white 
of an egg, Ferr., Sulph., Hep. s. 

Cuprum Antidotes.— Aur., Op. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief therapeutic value of Cuprum is in the treatment 
of convulsions, and spasmodic conditions in general. The con- 



CYCLAMEN. 303 

vulsions are usually epileptiform in character. A valuable 
remedy in epilepsy. Convulsions from worms; from brain affec- 
tions ; during dentition ; from repercussed eruptions or preced- 
ing development of eruptions; from fright; during cholera: 
during pregnancy; during parturition. Ursemic convulsions, 
especially following cholera. A valuable remedy in chorea, 
when the attacks are violent, with spasmodic vomiting, etc.; 
from fright; from ovario-uterine irritation ; during pregnancy. 
Spasms of the (esophagus. Spasmodic contractions of flexor 
muscles; paralysis of flexors (extensors, Plumb.). General 
paralysis. Paralysis of the tongue. Stuttering. Occasionally 
useful in neuralgia, especially of the face. Spinal irritation, par- 
oxysmal pain, sensitiveness of the whole spine. A valuable 
remedy in meningitis, occurring during dentition or from sup- 
pressed eruptions ; wit^h convulsions. Extremely violent head- 
aches, chronic from nervous causes, gastric derangements, or 
in frontal region from nasal catarrh. Cuprum is a valuable 
remedy in cholera and choleraic conditions; body cold; skin 
blue ; cramps of the muscles, muscles of calves and thighs drawn 
up into knots; violent cramps in stomach, abdomen and ex- 
tremities, especially of flexors; violent convulsive vomiting; 
hiccough ; collapse ; the stools may be watery, or gray stools 
with flocculent matter. Useful in spasmodic respiratory affec- 
tions, especially whooping cough ; laryngismus stridulus ; asth- 
ma ; very difficult respiration from contractive spasms of the 
chest, almost suffocates, face becomes purple; violent vomit- 
ing. Chronic aortitis. Intermittent fever with choleraic symp- 
toms. Enuresis, especially nocturnal, in children. 



CYCLAMEN. 

Synonym— Cyclamen Europaeum. Natural order. — Primu- 
lacea?a. Common name. — Sow-bread. Habitat — A perennial 
herbaceous plant indigenous to southern Europe. Prepara- 
tion. — Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the digestive and female generative 
functions, and through these affecting the sensorium and the 



304 CYCLAMEN. 

vision in a characteristic manner. The genera] action of Cycla- 
men closely resembles that of Pulsatilla. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Ill-humored, morose; easily offended (Caps., Coccul., 
Nux v.). ""Depression, weeping, desire to be alone, in sup- 
pressed menstruation. Disinclination for all kinds of work 
(Cinch., Coni., Nux v., Phos.). 

Head.— Great confusion of the head ; in the evening with ver- 
tigo. Vertigo ; with pain in the forehead, toward evening. 
Oppressive stupefaction with obscuration of vision, and 
sensation as if the eyes were about to close. °Headaches as- 
sociated with menstrual disturbances, or with anaemia, 
indigestion, etc. Congestion of blood to the head. Violent 
headache, with flickering before the eyes, on rising in 
the morning (Phos.). Violent pressive frontal headache. 
Itching, sticking in scalp, changing place on scratching. 

Eyes. — Dimness of vision and spots before the eyes {Merc, 
Sulph.)., especially on ivaking. Flickering before the 
eyes as of various colors; glittering needles, fiery specks 
and sparks (Agar., Caust., Merc, Phos., Sep., Sil., Sulph., 
Thuja.). Dimness of vision, as of smoke or fog before the 
eyes (Phos., Gels.), Burning of the eyes and flickering of 
the light on attempting to read. Diplopia (Aur., Bell., 
Cic.).; swelling of the upper lids (Apis., Bhus tox., Sulph.). 

Ears. — Drawing pain in the inner passages of right ear. 

Nose. — Frequent sneezing (Aeon., Cina., Gels.). 

Mouth. — Saliva increased; tastes pasty. Saliva and food 
have a salty taste (Ant. crud., Merc cor., Sep., Sulph.) ; 
food tastes flat, almost tasteless. 

Stomach. — Little hunger or appetite ; no desire for breakfast 
or supper. Entire loss of appetite. Aversion to bread 
(Natr. mur.) and butter. After eating but little, aversion 
to food, with nausea in throat. No thirst during day, but 
thirsty in evening. Eructations; with oppressive sensa- 
tion in stomach ; tasting sour with hiccough. Nausea with 
uneasiness and qualmishness as after eating too much fat 
food (Nux v., Puis.). °Nausea after eating fat food (Puis.). 
Nausea in throat and palate on eating a little. Full- 
ness and pressure in pit of stomach, as if overloaded. 



CYCLAMEN. 305 

Abdomen.— Tearing, piercing through and through. Stitches 
in epigastrium when moving about. Rumbling in the ab- 
domen immediately after eating, returning daily. Discom- 
fort in lower abdomen, with some nausea in it. 

Stool. — Diarrhoea, renewed after drinking coffee. 

Female Organs. — Menses too early and too profuse (Calc). 
Menstrual blood black (Kali nit.), clotted (Amm. carb., 
Croc, Ign., Plat.), and membranous (Brom). Menses sup- 
pressed, scanty or painful (Cimic, Puis.). 

Respiratory Organs. — Violent suffocative cough, from tick- 
ling and scraping in larynx, especially at night ; worse dur- 
ing sleep. 

Heart.— Palpitation in the evening. 

Upper Limbs. — Paralyzed, hard pressure in right arm, as if in 
the periosteum and deep seated muscles; extending to 
fingers, impedes writing. 

Lower Limbs.— Cramp-like pain on right thigh above the pop- 
liteal space. Pain as from a sprain in the sole of the foot. 

Generalities. — Great weakness and prostration; on waking; 
also with clammy mouth and irritable mood ; also with pal- 
lor, sunken eyes and rapid pulse. Enervation of whole 
body ; burdensome to move even a limb. Great uneasiness 
and restlessness art night. 

Sleep.— Restless, uneasy sleep ; full of dreams. Great inclina- 
tion to sleep mornings. 

Compare.— Bell., Carb. v., Cham., Croc, Crocus., Lye, Rhus 
tox., Sep., Sulph., Puis,, Ruta. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Coff., Puis. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Cyclamen is most useful in deranged digestion, and in men- 
strual derangements, when accompanied by the disturbances of 
vision above enumerated, and by vertigo and headache. The 
action is very similar to Pulsatilla. In digestive troubles there 
is a general aggravation from fat food. Menorrhagia, or 
amenorrhoea with gastric derangements, and usual disturb- 
ances. Chlorosis. Anaemia is usually present with constant 
chilliness and dread of fresh air. Membranous dysmenorrhcea, 
with profuse flow. 



306 DIGITALIS. 



DIGITALIS. 

Synonym. — Digitalis Purpurea. Natural order. — Scrophu- 
lariacea^. Common name. — Fox Glove. Habitat. — A beautiful 
plant, common throughout Europe, cultivated in the United 
States. Prep aration.— Tincture from the fresh leaves of the 
uncultivated plant in its second season. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Digitalis acts profoundly upon the muscular substance of 
the heart and arteries through the pneumogastric and the 
vaso-motor nerves, producing debility of these tissues even to 
paralysis, causing greatly increased arterial tension and a slow 
and intermittent pulse. '"Its action upon the heart is remark- 
able in that it produces vigorous systolic contractions, which 
become very irregular, one portion of the ventricle dilating 
while another remains in a state of contraction; finally, the 
heart stops in stystole." — (T. F. Allen.) It also secondarily 
produces functional derangements of the brain, the kidneys, 
and the digestive apparatus. The chief characteristic of Dig- 
italis is its extremely slow, intermittent pulse. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Great anxiety {Aeon., Ars., Rhus to jo.); about 6 p.m., 
with dread of the future. Apprehensive ; sad with great de- 
pression; extremely aggravated by music (Sabin.) Think- 
ing difficult, and weakness of memory (Anae., Kreos., 
Lach., Nux m., Natr. mur., Phos. ac). 

Head. — Confusion and heaviness of the head. Vertigo; with 
anxiety and faintness (Aeon.), on rising from sitting (Bry., 
Sulph.), with very slow pulse. Head constantly falls back- 
wards while sitting and walking, as from paralysis of cervical 
muscles (Agar.). Sudden cracking noise in the head during 
siesta, with starting, as in a fright. Head heavy, confused, 
as if full. Throbbing headache in the forehead (Bell., 
Cinch.). 

Eyes.— Pupils dilated and insensible (Bell., Cic, Hyos., Op., 
Strain.). 



DIGITALIS. 307 

Ears.— Hissing in both ears, as from boiling water. 

Face.— Face pale; sickly, death-like expression (Ars.). 

Stomach. — Extreme thirst (Aeon., Bry.). Deathly nausea 
{Ant. tart., Ipec, Lob.) ; vomiting with irregular feeble 
pulse. Faintness or sinking at the stomach ; feels as if he 
were dying {Tab ac). Extreme anxiety in the epigastrium, 
causing frequent deep sighs. Extreme sensitiveness in 
epigastrium (Bell., Bry., Lye). 

Stool. — Constipation. Ash-colored diarrhoea ; nearly white. 

Urinary Organs. — Constant urging to urinate, with scanty 
discharge (Ars., Apis, Coloc). Frequent urination at 
night (Ambra., Borax., Coni., Phos. ac, Sep.). Dragging 
in bladder as if distended, not relieved by frequent micturi- 
tion. After micturition pressure in bladder and burning in 
urethra. Functions of kidneys suspended. Urine scanty, 
dark, turbid (Canth., Chel., Cina); depositing a red sedi- 
ment. 

Male Organs.— Copious nocturnal emissions (Aur.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Frequent painless hoarseness. Res- 
piration irregular (Chin., Gels.), difficult; slow, deep, per- 
formed by frequent deep sighs. Feeble respiratory mur- 
mur. Suffocative painful constriction of the chest, as if in- 
ternal parts were grown together. Dry spasmodic cough. 
(Edema of the lungs. Expectoration of blood, or streaked 
with blood {Phos.). Constant desire to take a deep breath, 
which seems prevented by some impediment in the chest, 
with dry cough, especially on deep inspiration. 

Heart and Pulse.— Uneasiness in region of heart (Physos.), 
with sensation of weakness in forearm. Sudden sensation 
as though the heart stood still, with great anxiety. 
Heart's action feeble (Lye); beats more frequent and in- 
termittent (Coni., JVatr. mur., Kali c); sometimes irregu- 
lar. Thready (Aeon.), slow, intermittent pulse {Natr. 
mur.); irregular; small. Pulse weak and jerky, on slowly 
sitting up after reclining in a chair. Extremely slow pulse 
(Ascl. c, Can. ind., Op., Ferr.). 

Lower Limbs.— Infiltration of lower extremities (Ars.). Las- 
situde in legs and knees. 

Generalities. — Great weakness and sinking of strength; 
mornings {Ars., Bry., Phos.), on waking; sudden with 



308 DIGITALIS. 

sweat. Cold, pale and covered with profuse sweat (Tabac.). 

Could not bear the upright position. Convulsions. Faint- 

ness; feeling of great debility. 
Sleep.— Uneasy, unrefreshing sleep. Frequent waking, as from 

anxiety. 
Fever. — Great coldness of the shin. Coldness of the extremi- 
ties. Cold, clammy, copious perspiration (Ars., Camph.). 
Compare.— Ant. crud., Apocy., Ars., Bell., Bry., Calc, Coni., 

Fer , Hell., Kalm., Lob., Lye, Nux v., Op., Puis., Sep., 

Spig., Sulph., Tabac, Zinc. 
Antidotes.— Camph., Nux v., Op. To large doses: Sweet milk 

with Foenum grsecum ; vegetable acids, vinegar, infusion of 

galls, ether, camphor. 
Digitalis Antidotes.— Wine. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Digitalis is in the treatment of organic 
disease of the heart. With the old school it is used, indiscrim- 
inately, in large doses as a "cardiac sedative." Given in this 
manner it will often afford prompt temporary relief, but the 
ultimate results are disastrous, the drug soon producing its 
characteristic physiological effects, weakness of the heart 
muscles, dilitation, etc., and thus hastening a fatal termination. 
Digitalis should only be employed in small doses, and only when 
its symptoms correspond to those of the individual case. These 
symptoms have already been detailed, the most important be- 
ing a great anxiety and oppression, dyspnoea, sudden sensation 
as if the heart stood still, pulse feeble, irregular, fluttering, in- 
termittent, or extremely slow; any motion, especially rising 
from a bed or chair, causes the pulse to become rapid, weak and 
jerky, sometimes cyanosis and even syncope. With this class 
of symptoms Digitalis may be indicated in any form of 
cardiac disease, but it is especially useful in pericarditis 
with effusion, and in all forms of dropsy of cardiac origin ; 
hydrothorax; emphysema, etc. Aneurism. Cyanosis. Digi- 
talis is frequently indicated in inflammatory diseases of 
the kidneys, especially when the urine is suppressed, and 
there is pulmonary oedema, and threatened heart failure. 
Nephritis, especially after scarlet fever — post-scarletinal drop- 
sy; also useful in cvstitis, especially inflammation of the 



DIOSCOREA. 309 

neck of the bladder, with frequent urging and scanty discharge, 
strangury. Urethritis with burning and purulent discharge, 
thick and yellow ; glans penis swollen and covered with thick 
pus (gonorrhoea); chordee; also with cedematous infiltration of 
the penis and scrotum." Digitalis is sometimes required in 
seminal weakness, with weak heart ; involuntary emissions at 
night, with or without dreams. Chronic elongation of the 
prostate glands. Hydrocele. Amenorrhoea, with cardiac dis- 
ease, and pulmonary haemorrhages. Pneumonia of old peo- 
ple, with prune juice expectoration, symptoms of collapse and 
heart failure. (Edema of the lungs and effusion into the pleu- 
ral sac, with great dyspnoea and weak heart. Digitalis may be 
useful in jaundice; often when associated with an enlarged and 
indurated liver ; soreness over the liver, slow or irregular pulse ; 
urine scanty and high-colored; ashy white stools. Not use- 
ful in jaundice from retention of bile by obstruction, but 
when the liver fails to remove the coloring matter of bile 
from the blood. (In jaundice compare Myrica cerifera). As- 
cites from hepatic disease, with weak heart. Incarcerated 
hernia. Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy. Spinal anaemia 
resulting from seminal emissions, with the characteristic weak 
heart. Digitalis is often a valuable remedy in Meningitis, 
during the stage of effusion with dark, turbid urine and 
characteristic heart symptoms ; also with errors in vision, such 
as bright balls of fire, objects appear of various colors; later 
amaurotic congestion of retina, pupils dilated, and insensible to 
light and coma. Useful in detached retina ; also in anaemia of 
the retina and optic nerve. 



DIOSCOREA. 

Synonym. — Dioscorea. Natural order. — Dioscoreaceae. 
Common name. — Wild Yam. Habitat. — A perennial creeping 
plant indigenous to the United States. Preparation.— -Tinct- 
ure from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the ganglionic nervous system Dioscorea exerts its 
action mostly in the umbilical region, giving, as its most char- 



310 DIOSCOREA. 

acteristic effect, severe pain simulating a so-called "bilious 
colic," and different from its well-known analogue, Colocynthis, 
in that "while the patient has a tendency to bend double, and 
feels as if pressure would relieve, as a matter of fact it aggra- 
vates, and most solace is obtained by stretching the body out." 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Calls things by wrong names. 

Head. — Vertigo and dizziness. Dull pain in head and temples. 
Sharp pain in the temples. 

Eyes. — Eyes weak, sore and smarting. Agglutination of the 
lids mornings. 

Ears. — Dull, pressing pains in front of both ears. Sharp pain 
in front and behind the ears. 

Nose. — Irritation of nasal passages with much sneezing (Aeon., 
Gels.). Discharge of bright-red blood from left nostril. 
Soreness of the nostrils. Offensive, bad smell in the nose. 

Face.— Dull, grinding, drawing, digging or sharp darting pains 
at angle of left lower jaw. 

Mouth. — Heavy brown coating on the tongue mornings. Sides 
of tongue sore as if burnt (Coloc, Iris, Plat., Sang., Verat. 
vir.). Tip of tongue sore. Mouth very dry, bitter and clam- 
my in the morning. Soreness of gums and roof of mouth. 

Throat. — Irritation, burning and smarting in throat and 
fauces. Soreness and pain in parotid glands. 

Stomach. — Sour or bitter eructations. Belching of large 
quantities of tasteless wind, momentarily relieving the dis- 
tress at the stomach (Carb. ac). Nausea. Empty eructa- 
tions. Faint, uneasy feeling at stomach. Constant dis- 
tress at stomach, with frequent sharp pains ; had to un- 
fasten the clothing. Distressing pain at epigastrium re- 
lieved by raising sour, bitter wind. Burning at the stomach 
(Ars.). Sharp, cramping pain in pit of stomach, followed 
by raising, belching and gulping enormous quantities ol 
tasteless w r ind, followed by hiccough and discharge of flat- 
ulence from the bowels. Sharp, cutting pains in epigas- 
trium (Coloc). 

Abdomen— Sharp pain in left hypochondrium. Dull, heavy 
grinding pain in region of liver, worse evenings. Cutting 
pain in region of liver. Hard, dull pain in region of gall 



DIOSCOREA. 311 

bladder. Constant distress in the umbilical and hypogas- 
tric regions, with severe cutting, colic-like pains every 
few minutes in stomach and small intestines {Coloc). 
Griping, cramping pains in the umbilical region {Coloc.) . 
Rumbling in the bowels and passing large quantities of 
flatus. °Flatulence after meals, wind colic, with but little 
or no hepatic derangement. Discharge of offensive flatus. 
Twisting and sharp cutting pains in the boAvels. Bowels 
sore and tender on pressure. Pain in inguinal regions ex- 
tending to the testicles. 

Stool and Anus.— Itching in the rectum. Hemorrhoidal 
tumors like red cherries, with pain and distress in anus. 
Frequent urgent desire for stool. Diarrhoea early in morn- 
ing, driving out of bed (Aloe, Podo., Rumex, Sulph.). Very 
profuse, thin, yellow stool in the morning. Loose stools 
with much straining. Stools slimy, dark-colored ; bilious ; 
very offensive ; light mushy. 

Male Organs. — Constant excitement of genital organs, with 
frequent erections. Genitals cold and relaxed (Agn., 
Camph.). Strong-smelling perspiration on scrotum and 
pubes. Diminished sexual desire. Emission of semen dur- 
ing sleep (Cinch., Phos. ac). 

Respiratory Organs.— Hacking cough from irritation and 
tickling low down in the throat. Dull, aching, or sharp 
cutting pain in both lungs. 

Heart.— Sharp pain in region of heart. 

Neck and Back.— Dull pain in back of neck. Back lame in the 
morning. Severe backache. Sharp pains in the back. 

Upper Limbs. — Pain in left shoulder. Hard aching pains in 
bones of forearm, and in wrist and hands. 

Lower Limbs.— Hard dull, or tearing pains in the hips. Pain 
in right leg from point of exit of sciatic nerve, felt on\\ when 
moving the limb, or when sitting up. Knees lame, weak 
and painful. Hard, dull, or sharp pains in leg. Ankles 
weak and painful. 

Generalities.— Restless, trembling, faint feeling. Languid 
tired feeling. Itching of various parts of the body and 
limbs (Carb. ac). 

Skin. — Panaritium, early when pains are sharp and agonizing, 
or when pricking is felt ; nails brittle. 



312 DOLICHOS. 

Aggravation.— In evening after lying down; at night; from 

lying down ; from doubling up. 
Amelioration. — When moving in the open air; motion; riding 

or walking ; standing erect. 
Compare.— iEsc, Aloe, Berb., Bry., Coloc, Magn., Nux v., 

Podo., Puis., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Dioscorea is in the treatment of flatulent or 
bilious colic, with the symptoms already mentioned, and differ- 
ing from Colocynth in that the pains are more continuous, not 
occurring in paroxysms, and are worse from bending double, 
only being relieved by stretching the body out or standing erect, 
though like Colocynth there is relief from pressure. Sometimes 
the pains seem to radiate from the abdomen into the back, chest, 
arms, etc. May be useful in colic from the passage of gall 
stones ; also nephritic colic ; menstrual colic ; dysmenorrhea. 
Useful in flatulent dyspepsia. Gastralgia. Haemorrhoids, which 
look like bunches of red cherries. Diarrhoea with characteristic 
colic, worse mornings. Seminal emissions from sexual atony. 
Sciatica, right side ; only felt when moving the limb or when sit- 
ting; better when lying perfectly quiet. Panaritium (see symp- 
tom ) . 



DOLICHOS. 

Synonym. — Dolichos Pruriens. Natural order. — Legumi- 
nosse. Common names. — Cowhage. Cow-itch. Habitat. — A 
lofty climbing plant common in tropical regions. Prepara- 
tion. — Tincture from the fuzz or hair scraped from the epider- 
mis of the pod. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the liver, producing conditions which result in 
jaundice, constipation and white stools. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Eyes.— Eyes yellow (Chel., Cinch., Iodi., Plumb.). 
Mouth. — °Soreness and tenderness of gums in teething children. 
Gums swollen ; neuralgic pains in them ; worse at night. 



DROSERA. 313 

Throat. — Pain like a splinter, near right tonsil; worse when 

swallowing. 
Stool. — ° Constipation daring teething or pregnancy \ White 

stools {Bell., Calc, Hep. s., Podo.). 
Respiratory Organs. — ° Cough on lying clown at night 

(Hyos.). 
Generalities.— °Neuralgic pains following herpes zoster (Ra- 

nunc. b.). 
Skin. — Violent itching all over body, without any visible erup- 
tion. Dry tettery eruptions on arms and limbs, resembling 

zona. 
Compare.— Calc. c, Chel., Hep. s., Ran. b., Podo., Rhus tox., 

Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Jaundice with white stools; intense itching. Affections, 
especially nervous during dentition or from worms. Constipa- 
tion, jaundice and other troubles during pregnancy. Herpes 
zoster, with itching, burning and smarting. Also for the 
neuralgic pains which follow. According to Farrington (vide 
Hering Cond. Mat. Med., 3d ed., p. 393). k 'in teething affections, 
if feverish symptoms exist, always give a dose of Aeon, before 
the Dolich. ; where this precaution has been neglected, convul- 
sions have followed the use of even the high potencies." 



DROSERA. 

Synonym. — Drosera Rotundifolia. Natural order. — Dro- 
seracese. Common name. — Round-leaved Sundew. Habitat. — 
A plant growing on turfy, mossy ground in Europe, Bavaria, 
Northern Asia and America. Preparation. — Tincture from the 
entire fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through its influence on the pneumogastric nerve, Drosera 
acts powerfully upon the respiratory system, producing, as its 
most characteristic effect, a spasmodic dry cough, simulating 
that of whooping cough. Is said to cause Tuberculosis in 
animals. 



314 DKOSERA. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Uneasiness ; when reading cannot dwell long on one 
subject, but is constantly obliged to change to another. 
Anxious depressed mood, with gloomy forebodings. 

Head..— Pressive pains in the head, especially in forehead and 
cheek bones, extending outward. Sore feeling in skin of 
right temple. 

Eyes.— Pupils dilated ; contracted ; prickling burning pains 
beneath left eyeball. 

Nose. — Frequent sneezing, with or without fluent coryza. 

Pace. — Face hot and red. 

Mouth. — Profuse flow of watery saliva. 

Stomach. — Frequent hiccough. Water brash. Vomiting dur- 
ing the chill ; finally of bile. 

Hypochondria.— Constrictive pain in both hypochondria, 
which impedes coughing; must support with the hands 
when coughing. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent urging to urinate, with scanty 
discharge, frequently only by drops. 

Respiratory Organs. — Bruised feeling in the larynx while 
inhaling. Hoarseness and very low voice {Card, v., Caust., 
Phos.). Oppression; with every word he speaks the throat 
contracts; no dyspnoea when walking. Chest and throat 
symptoms worse from talking (Caust.). The paroxysms 
of cough follow each other so violently that he is 
scarcely able to get his breath. Crawling in larynx provok- 
ing cough (Con.), with sensation as if a soft substance 
were in the larynx; with sticking extending to right side of 
pharynx. Cough at night; in evening immediately after 
lying down; waking at 2 a.m. (Amm. carb., Kali c). 
Dry spasmodic cough, with inclination to vomit. Vomit- 
ing of food during the cough and afterward {Ant. tart., 
Ipec). Cough, with purulent or bloody expectoration 
(Cinch., Lye, Phos., Plumb., Sep., Sil.). 

Bough, scraping, dry sensation deep in the fauces, 
and in soft palate, causing a hacking cough, ivith a yel- 
loiv mucous expectoration (Puis.), and hoarseness, the 
voice having a deep bass sound, together with oppression 
of the chest, as if the air was withheld, on talking and 
coughing, so that the breath could not be expired. 



DROSEBA. 315 

Stitches in muscles of chest on coughing and breathing 
(Bry.); better from -pressure. Haemoptysis. 

Limbs. — All the limbs feel lame and bruised ; general paralyzed 
sensation. Painful sticking pressure in muscles of lower 
limbs in any position. Gnawing and stitching pains in 
long bones, especially in joints; severe stitches in the 
joints ; less painful during motion than during rest. 

Upper Limbs. — Twitching in the right shoulder only during 
rest. 

Lower Limbs. — Paralytic pain in right hip joint and thigh, 
with pain in the ankle, as if sprained, only when walking. 
Occasional single stitches in middle of left thigh, anteriorly. 
Fine cutting stitch in right calf, coming on when sittings 
passing off when walking. Tearing pain in right ankle, as 
if dislocated, only while walking; as if sprained Stiffness, 
of the ankles. 

Generalities.— Whole body feels weak, with sunken eyes and 
cheeks. Prickling, burning pain in the skin. Febrile 
shivers over whole body, with heat of face and icy coldness 
of hands, without thirst. 

Compare.— Aeon., Amm. carb., Bell., Bry., Chel., Cina, Con., 
Coral., Cupr., Hyos.. Ipec, Kali c, Nux v., Puis., Bhus tox., 
Samb., Sulph., Verat. alb. 

Antidotes .— Camph . 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Drosera is only prominently useful in respiratory affections,, 
especially catarrhal, and when assuming a spasmodic character. 
Especially useful in whooping cough with violent paroxysms, 
following each other so rapidly the child cannot get its breath ; 
usually worse at night, immediately after lying down or after 
midnight, often from tickling in the larynx, frequently end- 
ing in gagging, vomiting and cold sw r eat. There seems to 
be a contraction of the throat and chest, also sometimes of the 
abdomen and sides; has to hold his sides with his hands. 
Sometimes haemorrhages occur from the mouth, and nose dur- 
ing or immediately after the paroxysm. With symptoms of a 
similar character the drug is indicated in laryngitis, also with 
deep, hoarse, bass voice; laryngeal phthisis; bronchitis, espe- 
cially of old people. Often of benefit in pulmonary phthisis, 



316 DULCAMARA. 

Useful in measles, with a hoarse, spasmodic cough. All coughs 
usually end in a free expectoration (or in whooping cough, 
vomiting) of mucus. 



DULCAMARA. 

Synonym. — Solanum Dulcamara. Natural order. — Solan- 
aceae. Common names. — Bitter Sweet. Woody Night Shade. 
Habitat. — A climbing, shrubby plant found growing in moist 
situations in many parts of the world. Preparation. — Tinct- 
ure from the fresh plant before flowering. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the mucous membranes and the mus- 
cular tissues, giving rise to catarrhal and rheumatic inflamma- 
tions, with symptoms like those which result from exposure 
to damp, rainy weather. It also acts upon the lymphatics and 
the skin, producing glandular enlargements, cellular effusions 
and eruptions. The leading peculiarity of this drug is an ag- 
gravation of its symptoms in damp, cold weather. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Inclination to scold without being angry. Eestless and 
impatient. Quarrelsome mood (Bry., Cham., J\Tujo v.). 

Head. — On waking in the morning, giddy and dizzy, dark be- 
fore the eyes (Sulph.), trembling and weakness. Dullness 
and painful stupefaction of the head. Heaviness in the 
head. Boring pain in the temples (Coloc). Thick crusts 
on the scalp, causing the hair to fall out (Graph., Merc). 

Eyes. — Inflammation from exposure to cold. Pupils much 
dilated. 

Ears.— Stitches in the meatus auditorius and parotid gland. 
Earache ; at night, preventing sleep. 

Nose. — Nosebleed; blood bright red (Ipec), and hot, with pres- 
sure above the nose (Aeon., Ham.). Dry coryza, aggra- 
vated in the cold air. 

Face. — °Faceache and asthma, after disappearance of tetters 
in the face. Thick, brown, yellow crusts on the face, fore- 
head, and chin. 



DULCAMARA. 317 

Mouth.— Mouth and tongue dry (Apis, Ars., Bry., Nux m., 
Puis.). Accumulation of saliva (Aeon., Merc, Nitr. ae.). 
Tongue and jaws become lame if cold air or water chills 
him. °Paralysis of the tongue (Gels., Caust., Hyos.). 

Stomach. — Aversion to food (Ant. crud., Coccul., Ipec). 
Burning, unquenchable thirst for cold drinks (Aeon., Ars., 
Bry.). Eructations. Nausea. Vomiting (Ant. tart., Ipec, 
Loo.). 

Abdomen— Colic, as from taking cold (Merc, Nux v.). Colic, 
as if diarrhoea would occur (Aloe), with rumbling, and 
pain in back. Sticking in umbilical region. °Swelling of the 
inguinal glands from a cold (Merc). 

Stool and Anus. — Desire for stool in evening, with griping in 
lower abdomen, followed by large, thin, sour-smelling^ 
stool, which relieves but weakens. Alternately yellow and 
greenish diarrhoea. Yellow watery diarrhoea, with tear- 
ing, cutting colic before every evacuation, as after talc- 
ing cold (Camph.). °Diarrhcea or dysentery from damp 
cold weather. 

Urinary Organs.— Catarrh of the bladder (Aeon., Cantli. 
Burning in the meatus while urinating (Aeon., Ars., Canth., 
Coni.). Involuntary discharge of urine (Ars., Bell., Cic, 
Hyos.). Constant desire to urinate felt deep in the ab- 
domen. 

Male Organs.— °Impotence. Herpes on genitals. 

Female Organs— °Bash before the menses (During, Kali 
card.). Pruritus with heat and sexual desire. °Menses, 
milk or lochia suppressed by cold (Aeon., Cimic, Puis.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Oppressed breathing from a cold; with 
accumulation of mucus. Bough, hoarse voice (Carb. v.). 
°Rheumatic pleuritis and pleuro-pneumonia, with tough, 
difficult discolored sputa. °Hydrothorax, worse in wet 
weather. °Cough, with expectoration of bright blood. 
°Loose, moist cough, worse indoors and at rest. Excessive 
secretion of mucus in the chest (Ant. tart., Ipec, Samb.). 

Neck and Back.— Neck stiff, back painful, loins lame, °after 
taking cold (Cimic). Deeply cutting pain in right loin, 
transiently disappearing upon pressure. Fain in small 
of bach, as after stooping a long time (Cinch., Puis.). 

Upper Limbs.— Paralytic bruised pain in left arm. 



318 DULCAMARA. 

Lower Limbs.— °Exostosis on upper part of right tibia, with 

bluish-red spots; suppurating lumps. Drawing, tearing 

pain in thighs; disappears on walking, returning while 

sitting. 
Generalities.— °Dropsical swelling after suppressed sweat, by 

cold, damp air. °Paralysis from suppressed eruptions; 

from cold. Rending pains upward. Weariness. 
Skin. — Tetter oozing a watery fluid, bleeds after scratching 

{Merc, Mtr. ac). Nettle rash over the ivhole body (Aeon.) 

with much itching; after scratching it burns; increases in 

warmth; better in cold. Thick, brown-yellow crusts over 

the whole body. Sticking and itching in various parts of 

the body (Sulph.). 
Sleep. — Uneasy, restless sleep (Aeon.). 
Fever.— Chilliness with the pains. General dry, burning heat 

all over (Aeon., Ars., Bry.). Offensive perspiration (Arm, 

Carb. an., Sil.). 
Aggravation. — At night; when at rest (Amm. c, Rhod., Rhus 

tox.) from cold air; in wet, cold weather (Rhus tox.); from 

cool change of weather. 
Amelioration. — After rising from a seat ; from motion ; from 

warmth in general and dry weather. 
Conditions. — Phlegmatic, torpid, scrofulous patients, who are 

restless and irritable ; take cold in cold changes. 
Compare.— Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry., Cimic., Lye, Merc, Mtr. 

ac., Puis., Rhus tox., Sep., Sulph. 
Antidotes.— Camph., Cupr., Ipec, Merc, while repugnant to its 

action are Bell., Lach. 
Dulcamara Antidotes.— Cupr., Merc. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Dulcamara is most useful in catarrhal and rheumatic affec- 
tions caused by exposure to damp cold air; in cold, wet 
weather; exposure to cold, damp atmosphere, as in a cellar or 
ice-house. Also in all such conditions where there is a decided 
aggravation in cold, wet weather. (Rhus tox.). Bearing in mind 
the foregoing as the great key-note of Dulcamara, and present 
with all conditions, we will simply mention the affections in 
which it is most often indicated. Nasal catarrh, with free secre- 
tion of mucus; laryngeal or bronchial catarrh, cough usually 



ELATERIUM. 319 

caused by tickling, and free expectoration of mucus ; influ- 
enza ; headache ; earache ; inflammation, of middle ear ; neural- 
gia; especially facial; lameness of tongue and jaws; paraly- 
sis of tongue; diarrhoea; catarrh of the bladder; nephritis 
( Bright 's disease), with suppressed urine from working in water; 
menses, milk or lochia suppressed ; rheumatic pleuritis ; pleuro- 
pneumonia; hydrothorax; asthma; myelitis, painful stiffness 
and lameness in neck, back and loins ; dropsical swellings after 
suppressed sweat ; paralysis and other troubles from retroces- 
sion of eruptions, from above causes. Also a valuable remedy 
in urticaria and eczema, with the characteristics mentioned in 
symptoms of the drug ; rash before the menses ; crusta lactea ; 
pemphigus; large, smooth or fleshy warts. Salivation after 
mercury. Swelling and inflammation, even gangrene of the 
buccal mucous membrane. 



ELATERIUM. 

Synonym.— Momordica Elaterium. Natural order. — Cucur- 
bitacese. Common name. — Squirting Cucumber. Habitat. — A 
coarse, fleshy plant found in the Mediterranean. Prepara- 
tion. — Tincture from the unripe fruit. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon mucous surfaces, causing an enor- 
mous flow of w T atery serum from the first mucous membrane 
that absorbs it, whether it be in the nose, oesophagus, stomach 
or intestines. Its most important action is upon the gastro- 
intestinal canal, where its characteristic effects are produced, 
causing vomiting of the excessive gastric secretions, and vio- 
lent purging, stripping the intestinal membrane of its epi- 
thelium, a gastro-enteritis resulting from its prolonged ac- 
tion. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Stomach.— Nausea; vomiting of watery substance, or of 

greenish bilious matter, with great weakness. 
Abdomen.— Cutting, griping pains in the bowels. 
Stool.— Copious liquid stools (Ars., Cinch., Yerat. alb.) ; 



320 EQUISETUM. 

watery ; frothy, or of an olive-green color (Crot. tig.,Grat., 

Sec cor.). 
Lower Limbs. — Shooting, also dull aching pains in the 

course of the left sciatic nerve to the instep and toes. 
Compare. — Colch., Coloc, Crot. tig., Grat., Sec. cor., Yerat. 

alb. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been used chiefly in choleraic diarrhoea with forcible 
copious stools, as above described. Has been used in dropsy 
of renal origin ; hydropericardium ; also in jaundice, with 
high fever of an intermittent type, and characteristic stools. 
Sciatica. 



EQUISETUM. 

Synonym. — Equisetum Hyemale. Natural order. — Equi- 
setacese. Common name. Scouring Bush. Habitat. — An in- 
digenous leafless plant. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh 
whole plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The characteristic effects of Equisetum are displayed exclu- 
sively from the urinary organs, where it gives rise to dysuria 
and symptoms which would indicate a specific influence over 
the mucous lining of the bladder. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Urinary Organs.— Dull pain in region of right kidney, with 
urgent desire to urinate. Pain in bladder, as if distended ; 
not relieved by micturition. Pain and tenderness in re- 
gion of bladder. Excessive burning in urethra while uri- 
nating (Apis, Canth., Can. sat.). Sharp, cutting pain in 
the urethra. Frequent micturition at night. Constant de- 
sire to urinate (Aeon.). Constant urging, with scanty dis- 
charge. Urine high colored and scanty (Aeon., Apis). 
Urine deposits a mucous sediment. Urine shows great ex- 
cess of mucus after standing a short time. 

Compare. — Aeon., Apis, Canth., Can. sat. 



EKIGERON. 321 

THERAPEUTICS. 

A valuable remedy in catarrhal affections of the bladder ; 
with great vesical irritation ; pain and tenderness ; pain not 
relieved by micturition, generally worse just after ; much blood 
and mucus in urine. Dysuria, especially in women during 
pregnancy and after confinement. An excelleut remedy in 
nocturnal enuresis of children. Also in weakness of bladder, 
incontinence of urine, dribbling, especially in old men and in- 
sane people. Haematuria. Gonorrhoea. Gleet. 



ERIGERON. 

Synonym. — Erigeron Canadense. Natural order. — Com- 
positae. Common names.— Horseweed. Butterweed. Canada 
Fleabane. Habitat. — An indigenous annual plant. Prepar- 
ation. — Tincture from the entire fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

Clinical uses of Erigeron show that its most important 
action is upon the unstripped muscular fibre of the arteries, 
making it especially useful in the treatment of haemorrhages, 
particularly from the uterus, where it has become an indispen- 
sable remedy. It is also useful in haemorrhages from the 
nose, bowels and other parts, the characteristic being that the 
flow is of a bright red color, and is increased by every move- 
ment of the patient. It is used both internally and topically. 
It has also been successfully used in dysuria, especially of 
children, with symptoms as given below. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Congestion of the head, face red, nosebleed {Bell.); 

febrile action. 
Nose.— °Epistaxis of bright-red blood (Aeon.). 
Stomach. — ° Violent retching and burning in the stomach, 

with vomiting of blood (Ars.). 
Stool.— °Stool small, streaked with blood; tormina; burning 

in the bowels and rectum ; hard lumps of faeces mixed with 



322 ERYNGIUM AQUATICUM. 

the discharges. °H8emorrhage from the bowels (Ham.). 
°H8emorrhoids, bleeding with hard, lumpy stools ; burning 
in the margin of anus ; it feels as if torn. 

Urine.— ° Urination painful or suppressed (Aeon.). °Dysuria of 
teething children; frequent desire; crying when urinating; 
urine profuse, of very strong odor ; external parts (female) 
inflamed or irritated, with considerable mucous discharge. 

Female Organs.— Metrorrhagia, with violent irritation of 
rectum and bladder ; after abortion, with diarrhoea and dys- 
uria; with prolapsus uteri. °Very profuse flow of bright-red 
blood (Aeon., Bell., Ham., Ipec); every movement of 
patient increases the flow (Sec. c., Sab.); pallor and weak- 
ness (Cinch.). °Leucorrhoea profuse, with spasmodic pains, 
and irritation of the bladder and rectum. °Bloody lochia 
returns after the least motion ; worse during rest. 

Respiratory Organs. — °Cough, bloody expectoration; incip- 
ient phthisis. 

Compare. — Aeon., Cinnam., Canth., Ipec, Sabina, Sec. cor., 
Terebin., Tril. 



ERYNGIUM AQUATICUM. 

Natural order. — Umbellifera. Common name.— Button 
Snake Koot. Habitat.— An indigenous perennial herb. Prep- 
aration. — Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts most prominently upon the sexual powers, depressing 
sexual instinct and lessening sexual energy. It also affects the 
mucous lining of the respiratory and urinary tracts, producing 
irritation and slight catarrhal inflammation. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent desire to urinate, with scanty dis- 
charge, and burning and smarting in the urethra (Can. 
sat., Canth.). 

Sexual Organs.— Sexual desire suppressed, then excited, with 
lewd dreams, and pollutions; discharge of prostatic fluid 
from slight causes. 



EUCALYPTUS. 323 

Kespiratory Organs.— Short, hacking cough, with a little ex- 
pectoration of thick, stringy mucus, of a light yellow color. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Used chiefly in seminal weakness; involuntary emissions 
without erection, day and night; after masturbation; dis- 
charge of prostatic fluid from slight causes. Also used in 
catarrh of the bladder and in bronchial catarrh with symptoms 
above given. 



EUCALYPTUS. 

Synonym. — Eucalyptus Globulus. Natural order. — Myrta- 
ceae. Common names. — Fever Tree. Australian Gum Tree. 
Blue Gum Tree. Habitat.— A tree native of Australia, and cul- 
tivated on the Pacific coast. Preparation. — Tincture from the 
fresh leaves. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the digestive sphere, producing indigestion, fol- 
lowed by diarrhoea, all the secretions having the characteristic 
odor of eucalyptol, the most important constituent of the 
drug. It also increases the action of the heart, lowers the 
arterial tension, and induces a feverish state, the conditions of 
which correspond to fevers of a remittent or intermittent char- 
acter, and which result from malarial poisoning. It is, there- 
fore, homoeopathic to these conditions, which account for its 
remarkable success in their treatment at the hands of physi- 
cians of all schools during the past fifty years. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — °Xervous headaches and other pains in the head, not 
exactly periodical. 

Nose. — Catarrh of the nasal passages (Hydras., Kali bi.). 

Eyes. — Catarrhal ophthalmia. 

Mouth.— Burning sensation extending to pharynx and oeso- 
phagus with thirst. Excessive secretion of saliva (Iodi., 
Merc., Nitr. ac.). 



324 EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM. 

Stomach. — Strong-smelling eructations. Slow digestion. Hot, 
burning sensation in stomach. Fullness, pressure and 
weight in stomach (Ars., Bry., Nux v., Puis.). 

Abdomen. — Uncomfortable pressure and fullness in umbilical 
region. Sensation as if diarrhoea would occur (Aloe.). 

Stool. — ° Dysentery, with heat in the rectum ; tenesmus ; dis- 
charge of mucus ; great prostration ; haemorrhage from the 
bowels (Ham., Ipec). Thin watery diarrhoea, preceded by 
sharp aching pains in the bowels. 

Respiratory Organs.— Respiration quickened. 

Skin.— Eruptions on the skin, of a herpetic character; gland- 
ular enlargements ; foul, indolent ulcers. 

Compare.— Absinth., Ars., Bapt., Carb. ac, Cinch., Ced. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Used primarily in the treatment of intermittent and remit- 
tent fevers; malarial poisoning, after quinia fails; quinine 
cachexias. Malarial fevers do not exist in localities where this 
tree grows, and it is generally believed that the culture of 
the tree improves to a surprising degree the sanitary condi- 
tions of low, marshy, miasmatic districts. Chronic nasal ca- 
tarrh and acute coryza. Allays dyspnoea in cardiac asthma, 
also when aneurisms press on the vagina and its branches. 
Subacute cystitis. Whooping cough ; gangrene of the lungs. 
Bronchitis with profuse expectoration. Also sometimes useful 
in dysentery; diarrhoea; leucorrhoea; eruptions; ulcers; sup- 
purating wounds ; neuralgia ; rheumatism ; typhoid fever. In- 
fusions, or water containing infusoria, cryptogamic organisms, 
and bacteria, are purified by the addition of eucalyptus. On 
account of these antiseptic properties, the drug has been used 
topically in uterine catarrh, ozoena, cancer gangrene, etc., when 
characterized by great foetor. 



EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM. 

#z/?uw7/7^.— Eupatorium Cormatum. Natural order. — 
Compositae. Common names. — Thoroughwort. Boneset. 
Ague Weed. Habitat. — A hairy perennial found throughout 
the United States and Canada. Preparation. — Tincture of the 
entire fresh plant, just in bloom. 



EUPATOBIUM PERFOLIATUM. 325 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the gastro-hepatic system, the fibrous tissues, 
and the bronchial mucous membranes, its most characteristic 
condition being a bilious derangement partaking of a malarial 
character. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Headache with a sensation of soreness internally ; bet- 
ter in the house ; aggravated when first going into the 
open air ; relieved by conversation. °Headache and nausea 
every morning on waking. Pain in occiput after lying, 
with sense of weight ; must aid with hand in lifting head 
{Chel.). 

Eyes. — Soreness of eyeballs (Bry., Cimic). Intolerance of 
light (Aeon., Bell., Merc). 

Nose.— °Coryza, with sneezing (Aeon., Sang.); aching in every 
bone. 

Stomach. — Thirst for cold water {Aeon., Ars., Bry.). Nausea 
anal vomiting of food {Ant. tart., Ipec.). Retching and 
vomiting of bile {Iris, Podo.), with trembling and pain in 
stomach, and weakness even to fainting. Vomiting pre- 
ceded by thirst. Vomiting after every draught (Phos., 
Sil.). 

Abdomen.— Soreness in region of liver (Apis, Bry., Chel. Merc, 
Podo). Tight clothing is oppressive {Calc. c, Carb. v.). 

Stool. — Purging stools, with smarting and heat in anus. 

Urinary Organs.— Dark-colored clear urine. 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness {Aeon., Carb. v., Hep. s., 
Phos.). Hacking cough in the evening (Caust.). Cough 
with soreness and heat in the bronchia; flushed face; tear- 
ful eyes. °Hectic cough from suppressed intermittent fever 
(Cinch.). Soreness in chest ; worse from inspiration (Arm); 
cannot twist when standing, sitting or lying. 

Neck and Back. — Beating pain in nape and occiput (Chel.); 
better after rising. Aching pain in the bach, as from a 
bruise. (Arm, Bry.). Weakness in small of back. Trem- 
bling in back during fever. 

Limbs. — Intense soreness and aching in limbs, as if bruised 
or beaten (Arm, Cinch.). Wrists pain as if broken or 
dislocated (Aeon., Bry. Calc c, Rhus tox.). 



326 EUPATOKIUM PERFOLIATUM. 

Fever. — Intermittent fever; quotidian, tertian or quartan. 
Chilliness throughout the night and in morning; trembling 
and nausea from least motion ; intense aching and soreness 
in back and limbs ; more shivering than the degree of cold- 
ness warrants. Vomiting of bile after the chill. Thirst 
several hours before the chill, which continues during the 
chill and heat. Fever commences in morning ; attended 
with painfullness, trembling, weakness and soreness ; but 
little or no perspiration. 

Compare.— Arm, Ars., Bapt., Bry., Cham., Chel., Cimic, 
Eupat. purp., Gels., Ipec, Merc, Nux v., Podo., Phyt. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Boneset has long been a favorite domestic remedy in ague 
and bilious conditions, as well as in colds characterized by 
great aching and soreness in the bones and muscles. It is 
in exactly these conditions that homoeopathy finds it a most 
valuable medicine, the indications for its use being plain and 
unmistakable. It is especially valuable in intermittents, either 
quotidian, tertian or quartan, the paroxysms being character- 
ized by violent bone pains, great pain and soreness in the 
muscles, violent headache and vomiting, the latter occurring 
especially from taking a drink of water, also vomiting of bile as 
the chill passes off. According to T. F. Allen the latter is even 
more characteristic than the violent bone pains, though such is 
not the usual experience. Thirst always begins several hours 
before the chill, and continues during the chill and heat. The 
chill and heat are usually well marked, but the sweating stage 
almost or entirely wanting. This is not invariable, and the 
presence of a profuse sweating stage does not contradict the 
use of the drug if it is otherwise well indicated. I once cured 
the most violent case of quotidian intermittent, of over a 
year's standing, that I ever saw, with one prescription of Eupa- 
torium, where with the violent break-bone pains and vomiting 
there was an excessively profuse sweating stage, so that the 
water actually ran from the pallet on which the patient was 
lying to the floor. Eupatorium is also useful in catarrhal and 
bilious fevers ; pain and soreness in muscles ; headache ; sore- 
ness in the head and eyeballs, vomiting of bile, etc. Influenza, 
with much sneezing, soreness of the eyeballs, lachrymatiom 



EUPATORIUM PURPUREUM. 327 

hacking cough, soreness in chest, and bone pains. Laryngitis 
with hoarseness, soreness and heat in larynx extending into 
bronchia and chest, bone pains, etc. 



EUPATORIUM PURPUREUM. 

Natural order.-^Compositse. Common names. — Queen of 
the Meadow. Grand Weed. Trumpet Weed. Purple Boneset. 
Habitat. — A herbaceous, perennial plant growing on low 
grounds from Virginia northward. Prep a ration.— Tincture 
from the fresh root gathered in autumn. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the urinary organs and muscular sys- 
tem; in the former acting as a powerful diuretic, greatly in- 
creasing the urinary secretion, and also causing excessive vesi- 
cal irritation. This has led to its frequent use in gravel, renal 
dropsy and irritable bladder. In the muscular system it pro- 
duces rheumatoid affections. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Sensation as if falling to the left side (Arum., Bell., 
Stram., Sulph., Zinc), with dizziness. 

Throat.— Choking fullness of the throat. Smarting and burn- 
ing in back part of throat (Cauth.). 

Urinary Organs.— Deep, dull pain in kidneys; also cutting 1 
pain (Berb., Cantli.). Intense smarting and burning in 
bladder and urethra on urinating (Can. sat.,Canth., Caps.). 
Greatly increased quantity of urine (Phos. ac). inconti- 
nence of urine, especially with children. Constant desire to 
urinate ; even after frequent passages bladder still feels full. 
°Soreness and pain in bladder; deep aching; uneasiness; 
catarrh. 

Female Organs. — Quick, jerking pain in left ovary. Heavy 
pressure above left ovary. Abundant leucorrhoea, with uri- 
nary complications. 

Generalities.— ° General tendency to rheumatism ; pains pass 
from below upward ; with loose bilious stools. °Great 



328 EUPHORBIA COROLATA. 

restlessness, tossing, moaning, tired and faint, in rheuma- 
tism and bilious fevers. Sleepiness. 

Fever. — °Chill at different times of day, every other day; be- 
gins at small of back (Caps., Lach.), and spreads over 
body ; violent shaking with comparatively little coldness; 
bone pains; lips and nails blue; thirst during chill and 
heat. Chilly when changing position during sweat. 

Compare. — Apis, Apoc. c, Can. sat., Eup. perf., Senec. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been used chiefly in urinary troubles. Diabetes insipi- 
dus ; chronic or acute cystitis ; dysuria ; incontinence of urine ; 
vesical calculi. Intermittent fever, with characteristics above 
given, and especially when dysuria is a prominent symptom, 
deep dull pains in kidneys, aching and soreness in bladder. 
Bright's disease, scanty urine, oedematous swelling, etc. Has 
also been used in impotence, atony of sexual organs. Also in 
sciatica, especially of left side, and in rheumatism, especially of 
old people, with aching bones, pains passing from below up- 
ward, and great restlessness. 



EUPHORBIA COROLATA. 

Natural order. — EuphorbiaceaB. Common names. — Flow- 
ering Spurge. Milk Weed. Wild Ipecac. Bowman's Root. 
Habitat. — A perennial plant indigenous to the United States, 
especially abundant in the south and west. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

Acts upon the mucous tissues of the digestive tract, giving 
rise to a choleraic condition, its chief symptoms being: sudden 
and, powerful vomiting, first of food and other contents of 
stomach, then large quantities of water mixed with mucus, 
and clear -fluid like rice water ; followed immediately by co- 
pious watery evacuations, the diarrhoea and vomiting alter- 
nating at short intervals, accompanied by painful spasms of 
the intestines, great anxiety, and a death-like sense of faint- 



EUPHORBIUM. 329 

ness and exhaustion (Ars., Yerat. alb.). It has accordingly 
been used with success in the treatment of sporadic cholera, 
and especially cholera infantum. Has cured attacks of deathly 
retching and vomiting, with feeling of clawing in the stomach 
and with cold sweat. 
Compare.— Ars., Cam ph., Sec. c, Verat. alb. 



EUPHORBIUM. 

Synonym. — Euphorbium Resinifera. Natural order. — Eu- 
phorbiaceae. Common names. — Wolfs Milk. Gum Euphor- 
bium. Habitat. — A perennial plant, native of Morocco. Prepa- 
ration,.— Tincture from the powdered gum-resin. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the digestive tract in a manner similar to its rel- 
atives Croton, Jatropha, and other so-called drastic purga- 
tives, inducing vomiting, purging, and other symptoms simu- 
lating a choleraic condition. It also acts upon the brain, pro- 
ducing violent congestion, accompanied by symptoms of acute 
mania. Hempel considered this so important a part of its ac- 
tion that he remarks, "I should never use Euphorbium inter- 
nally, unless the brain symptoms indicated its use together 
with the other phenomena. If the cerebral action is not dis- 
turbed, if there are no signs of cerebral irritation, no signs of 
violent congestion of the brain, or even delirium, Euphorbium 
may not prove homoeopathic to the existing irritation in the 
stomach and bowels." — Hempel and Arndt's Materia Mediea. 
Vol. II, p. 107. Euphorbium also produces violent irritation 
and inflammation of the respiratory mucous membrane. It 
also acts upon the skin, producing eczematous and erysipela- 
tous inflammation. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Melancholia; anxiety; apprehension. ° Acute mania 
(Bell., Hyos., Op., Strain.), with symptoms of violent cere- 
bral congestion (Bell.), and irregular hurried pulse. 

Head.— Violent vertigo while standing or walking in open air. 
Violent pressive headache. 



330 EUPHOKBIUM. 

Eyes. — Biting in the eyes, with lachrymation. Intolerance of 
light {Aeon., Bell., Merc., Sulph.). 

Ears. — Ringing in the ears, also when sneezing. 

Nose. — Frequent sneezing ; fluent coryza. 

Face. — Erysipelatous, inflamed swelling of the cheeh, with 
vesicles large as peas, filled with yellow liquid. 

Mouth. — Toothache, as if screwed in, in a hollow tooth, with 
jerking in it as if it would be torn out. Excessive accumu- 
lation of saliva {Cinch., Iodi., Merc). 

Throat.— Burning in throat, extending to stomach (Ars., 
Canth., Caps., Merc. cor.). 

Stomach. — Thirst for cold drinks {Aeon., Ars., Bry.). Eruc- 
tations ; frequent hiccough. Nausea and vomiting. Burn- 
ing in the stomach {Ars., Canth., Caps., Merc cor.). Spas- 
modic contraction and griping in stomach. 

Abdomen. — Abdomen sunken. Much rumbling in abdomen, 
followed by emission of flatus (Aloe, Coloc, Lye). Vio= 
lent spasmodic flatulent colic {Coloc). 

Stool. — Profuse diarrhoea and vomiting. Stools profuse, diar- 
rhceic, dysenteric, fermented and thin, like water; pasty, 
yellowish, clayey (Bell., Calc, Hep. s., Podo.). Constipa- 
tion. 

Respiratory Organs.— Bry, hacking cough, from tickling or 
crawling in throat or chest. Difficult respiration. Stitches 
in left side of chest. 

Pulse, — Small, irregular, hurried pulse. 

Generalities. — Burning pain at night in bones of hip and 
thigh. Tendency to faint. 

Skin. — Erysipelatous inflammation; large vesicles filled 
with yellowish serum. Violent phlegmonous inflamma- 
tion. Pustules, Eczema, Gangrene (Ars., Each.). Corro- 
sive, burning, itching of the skin. 

Fever. — Chilliness and shivering over the whole body. Hot, 
dry skin (Aeon., Bell.). Cold perspiration (Camph., Verat. 
alb.). 

Compare. — Ars., Camph., Crot. tig., Jatropha., Colch., Elat., 
Verat. alb. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been successfully used in gastro-intestinal irritations; 
gastro-enteritis ; sporadic cholera; choleraic diarrhoea; especi- 



EUPHRASIA. 331 

ally when associated with cerebral irritation, congestion, delir- 
ium, even acute mania. Useful in influenza, with headache, 
much sneezing, lachrymation, acrid coryza, hacking cough. 
Toothache as if screwed in, with jerking and throbbing. Vesic- 
ular erysipelas of the cheek. Violent phlegmonous inflamma- 
tions— erysipelatous. Pustular and eczematous eruptions. 
Old torpid ulcers. Gangrene. Has been used topically for can- 
cers, and is said to have cured epithelioma. 



EUPHRASIA. 

Synonym.— Euphrasia Officinalis. Natural order— Scroph- 
ulariacesB. Common name. — Eyebright. Habitat. — A small 
annual plant growing in meadows and on borders of forests 
all over Europe. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh plant, 
omitting the root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the ganglionic nervous system Euphrasia exerts 
its power almost entirely upon the mucous membranes, especi- 
ally those of the eye and lids, and of the upper portion of the 
respiratory tract, producing a distinct catarrhal inflammation, 
partaking of the nature of an influenza and characterized by 
an excessive watery secretion, which is the chief characteristic 



of the drug. 



CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 



Head.— Confusion and bruised pain in head {Gels.). Dull fron- 
tal headache (Hydras., Kali bi., Nux v., Puis.). 

Eyes. — Burning in the eyes with lachrymation (Ars.). Press- 
ure in the eyes, with lachrymation. Frequent burning, 
biting in the eyes; biting water runs from them (Ars., 
Merc. cor.). Itching and burning in the eyes, obliging fre- 
quent winking and wiping the eyes (Croc, Puis.). Redness, 
burning and swelling of the margins of the lids (Merc, 
cor., Sulph.). Frequent inclination to blink (Croc). Lids 
sensitive and swollen. Abundant flow of corrosive tears, 
almost blinding him (Merc. cor.). Vision dim, as through 



332 EUPHRASIA. 

a veil, in the evening (Caust., Merc, Petrol., Puis., Sulph.). 
Feeling as though cornea were covered with mucus ; it 
obscures his vision and obliges him to frequently close 
and press the lids together (Croc, Puis.). Excessive pho- 
tophobia {Aeon., Bell., Merc). Spots, vesicles and ulcers 
of the cornea (Merc, Sil.). Sensation as though a hair 
hung over the eye, and must be wiped away. 

Nose.— Profuse bland (Cepa, acrid), fluent coryza (Ars., 
Merc), with scalding tears and aversion to light; worse 
in the evening and during the night. Violent irritation to 
sneeze, without cold or apparent cause (Cham.). Profuse 
coryza in morning, with much cough and expectoration. 

Respiratory Organs.— Catarrhal hoarseness {Aeon., Curb, v., 
Hep. s., Phos.); mornings. Irritation of the larynx impell- 
ing him to cough, followed by tensive pressure beneath the 
sternum. Cough on rising in the morning, with abundant 
expectoration of mucus. Profuse expectoration of mucus 
by voluntary hacking cough. Difficult deep inspiration, 
even while sitting. Pressive pain beneath the sternum, with 
transient sticking here and there in the chest. 

Sleep. — Unusual yawning while walking in the open air. Fre- 
quent waking, as from fright, in the night. 

Aggravation. — In morning; in-doors; in evening. 

Amelioration. — After getting out of bed; out-doors; from 
eating ; from coffee. 

Compare. — Aeon., Arg. nit., Ars.. Cepa, Coni., Hep. s., Kali 
bi., Merc, cor., Nux v., Puis., Phos., Sulph. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Puis. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

An extremely valuable remedy in acute catarrhal condi- 
tions in general with influenza symptoms. Acute or subacute 
conjunctivitis, characterized either by an excessive acrid watery 
discharge in the acute variety, or profuse acrid mattery dis- 
charge in the latter, making the cheeks sore, accumulation of 
mucus in the cornea, causing frequent winking, and pressing 
for its removal; photophobia margins, of lids swollen and red, 
burning, even ulcerated. A valuable remedy in acute coryza 
or influenza, with excessively profuse acrid lachrymation, and 
profuse bland discharge from the nose, with great photopho- 



FEKKUM. 333 

bia; also when there is associated with these symptoms of in- 
fluenza, soreness and pressive pain beneath the sternum, hack- 
ing cough with free mucous expectoration. Cough always worse 
on rising in the morning, lasting more or less through the day, 
but not disturbing the patient at night. Has successfully re- 
moved spots, vesicles and ulcers of the cornea, and other eye 
troubles with the peculiar symptoms of Euphrasia above men- 
tioned. Frequently indicated and useful in measles with char- 
acteristic symptoms. 



FERRUM. 



Synonym.— Ferrum Metallicum. Preparation— -Tritura- 
tions of pure Iron reduced by Hydrogen. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Ferrum acts pre-eminently upon the blood in such a man- 
ner as to produce a debilitating and disorganizing effect upon 
the entire system, the nutrition being profoundly affected. It 
at first and for a short time only vitalizes the blood and in- 
creases the red corpuscles, but soon the watery portions of the 
blood are increased, the albumen is decreased, and the number 
of red corpuscles diminished, this being accomplished through 
the influence of Iron on the blood-making organs, the result be- 
ing that condition known as anaemia in the treatment of which 
Iron constitutes the most important remedy. The beneficial 
effects of Iron in anaemic states, however, are not due to the 
fact that it is supplied as a food to the blood which is deficient 
in this constituent; for, as Hughes truly remarks, k 'the malady 
does not ordinarily arise from any failure in the quantity of 
Iron supplied in the food. If the element is deficient in the 
blood, the fault lies in the assimilative processes. But Keveil 
has ascertained that in anaemia there is no change whatever in 
the amount of Iron present in the blood . However few the cor- 
puscles, they contain within them the full proportion of the 
metal normal to health; and though under the influence of 
Iron itself they increase to double and triple their number, they 
vield no more Iron." It is also true that when Iron is intro- 



334 FERRUM. 

duced into the system in large quantities, with a view to sup- 
plying the deficiency of Iron in the blood, that it is not assimi- 
lated, but may be almost entirely re-obtained from the faeces, 
having been eliminated by the intestines. It is also true that 
the immediate primary effects of Iron are to increase the red 
blood corpuscles, as before noted, but its continued use results 
in exactly the opposite condition. It is thus evident that Iron 
does not act as a curative agent by virtue of its absorption as 
a constituent of the blood, but rather are we led to conclude, 
from its physiological effects upon the organs and tissues of 
the body, that it owes its therapeutic virtues to the same essen- 
tial dynamic agency possessed by other drugs, and its applica- 
tion is subject to the same therapeutic law. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Anxiety, with throbbing in pit of stomach (Puis.). Ex- 
cited by the slightest opposition (Aur., Ign.) ; everything 
irritates or depresses her (Nux v.). Mind confused; cannot 
collect his thoughts. 

Head. — Confusion of the head. Vertigo on descending (reverse 
Calc); on looking at running water (Sulph.); when walk- 
ing. Hush of blood to the head ; veins of head sivollen ; 
with flushes of heat in face {Aeon., Bell.). Headache after 
the menses ; with hot head and cold feet. Severe frontal 
headache, with cold feet. Hammering and beating pul- 
sating pains in the head; has to lie down. Pressure in 
frontal eminences ; relieved by pressure of the hands, and 
in the open air. Stitches in temples, extending to forehead. 
Shooting headache in left side of head. Sticking pain over 
left eye, coming suddenly. A drawing from the nape up- 
ward into the head, in which there is shooting, roaring, 
and humming. Falling out of the hair {Graph., JVitr. ac., 
Sep., Sulph.); scalp and hair painful to touch (Cinch., 
Merc., Mez.) and formication. 

Eyes.— Eyes confused, dull and watery (Euphr.). Eyes red, 
with burning pain (Ars.). Dark before the eyes; giddy. 
Letters run together when reading or writing. Aching in 
the eyes, as if they would protrude. 

Ears. — Ringing in right ear. Over-sensitive to sounds. °Foetid 
discharge from left ear. 



FERRUM. 335 

Nose. — Bloody, purulent, greenish, slimy, acrid discharges. 
Epistaxis; mornings when stooping; in anaemic patients. 

Face. — Cadaverous, earthy complexion (Ars.). Pale, wan face, 
greenish or yellow. Blue rings around the eyes, which are 
dull and lusterless. Fiery redness of the face (Aster., Sa- 
bad.) ; veins large. Flushed face, with burning cheeks. Lips 
pale. 

Mouth.— All solid food tastes dry and insipid. 

Throat. — Feeling of constriction in throat. 

Stomach. — Voracious appetite (Bry., Iocli.). Anorexia; ex- 
treme dislike to all food (Ant. crud., Ipec, Nux v., Puis.) ; 
always feels full. Eructations and regurgitations of food 
after eating (Ars., Puis.). Nausea and vomiting of food 
after eating (Ars. Puis.). Vomiting of food immediately 
after midnight, or in morning after breakfast. Distension 
of epigastric region. Pressure in the stomach after eating 
(Bry., Lye., Nux v.). Heat and burning in stomach, 
with momentary cramp-like pain in splenic region. 

Abdomen. — Tightness and fullness in region of liver. Liver en- 
larged ; sensitive to pressure. Spleen large after intermit- 
tents. Abdomen hard and distended, but not with flatu- 
lence. Flatulent colic at night. Bowels feel sore when 
touched, as if bruised (Merc), or weakened by cathartics. 

Stool. — Frequent diarrhoea; stools watery (Ars., Podo., Cinch.), 
with or without tenesmus, and preceded or not by pain, but 
always with much flatulence, and worse after food or 
drink (Aloe, Coloc). Sudden, watery, painless, without 
smell (Cinch., Podo.). ° Diarrhoea, with undigested food, 
painless and involuntary, during a meal. Constipation 
(Alum., Bry., Calc. c, Nux v., Op., Sulph.). °Ascarides in 
the rectum (Merc, Spig., Sep.). 

Urinary Organs. — Urging to urinate; with tickling in urethra 
extending to neck of bladder ; with pain in liver, chest and 
kidneys. Involuntary urination, especially by day. 

Male Organs. — Nocturnal emissions, impotence; increased 
desire. 

Female Organs. — Menses too late, long-lasting and profuse 
(Chel.). °H9emorrhage from the uterus, with labor-like 
pains in abdomen, and glowing heat in the face (Bell.). 
°Desire lessened ; sterility. Vagina very dry ; coition exces- 



336 FERRUM. 

sively painful. °Before menses stinging headache, ringing 
in ears, discharge of long pieces of mucus from uterus. 
° Hysterical symptoms after menses; from suppressed 
menses. Leucorrhoea, mild, milky or itching, with soreness. 

Respiratory Organs. — Voice hoarse, almost extinct (Caust.). 
Roughness of the throat. Difficult breathing and oppres- 
sion of the chest, as if some one pressed with the hand 
upon it (Nux v., Phos.). Uneasy breathing from pain 
across the chest. Coughing up of blood in the morning on 
rising from bed. Scanty, thin, frothy expectoration, with 
streaks of blood ; or copious purulent, putrid, greenish or 
frothy ; worse mornings. Cough worse when moving. Spas- 
modic cough, from tickling in the trachea, after eating. 
Contractive cramp in the chest, and cough, only when mov- 
ing and walking. Breath fails at the end of a coughing fit. 
Dry, tickling cough, with blood spitting. Pressure under 
the sternum, with catarrh and cough. 

°H8emoptysis, morning and night, in onanists; con- 
sumptives; from severe exertion ; after loss of fluids ; from 
suppressed menses. 

°Flying pains in chest; blood spitting (Mille.) ; persons 
who flush easily and get epistaxis, dyspnoea, palpitation 
(Aeon.). 

Heart and Pulse. — Rapid action of the heart °Consecutive 
heart disease. °Chlorosis. Throbbing in all blood vessels; 
soft bellows sound at apex. Small, weak pulse; slow pulse 
(Digit,. Op.). 

Limbs— Swelling of the hands, and legs up to the knees (Ars., 
Led.). Nightly tearing in arms and legs. 

Upper Limbs.— Downward shooting pains in shoulders and 
arms. Creakingin right shoulder joint, with bruised pain on 
touch, and shooting and tearing down through upper arm ; 
inability to raise the arm. Pinching in right deltoid. 

Lower Limbs.— Shooting and tearing in the hip joint, which 
pains as if bruised when touched, down along the tibia; 
worse in the evening in bed ; mast get up and walk about 
(Rhus tox.). Painful drawing in the legs, with heaviness 
and stiffness. Cramp in the calves; worse during rest, es- 
pecialty at night (Sulph.). Cramps in the soles of the feet 
and the toes (Sulph.). 



FERRUM. 337 

Generalities.— Great emaciation (Ars., Phos.). Great weak- 
ness and prostration ; very easily fatigued (Ars., Cinch.). 
Increased bodily irritability; excitable. Restless; must 
walk slowly about. °Paralysis from loss of fluids. Peri- 
odical attacks of pain. Red parts become white. °H8emor- 
rhages; blood light or lumpy; coagulates easily. Blood 
vessels distended, especially those of head, face and feet. 
°Pseudo-plethora ; congestions, etc., yet anaemic. °Erethis~ 
tic chlorosis ; worse during cold weather. 

Fever. — Chilly every evening; hectic fever. Frequent short at- 
tacks of chilly shivering. Chilly, and want of animal heat. 
Sweat profuse, long-lasting, clammy, debilitating. Sweat 
stains yellow ; is foetid on going to sleep. Worse while sweat- 
ing. 

Skin.— Skin pale, yellow, sallow, dirty (Merc), withered, 
flabby (Iodi.). 

Sleep. — Restless sleep at night. Excessive and drowsy fatigue, 
with restless sleep at night. Sleep disturbed by dreams;, 
much weariness in morning. 

Aggravation. — At night; in morning; after eating and drink- 
ing; while at rest, especially while sitting still; from noise; 
from conversation ; from heat; from motion. 

Amelioration. — From slight exercise ; from solitude. 

Conditions. — In persons who, though weak and nervous, have 
a very red face; in delicate, chlorotic women ; sanguine tem- 
perament. 

Compare.— Ars., Bell., Calc. c, Cinch., Gels., Helon., Ipec., 
Lye, Mangan., Nux v., Phos., Puis., Sulph., Sabin. 

Antidotes.— Ars., Cinch., Hep. s., Ipec, Puis., Verat. alb., 
Tliea. 

Ferrum Antidotes.— Copper, Mercury, Prussic ac, Ars., Iodi., 
Cinch. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Iron is undoubtedly often the true homoeopathic remedy in 
anaemia (see General Analysis); but it is not the only remedy,, 
and should never be prescribed unless the symptoms indicating 
it are present. There is always a sort of nervous erethistic con- 
dition present if Iron is the remedy. It is never indicated in 
ansemia characterized by a torpid, sluggish condition. Though 



338 FERRUM. 

there is great weakness, and the patients cannot endure the 
slightest excitement or fatigue, yet they cannot keep quiet and 
are better from very gentle exercise. The face is of a pale 
earthy hue, but flushes very easily ; there are frequent attacks 
of severe headache, the head is inclined to be hot and the ex- 
tremities cold, and the hands and feet are often oedematous. 
The patient is very easily excited, is sensitive to cold air and 
cannot endure pain. Often there is palpitation of the heart, 
with a well-marked bellows murmur. Iron is an exceptionally 
valuable remedy in erethistic chlorosis with the above symp- 
toms, and in addition there is usually a milky, acrid leucorrhoea, 
and pale, watery menses, with lumps of blood, and attended 
with labor-like pains in the abdomen ; also gastric symptoms, 
especially nausea after eating, or about midnight. Sometimes 
the menses are suppressed, and vicarious discharges of blood 
occur from other parts, especially the nose or lungs. Sometimes 
a remedy for menorrhagia in anaemic subjects. Hemorrhage 
from the uterus, with labor-like pains in the uterus, and glow- 
ing heat in the face; also the consequent anaemia. Head- 
ache after menses, with hot head and cold feet. Iron is fre- 
quently a valuable remedy in haemoptysis occurring in phthi- 
sis, especially in young people who are in the incipient stage of 
phthisis florida, flying pains in the chest ; patients flush easily 
and get epistaxis, dyspnoea and palpitation ; cough spasmodic 
from tickling in the larynx ; thin, frothy expectoration streaked 
with bright-red blood ; later the expectoration may be purulent 
and greenish. According to T. F. Allen, Ferrum is " extremely 
useful when the chest symptoms seem to occur from a kind of 
surging of blood to the chest— a not infrequent symptom in per- 
sons whose circulation is feeble ; in such cases there are oppres- 
sion and dyspnoea. It has been prescribed for asthma and even 
for pneumonia, and it is very probable that Ferrum has been 
overlooked as a valuable remedy for inflammation of the tho- 
racic organs, for it certainly may be indicated when there is 
marked febrile excitement." Iron undoubtedly produces true 
febrile paroxysms, and may be indicated in fevers, especially 
inter mittents, when the foregoing symptoms of prostration 
are present, and when there is a profuse, clammy debilitating 
sweat; especially after the abuse of quinine, with enlarged 
spleen, an8emia,and dropsical swellings of the extremities. Fer- 



FERKUM IODATUM. 339 

rum is often a valuable remedy in chronic diarrhoea, with anae- 
mic symptoms, and in the diarrhoeas which accompany phthisis 
and other exhausting diseases. The stools are painless, watery, 
sometimes containing undigested food, and always brought on 
by taking any food or drink. Sometimes useful in the diarrhoea 
of teething children ; also with vomiting, which too is worse 
after food, drink or nursing. The drug is also useful in the dys- 
pepsia of anaemic patients ; usually a voracious appetite, or else 
the patient feels full and has no appetite ; considerable flatu- 
lence; cannot eat, because it produces vomiting and sometimes 
diarrhoea. Bleeding haemorrhoids. Ascarides. Enuresis; both 
day and night, in children. B right's disease. Violent neural- 
gias, with anaemia and characteristic symptoms, always better 
from moving slowly ; pains usually throbbing. Paralysis. Ex- 
ophthalmic goitre. Sometimes useful in lumbago and rheuma- 
tism, especially of the shoulders and lower limbs; better from 
walking about slowly. 



FERRUM IODATUM. 

Iodide of Iron. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Combines with the blood state and debility of Iron the 
cachexia of Iodine, rendering it especially useful in scrofulous 
and chlorotic conditions, and when the system is in an impov- 
erished state. In such persons, its chief curative range is in 
the female sexual system, where may be present passive con- 
gestion, atony and uterine displacements, with their usual 
phenomena. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Cephalalgia. 

Face.— Injected, red; chlorotic look (Ars., Ferr.). 

Abdomen— Fullness, even after a little food, as if she had 
eaten too much (Lye); a sort of upward pressure; stuffed 
feeling as if she could not lean forward (Nux v.). 



340 FERRUM PHOSPHORICUM. 

Urine. — Dark-colored, depositing a thick white sediment; urine 
scalds. 

Female Organs. — °Constant bearing down as if something 
was coming away; while sitting, feels as if pushed some- 
thing up; she can touch the cervix uteri (Bell., LiL). 
Retroversion of the uterus. °Leucorrhcea like boiled 
starch, when the bowels move the discharge is stringy. 
°Itching and soreness of vulva and vagina (Sulph.); parts 
much swollen. 

Compare.— Caul., Ferr., Helon., Sep., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been found most useful in conditions resulting from 
atony and passive congestion of the female generative organs; 
uterine displacements, with symptoms above given; leucor- 
rhoea; suppressed menses ; pruritus. In acute nephritis follow- 
ing the exanthemata it has proved a most valuable remedy. 
Chlorosis in scrofulous patients ; suppurative stage of tubercu- 
losis ; scrofulous affections in general. 



FERRUM PHOSPHORICUM. 

Phosphate of Iron. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

Ferrum phos. is the preparation of Iron selected by Schiiss- 
ler for his group of tissue remedies. It appears to represent in 
many points the combined action of Iron and Phosphorus, 
and gives us a fever remedy that seems to occupy a place mid- 
way between Aconite and Gelsemium. Schussler proposed to 
substitute Ferrum phos. for Aconite, and recommends its use 
in the first stage of all inflammations, before exudation has 
taken place (second stage, Kali chloratum). Clinical experience 
has already demonstrated the value of Schussler's suggestion, 
in so far that it has led, not to the substitution of Ferrum 
phos. for Aconite, but to the establishment of the true sphere of 
action of Ferrum phos. in fevers and inflammations, though 
doubtless there is much yet to learn of its action. No doubt 



FLUORICUM ACIDUM. 341 

the use of Iron and its salts in these conditions has heretofore 
been greatly neglected. The indications for Ferrum phos., so 
far as known, are: — First stage of inflammatory diseases before 
exudation has taken place; heat, with soft, full, quick pulse; 
thirst; sweat, which does not relieve the pains; if a mucous 
inflammation, the discharge is blood-streaked; especially use- 
ful for the results of taking cold, particularly from suppressed 
perspiration. Thus it may be useful in many conditions, espe- 
cially inflammation of mucous tracts. Congestions and inflam- 
mations of the respiratory organs, especially with great oppres- 
sion, and dyspnoea, dry hacking cough, expectoration streaked 
with blood ; cough with tickling in trachea and bronchi, and 
with feeling of soreness in the lungs — laryngitis, bronchitis, 
pneumonia, pleurisy; croup. Also in acute coryza ; catarrh of 
external ear with inflammatory symptoms and muco-purulent 
discharge; catarrh of eustachian tube; pharyngitis; tonsilitis; 
etc. Schussler recommends the drug in a long list of inflam- 
matory diseases, and others that cannot well be classed in that 
category. His observations still require verification. The drug 
has been successfully used in dyspepsia, and in the morning 
sickness of pregnancy, or during the menses. Haemorrhoids, 
inflammatory with acute pain ; also bleeding, the blood being 
bright red. Diarrhoea; cholera infantum; dysentery, with 
watery or blood-streaked stools, but without tenesmus ; espe- 
cially from taking cold, checked perspiration in hot weather. 
Cystitis, with fever; retention of urine in children, with fever. 
Measles, first stage. Ovaritis. Ovarian neuralgia. Dysmenor- 
rhoea, with hot face and soft quick pulse, also with vomiting 
and indigestion. Rheumatism, articular, with fever ; shooting 
pains, worse on motion. 



FLUORICUM ACIDUM. 

Hydrofluoric Acid. Preparation. — One part of pure fluoric 
acid is dissolved in ninety-nine parts of distilled water, and 
preserved in gutta-percha vials. This corresponds to the 2x 
dilution. The 3x dilution is made with distilled water. The 
4 x dilution with dilute alcohol. Subsequent dilutions with 
alcohol. 



342 FLUORICUM ACIDUM. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the vegetative system (a tissue rem- 
edy), affecting powerfully mucous surfaces, glandular structures 
and bones, presenting conditions analogous to those resulting 
from perverted nutrition. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Uncommon buoyancy of mind ; fears nothing and is 
self-satisfied. Disposition to anxious ideas, apprehensive. 

Head. — Severe pressing pain in temples, from within outward. 
Dullness and pressure in occiput. Falling off of the hair. 
°Caries of the skull bones, especially temporal. Pain along 
the sutures. 

Ears.— Intolerable itching in both ears. 

Eyes. — Sensation as if the eyelids were open by force, and a 
fresh wind were blowing on them. Sensation of sand in the 
eyes (Caust., Hep. s., Sulph.). 

Nose. — Fluent coryza. Red, swollen, inflamed nose. 

Mouth. — Sensation of warmth in the teeth. Increased flow of 
saliva. Mouth and teeth coated with mucus in the morn- 
ing. Rapid caries of teeth. Tongue deeply and widely As- 
sured in all directions, with a large, deep phagedenic-looking 
ulcer in the center. Painful ulcer in right angle of jaw. 

Face. — °Crusta lactea, dry, scaly, itching very much. °Tuber- 
cules in skin of forehead and face, suppurating ; syphilis 
infantum . 

Throat.— °Throat peculiarly sensitive to cold, slightest ex- 
posure resulting in inflammation, with increase of pain and 
impeded deglutition. Constriction in throat, with difficult 
deglutition ; in the morning, hawking of phlegm, mixed with 
blood. 

Stomach.— Hunger predominates; speedy satiety. Thirst; 
craves refreshing drinks. Frequent eructations. Nausea; 
with general heat. °Bilious vomiting after slight errors in 
diet, with increased alvine discharges, preceded by tormina. 
Fullness and pressure in epigastrium. Feeling of weight in 
stomach between meals. 

Abdomen. — Frequent passage of flatus and belchings, which 
relieve. °Great tension and dropsical swelling of the ab- 
domen. 



FLUORICOI ACIDUM. 343 

Stool.— Constipation ; stools frequent and hard (Bry.). 

Urinary Organs.— Free discharge of light-colored urine, af- 
fording relief. Intolerable burning in the urethra during 
and after urination (Canth.). 

Male Organs. — Increased sexuai desire, with violent erections 
at night. Highly excessive enjoyment and pleasure during 
coition. Seminal discharge tardy but free, and without bad 
after-feelings. 

Female Organs.— Menses too early; too copious; discharge 
thick, and coagulated. ° Acrid leucorrhcea ; itching, °Nipples 
itching, sore, cracked. 

Upper Limbs.— Pain in right shoulder joint, extending toward 
fingers, with sensation as if air were passing down. Pain in 
left index finger ; the whole finger is painful internally. In- 
flammation. Sensation of splinter under thumb-nail and 
in cellular tissue, when touched, pulsating pain in hand ; 
worse in tip of thumb, which was sore to the touch ; whole 
hand swollen and hot ; suppuration ; panaritium. °Brittle- 
ness of the nails. 

Lower Limbs. — °(Edematous swelling up to the abdomen. 
Burning itching in soles ; feet hot and burn. °Soreness be- 
tween the toes. Soreness of corns. °Varicose veins. 

Generalities. — Increased ability to exercise his muscles without 
fatigue. Lassitude, disposition to walk rapidly and keep 
in constant and energetic motion. Loss of strength. Old 
cicatrices become red around the edges, and itch violently. 

Sleep. — Drowsy and sleepy in the early evening. Sleeplessness 
without inclination to sleep ; a short sleep suffices and re- 
freshes him. Dreams towards morning. 

Fever.— General heat with nausea. Profuse, sour, offensive 
perspiration : in the afternoon. 

Aggravation.— In morning, at rest ; on rising; when standing; 
but better than when sitting. 

Amelioration.— From motion ; while walking. 

Compare.— Ant. crud., Ars., Borax, Boracic ac, Calc. c, Calc. 
phos., Kali., Phos., Merc, Sil., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Fluoric acid is a valuable remedy in disorders resulting from 
perverted nutrition, reminding us in its clinical action of Silicea, 



344 GAMBOGIA. 

Calcarea, etc. It is useful in unhealthy, broken down con- 
stitutions, where there is a tendency to a destruction of tis- 
sue, especially in those who have ruined their systems by the 
use of intoxicating liquors, or who suffer from a syphilitico- 
mercurial dyscrasia. Useful in the complaints of old age, 
or in patients who are prematurely old from excesses and 
consequent perverted nutrition. In such we find a tendency to 
varicose veins and ulcers, bed-sores, syphilitic ulcers, exos- 
toses, bone-pains, etc. Fluoric acid is invaluable in the treat- 
ment of diseases of the bones, particularly the long bones, 
especially caries, with a thin excoriating discharge ; also caries 
of the temporal bone, especially of the mastoid process ; also of 
the maxillary bones ; bone fistula?, particularly dental fistula?, 
with persistent bloody, salt-tasting discharges, which render 
the mouth foul; lachrymal fistula?; felons, especially bone fel- 
ons, with violent throbbing pains, sometimes sensation of 
splinter under the nail. Brittleness of the nails, which crumble 
or have longitudinal furrows. In all bone affections and sup- 
purative processes Fluoric acid may greatly resemble Silicea, 
except that in the former there is relief from cold, whereas in 
Silicea the patient cannot bear cold. Synovitis. Sometimes 
useful in ascites, in the broken down constitutions of drunk- 
ards ; also with enlargement, induration and sometimes degen- 
eration of the liver. Hydrothorax. Chronic nasal catarrh. 
Goitre. Syphilitic ulcerations of the throat; ozoena; otor- 
rhea. Alopecia areata. Na?vi. Old cicatrices become red 
and itch violently. Lupus-like tubercules. It is said that in 
many diseases Fluoric acid is indicated by the clinical symp- 
tom : "it seems as if she could walk forever," there being a dis- 
position to constant and rapid motion. 



GAMBOGIA. 

Synonyms. — Gummi Gutta. Garcinia Hanburri. Natural 

order.— Guttiferse. Common name. — Gamboge. Habitat. — A 

small-sized tree found in Cochin China. Preparation.— -Tincture 

by dissolving the gum in alcohol (1-9) corresponding to the 

lx dilution. 



GAMBOGIA. 345 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon mucous membranes, especially of the intestinal 
canal, producing irritation, excessive secretion, and sometimes 
inflammation. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Vertigo during rest or motion, in morning on rising. 

Eyes. — Violent burning of the eyes and photophobia, in evening 
or afternoon, better from walking in the open air, but re- 
turning in the morning. Violent itching of the eyes in the 
evening. Nightly agglutination of the lids, burning in the 
morning. Itching at the inner canthi. 

Nose.— Violent chronic sneezing. Dryness of the right nostril. 

Mouth.— Sensation of coldness at the edge of the incisors. 

Throat.— Violent stinging in right side of throat. Sore pain in 
throat felt on external touch. Roughness and burning in 
throat, causing constant hawking. 

Stomach.— Aversion to food. Violent thirst in the evening. 
Nausea proceeding from the stomach. Emptiness in the 
stomach and abdomen. Frightful vomiting and purging, 
with fainting (Verat. alb.). Gnawing in the stomach (Ign., 
Lith.). Acute darting, stitching pains in the stomach 
(Bry.). Ulcerative pain in the stomach, passing off after 
eating. 

Abdomen. — Inflation and tension of the abdomen, with pinch- 
ing in the umbilical region. Rumbling in the bowels (Aloe, 
Lye). Pinching in the abdomen and groins. 

Stool.— Frequent emission of flatulence, especially evening and 
night. Diarrhoea, with burning pain and tenesmus of the 
rectum; prolapsus ani, and constant pinching around the 
umbilicus, sometimes attended with discharge of mucus. 
Profuse watery diarrhoea, with colic and tenesmus. Faecal 
diarrhoea, stools evacuated with great force. Yellow and 
green ddarrhceic stool, mixed with mucus, preceded by 
excessive cutting around the umbilicus. Hard, insufficient 
stool, with strong urging, pressing and protrusion of the 
rectum (Nux v.). 

Urinary Organs. — Infrequent urination. 

Female Organs.— Leucorrhcea. 



346 GELSEMIUM. 

Respiratory Organs.— Pressure in the middle of the chest. 
Pain in the chest, as if every part of it were sore and raw 
(Rume.). Repeated, extremely painful stiches in the 
sternum. 

Generalities. — Tearing in the shoulders. Burning sensation in 
various parts (Ars.). Increased heat, with anxiety (Aeon.). 

Sleep.— Sleepiness, great inclination to sleep. Anxious, vexa- 
tious dreams. 

Aggravation.— In evening or night. Most symptoms come on 
while sitting, and go off during motion in the open air. 

Compare.— Aloe, Ars., Bry., Coloc, Merc, Podo. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Gamboge is used mostly in diarrhoea characterized by the 
forcible, gushing character of the stools (Aloe), of the nature 
above described, the stool affording great relief; also with 
violent vomiting and faintness. In children a violent itching 
of the eyes, associated with the diarrhoea, is often a leading in- 
dication. Has also been used in conjunctivitis and in dys- 
pepsia. 



GELSEMIUM. 

Synonym. — Gelsemium Sempervirens. Natural order. — 
Loganiaceae. Common name. — Yellow Jessamine. Habitat. — 
A climbing plant indigenous to the Southern States. Prepara- 
tion. — Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon the motor nervous system, causing a 
passive congestion of the brain and spinal cord, and as a result 
giving rise to convulsions and general prostration and paraly- 
sis of the whole muscular system, both voluntary and involun- 
tary, finally paralyzing respiration. The circulation is increased, 
the mental powers become sluggish, the mucous membranes are 
irritated and inflamed, and conditions resembling remittent 
and catarrhal types of fever are manifest. The leading expres- 
sion of Gelsemium is its low nervous condition, manifested by 
drowsiness, languor, disposition to be quiet, and erethism. 



GELSEMIUM. 347 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Incapacity to think or fix the attention (iEthus., 
Cimic, Nujc v., Phos. ac). Dullness of the mental faculties, 
(Ailanth., Bapt.); better from profuse micturition. Irrita- 
ble, sensitive; desire to be let alone (Coloc). Unconscious- 
ness. Delirium in sleep ; half waking, with incoherent talk. 
°Cata]eptic in mobility, with dilated pupils, closed eyes, but 
conscious. 

Head. — Dizziness and blurred vision. Light-headed and 
dizzy; increased by sudden movement of the head, and 
walking. Heaviness of the head; relieved after profuse 
emission of watery urine. Sensation of weight and press- 
ure in the head. Fullness in the head, with heat in the 
face and chilliness. Brain feels as if bruised (Hell., Nux 
v.). Dull dragging pain in occiput, mastoid and upper cer- 
vical region, extending to shoulders. Pain in occiput at 
night, occasionally extending into frontal region. Sensa- 
tion of a band around the head above the ears (Ant. tart., 
Carb. an., Chel., Coca, Merc, Nit. ac.). Fullness in head; 
heat of face ; chilliness ; pulsation of the carotids ; thick 
speech ; brain feels bruised ; eyeballs sore when moving 
them (Bry., Cimic). Pressure on vertex so great as to 
extend into shoulders; head feels very heavy. 

Eyes. — Drooping of the eyelids (Caust., Zinc.); they are heavy ; 
can hardly open them or keep them open (Coni., Natr. carb., 
Naja, Natr. ars.). Dilated pupils (Bell.,Hyos.,Op.,Stram.). 
Dimness of sight and vertigo. Smoky appearance before 
the eyes (C3 T cl., Phos.), with pain above them. Confusion 
of sight; blindness; astigmatism. Sees double when in- 
clining the head toward the shoulder ; controlled by effort 
of will. Eyeballs oscillate laterally when using them. 

Ears.— Sudden transient loss of hearing ; rushing and roaring 
in the ears (Coccul., Cham., Led.). Catarrhal deafness, 
with pain from throat into middle ear. 

Nose. — Irritation of the nasal passages; sneezing; tingling: 
coryza; (Aeon., Merc, cor., Sang.). Fullness at root of 
nose, pains extend to neck and clavicles. 

Face. — Heavy, besotted expression (Bapt.); flushed and hot to 
the touch (Bapt., Bell., Op.). Sensation of stiffness in the 
muscles of the face. 



348 GELSEMIUM. 

Mouth. — Tongue thickly coated; yellowish-white. Numbness 
of the tongue ; feels so thick he can hardly speak ; partial 
paralysis (Caust., Coni., Hyos.). Lips dry, coated with 
dark mucus. Mouth dry. 

Throat— Dysphagia ; paralysis of the organs of deglutition ; 
swallowing causes shooting into the ear. Spasmodic sen- 
sation and cramp-like pains in gullet. Painful sensation of 
a lump in the oesophagus. °Diphtheria; local tingling of the 
parts during the fever ; incipient paralysis. 

Stomach — Feeling of emptiness and weakness in the stomach 
and bowels (Hydras., Sep., Sulph.). Oppression and full- 
ness in stomach ; worse from pressure of clothing. 

Abdomen. — Sudden spasmodic pain in upper part of abdomen; 
leaving a sensation of contraction, and causing him to cry 
out. °Acute catarrhal enteritis during damp weather. 
°Tenderness in right iliac region during typhus. Sensation 
of soreness of the abdominal walls. 

Stool. — °Diarrhoea after sudden emotions, grief, fright, bad 
news (Ign., Phos. ac, Op.); anticipation of any unusual 
ordeal. Urging to stool caused by exciting news, stool 
papescent, dark yellow. Stools yellow; faecal; bilious 
cream-colored ; clay-colored ; green. 

Urinary Organs. — Copious discharge of clear, limpid urine 
(Phos. ac), relieving the headache. Incontinence from 
paralysis of the sphincter (Caust.); nervous children. Feel- 
ing as if something remained behind when urinating, stream 
intermittent. Tenesmus of the bladder (Canth., Caps., 
Merc. cor.). 

Male Organs. — Involuntary emissions of semen without an 
erection (Cinch., Phos. ac); also during stool. 

Female Organs. — Severe, sharp, labor-like pains in uterine 
region, extending to back and hips (Cimic, Sec. c). spas- 
modic or neuralgic dysmenorrhcea (Cimic). °Cramps in the 
abdomen and legs during pregnancy ; diplopia ; drowsiness 
(Nux m.); loss of muscular power; convulsions (Bell., 
Hyos.). inefficient labor-pains or none at all; os widely 
dilated; complete atony (Caul.). °False labor-pains; rigid 
os (Bell., Cimic). 

Heart and Pulse. — Irregular beating of the heart; palpitation. 
Feeling as if the heart would stop beating if she did not 



GELSEMIUM. 349 

move about. Pulse frequent, soft, weak, almost impercepti- 
ble (Aeon.); slow, but arterial tension increased. 

Neck and Back.— Myalgic pains in the neck, mostly in upper 
part of the sterno-cleido muscles, back of the parotid glands 
(Aeon.). Pains from the spine to the head and shoulders. 
Congestion of spine; prostration; languor; muscles feel 
bruised, and do not obey the will. °Locomotor ataxia; 
paraplegia. Dull aching in lumbar and sacral regions; 
cannot walk ; muscles will not obey. 

Limbs.— Trembling in all the limbs (Coccul., Coni.). Deep- 
seated, dull aching in the muscles of the limbs and in the 
joints. Gradual loss of control. Neuralgic and rheumatic 
pains in the extremities (Bry., Cimic., Rhus tox.). 

Lower Limbs. — Fatigue of the lower limbs after slight ex- 
ercise. Loss of muscular power in the legs ; they will not 
obey the will ; staggering. 

Generalities. — Excessive irritability of mind and body. 
Trembling and weakness ; listless and languid ; easily 
fatigued (Ferr.), especially in lower limbs. Complete re- 
laxation and prostration of the whole muscular system 
with entire motor paralysis. °Takes cold at the slightest 
change of weather. °Neuralgia; acute, sudden, darting 
pains, shooting, tearing along the track of nerves ; especi- 
ally if aggravated by changes in the weather. Congestions, 
arterial or venous, with sluggish circulation. 

Sleep. — Restless sleep, worse towards morning; unpleasant 
dreams, after midnight. Sleeplessness from nervous irrita- 
tion (Bell., Coif.). Languid and drowsy, but cannot com- 
pose the mind for sleep. 

Fever.— Chilliness, languid aching in back and limbs, sense of 
fatigue, every afternoon 4 to 5 o'clock. Chills begin in the 
hands; chills running up the back, hands and feet cold. 
Febrile chilliness ; cold extremities ; heat of the head and 
face. °Fever heat, with drowsiness ; languid, wants to lie still. 

Aggravation. — From any movement or touch ; from fluids, of 
which there is great dread. 

Conditions.— In nervous persons; young people; children. 

Compare.— Aeon., Arg. nit., Bapt., Bell., Bry., Caust., Cimic, 
Coni., Cinch., Ign., Nux v., Op., Rhus tox., Stram., Yerat. vir. 

Antidotes.— Cinch., Coff., Salt. 



350 GELSEM1UM. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Gelsemium is one of the most valuable of our fever remedies, 
occupying a sphere distinctly its own, the indications for its 
use being plain and unmistakable. It may be indicated in the 
first stage of many forms of fever — catarrhal, eruptive, bilious, 
remittent, etc. (rarely inflammatory). In such cases it must 
be differentiated from Aconite by the absence of great restless- 
ness; from Belladonna by the less violence, less cerebral con- 
gestion, flushed face, etc. ; the Gels, patient, though nervous 
and irritable, being languid and listless and wishing to be let 
alone, with frequent but soft pulse, prostration, vertigo, and 
usually more or less languid aching in the back and limbs. 
Thus in Gels, fevers there is an asthenic tendency. It is often 
a valuable remedy in first stage of typhoid fever, and may be 
useful at any time in the course of the disease when so-called 
nervous symptoms predominate. It is especially valuable in 
malarial fevers, especially in those of recent origin, where the 
system is not thoroughly impressed by the poison; either re- 
mittent or intermittent; generally the rise in fever occurs 
toward evening with drowsiness, languor, dizziness, blindness, 
prostration, little or no thirst, slight sweat, which relieves. 
Eruptive fevers with Gels, symptoms and tendency to convul- 
sions. Catarrhal fevers with febrile chilliness, cold extremities, 
heat of head and face, dull headache, suffused eyes, fullness at 
root of nose, stoppage, etc. A valuable remedy for nervous 
chills occurring from fright or emotion. A useful remedy for any 
complaint, especially diarrhoea, which results from bad or excit- 
ing news, from fright, or from the anticipation of some unusual 
ordeal. Gelsemium is invaluable in the treatment of many 
forms of nervous disease. It is especially useful in paralysis, 
particularly when affecting single groups of muscles, more espe- 
cially about the eye, mouth, throat and larynx, also of the 
chest, extremities and sphincters. The most useful remedy in 
post-diphtheritic paralysis, the tongue, throat and larynx 
being chiefly involved. Paraplegia, not of organic origin. 
May be palliative in locomotor ataxia. Convulsions during 
eruptive diseases; during teething; from suppressed menses; 
hysterical; puerperal epilepsy. Deep-seated neuralgic pains, 
especially with other Gels, symptoms. Neuralgic headache 
beginning in upper cervical spine; vertebrae prominens sensi- 



GELSEMIUM. 351 

tive; pains extend over head, causing a bursting pain in fore- 
head and eyeballs; worse at 10 a.m., when lying; with nausea, 
vomiting, cold sweat, cold feet. Especially useful in occipital 
headaches, and when extending to eyes, teeth or shoulders, 
muscular soreness about the neck, blindness and dizziness. 
Menstrual headaches; also climacteric. Cerebro-spinal menin- 
gitis, stage of congestion, severe chill; dilated pupils; tender- 
ness in occipital region, worse on motion. Congestion of the 
brain and spine. Orbital neuralgia, in distinct paroxysms with 
contractions and twitchings of the muscles on the affected side. 
Iritis. Choroiditis. Retinitis. Asthenopia from muscular weak- 
ness. Paralysis of the eyelids, also of muscles of the eyes. 
Double vision. Deafness from catarrh of the middle ear and 
eustachian tube; also deafness from quinine. Nasal catarrh, 
especially acute, with symptoms already given. Haj^ fever. 
Catarrhal conditions in general excited by warm, moist relax- 
ing weather. In all catarrhal affections the discharges are of 
watery mucus, never purulent, generally excoriating. Disorders 
of dentition, with fever and other Gels, symptoms. Numbness 
and paralysis of the tongue. Catarrhal sore throat without 
exudation. Paralysis of pharyngeal muscles. Hiccough. 
Passive congestion of the liver, with dizziness, blurred vision, 
jaundice, etc. Diarrhcea from depressing emotions. Paralysis 
of the sphincter ani. Partial or complete paralysis of the blad- 
der, in children or in old people. Dysuria from stricture. 
Urethritis. Seminal weakness, emissions without erections; 
sexual neurasthenia, after masturbation. Gelsemium is often a 
valuable medicine in the diseases peculiar to women ; one of the 
first remedies in spasmodic or neuralgic dysmenorrhea ; ova- 
rian neuralgia; ovaritis; congestion of the uterus. In all of 
these conditions, in addition to other indications for the drug, 
there are usually severe, sharp, labor-like pains shooting into 
the back, hips and down the legs. It is an excellent medicine for 
the lying-in room ; false labor-pains ; they shoot up instead of 
bearing down; there is an atonic condition, the os widely 
dilated, pains inefficient or entirely absent; rigid os; severe 
after-pains; puerperal convulsions, with twitchings and other 
Gels, symptoms. Often useful to control nervous agitation in 
confinement or abortion, especially nervous chills. Often use- 
ful in rheumatism, especially what is termed neuralgic rheuma- 



352 GLONOINE. 

tism, soreness of muscles as if bruised ; sharp pains or dull ach- 
ing trembling; loss of muscular power; gait staggering, a sort 
of paresis ; especially useful in myalgic pains about the neck, 
mostly in upper part of sterno-cleido muscles, back of parotid 
glands. In affections of the lower air passages it is generally 
of little use, except occasionally in catarrhal conditions, or 
in paralytic or spasmodic states, such as aphonia, spasms of 
the glottis, spasmodic dyspnoea; threatening paralysis in old 
people. Nervous affections of the heart, palpitation, oppres- 
sion, etc., brought on by depressing emotions, such as fright 
or grief. 



GLONOINE. 

Common name. — Nitro-Glycerine. Preparation. A tinct- 
ure made by dissolving one part of Nitro-Glycerine in nine parts 
of alcohol, which corresponds to the Ix dilution. Subsequent 
dilutions with alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the medulla oblongata and the pneumogastric, 
and paralyzing the peripheral vaso-motor nerves, producing 
active (Amyl nitrite, passive) cerebral hyperemia and palpita- 
tion of the heart, the former presenting symptoms closely re- 
sembling those resulting from exposure to the sun's rays, even 
to the intense degree of sunstroke, yet lacking the important 
symptoms of fever and inflammation which characterize cere- 
bral disorders caused by Aconite and Belladonna. Its action is 
not so evanescent as that of Amyl nitrite. The chief char- 
acteristic of Glonoine is a pulsating, throbbing fullness (not 
pain) in the brain. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Falling down, with loss of consciousness and alternate 
palpitation of the heart and congestion of the head. Con- 
fusion of ideas (Bapt., Gels., Phos. ac.) ; cannot tell where 
he was ; well-known streets seem strange; the way home too 
long ; forgets on which side of the street he lives. 



GLOXOIXE. 353 

Head.— Vertigo; worse from stooping or moving the head 
(Bry.); worse in the open air; with nausea; with dim vis- 
ion. Inclination to bend the head backwards, or to hold it 
with the hands. Sensation as if the head were enormously 
large (Arg. nit., Bovis., Cimic, Zing.). Fullness in the 
head; distinct feeling of the pulse in the head (Bell.); 
throbbing without pain. Sensation as if the blood were- 
mounting to the head (Bell.) ; as if hanging head doivn- 
ivard. Tensive pain over the eyes and nose, also behind 
the ears, followed by choking sensation about the throat. 
Skull seems too small, as if the brain were attempting to 
burst the skull (Cimic.) ; violent action of the heart, and a 
distinct pulsation over the whole body. Sensation of sore- 
ness through the whole head; is afraid to shake the head, 
as it seems that it would make the head drop to pieces. 
Tlirobbing in the head ; in forehead ; in temples; in ver- 
tex; in occiput ; worse when moving (Bry.); better when: 
sitting still and lying and from pressure (Bell.). Cracking 
sensation in the brain. Shocks in the brain synchronous 
with the pulse. Undulating or wave-like motion in the 
brain (Cinch.) . Throbbing in the temporal arteries, which 
were raised and felt like cords (Bell.). Severe pain in the 
occiput; extending to the eyes and temples. Congestion in 
occiput, seems as if he would lose his reason. Headache 
deep in the brain ; rising from below upward ; extending to 
nose. Headache and pulse increase and diminish together. 
Headache with nausea ; with dull heavy pain in stomach. 
Headache aggravated mornings and forenoons. Shaking 
the head increases the headache; also motion (Bry.). 
Headache worse from the heat of the sun (Bell., Natr. carb.); 
better in the open air and from pressure. °Headache, throb- 
bing, etc., during or in place of menses (Cinch.). 

Eyes.— Sparks and flashes before the eyes, (Bell., Cycl.) ; black 
spots on attempting to stoop. Objects dance with every 
pulsation. Pressing, protruding pains in eyes. Eyes, 
injected, protruding, look wild (Bell., Hyos.). Pupils di- 
lated, eyes rolled upward (Bell.). 

Ears.— Deafness, ears feel as if stopped up (Coni.). Binging in 
the ears, audible pulse. 

Pace. — °Pale during heat, sunstroke, congestion, etc.; flushed. 



&54 GLONOINE. 

and hot with headache. Kedness of the face, which comes 
and goes. Gnawing pain in the masseter muscles. 

Mouth. — Throbbing pain in all the teeth. 

Throat.— Itching of the soft palate and throat. Sensation as 
if the throat were swelling. 

Stomach. — Increased desire to smoke. °Nausea and vomiting 
in congestion or during sunstroke. Eructations. Nausea. 
Faint feeling at pit of stomach , also with throbbing. 

Abdomen. — Bumbling, with feeling as before diarrhoea. 

Female Organs. — °Instead of menses congestion to head; face 
pale; worse in warm room; fainting; throbbing. °At cli- 
maxis, flushes of heat, pressure in head, nausea, loss of 
senses, vertigo, swelling of feet. °Eclampsia; unconscious; 
face bright-red ; puffed ; pulse full, hard ; urine copious and 
albuminous. 

Respiratory Organs.— Inclination to deep respiration. Con- 
striction and oppression of the chest. 

Heart and. Pulse.— Violent action of the heart, distinct pulsa- 
tion over the whole body. Excessive perceptible palpitation 
of the heart (Spig.). Pulse accelerated; rises and falls al- 
ternately; °low and feeble in sunstroke. Pulse rapid when 
walking ; during headache ; full pulse. Laborious action of 
the heart, oppression. Sharp pains in heart; on stooping; 
extending to between the shoulders. Purring noise in re- 
gion of heart when lying, pulse intermittent. 

Neck.— Tightness around the neck. Cramp in nape of neck. 
Hot sensations down back. Pain down entire spine. 

Generalities.— Great weakness and prostration (Ars., Bry., 
Cinch., Phos.). Painless throbbing in the whole body 
(Ant. crud., Puis., Sil., Sep., Zinc). Seeming plethora, 
rapid deviations in distributions of blood. Falling down 
unconscious, with convulsions and frothing at mouth, after 
alternations of palpitation and congestion to head. 

Fever.— Warmth general; flushes of heat; waves of heat up- 
ward. Profuse sweat, mostly on face and chest. 

Compare. — Aeon., Amyl nit., Bell., Brom., Bry., Cactus, Coff., 
Natr. carb., Nux v., Strain. 

Antidotes.— Aeon., Camph., Coff., Nux v. 



GLONOIXE. 355 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Glonoine is a valuable remedy in cerebral congestions, es- 
pecially when resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun, or 
from mental excitement, fright or fear. In such cases the face is 
pale ; and, while there is a severe bursting or crushing pain, the 
chief characteristic is a throbbing or pulsation all through 
the head with every beat of the pulse, but which is not painful, 
and a sort of undulating or wave-like motion in the brain. 
Sometimes the attacks come on suddenly, the patient becomes 
dizzy and loses his way, perhaps falls down unconscious. These 
symptoms may be hemicrania, or threaten an attack of apo- 
plexia, or, occurring from exposure to the sun's rays, if contin- 
ued, result in sunstroke, in which Glonoine is a most efficient 
remedy if the symptoms correspond as they frequently do. 
(Compare Bell., Natr. c). Cerebro-spinal meningitis. Cerebral 
congestions from suppressed menses. Hydrocephalus. The men- 
tal symptoms of Glonoine may result from mental shock, or 
from mechanical injuries, or their later consequences, or from 
exposure to the sun's rays, but they are usually associated 
with more or less of the cerebral symptoms mentioned. Also 
pains and other sensations long after injuries. Familiar things 
seeming strange, and the patient loses his way are very char- 
acteristic. Acute mania. Insanity. Useful in supra-orbital neu- 
ralgia, also in neuralgia of the face, extending through the 
head, with painless throbbing. According to Farrington, Glon- 
oine is useful in retinal congestions, even apoplexia from expo- 
sure to a bright light. Sometimes in sea-sickness with charac- 
teristic cerebral symptoms. Glonoine is frequently a remedy for 
epileptiform convulsions, falling down unconscious with froth- 
ing at the mouth ; puerperpal convulsions. Allen recommends 
Glonoine in Angina pectoris, where there is fluttering of the 
heart and violent beating, as if it would burst the chest open, 
with labored breathing, pains radiating in all directions, even 
into the arms, with loss of power in the arm. 



356 GNAPHALIUM-GRAPHITES. 



GNAPHALIUM. 

Synonym. — Gnaphalium Poly ceph alum. Natural order. — 
Compositse. Common names. —Everlasting. Indian Posy. 
Habitat. — An indigenous, herbaceous annual plant. Prepa- 
ration. — Tincture from the entire fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal system, inducing neuralgic 
pains in both the face and lower extremities. Its chief symp- 
tom is "intense pain along the sciatic nerve; feeling of numb- 
ness occasionally taking place of sciatica, and then exercise on 
foot is excessively fatiguing." This symptom has led to the 
successful use of Gnaphalium in sciatica. The drug has also 
cured rheumatoid pain in the toe. It has been successfully used 
in dysmenorrhea with scanty, chocolate-brown colored dis- 
charges, with distress in pelvic region, and pain or numbness 
in course of sciatic nerve ; also with acne punctata, nodes un- 
der the skin, face mottled. Erythema around the anus and 
genitals. 
Compare.— Cham., Coloc, Xanthox. 



GRAPHITES. 



Synonyms. — Plumbago. Carbo Mineralis. Common 
name. — Black Lead. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the skin, the lymphatics, the digestive 
system and the sexual organs. Its characteristic action being 
upon the skin, where it produces a moist, scabby eruption. 
(Dry and scaly, Lye; thick, hard scab. Mez.; scab easily torn 
off, leaving raw, bleeding surface, Hep.) It also acts upon the 
sexual system, more especially upon the ovaries and testes. 



GRAPHITES. 357 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Sad and despondent (Ign., Phos., Natr. mur.) ; thinhs 
of nothing but death (Aeon., Ars.). Much inclined to grief; 
sad and weeping {Ign., Puis.). Apprehensive with incli- 
nation to weep (Natr. mur.). Hesitates; unable to make 
up her mind about anything. Absent-minded; forgetful 
(Anac, Lach., Nuxm.). 

Head. — Feeling of intoxication in the morning on rising 
(Cinch., Nux v.). Vertigo during and after stooping 
(Bell.). Confusion and vertigo in the morning on awak- 
ing. Headache in the morning on awaking. A pain as 
though the head ivere numb and pithy. Pain as if con- 
stricted, especially in the occiput ; extending to the nape, 
which pains as if broken on looking up. Violent headache, 
with eructations and nausea during the menses. Stitches 
in left temple. Pressive pain in the head. Pain in the occi- 
put. Itching of the scalp. Falling off of the hair (Natr. 
mur., JVitr. ae., Petrol., Phos., Sulph.). Eczema capitis of 
entire scalp, forming massive dirty crusts, which mat the 
hair together (Viola) ; painful and sore to touch. (Lye, 
Merc, Mez., Nitr. ac, Psor.). Itching of scalp. 

Eyes. — Intolerance of light; with redness of the eyes and lach- 
rymation (Aeon., Bell., Euphr., Merc, Sulph.). Heat, burn- 
ing, and biting in the eyes (Ars., Merc. cor.). Light dazzles 
the eyes (Aeon., Bell., Merc.) ; sunlight causes lancinating 
pains. Lachrymation (Ars., Euphr., Merc. cor.). Dry mu- 
cus in the lashes. Inflamed margins of lids (Bad., Merc, 
cor., Sulph.) ; also external canthi ; inverted; °also from 
wild hairs. Tiredness of the eyes (Ruta.). Things turn 
black before the eyes when stooping. Vision vanishes dur- 
ing menstruation. Ulcers or pustules on cornea. Thin, ac- 
rid discharge from the eyes, or pus-like discharge. In the 
lids; heaviness, dryness, pressure, heat (Aeon.). Agglutina- 
tion of the lids in the morning (Alum., Lye, Natr. mur., 
Puis., Sulph., Zinc). Styes on lower lid, with drawing pain 
(Lye, Puis.). 

Ears. — Cracking in the ears w T hen moving the jaws (Baryt.). 
Humming, roaring, cracking sounds in the ears (Cinch.). 
Loss of hearing, with dryness of the ears. Stitches in the 
ears (Coni., Kali carb., Puis.). Moisture in the ears. Dis- 



358 GKAPHITES. 

charge from ears ; bloody ; thin, watery, offensive ; gluey, 
sticky pus (Aur., Bovis., Hep. s.). Moist and sore places 
behind both ears (Calc. c, Hep. s., Petrol.); spread over 
cheeks and neck. Swelling of the glands beneath the ear. 
Sensation of a large body, large as an egg, behind the ear. 

Nose. — Sense of smell too acute (Aeon., Agar., Aur., Bell., 
Colch., Hep. s., Lye.) ; cannot tolerate the smell of flowers. 
Nose sore and painful internally {Merc, JVitr. ac). Dry 
scabs in and on the nose, with sore, cracked and ulcerated 
nostrils (Alum., Ant. crud., Aur., Kali bi., JVitr. ac, Puis.). 
Bloody mucous discharge from the nose (Hep. s.). Puru- 
lent, offensive secretion (Thuja.); comedones (Sulph.). 
Dryness of the nose (Bell., Kali bi.) ; swelling of the nose. 

Face. — Paleness of the face (Ars., Carb. v.). Constant sensa- 
tion as if a cobiveb were on the face (Alum., Baryt. c, 
Borax, Calad.). Soreness and cracking of the lips and 
nostrils, as from cold (Ant. crud., Arum). Itching pim- 
ples on the face, moist after scratching (Hep. s., Lye). 
Erysipelatous inflammation and swelling of the face (Rhus 
tox.). Moist eczema on the face, especially on chin and 
around the mouth (Calc. phos., Lye). Swelling of sub- 
maxillary glands ; painful to touch. 

Mouth.— Lancinating toothache, especially after drinking any- 
thing cold (Ant. crud., Staph., Sulph.); worse at night 
with heat in face; also drawing pains. Swelling of the 
gums {Arum, Bell., Merc). Eruptions in corner of mouth 
(Ant. crud., Lye, Mang.). Excessive accumulation of sa- 
liva mornings. Burning blisters on the lower side and 
tip of the tongue (Mere, Nitr. ae). Bitter taste in the 
mouth (Ars., Bry., Puis.), with sour eructations ( Cinch., 
JVujc v., Sulph.). 

Throat.— Sensation, when swallowing, of a lump in the throat 
{Bell.,Lach.); on empty swallowing, a constrictive retching 
from oesophagus up to larynx. Glands in side of throat 
down to shoulder are swollen and painful, on bending neck 
to one side or lying upon it, as if tense or stiff. 

Stomach— Aversion to animal food (Alum., Arm, Carb. v., 
Ptel., Puis.) ; to salt things; sweet things are disgusting 
and nauseous. Frequent eructations, tasting of the in- 
gesta (Ant. crud., Carb. an., Calc. e, Phos., Puis., Cinch.). 



GRAPHITES. 359 

Rancid heartburns. Hiccough after meals. Ineffectual 
eructations. Nausea, especially in the morning (Calc. a, 
Nux v.), with weakness and trembling; during menses. 
Nausea, with griping in stomach and constant spitting, as 
from abdomen ; worse mornings and for several hours after 
eating, with contractive pain below umbilicus, and much 
mucus in throat. Vomiting of all food taken (Ipec). Pain 
in stomach all day; better from lying and warmth of bed, 
returning on rising. Pain in pit of stomach all forenoon, 
better from eructations. Insipid, sickening sensation in 
stomach, with good appetite. Constrictive, griping pain 
in stomach; flatulence. °Periodical gastralgia, with vom- 
iting of the food immediately after eating. °Chronic gas- 
tralgia, with thirst, especially after the abuse of alcoholic 
drinks. °Chronic catarrh of stomach, with frequent eruc- 
tations. 

Abdomen.— Burning in left hypochondrium. Great disten- 
sion of the abdomen; hardness (Ars., Baryt., Calc. c, 
Merc.) ; rumbling. Full abdomen, as from incarcerated 
flatus (Carb. v.). Passage of much offensive flatus {Aloe, 
Bry., Colch.). Griping before emission of flatus. Cannot 
endure anything tight about the abdomen (Carb. v., Calc. 
c.j Lach.) after eating. Glandular swelling in the groins 
(Calc. c, Merc). Herpetic eruption in groins. 

Stool and Anus.— Stool very thin, like a round worm ; dark- 
colored, half- digested, of an intolerable odor ; much white 
mucus with the stool; blood; lumpy, united by mucous 
threads, hard, with much urging and sticking in the anus. 
Mucus remaining in the anus after stool (Ant. crud.). 
Itching in the anus (Alum., Ars., Cina, Cliam., Sulph.) ; 
stitching, smarting, sore pain in the anus after wiping 
it. Prolapsus of rectum with the varices, as if paralyzed. 
Hemorrhoids of the rectum with burning rhagades at the 
anus. Anal fissure; severe, sharp, cutting pain during 
stool, followed by constriction and aching for several 
hours. 

Urinary Organs.— Urging to urinate, w T ith scanty discharges 
(Aeon., Apis, Canth., Coloc, Digit.) ; with dribbling after. 
Frequent micturition (Apis, Arg. met., Cepa, Phos. ac). 
Nocturnal enuresis (Arm, Canth., Cupr., Puis.). Biting in 



360 GRAPHITES. 

urethra after micturition. Thin stream, as if the urethra 
were contracted. The urine becomes turbid ( Chel., Cina, 
Digit.), and deposits a white (Calc, c, Canth., Coloc.) or 
reddish sediment (Bell., Carb. v., Kreos., Sep.) ; clear, but 
after four or five hours becoming covered with iridescent 
film. 

Male Organs.— Dropsical swelling of prepuce and scrotum. 
Vesicles and blisters on prepuce. Immoderate sexual ex- 
citement (Agar., Baryt. c.) ; violent erections. No ejacula- 
tion follows coition. Itching and moist eruption of scro- 
tum {Hep. s., Rhus tox.). 

Female Organs. — Profuse leucorrhoea of very thin, white 
mucus, with weakness in the back ; profuse when walking. 
First menses delayed (Puis.). °Leucorrhoeal discharge oc- 
curs in gushes day or night. Menses too late; too scanty; 
too pale (Puis.). Pain in epigastrium during menses, as if 
everything would be torn to pieces. Painful pressure to- 
ward the pudenda. Swelling and induration of left ovary 
with stony hardness ; pain on touch, inspiration or hawk- 
ing with stitches in ovary, general sweat and sleeplessness. 
Itching of the pudenda (Calad., Angust.) before men- 
struation. Painful sore nipples (Phyt.). °Morning sick- 
ness of pregnancy or during menses (Kali c, Nux m., Puis., 
Sep.). °Hard cicatrices remaining after mammary ab- 
scess. 

Respiratory Organs. — Scraping in the throat. Tickling in 
larynx; w r orse evening in bed, causing hawking and short 
cough. Hoarseness every evening. Raw pain in chest, like 
raw flesh. Cough at night, caused by deep inspiration. 

Neck and Back. — Glands on the side of neck down to shoul- 
ders swollen and paini'ul, when bending the neck or lying, as 
if tense and stiff. Tearing, cutting pain in nape of neck. 
Stiffness in nape of neck. Bruised pain in loins. 

Limbs. — Weakness; paralyzed sensation of all the limbs. 
Limbs "goto sleep." 

Upper Limbs. — Violent sticking and tearing in left shoulder. 
Skin of hands hard and cracked in places (Hep. s.). Ar- 
thritic nodosities on the fingers. Rheumatic tearing in 
hands and fingers. Raw, moist places between the fingers. 
The finger nails become thick. 



GRAPHITES. 361 

Lower Limbs. — Excoriation between the legs ; between toes. 
Smarting soreness between the nates (Merc.)- Herpes in 
the hollow of knees. Numbness and stiffness of the thighs. 
Restlessness in the legs. Bruised pain in knee at night. 
Cramp in the calves (Calc. c, Camph., Ferr., Nux v.). Heat 
and crawling in the heels, worse mornings in bed. Rheu- 
matic tearing in the feet and toes. Thick and crippled toe 
nails (Ant. crud.). 
Generalities.— Weak, exhaustion of the whole body (Ars., 
Cinch., Phos.). Great emaciation (Ars., Iocli., Natr. m.), 
especially of suffering parts (Led.). Sudden sinking of 
strength^™., Camph., Sec. c). Violent pulsation of blood 
in the whole body. Tremulous sensation through the whole 
body. °Burning pain in old cicatrix. Symptoms disappear 
when walking in the open air. Swelling and induration of 
the glands (Calc. carb., Baryt. c). 
Skin. — Itching eruption, from which oozes a corrosive, wa- 
tery, sticky fluid, in many parts of the body (Clem., Pe- 
trol., Rhustox.). Itching over various parts of the body 
(Rhus tox., Ruta, Sulph.). Excoriation of skin, especially 
in children (Hy os., Ign.). °Unhealthy skin; every injury 
tends to ulceration (Borax, Hep. s., Sil., Sulph.). °01d ul- 
cers, with foetid pus (Carb. v.), prcfud flesh, itching, stinging 
(Sil.). Skin dry, inclined to crack. °01d scars from 
ulcers. 
Fever.— Chilliness in the morning, in bed. Sweats from slight- 
est motion; very sour, offensive perspiration. Offensive 
foot sweat (Sil.). 
Sleep.— Great agitation at night, with anxious, frightful 
dreams (Ars.). Sleepiness during the day; after mid-day 
meal. 
Conditions.— Especially adapted to persons inclined to obesity , 
particularly females with disposition to delayed menstru- 
ation. 
Compare.— Ars., Calc. c, Carb. an., Carb. v., Hep. s., Kali bi., 
Lye, Merc, Natr. m., Nitr. ac, Petrol., Phos., Puis., Sep., 
Sil., Sulph. 
Antidotes.— Aeon., Ars., ]Nux v., Vinum. 
Graphites Antidotes.— Ars., Iodi., Rhus tox. 



362 GRAPHITES. 

THERAPEUTIC S. 

The chief use of Graphites is in the treatment of skin dis- 
eases, especially moist eczematous eruptions, which may occur 
upon any part of the body, more especially the scalp, face and 
genitals; tinea capitis; herpes zoster; impetigo; ulcers; ex- 
coriations; has removed old cicatrices after ulcers and ab- 
scesses ; skin, especially on back of hands, becomes dry, hard, 
thick and fissured; unhealthy skin, injuries tend to ulcerate 
(Hep. s.); sometimes useful in vesicular erysipelas. Rhus poi- 
soning. A clinical indication for Graphites in skin disease is 
that the itching is generally worse from warmth. Graphites is a 
valuable remedy in the enlargement of the lymphatic glands of 
the neck and axillae, and also of the inguinal and mesenteric 
glands. From this prominent action upon the skin and glands 
may be inferred the value of Graphites in scrofulous affections. 
It is especially useful in scrofulous ophthalmia, particularly 
when, with the inflammatory condition, there exist pustules or 
ulcers on the cornea and conjunctiva; thickening and inflam- 
mation of the margins of the lids, especially at the external 
canthi, which are covered with scurfs or scales ; there is always 
great photophobia, agglutination of the lids, and dryness, 
burning and itching ; styes ; tumors ; especially on margins of 
lids; entropion and ectropion. Purulent discharges from the 
ears, with humming and cracking in the ears, and moist eczema 
about and especially behind them. Nasal catarrh in scrof- 
ulous subjects; nose sore, cracked and painful, nostrils ulcer- 
ated, covered with dry scabs, purulent discharge. Frequently 
in scrofulous patients the nails become thick, hard and fissured, 
for which Graph, is the remedy. Inflammation of the roots 
of the nails, with tendency to exuberant granulations. Sore 
throat, with swollen painful glands, sensation of a lump in 
throat; worse on empty swallowing. Often a remedy for 
chronic catarrh of the stomach; chronic gastritis of drunk- 
ards; gastralgia, periodical coming on some hours after a 
meal, always immediately after eating; better from warm 
milk, worse from cold drinks; always more or less heartburn, 
rancid eructations and nausea, with the gastric troubles, very 
much resembling Pulsatilla. Complaints from fat food (Puis.). 
Useful in intestinal catarrh characterized by excessive mucous 
discharges ; constipation, faeces lumpy and covered with mucus ; 



GRATIOLA. 363 

or containing shreds of mucus, especially with fissures, cracks 
and ulcers in the anus. Nocturnal enuresis in children who 
have eczema; urethritis, with burning and biting in urethra, 
and a gluey, sticky discharge. In the male genital system, in 
addition to the characteristic eczema of the organs, Graphites 
has been used in hydrocele, and also in impotence, want of sen- 
sation during coition, and no ejaculation. In its action on the 
female genitals Graphites again resembles Pulsatilla. It has 
been found useful in scanty and dela,yed menstruation, espe- 
cially in scrofulous subjects who are inclined to obesity, and 
who have eczema ; frequently with a profuse thin, white mucous 
leucorrhcea, occurring in gushes, which sometimes take the place 
of the menses. Nausea and weakness during menses. Membra- 
nous dysmenorrhea. Enlargement and induration of left ovary, 
very hard and sensitive. It is claimed that Graphites has cured 
ovarian cysts. It is also recommended for follicular and cystic 
diseases following a laceration of the cervix. May be useful in 
local indurations about the cervix. Has cured cauliflower ex- 
crescences, with severe lancinating pains Also useful in tumors 
of the mammae. An invaluable remedy, both locally and in- 
ternally, for sore nipples, cracked, bleeding and painful. Morn- 
ing sickness of pregnancy. Farriugton recommends Graphites 
for anteflexion and anteversion. It is sometimes a useful rem- 
edy in chlorosis with the characteristic menstruation and leu- 
corrhoea just mentioned, and when pimples break out on the 
face. A useful remedy at the climacteric, especially in women 
who have grown fat rapidly. Has been termed the " Pulsatilla 
of the climacteric." An important differentiating symptom be- 
tween Graph, and Puis, is that with the former constipation is 
the rule with nearly all menstrual troubles, while with Puis, 
the opposite is more often the case. Neither has Puis, the skin 
symptoms and other evidences of dyscrasia. 



GRATIOLA. 



Synonym. — Gratiola Officinalis. Natural order. — Scroph- 
ulariacese. Common name. — Hedge Hyssop. Habitat. — A 
plant growing in wet places in Central and Southern Europe. 
Prep aration.— Tincture from the entire fresh plant. 



364 GKATIOLA. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Affects especially the mucous lining of the digestive tract, 
acting as an emetic and cathartic, and causing inflammation, 
which also involves the pelvic viscera, especially the urinary 
organs. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Determination of blood to the head, with heat and 
somnolence (Op.). Sense of coldness on vertex changing to 
heat. Pain in the occiput on early waking, relieved by ris- 
ing or lying prone. 

Face. — Tensive feeling in face, as if swollen. Every morning 
swelling of the upper lip (Bell., Calc. c), disappearing after 
a few hours. 

Mouth.— Teeth ache from cold things or from cold air ( Coccus, 
Staph.). 

Stomach. — Aversion to food ; eructations. Vomiting of bil- 
ious matter (Iris, Nux v., Podo.); of yellow bitter, sour 
ivater, without exertion. Nausea with coldness in stomach 
and feeling as if full of water (Colch., Sulph. ac). Pain in 
stomach, with nausea and general discomfort. Great dis- 
tension of stomach after meals (Cinch., Lye). Pressure 
at pit of stomach, as from a stone; worse after eating {Ars., 
Bry., JVujo v., Puis., Sulph.). 

Abdomen. — Much rumbling and gurgling in the abdomen 
(Aloe, Lye). Uneasiness and griping pains in abdomen. 

Stool and Anus.— Constriction of and itching at anus. 
Diarrhoea consisting only of yelloiv -greenish water, fol- 
lowed by burning in the anus. Diarrhoea consisting of 
green frothy ivater, forcibly evacuated ( Crot. tig., JVatr. 
carb., Thuja); without any pain; also yelloiv watery 
fmces; thin fluid, bright yellow faeces, followed by chilli- 
ness; thin, watery faeces, with soreness in anus. Great 
rectal and anal irritation, w T ith passage of foetid mucus. 

Urinary Organs. — Burning in urethra during and after urina- 
tion {Can. sat., Canth., Merc. cor.). The urine is scanty 
and reddish, and becomes turbid on standing. 

Compare.— Crot. tig., Colch., Iris,Magn. c.,Natr. carb., Sulph., 
Sulph. ac, Thuja, Verat. alb. 



GUAIACUM. 365 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been used but little in homoeopathic therapeutics, 
mostly in the treatment of diarrhoea, such as its pathogenesis 
would indicate, especially with cold feeling in the abdomen. 



GUAIACUM. 

Synonym. — Guaiacum Officinale. Natural order. — Zygo- 
phylleae. Common names. — Lignum Vitse. Guaiaca. Habitat. — 
An evergreen tree, growing in the West Indies, and on the 
Northern coast of South America. Preparation. — Tincture 
from the gum, which corresponds to the lx dilution. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Guaiacum increases the perspiration, the secretion of urine 
and the menstrual flow, and acts upon fibrous tissues, produc- 
ing rheumatic and arthritic pains. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Weakness of memory and excessive forgetfulness, espe- 
cially of names. 

Head..— Rheumatic pains in one side of the head, extending to 
the face. 

Eyes. — Sensation of swelling and protrusion of the eyes ; the 
lids seem too short to cover them. 

Ears.— Violent otalgia, with aching and tearing in left ear. 

Respiratory Organs.— Pleuritic stitches; left side; worse from 
breathing deeply. 

Stomach.— Empty eructations. 

Stool.— Constipation, stool hard and crumbling. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent urging to urinate, with copious 
discharge. 

Female Organs.— °Subacute and chronic ovaritis, especially 
in rheumatic women. 

Neck and Back.— Frequent stitches on left side of nape, ex- 
tending from the scapula to the occiput. # Rheumatic stiff- 
ness of the whole left side of the back, from the nape down 



366 HAMAMELIS. 

to the sacrum, with intolerable pain on slightest motion or 
turning the part, not noticed on touch or during rest. 

Limbs. — Tearing and stinging in the limbs, worse from the 
least motion. Arthritic lancinations, followed by contrac- 
tions of the limbs. Itching, pressing and crawling pains 
in the thighs when seated. Pain as from fatigue, and weak- 
ness in the arms and thighs, with dread of motion. 

Generalities.— Feeling of heat in the painful limbs, in Rheuma- 
tism. Emaciation. Eheumatic swelling of joints; painful, 
can bear no heat. Excretions all intolerably offensive. 

Sleep. — Great desire to sleep in the afternoon. Frequent awak- 
ing from sleep, as if falling. 

Aggravation. — From motion; while sitting; in morning, after 
rising, or in evening before lying down. 

Compare.— Caust., Graph., Iod., Kali iod., Merc, Mez., Nux v., 
Phyt., Rhod., Ehus tox., Sil., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTIC S. 

Is used chiefly in rheumatic and arthritic affections, especi- 
ally after the abuse of Mercury ; arthritic contractions ; syphi- 
lides. Growing pains in children. Neuralgia of the face; neu- 
ralgic toothache. Tonsilitis. Ovaritis in rheumatic women 
with irregular menstruation and dysmenorrhea. Pleuritic 
stitches in apex of left lung, especially in phthisis. Is said to 
relieve extremely offensive expectoration in phthisis. 



HAMAMELIS. 

Synonym. — Hamamelis Virginica. Natural order. — Ham- 
amelacese. Common name. — Witch Hazel. Habitat. — A shrub 
growing in damp woods in the United States and Canada. 
Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh bark of the twigs and 
roots. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts pre-eminently upon the venous system of blood vessels, 
giving rise to varicosis, venous congestions, haemorrhages, and 
even structural lesions, its most important local action being 
upon the rectum and the generative organs. Dr. Hale says 



HAMAMELIS. 367 

that Hamamelis "may be called the Aconite of the veins, act- 
ing upon those vessels as Aconite acts upon the arteries. Its 
primary action appears to cause a spasm of the vaso-motor 
nerves which supply the veins (if a drug is capable of causing 
spasms of those nerves, and not at the same time of the ar- 
teries) . It also acts as an irritant to those vessels to such an 
extent as to cause a condition favorable to, if not actually end- 
ing in inflammation of their coats. The secondary action leads 
to the other extreme, and we have paresis of those nerves, and 
thence paralysis of the coats of the veins, leading to varicosis, 
venous congestions, haemorrhages, and even structural lesions." 
The provings of Hamamelis do not entirety warrant these con- 
clusions ; but there is no question as to the clinical virtue of the 
drug in these conditions, which Dr. Allen presumes to be due to 
the gallic acid contained in the bark. The chief characteristic 
of Hamamelis is a passive, venous haemorrhage from any 
part. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Stupor ; headache; crowding fullness in the head and 
neck, also in forehead. 

Eyes.— °Ecchymoses from bruises. °Traumatic inflammation 
of the iris, with haemorrhages. °Intra-ocular haemorrhages 
(Arm). 

Nose. — Epistaxis, ivith a feeling of tightness of the bridge of 
the nose, and crowding pressure in forehead between the 
eyes (Aeon., Dulc). °The nosebleed clears the head and 
affords great relief. ° Profuse epistaxis (Aeon., Bell., 
Cinch.); flow passive, venous; indiopathic or vicarious 
(Bry., Puis., Sep.). 

Mouth.— Gums swollen ; bleed easily {Merc, JVitr. ac). Pas- 
sive, venous haemorrhage after extraction of teeth (Ars.). 

Throat. — Tonsils and fauces congested ; veins enlarged, vari- 
cose. 

Stomach— °Haematemesis of black blood; tremulous, weak, 
cold, quick pulse, profuse sweats (Ars.). 

Stool and Anus.— °Painful and bleeding hemorrhoids (Nitr. 
ac, Phyt.). Itching in anus. °Discharge of large quanti- 
ties of dark blood from the bowels (Euc). 

Urinary Organs.— Irritation of the urethra, followed by a 



368 HAMAMELIS. 

discharge and ardor urine. °Haematuria (Ars., Canth., 
Colch., Phos.) from passive congestion of the kidneys. 

Male Organs.— Severe neuralgic pains in the testicles. Pain 
running down the spermatic (Berb.) cords into the testes 
(Merc); orchitis (Puis.); intense soreness and swelling. 
Varicocele. Circocele. 

Female Organs. — Active uterine hemorrhage, Mood bright- 
red (Aeon., Bell., Erig., Mille.), not coaguable. Metror- 
rhagia, passive flow, venous blood. ° Vaginismus (Plumb.), 
intense soreness; prurigo of vulva (Canth.). ° Vicarious 
menstruation (Bry., Puis.). °Ovarian soreness and pain- 
fulness (Apis, Bell., Cimic). °Phlegmasia alba dolens. 

Respiratory Organs. — Haemoptysis (Aeon., Cinch., Ferr., 
Mille., Sab., Sulph. ac), tickling cough, with taste of blood 
or of sulphur. 

Limbs.— ° Varicose veins (Puis., Zinc.) and ulcers, with sting- 
ing or pricking. °Phlebitis of the vessels of the extremities. 
Great lassitude and weariness in the limbs and elsewhere. 
°Chilblains always bluish. 

Compare.— Arm, Carb. v., Cinch., Ferr., Puis., Khod., Sulph. 
ac, Tril. 

Antidotes.— Puis. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The great sphere of usefulness of Hamamelis is in the treat- 
ment of passive venous haemorrhages from any part, the varie- 
ties of which have been sufficiently detailed in the preceding 
list of symptoms. An invaluable remedy for varicose veins, 
and, in watery extract, an excellent local application in vari- 
cose ulcers. Phlebitis. An excellent remedy in phlegmasia alba 
dolens. Probably the most generally effective remedy both ex- 
ternally and internally for bleeding hemorrhoids. Useful in 
many troubles of the sexual system of both sexes. In the male: 
varicocele; orchitis; neuralgia of the testicles. In the female: var- 
ices of the labia; vaginismus; subacute ovaritis; vicarious 
menstruation; metrorrhagia; dysmenorrhea; chronic metritis. 
Has been employed in low forms of fever with hemorrhagic ten- 
dency. Also hemorrhagic measles, hemorrhagic small-pox and 
purpura. Hamamelis, in watery extract already mentioned, is a 
highly popular and safe domestic remedy, being applied, both 



HELLEBOKUS. 369 

locally and internally, for nearly all ills to which flesh is heir. 
It is a valuable remedy after injuries, for haemorrhages, and 
ecchymoses ; it also relieves the soreness of muscles, heals cuts 
and ragged wounds, preventing suppuration, and may be ap- 
lied to almost any part for the relief of pain and soreness, some- 
times proving superior to Arnica or any other remedy for 
such purposes. 



HELLEBORUS. 

Synonym. — Helleborus Niger. Natural order. — Banun- 
culaceae. Common names. — Black Hellebore. Christmas Rose. 
Habitat. — A plant indigenous to the mountainous regions of 
southern and temperate Europe. Preparation.— Tincture from 
the dried root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the kidneys, producing scanty urine,, 
and upon the serous membranes, giving rise to dropsical effu- 
sions of the brain, thorax, peritoneum and cellular tissue. The 
digestive tract is involved in a high degree of irritation, which 
may end in inflammation, especially of the stomach and intes- 
tines. Through the pneumo-gastric nerve the respiration is re- 
tarded, and cardiac paralysis is produced, while from the ac- 
tion upon the cerebro-spinal system, both cerebral and general 
paralysis may result. The chief therapeutic use of Hellebore is 
in the treatment of hydrocephalus when the stage of serous 
effusion has commenced. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Stupefaction, with slow answers ; insensibility. Exces- 
sive anxiety and anguish. Silent melancholia (Ign.) home- 
sickness (Caps.). °Must strongly concentrate the mind on 
what he is doing, or the muscles do not act properly. 

Head. — Dullness and heaviness of the head. Confusion. Heat 
deep within the head. Congestion of the brain. Sensation 
of soreness of the head, as if bruised (Cupr.), especially in. 



370 HELLEBORES. 

back part of the head, with stupefaction, worse on stoop- 
ing. Pain in the occiput. °Stupefied; head hot, heavy 
{Op.) ; boring head in the pillows {Apis) ; rolls head day 
and night, with moaning. °Dropsy of brain ; post-scarla- 
tinal. 

Eyes. — Photophobia without inflammation. Pupils dilated 
{Ailanth., Bell., Hyos., Stram.); insensible to the light 
(Cic, Op., Hyos.). Eyeballs turned upward ; squinting. 

Ears.— Roaring and ringing in the ears. 

Face. — Face pale; (edematous; distorted; sunken; red. 

Nose.— Nostrils look as if smoked, sooty, dry and dirty. Fre- 
quently rubs the nose. 

Month. — Tongue very dry. numb, swollen. °Apthse in the 
mouth {Borax, Merc., Hep.). °Lower jaw hangs down 
(Mur. ac). °Constant chewing motion of the jaws; grinds 
the teeth (Cic). Mouth dry, also the palate, with cutting 
and scraping in the palate on moving the mouth to swal- 
low. 

Stomach. — Nausea and vomiting {Ant. tart., Ipec.) of food; 
of greenish black substances. Thirst. Fullness and dis- 
tension of pit of stomach. °Greedily swallows the cold 
water; bites the spoon, but remains unconscious. 

Abdomen. — Excessive distension of the abdomen (Cham.). 
Gurgling, as if the bowels were full of water {Crot. tig.). 
Griping, pinching colic (Bell., Coloc); weakness, features 
sunken, face cold, pale, covered with clammy sweat; pulse 
thready. 

Stool. — Consisting solely of clear, tenacious, colorless mucus 
{Colch., Rhus tox.). White gelatinous stool like frog 
spawn; tenesmus. Constipation. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent urging with scanty discharge 
Aeon., Apis, Canth., Coloc, Digit.). Urine scanty, dark 
(Colch.); °like coffee grounds; profuse. °Bladder over- 
distended; retention of urine from atony of muscular 
coats. 

Respiratory Organs.— Chest constricted; gasps for breath, 
with open mouth; propped up in bed; °hydrothorax 
{Ars.). Sudden cough, constant hacking. 

Pulse.— Rapid ; small and tremulous ; slow (Digit.) ; intermit- 
tent in hydrocephalus. 



HELLEBORES. 371 

Lower Limbs.— Needle-like stitches in left hip. Legs (edema- 
tous. 

Sleep.— Soporous sleep, with shrieks and starts. Dreams con- 
fused, unremembered ; anxious. 

Generalities.— Convulsive twitching of muscles (Agar., Cic., 
Cupr.). °Slides down in bed (Mur. ac). Convulsions; with 
extreme coldness. Great weakness (Ars., Ferr., Phos.). 
°Lies on back with limbs drawn up. Sudden dropsical 
swellings. 

Fever. — Coldness over the whole body, with cold hands and 
feet (Camph.). Shaking chill; goose-flesh; pain in joints 
and limbs. Burning heat, with internal chilliness and aver- 
sion to drink; can drink but little at a time; evening in 
bed. Sweat; cold clammy; toward morning; temperature 
unchanged. 

Conditions.— Often indicated in weakly, scrofulous children. 
In dentition (brain symptoms). 

Compare.— Apis, Apoc, Ars., Bell., Bry., Canth., Colch.,Cupr., 
Digit., Hyos., Lye, Merc, Nux v., Op., Phos., Puis., Rhus 
tox., Strain., Sulph. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Cinch. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Hellebore is in hydrocephalus during the 
stage of effusion, the patient always being in a state of stupe- 
faction or insensibility, from which it is extremely difficult to 
arouse him ; head rolling from side to side, and boring into 
pillows; sudden screams; pupils insensible to light; constant 
chewing motion of the jaws, grinding the teeth, automatic mo- 
tion of one arm and foot, sometimes suppressed urine and 
violent convulsions, face distorted; albuminuria; during den- 
tition or from repressed eruptions. Concussion of the brain 
after Arn. had failed. May be a valuable remedy in dropsical 
effusions of any part, especially of the chest or abdomen, the 
patient always presenting the characteristic stupefaction and 
mental torpor. Dropsy from kidney disease or following erup- 
tive diseases; post-scarlatinal nephritis. A characteristic con- 
dition of Helleb. is the loss of control of the mind over the body ; 
the patient must strongly concentrate the mind on what he is 
doing, or the muscles do not act properly. Useful in melan- 



372 HELONIAS. 

cholia; silent, stupid or unintelligible muttering. Has been 
used in typhoid fever with the characteristic mental condition, 
feeble pulse, coldness of the body and cold sweat. Diarrhoea, 
with jelly-like mucous stools, sometimes profuse and watery 
during dentition, or with dropsical affections. 



HELONIAS. 

Synonym. — Helonias Dioica. Natural order. — Melantha- 
cese. Common names. — Unicorn Plant. Devil's Bit. Blazing 
Star. Habitat. — A plant growing in low grounds throughout 
the United States. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh 
root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the vegetative sphere Helonias acts on the blood- 
making processes, inducing a debilitated condition and a dis- 
organizing effect; hence its applicability in anaemia and chlo- 
rosis. Its local action is especially centered upon the kidneys 
and uterus, producing irritation and consequent stimulation, 
followed secondarily by an atonic condition. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Always better when doing something, when the mind is 
engaged. Desire to be let alone; conversation unpleasant; 
depressed mood. 

Head..— °Headaches associated with uterine derangements. 

Urinary Organs.— °Pain in the kidneys, with albuminous 
urine. Burning in the kidneys. °Burning and scalding 
when urinating. °Involuntary discharge of urine, after the 
bladder seemed to be emptied. Urine profuse and light- 
colored. 

Female Organs. — °Loss of sexual desire and power, with or 
without sterility. °Profound melancholia, deep and de- 
fined depression, with a sensation of weight and soreness in 
the womb ; " a consciousness of a womb." °Dragging, ach- 
ing and weakness in sacral region, with prolapsus ; also at 
climaxis with marked debility. ° Prolapsus with ulceration 



HEPAR SULPHUR. 373 

and a constant dark foetid bloody discharge ; after parturi- 
tion. °Pain in back with irritation of the vagina. Exces- 
sive uterine haemorrhage (Aeon., Ham., Sab.). °Leucor- 
rhoea with atony and anaemia. °Intense pruritus, parts 
hot, red and swollen ; exfoliation of epidermis. °Apthous 
inflammation of the vulva and vagina; curdy secretion. 
c Threatened abortion from atonic conditions. °Xipples 
sensitive, painful ; breasts swollen. 

Back.— Burning and heat in the dorsal region, mostly between 
the lower half of the scapulae. Burning and tired aching 
feeling in lumbar and sacral regions. 

Generalities. — Unusual languor and prostration. 

Compare. — Aletris, Cimicif., Cinch., Ferr., Lil. tig., Phos. ac, 
Sepia, Tereb. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been found especially useful in diseases, particulary in 
women, resulting from atony and general mal-nutrition. These 
have already been mentioned in detail, and need not be re- 
peated. Sometimes also useful in debility following exhausting 
diseases; anaemia; chlorosis. Diabetes insipidus. Diabetes 
mellitus, with emaciation, restlessness, thirst, melancholia. 
Acute and chronic nephritis; Blight's disease; albuminuria 
during pregnancy; dropsy from albuminuria. In nearly all 
conditions calling for Helonias there will be present great 
fatigue and prostration, with a burning or a tired, dragging, 
aching feeling in the lumbar and sacral regions. 



HEPAR SULPHUR. 

Synonym. — Hepar Sulfuris Calcareum. Preparation. — An 
impure Calcium Sulphide, prepared according to Hahnemann's 
directions, from which triturations are made. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the lymphatic glandular system, the 
skin and the respiratory mucous membrane; in the glands, pro- 
ducing enlargement and suppuration; in the skin, ulcers, ec- 



374 HEPAK SULPHUR. 

zematous eruptions, unhealthy skin, etc. ; on the respiratory 
mucous membrane, catarrhal conditions, mostly of a croupous 
character. Dr. Allen says that Hepar "simulates Mercury in 
its action on the glandular system, especially on the liver and 
kidneys ; Sulphur, in its action on the skin and mucous mem- 
brane of the intestinal tract; Calcarea, in affecting the respira- 
tory tract, and all of the foregoing in its general action on the 
connective tissue." The most essential feature of Hepar Sulph. 
is its tendency to promote suppuration. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Over-sensitiveness and irritability, with quick, hasty 
speech; sadness and bitter crying. Great weakness of 
memory (Anac, Kreos., Lach., Natr. mur., Nux m.). 

Head..— Vertigo when closing the eyes at siesta. Sticking head- 
ache ; waking at night, with confusion, as if the head would 
burst. Tensive headache above the nose (Ign., Kali bi.). 
Constant pressive pain in one-half of the brain, as from 
a plug or a nail. Aching in the forehead like a boil. Pres- 
sive pain externally in right side of occiput, gradually ex- 
tending to the nape of the neck, throat and shoulder blades. 
°Boils on the head and neck, very sore on contact. °Humid 
eruptions, feeling sore ; of fetid odor ; itching violently on 
rising in the morning; burning and sore on scratching 
(Graph., Merc, Nitr. ac, Sulph.). °Nodosities on the head, 
sore to the touch. Falling off of the hair (Graph., Lye, 
Nit. ac, Phos.). 

Eyes. — Inflammation of the eyes and lids, sore to the touch ; 
lachrymation. Eyes ache from bright daylight, when mov- 
ing them. Pressure in the eyes, as from sand (Ars., Canst., 
Sulph.). Agglutination of the lids at night (Graph., Lye., 
Mere., Puis.)', secretion of hardened mucus. Spasmodically 
closed eyelids (Mere.) in the morning. Smarting pain in ex- 
ternal can thus. Pressing pain in eyeballs ; they feel bruised 
when touched. Ulcers and specks on the cornea (Merc, 
Nitr. ac, Sil.). Dimness of sight by candle-light. Blind- 
ness before the eyes on rising up after sitting bent over. 

Ears. — Itching in the ears (Baryt. c, Sulph., Sil.). Discharge 
of foetid pus from the ears (Aur., Bovis., Graph., Merc). 
°Scurfs on and behind the ears (Psor.). 



HEPAR SULPHUR 375 

Nose.— Sense of smell extremely sensitive (Agar., Bell., Coff. c, 
Colch., Lye, Graph.): lost. Catarrh, with inflammatory 
swelling of the nose, which pains like a boil (Bell.). Dis- 
charge of bloody, offensive mucus from the nose (Graph., 
Thuja). Bones of the nose painful to the touch (Alum., 
Aur., Bry., Merc, Nitr. ac). 

Face.— Yellow color of the face (Chel., Xatr. mur., Sep.). Heat 
and redness of the face. Erysipelatous swelling of the 
cheeks (Bell., Graph., Lach., Rhus tox.). Bones of the face 
painful to touch (Carb. v., Kali bi.). Boils on lips, chin 
and neck, very painful to touch. Great swelling of the 
upper Up (Apis, Bell., Calc. c). very painful to touch. 

Mouth. — Toothache after drinking cold things, or opening the 
mouth; worse from biting teeth together. Offensive odor 
from the mouth (Arm, Iodi., Kreos., NUr. ac., Nux v.). 
Apthous ulcers on the gums and in the mouth (Borax, 
Hell., Iodi.), with base resembling lard (Merc), Bitter 
taste in the mouth (Ars., Bry., Nujc v., Puis.). Bitterness 
in back of throat, with natural taste of food. 

Throat. — Pressive and constrictive sensation in throat. 
Smarting rawness and scraping in the throat. Stitches in 
the throat extending to the ear (Bell., Kali bi.);' worse on 
swallowing (Bry.); on turning the head. Fear of con- 
striction, suffocation. Sensation as if a fish hone (Kali 
carb.) or a splinter were sticking in the throat (Alum., 
Arg. nit., Xitr. ac). Sensation of a plug or internal swell- 
ing in throat when swallowing (Baryt. c, Kali bi.). 

Stomach.— Great desire for vinegar (Abies can., Sep.) and 
sour pungent things (Aeon., Ant. tart., Cinch., Phos., 
Ptel., Verat. alb.). Disgust for food, especially fat (Ptel., 
Puis.). Eructations after eating. Stomach painful on 
walking, as if it hung loose. Nausea and vomiting every 
morning; of bile. Distension of pit of stomach; has to 
loosen the clothing (Lach., Lye). Gnawing in stomach as 
from acids, which also rises up into the throat. Pressure in 
the stomach after eating a little. Hunger in the forenoon 
(Sulph.). 

Abdomen. — Contractive, clawing pains in the abdomen around 
the navel, in paroxysms (Coloc), with nausea and heat of 
the cheeks. Abdomen distended and tense (Ant. cruel., 



376 HEPAR SULPHUR. 

Cham., Cinch.). Rumbling in the abdomen (Agar., Aloe, 
Lye, Sulph.). Stitches in the hepatic region. Swelling and 
suppuration of the inguinal glands ; buboes. 

Stool and Anus. — Fceces not hard, but expelled with great 
difficulty (Carb. v., Cinch.). Stools sour smelling (Podo., 
Rumex); greenish; clay -colored (Bell., Calc. c, Dolich., 
Podo., Myrica). Protrusion of hemorrhoids. Burning in 
rectum. 

Urinary Organs.— Inflammation and redness of the orifice of 
the urethra (Can. sat.). Weakness of the bladder; enu- 
resis (Canst., Sep.). Micturition impeded; has to wait 
awhile before urine passes; flow intermittent (Coni., 
Clem.); cannot empty the bladder thoroughly; urine 
drops down vertically without force. Urine dark-red and 
hot ; milky ; turbid ; bloody ; acrid, burning, corroding the 
prepuce; pale and clear; on standing becomes turbid and 
thick, and deposits a white sediment (Calc. c, Colch., 
Graph.). 

Male Organs.— Chancre-like ulcers on the prepuce (Merc, 
JVitr. ac, Phyt.). Excoriation and humid soreness on 
genitals, and in fold between scrotum and thighs 
(Graph., Rhus tox.). Discharge of prostatic fluid after 
micturition or hard stool. 

Female Organs. — °Ulcers of uterus or mamma?; stinging, 
burning edges ; smelling like old cheese. °Leucorrhcea with 
decayed odor. Discharge of blood between the menses. 

Respiratory Organs. — Dyspnoea; weakness of larynx and 
' chest; cannot speak aloud (Puis., Spong., Stan.). Hoarse, 
dry cough (Bell., Nux v.). Deep, rough, barking cough 
(Spong.). Cough caused by being uncovered, or any por- 
tion of body becoming cold (Rhus tox.); eating or drinking 
anything cold ; tightness of breath ; tickling in throat 
(Phos., llumex, Sang., Sep.)) cold air; crying; talking 
(Cinch., Nux v., Phos.). Cough which provokes vomiting 
(Ant. tart., Ipec). -Paroxysms of dry cough in evening. 
°Croup with loose, rattling cough. °Croup after dry, cold 
wind (Aeon., Spong.), with swelling below the larynx, and 
great sensitiveness to cold air or water. Tenacious mucus 
in chest. Soreness in chest. Weakness of chest; cannot 
talk from weakness. 



HEPAR SULPHUR. 377 

Limbs.— Drawing pains in all the limbs. 

Upper Limbs— Suppuration of the axillary glands (Sil.). 
Pain as from a bruise in bones of the arm. Skin of the 
hands cracked, rough and dry (Ars., Graph.). 

Lower Limbs. — Hip-joint feels sore, as if sprained, when walk- 
ing (Arm). Pain in nates and posterior part of thighs 
w T hen sitting. Bruised pain in thighs ; in knee. Swelling of 
knee, ankles and feet (Apis, Ars., Digit.). Cracks in the feet. 
Stitches in great toe. 

Generalities. — Fainting from slight pains (Nux m.). Gen- 
eral exhaustion. Sensitiveness to the open air (Aur., 
Coccul., Sep., Sil.), with chilliness and frequent nausea. 
Glands inflamed, swell and suppurate (Graph., Merc). 
Caries of bone (Kali bi., Mez., Staph.). Rheumatic swelling 
with heat, redness and sensation as if sprained. General 
aggravation from dry, cold winds. 

Skin. — Unhealthy, svppurating skin; even slight injuries 
maturate and suppurate (Borax, Cham., Graph., Sil.). 
Eruptions very sensitive, sore to the touch. Eczema, 
spreading by means of new pimples appearing just above 
the old parts. Ulcers very sensitive to contact, easily 
bleeding (Asaf., Merc, Mez., Sulph.)) burning or sting- 
ing edges ; discharge corroding, smelling Wee old cheese; 
little pimples surrounding the principal ulceration. 

Sleep.— Great sleepiness towards evening. Excess of thoughts 
prevents sleep after midnight. Anxious dreams of fires, etc. 

Fever.— Chilliness in the open air. Pains aggravated during 
the febrile chill at night. Fever accompanying catarrhal 
conditions. Sweats easily, by even slight motion (Calc. 
c, Phos., Sep., Sil.). Profuse, sour smelling offensive sweat 
(Arm, Ars., Carb. an., Sil.). Night sweats (Calc. c, Cinch., 
Phos., Phos. ac, Sil.). Constant offensive exhalations 
from the body. 

Conditions.— ° Ailments after west or northwest winds. 

Compare.— Ant. tart., Ars., Bell., Bry., Calc. c, Iodi., Kali bi., 
Lye, Merc, Nitr. ac, Phos., Puis., Sep., Sil., Spong., 
Sulph.; after Hepar may be indicated: Bell., Nitr. ac, 
Spong. and Sil.; while these may precede it; Bell., Lach., 
Sil., Spong. and Zinc. 

Antidotes.— Vinegar, Bell., Cham., Sil. 



378 HEPAE SULPHUE. 

Hepar Sulphur Antidotes.— Mercurial and other metallic 
preparations ; Iodine, and particularly the Iodide of Pot- 
ash. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Undoubtedly the most generally acknowledged therapeutic 
value of Hepar is in its power to promote suppuration, whether 
in abscesses, glands or elsewhere. For this purpose it has long 
been used in homoeopathic practice, and has since been adopted 
by all schools of medicine. In all inflammations with threat- 
ened suppuration after Bell, has failed to bring about resolu- 
tion, and Merc, to cause absorption, or when no remedies have 
been employed, Hepar may be given in a high potency and pre- 
vent suppuration, but its chief use is in those cases where suppu- 
ration is inevitable, and it is desirable to hasten the process, 
under which circumstances the drug should always be given in 
a low potency. In all inflammations, whether suppurative or 
otherwise, in which Hepar is indicated there is always extreme 
sensitiveness of the affected part to the touch, and usually 
sharp , splinter-like pains. As this suppurative power of Hepar 
is universal, affecting all tissues and parts of the body, it is un- 
necessary to recapitulate the various localities or name the indi- 
vidual suppurative diseases in which it is useful. In a line with 
this suppurative action of Hepar comes its usefulness in cases 
where from impurity of the blood the skin becomes unhealthy, 
and every cut or hurt suppurates. It is also useful in moist 
eruptions, especially eczema, which are sore, have foetid dis- 
charges, and bleed easily. Ulcers, sensitive to touch, foetid dis- 
charges, easily bleeding, etc. Skin diseases and suppurative pro- 
cesses resulting from the abuse of Mercury. Secondary syphi- 
lis. Probably the most important clinical, use of Hepar is in 
croupous inflammations, especially of the respiratory tract. In 
laryngitis, and bronchitis, with loose rattling cough. In croup 
with great hoarseness, whistling breathing, and hard barking 
cough, accompanied by a rattling of mucus, the latter differen- 
tiating from Spongia, and the absence of a dry, hot skin, from 
Aconite, the Hepar patient being usually moist. Follows Spon- 
gia well. The respiratory troubles of Hepar usually arise from 
exposure to dry, cold west or northwest winds. A very charac- 
teristic general symptom of Hepar, and which is quite promi- 



HYDRASTIS. 379 

nent in respiratory diseases, is a great sensitiveness to the 
slightest cold air, which, with a tendency to easy and profuse 
sweating, indicates the drug in many diseases. Often indicated 
and very valuable in pneumonia, especially chronic with pro- 
fuse purulent expectoration. Late stage of pleuritis. Pulmo- 
nary phthisis ; abscess of the lungs. Hepar is useful in a va- 
riety of eye diseases, especially of a scrofulous nature, and when 
there is a suppurative tendency, with general Hepar symptoms. 
Conjunctivitis with profuse muco-purulent discharge. Blepha- 
ritis. Inflammations of margins of lids and the meibomian 
glands. Ulcers of the cornea. Kerato-iritis. Otitis, with dis- 
charge of foetid, bloody pus ; especially after Mercury. Nasal 
catarrh, with offensive bloody discharge. Ozoena, bones of nose 
very sensitive; inflamed and swollen nostrils. Aphthous ulcers 
on mouth and jaws. Unhealthy gums, bleed easily. Tonsilifcis 
in suppurative stage, with characteristic splinter-like sticking 
pains, and other Hepar symptoms. Atonic dyspepsia, especi- 
ally after Mercury, with desire for sour pungent things, etc. 
Chronic intestinal catarrh, with inactivity of rectum, soft stools 
requiring great effort (Alumina); stools sour and usually of a 
greenish color. Liver troubles, with clay-colored stools. Atony 
of the bladder, micturition slow, cannot empty the bladder 
thoroughly ; enuresis. In the genital system Hepar is seldom 
useful except when its characteristic eruptions or suppurative 
processes are present, such as have already been mentioned. 
Often a valuable remedy in marasmus of children with the 
characteristic diarrhoea above mentioned, weak digestion, sen- 
sitive to cold air, etc. Very useful in catarrhal fevers, without 
high temperature, and with sensitiveness to slightest cold, 
easy and profuse sweating, etc. 



HYDRASTIS. 

Synonym.— Hydrastis Canadensis. Natural order. — Ran- 
unculacese. Common izames — Golden Seal. Orange Root. Yel- 
low Root. Habitat. — A small herbaceous, perennial plant, 
growing in rich woods, especially in the northern and western 
portions of the United States. Prep aration.— Tincture from 
the fresh root. 



380 HYDRASTIS. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The chief action of Hydrastis is upon mucous membranes, 
more especially those of the outlets of the body, as the eyes, 
nose, mouth, throat, rectum, vagina, uterine cervix and urinary 
organs. The natural secretion is at first increased ; then it be- 
comes abnormal in quantity and quality. At first clear, white, 
tenacious and transparent, it becomes yellow, thick green and 
•even bloody, capable of being drawn out in long strings {Kali 
hi.). This primary mucous flux may pass on to erosion, muco- 
purulent discharge and ulceration. It probably causes this 
condition by inducing a primary capillary hyperemia ; next a 
passive stasis, together with a stimulation of the mucous 
glands. Finally, from exhaustion or atrophy, the sources of 
the secretion are cut off, and the mucous membrane becomes 
dry, glazed, ulcerated and its functions destroyed. (E. M. Hale.) 
In the treatment of such catarrhal conditions and their conse- 
quences, Hydrastis has proved of great service, chiefly as a topi- 
cal application, though it may also be used internally, but with 
less prompt results. Hydrastis also acts upon the glandular 
system and upon the skin in a much similar manner, first in- 
ducing increased hyperemia and augmented activity, followed 
by torpor and depression, with the usual symptoms of a retro- 
grade metamorphosis, the whole condition being analogous to 
the catarrhal process, and involving the same pathological 
features. It thus becomes homoeopathic to erythema, moist 
eruptions, eczema and ulcerations on the one hand, and on the 
other to atony and debility, either of local organs or of the 
general system, the liver and digestive tract being most in- 
volved, causing hepatitis, jaundice, catarrhal dyspepsia and 
constipation. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Dull, heavy, frontal headache; catarrhal (Euphr., 
Puis., Sang.). Dull frontal headache, with dull pain in 
hypogastrium and small of back. 

Eyes. — °Ophthalmia; catarrhal; scrofulous; thick, mucous 
discharge (Merc.) °Profuse secretion of tears; smarting 
and burning of eyes and lids (Ars., Euphr., Merc. cor.). 
° Blepharitis. 

Ears.— °0torrhcea ; thick mucous discharges {Puis.). °Catar- 



HYDRASTIS. 381 

rhal inflammation of middle ear, and deafness after scarlet 
fever. 

Nose. — Constant discharge of thick, yellow mucus; frontal 
headache. Secretion runs from posterior nares, thick and 
tenacious (Kali bi., Natr. ars.). hypertrophic catarrh, 
with yellow, greenish, offensive discharge. Coryza, watery, 
excoriating; burning, smarting and rawness in the nose 
(Cepa, Hyos., Merc, cor.); discharge scanty in the room, 
profuse out of doors ; rawness in throat and chest. Sneez- 
ing, with fullness over the eyes (Aeon., Sang.); dull frontal 
headache. °Ozama, with ulceration; bloody, purulent dis- 
charge (Merc, Nitr. ac). Air feels cold in the nose (Ant. 
crud., Psor., Osm.). 

Face.— Pale with worn, weary expression. 

Mouth. — Stomatitis (Mur. ac); °in nursing women and weakly 
children; especially after Mercury or Chlorate of Potash. 
Excessive secretion of thick, tenacious mucus. 

Throat.— Hawking of yellow, tenacious mucus, from posterior 
nares and fauces {Kali bi.); rawness of the fauces; ulcers 
in the throat, especially after Mercury. Roughness in 
throat in morning on waking, worse from swallowing, with 
soreness. 

Stomach— F( tint, sinking, gone feeling at the stomach 
(Bapt., Cimic, Ign., Phos., Sulph., Sep.); and palpitation 
of the heart, preceded by dull aching pains. °Atonic dys- 
pepsia, with acidity, especially in old people. °Chronic 
gastric catarrh ; ulceration. 

Abdomen.— Severe cutting in the hypogastrium, extending to 
the testicles ; occurring after stool, with faint feeling. Sharp 
pain in the coecal region. Intermittent acute pain in region 
of liver, extending to scapula. Sharp pain in the region 
of the spleen, with dull pain and burning in the stomach and 
bowels. Griping pains with the stools (Bry., Merc, Coloc, 
Chel.). °Gastro-duodenal catarrh. Flatulent colic, with 
faitness. 

Stool. — Profuse, light-colored, acrid stools. °Intestinal ca- 
tarrh, followed by ulceration ; profuse mucous stools. ° Con- 
stipation, with hamioTvhoicls (JVujc v., Sulph.). 

Urinary Organs. — Urine smells decomposed. °Catarrh of 
bladder, with thick, ropy, mucous sediment in the urine. 



382 HYDRASTIS. 

Male Organs. — ° Gonorrhoea, second stage, thick yellow dis- 
charge (Agn., Petros., Puis.); gleet (Sulph., Petros.). de- 
bility following spermatorrhoea (Phos. ac.). 

Female Organs. — °Leucorrhoea, tenacious, ropy, thick, yel- 
low. ° Ulceration of the os, cervix and vagina. (A.rg. 
nit.). °Pruritus vulvae, with profuse leucorrhoea; sexual 
excitement. 

Respiratory Organs— °Laryngeal and bronchial catarrh. 
Dry, harsh, rattling cough. Rawness, soreness and burn- 
ing in the chest. Pain under left scapula (right, CheL). 

Heart. — Palpitation of the heart ; in morning. 

Back. — Tired aching pain in the small of back (Sep.). 

Limbs. — Limbs tired and ache, with catarrh. Irritable, indo- 
lent, or scrofuluous ulcers on the legs. 

Generalities. — Faintness, goneness; great weakness and 
prostration; secretions from, mucous membranes in- 
creased, tenacious, ropy (Kali hi.); erosions (Kreos.). 

Fever. — °Gastric, bilious, or typhoid forms of fever, with gas- 
tric disturbances; jaundice, and a great debility following 
( Cinch. ) . °Profuse perspiration ; unhealthy odor. 

Compare. — Ars., Amm. inur., Ant. crud., Borax, CheL, Coni., 
Kali bi., Merc, cor., Phyt., Puis., Sep., Strain., Sulph. 

Antidote .—Sulph . 

Hydrastis Antidotes.— Merc, Kali chlor. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Hydrastis is in the treatment of catarrhal 
diseases of various parts, usually characterized by a profuse 
thick yellow discharge. The various catarrhs in which the drug 
is useful have already been sufficiently detailed. In pharyngeal 
catarrh, tonsilitis, etc., Hydrastis is extensively used, espe 
cially locally, without any special indications, but is probably 
most useful when there is hypertrophy of the mucous mem- 
branes. Sometimes useful both locally and internally for 
follicular pharyngitis. Often used locally in diphtheria and in 
malignant ulcerations. It is a valuable local agent in gonor- 
rhoea, as above described, and is especially useful in leucorrhoea, 
particularly with ulceration of the os, cervix or vagina ; also in 
cancer of the uterus, and fungoid growths, with profuse offen- 
sive discharges. For local use the non-alcoholic fluid prepara- 



HYDROCOTYLE. 383 

tion is the best. Hydrastis is often useful in chronic inflamma- 
tion of the liver, with soreness, pain, yellow skin, light-colored 
stools, constipation. Also in jaundice; gall-stone colic with 
jaundice. Ulceration of the rectum ; ulcers and fissures in anus; 
prolapsus of rectum ; especially in children. Chronic constipa- 
tion; after purgatives; with haemorrhoids; during pregnancy; 
after parturition. Often useful in skin diseases. Has cured 
malignant ulcers, lupus and epithelioma. Varicose ulcers. Ec- 
zema; erythema; infantile intertrigo. Bed sores. Chronic 
ulcers. Variola, in all stages, with faintness and prostration. 
Sometimes indicated in gastric, bilious and typhoid fevers. 
Also retarded convalescence from typhoid fevers, with loss of 
appetite, constipation, etc. 



HYDROCOTYLE. 

• Synonym. — Hydrocotyle Asiatica. Natural order. — Um- 
belliferge. Common name. — Water Pennywort. Habitat. — A 
perennial creeping plant, indigenous to tropical regions. Prep- 
aration. — Tincture from the dried plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Is especially noted for its action upon the skin, which is pe- 
culiar, and has led to its successful use in leprosy, lupus and 
other grave disorders of a like character. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Gay ety; gloomy thoughts. 

Head. — Vertigo, congestion and heaviness. 

Stomach.— Loathing of food. 

Abdomen— Flatus. Borborygimi in different parts. Cir- 
rhosis of the liver. 

Female Organs. — Heat in the bottom of the vagina; pricking 
and itching at the orifice. °Pruritus. 

Generalities. — Depression, heaviness, and a dull feeling 
throughout the system generally. General weariness. 
Bruised feeling in all the muscles. 



384 HYOSCYAMUS. 

Skin.— Erysipelatous redness. Spots almost completely circu- 
lar, with slightly raised scaly edges. Yellowish spots on 
both legs. Papular eruption on the face. Pustules on the 
chest. Pricking in different parts. Intolerable itching in 
several places. Profuse sweat. 

Compare.— Ars., Sil., Lye. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been used successfully in the treatment of leprosy, ele- 
phantiasis, lepra tuberculosis, lupus exudens ; chronic eczema, 
impetignoides ; acne rosacea*; psoriasis; lymphatic tumors. 
Excessive thickening and exfoliation of the epidermis is the chief 
indication for the use of this drug. 



HYOSCYAMUS. 

Synonym. — Hyoscyamus Niger. Natural order.— Solan- 
acese. Common name. — Henbane. Habitat. — A plant, native 
of Europe, where it grows on roadsides, amid rubbish, etc. 
Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the cerebro-spinal system, affecting 
particularly the sensorium and the muscular system, in the 
former producing perversion of the perceptive and intellectual 
faculties — illusions and hallucinations, and also causing a dis- 
tinct mania partaking of the quarrelsome or obscene char- 
acter. While in its action upon the cerebral functions Hyos- 
cyamus has much in common with Belladonna and Stramo- 
nium, there is yet an essential difference, in that it does not 
produce the cerebral hyperemia so characteristic of the former, 
nor the intensely high degree of maniacal excitement caused by 
Stramonium. Its functional excitement is moderate, and the 
circulatory disturbance never goes on to inflammation. Hence 
its cerebral manifestations partake more of the purely nervous 
excitability, and resemble more particularly the type of cere- 
bral disorder occurring in typhoid conditions, typhus fever and 
delirium tremens. On the muscular system, through the motor 
nerves, it acts with great power, producing paralysis, spas- 



HYOSCYAMUS. 385 

modic affections of single parts, and convulsions, but more 
especially paralysis of the involuntary system. The most es- 
sential feature of the drug is an increased sensorial activ- 
ity and nervous excitement. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Complete loss of consciousness (Ailanth., Bell.). When 
spoken to answers properly, but immediately stupor and 
delirium return (Arm, Bapt.). Delirium, and restless- 
ness; would not stay in bed (Agar., Ailanth., Bell.). Illu- 
sions and hallucinations (Anac, Coccul., Stram.). Delir- 
ium; talks of business (Bry.); complains of imaginary 
wrongs ; fears being poisoned or sold ; constant muttering, 
unintelligible chattering, or talking (Stram.), or meddling 
with the hands. Suspicious. Delirious, without appar- 
ent heat; the face is pale and limbs are cold, though the 
temperature is high. Lascivious mania, uncovers the 
whole body especially sexual parts; sings amorous and 
obscene songs. Mania, with ridiculous gestures and 
ludicrous actions. Mania, rage; scolds, swears, tries to 
injure others, strikes, bites, wants to kill (Stram.). Fool- 
ish laughter, animated and hurried talk (Lach., Merc, 
Stram.). Picking at the bed clothes (Bell., Strain.), de- 
lirium tremens, with clonic spasms ; aversion to light and 
company (Curb, an., Ign., Natr. c. ; reverse Stram.). 
°Fright followed by convulsions, st arcings, etc. (Gels., Op., 
Stram.); jealousy (Lach.). °Disappointed or unfortunate 
love (Aur., Ign., Phos. ac.) : jealousy, rage, incoherent 
speech, convulsions. 

Head.— Confusion and vertigo, as from intoxication, (Coccul., 
Nux m., Nujcv., Op., Led.). Pressing, stupefying pain in 
the forehead. The brain feels as if it were loose (Nux m.). 
Stupor (Op.) ; shakes the head to and fro (Hell., Stram.) ; 
swashing sensation in the brain (Nux m.). Undulating 
sensation in the brain (Cinch., Glon.). °Rolls head, ster- 
tor, hiccough; concussion of the brain. 

Eyes.— Eyes look wild, red and sparkling (Bell., Canth., 
Stram.); squinting (Apis). Stupid, staring look. Conjunc- 
tiva injected. Pupils dilated, (Ailanth., Bell.) and insensi- 
ble (Cic, Op., Stram., Hell.). Obscuration of sight; near- 



386 HYOSCYAMUS. 

sighted. Dimness of vision, as if a veil were before the eyes 
(Caust., CycL, Kreos., Phos., Puis., Sulph.). Illusions of 
vision; objects look red as fire, or too large {JVujd m.)\ 
objects appear smaller {Plat.). 

Nose. — Loss of smell. Sudden jerks at root of nose. Pressing 
pinching at root of nose and malar bones. 

Face. — Face flushed, dark-red, bloated (Bapt.); pale; red and 
hot; distorted (Bell.). Lockjaw, with consciousness (Ab- 
sinth., Cic, Ign.). Foam at mouth (Cic). 

Mouth. — Toothache in sensitive, nervous people; throbbing, 
drawing, tearing pains in morning; worse from cold air 
(Sulph.). Paralysis of the tongue (Dulc, Caust., Gels.). 
Speech difficult, confused (Caust., Coni., Gels.). Dryness of 
the mouth, tongue, lips and fauces (Aeon., Ars., Ailanth., 
Brij., Nwjc m., Puis.). Offensive odor from the mouth. 

Throat. — Constriction of the throat, with inability to swal- 
low, especially fluids {Bell., Plumb., Stram.). An at- 
tempt to swallow renews the spasm. 

Stomach.— Great thirst; drinks but little at a time {Ars.). 
Great dread of liquids (Bell.). Hiccough after a meal (Bry., 
Ign., Paris). Retching and vomiting (Ars., Ant. tart., Ipec). 
Pit of stomach tender to touch {Kali carb., Natr. carb.). 

Abdomen. — Sticking in the umbilical region during inspira- 
tion. Pain in muscles of abdomen as if sprained or bruised. 
Painful soreness of the abdominal walls {Bry.). Abdomen 
distended and painful to touch (Aeon., Bell.). Cutting 
low down in the abdomen. 

Stool and Anus.— Paralysis of rectum; of sphincter ani. Invol- 
untary stools {Am., Ars., Carb. v., Phos., Rhus tox.), at 
night; while urinating (Ailanth., Mur. ac). Watery, 
painless diarrhoea (Ars., Cinch., Podo.). Frequent desire 
for stool, with small discharges. 

Urinary Organs. — Paralysis of the bladder (Arn., Bell., Caust., 
Cupr.). Micturition of frequent, scanty (Aeon., Apis, 
Digit., Hell.), difficult, involuntary (Ars., Bell., Cic, 
Stram.) ; has no will to urinate. Retention of urine (Aeon., 
Bell., Canth., Nujz v.). 

Male Organs. — Sexual desire, excessive; lascivious; exposes 
his person. 

Female Organs. — Lascivious; uncovers sexual parts. Labor- 



HYOSCYAMUS. 387 

like pains in uterus, with pulling in loins and small of back. 
°Hysterical pain or spasms preceding the menses. dur- 
ing the menses, convulsive trembling of the hands and feet, 
headache, nausea and profuse perspiration. °Profuse flow 
of the menses. °Spasms during pregnancy ; puerperal con- 
vulsions {Bell.). Suppression of lochia (Acon.,Cimic.) ; °of 
milk (Aeon., Agar., Puis., Rhus tox.). °Children at breast 
have singultus. 

Respiratory Organs. — Dry, spasmodic cough at night; 
ivors 6 on lying down (Coni., Sep., Sil., Sulph.); has to sit 
up; when it disappears (Puis.). Dry, tickling, hacking 
cough, which seems to come from the air passages. Much 
mucus in larynx and air passages; makes the voice husky. 
Spasms of chest, arrest of breathing; must lean forward. 
Stitches in sides of chest. 

Pulse. — Accelerated, full, hard and strong ; rapid, intermit- 
tent; slow and small; weak and irregular; weak, scarcely 
perceptible. 

Neck and Back.— Spinal meningitis, with convulsions, jerks of 
muscles ; neck turned obliquely. 

Limbs. — Trembling of the limbs (Coccul., Coni., Gels.). Fre- 
quent twitching of the hands and feet (Bell.); toes spas- 
modically contracted, on walking or on ascending. 

Generalities. — Muscular twitching. Subsultus tendinum (Kali 
iod., Strain.). Convulsive jerks of single muscles or sets 
of muscles; long-lasting spasms (Ign.). Convulsions ; the 
spasms flex the limbs, and the bent body is tossed upward. 
Body rigid, as in tetanus (Ipec). Epileptiform convul- 
sions (Ars., Bell., Cupr.); falls suddenly to the ground with 
shrieks and convulsions, ending with sopor and snoring 
(Op.), body cold and stiff. Uncommon sinking of strength 
(Ars., Cinch., Phos., Sec). Veins expanded or puffed up; 
full pulse. °Paralysis after spasms, or after diphtheria. 
, Aggravation in the evening ; after eating. 

Sleep. — Sleeplessness from excessive nervous excitement 
(Cimic, Coff., Op.). Restless sleep; startings from fright 
(Agar., Ars., Bell., Bry., Stram.). Deep sleep, with con- 
vulsions. Wake up with a cry. 

Conditions. — Useful with nervous, excitable persons; with 
drunkards ; with old men and children. 



388 HYOSCYAMUS. 

Compare.— Bell., Bry., Cupr., Ign., Gels., Lye, Op., Puis., 

Strain. 
Antidotes. — Vinegar, Bell., Camph., Citric ac., Cinch., Strain. 
Hyoscyamus Antidotes.— Bell., Plumb., Stram., Ether. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief therapeutic value of Hyoscyamus is in the treat- 
ment of acute mania, and delirium occurring in the course of 
acute diseases, especially fevers; puerperal mania; delirium 
tremens. The mania and delirium of Hyos. are of a peculiar 
character, and have been sufficiently portrayed in the foregoing 
general analysis and mental symptoms. The excessive nervous 
excitement of the drug is characteristic, and may lead to its use 
in a variety of ailments where that condition is present, re- 
minding us of Kali brom., but much more often useful from a 
homoeopathic standpoint. Paralysis agitans. Ailments from 
jealousy, unhappy love, fright and mental emotions ; mania ; 
convulsions, etc. Often useful in convulsions; opisthotonos; 
coldness and rigidity of body; consciousness retained. Epi- 
leptiform convulsions . Puerperal convulsions. Tetanus ; 
trismus. Hydrophobia. Chorea, with incoherent muscular 
movements and twitchings, great nervousness. Spinal menin- 
gitis with convulsions. Especially useful in spasmodic affec- 
tions of pregnant or parturient women and in children. An ex- 
cellent remedy for involuntary urination from paralysis of the 
neck of the bladder, especially in mania and fevers ; also invol- 
untary stool. Diarrhoea of lying-in women. Retention of 
urine, especially after parturition. Menorrhagia. Nympho- 
mania. Often useful in nervous coughs; spasmodic night 
cough; worse when lying down, better when sitting up; from 
nervous causes; irritable epiglottis; elongated uvula. Irrita- 
ble cough from eating, drinking, talking or singing. Whoop- 
ing cough. Insomnia from great nervous excitement (Coff.). 
Sleeplessness of children, with twitching, startings, waking 
from fright. A useful remedy in nervous forms of adynamic 
fevers, typhus, typhoid, scarlatina, etc.; great nervousness, 
carphologia; low, muttering delirium; sleeplessness; involun- 
tary evacuations, dry tongue, etc. Hiccough. 



HYPERICUM. 389 



HYPERICUM. 

Synonym. — Hypericum Perforatum. Natural order. — 
Hypericacese. Common name. — St. John's Wort. Habitat. — 
A perennial plant abundant in Europe and America. Prepara- 
tion.— -Tincture from the whole fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the cerebro-spinal nervous system Hypericum 
causes vascular erethism, cerebral and spinal hyperemia, and 
produces an irritated and highly sensitive condition of those 
parts freely supplied with nerves. Hence its use in mechanical 
injuries of the spinal cord and the nerves at their peripheral ex- 
tremities, especially when accompanied by excruciating pains. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Weakness of memory. °Great nervous, depression fol- 
lowing wounds. 

Head.— Confusion, vertigo and heaviness. Tearing stitches in 
the brain. Throbbing in the vertex, and a feeling of heat in 
the head afternoons. Headache, extending into zygoma, or 
cheek. °Headache, with sore eyes, after a fall. 

Face.— Hot and bloated. 

Mouth. — Tongue coated white (Ant. crud., Bry., Nux v.), or 
yellow, with great thirst. 

Stomach. — Great thirst (Aeon.). Nausea and inclination to 
vomit (Ant. tart., Ipec). 

Abdomen.— Tympanitic distension of the abdomen. 

Respiratory Organs. — Frequent dry hacking cough; short 
barking cough. Tightness in the chest (Phos.). 

Neck and Back. —° After a fall, slightest motion of arms or 
neck extorts cries. °Consequence of spinal concussion. 
c Yiolent pains and inability to walk or stoop, after a fall 
on the coccyx. 

Limbs. — °Cannot walk from affection of the spine. Feeling of 
weakness and trembling of all the limbs. Numbness and 
crawling in the limbs, hands and feet. Hands and feet feel 
fuzzy, with crawling feeling in morning. 

Compare.— Aeon., Arm, Calend., Ruta. 



390 IGNATIA. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Hypericum is a valuable remedy both locally and inter- 
nally for the bad effects from falls, or blows upon the head, or 
concussion of the spine, even convulsions. After a fall, slight- 
est motion of arms or neck extorts cries. Injuries to parts 
rich in sentient nerves, especially fingers, toes and matrices of 
nails. Lacerated wounds, when intolerable excruciating pain 
shows that the nerves are severely injured. A valuable remedy 
to relieve the pain following surgical operations, especially 
amputations. Punctured wounds. Crushed wounds. Gunshot 
wounds. Prevents lockjaw from wounds in soles of feet and in 
hands. Tetanus from same causes. Also a valuable remedy 
in spinal affections, whether from injury or other causes, with 
extreme sensitiveness of the cervical vertebra to touch ; patient 
screams if approached ; terrible pain. Has cured subacute and 
chronic neuritis. Spasmodic asthma with sensitiveness of 
spine. Rheumatism, especially of cervical muscles, great pain 
and sensitiveness of affected part. Bunions. Consequences of 
a shock or fright. The drug is generally indicated by the ex- 
cessive pain and soreness in the affected part, attacks being 
usually brought on by change of weather. 



IGNATIA. 



Synonym. — Strychnos Ignatia. Natural order. — Logani- 
acese. Common name. — St. Ignatius Bean. Habitat. — A 
large shrub or small tree, climbing in habit, found growing in 
the Philippine Islands and Cochin China. Preparation. — Tinct- 
ure or trituration from the powdered seeds. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the medulla oblongata and the spinal nervous 
system, giving rise primarily to tetanic convulsions and dys- 
pnoea, which may end in death. Secondarily, the entire nervous 
system becomes morbidly excited and sensitive, so that we 
find an intense acuteness, of the nerves of sensation and of 
special sense, and an increased susceptibility to external im- 
pressions, both mental and physical. The co-ordination of 



IGNATIA. 391 

functions is perverted, and at the same time we may find con- 
vulsive twitchings and spasms, or these alternating* with tor- 
por and depression. The leading expression of Ignatia is a 
finely sensitive mood, with tendency to sadness and silent grief, 
and continually brooding over imaginary troubles. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind..— Desire for solitude (Card, an., Hyos., Rhus tox.). 
Changeable disposition ; jesting and laughing, changing 
to sadness, with shedding of tears (Aeon., Aur., J\'ux m., 
Phos.). Anxiety as if he had committed some great crime 
(Coccul., Verat. alb.). Finely sensitive mood; delicate 
conscientiousness (Sil.). Slight blame or contradiction 
irritates and excites him to anger (Aur., Bry., Ferr., JVujc 
v.). Fearful, timid (Aeon., Aur., Bell., Cinch., Phos.). In- 
constant, impatient, irresolute (Baryt. c). Taciturn, sad, 
melancholy (Xux m., Puis.). Howls, cries, and is beside 
himself on account of trifles. Unreasonable complaint 
about noise, indifference to everything. Boldness. Busy 
and restless; after exerting brain, worse mornings, unable 
to do anything as rapidly as he wishes, whereupon anxious 
behavior, mistakes in writing and talking and awkward 
motions. Weakness of memory (Anac). ° Anger, followed 
by quiet grief or sorrow. °Full of suppressed grief 
(Cimic.) ; seems weighed down by it; broods over imaginary 
troubles (Naja). °Great grief after losing persons or ob- 
jects that were very dear. °Children get sick from being 
reprimanded or scolded and sent to bed. 

Head. — Heaviness of the head. Vertigo. Headache, like a pres- 
sure with something hard on the surface of the brain. Head- 
ache, as if bruised or beaten in the morning on awakening 
(Nux v.) ; on rising changes to toothache, as if crushed 
or shattered, then to bruised, beaten pain in small of 
back; worse when thinking about it (Cham.). Jerking 
headache on ascending steps ; aggravated by opening the 
e3'es. Throbbing headache, with every beat of arteries, 
worse on stooping. Pressing headache in right half of fore- 
head, involving the right eye, as if ball would be pressed 
out. Pressing pains in forehead and root of nose (Kali bi., v 
Hep. s.); must bend the head forward followed by inclina- 



392 IGNATIA. 

tion to vomit. Pain as if a nail were driven out through 
the side of the head (Agar., Anac, Ars., Coff. c); relieved 
when lying on the -painful side. Pain in right side of oc- 
ciput. °Headache from coffee, tobacco or alcohol ; aggra- 
vated in mornings ; from moving the eves ; from stooping ; 
from noise; better from changing position; when lying on 
painful side. 

Eyes.— Photophobia (Aeon., Bell., Merc, Sulph.). Flickering 
zigzags before the eyes (Cycl., Lye). Pressure in the eyes; 
as from sand (Ars., Caust., Ign., Phyt., Sulph.). Burning 
and watering of the eyes (Ars., Euphr.). Convulsive move- 
ments of eyes and lids (Agar.). 

Ears. — Itching in the ears. Ringing. 

Nose.— Fluent coryza. Dry catarrh. 

Face. — Convulsive twitchings of muscles of face (Agar., Ant. 
tart., Cic, Strain.). Lips dry, cracked and bleeding. Inside 
of lower lip painful, as if raw. 

Mouth. — Twitchings of corners of mouth (Op.). Stitches in 
palate extending to inner ear. Spasmodic closure of the 
jaws (Cic, Hyos., Laur., Nwx v., (Euan.). Accumulation of 
acid saliva; of mucus. While chewing or talking bites 
inside of cheeks easily (Nitr. ac). Sour taste in the mouth 
(Calc. c, Cinch., Nitr. ac, Nwjo v., Sep.). 

Throat. — Sensation of a lump in the throat ; more when not 
swallowing. Constriction in middle of oesophagus, worse 
♦vhen not swallowing. Sore throat; sticking and stitches 
only between the acts of swallowing ; better from swal- 
loiuing solid food. Crawling in throat. Pain in the sub- 
maxillary glands. 

Stomach. — Aversion to tobacco-smoking; to w r arm food and 
milk; to spirituous liquors. Eructations of bitter fluid; 
of food. Hiccough; after eating (Bry., Hyos., Paris) and 
drinking; from smoking. Nausea from smoking. Sensa- 
tion of emptiness in the stomach (Cimic, Hydras., Petrol., 
Sep., Sulph.). Sensation of zveakness and sinking in pit 
of stomach (Hydras., Sep.). Pressure in pit of stomach 
and in region of spleen. 

Abdomen. — Drawing and pinching in the umbilical region. 
Fullness and tension in hypochondria. Throbbing in the 
abdomen. Rumbling in the abdomen. Difficult expulsion 



IGNATIA. 393 

of offensive flatus. Colic pains, first griping, then stitches 
in one or the other side of abdomen. Intermittent pain in 
region of spleen and pit of stomach. 

Stool and Anus. — Prolapsus of the rectum, from moderate 
exertion at stool (Podo.). Contractive sore pain in the 
rectum, as from blind piles; for one or two hours after 
stool. Sharp, pressive pain in the rectum. Sharp stitches 
from- the anus deep into the rectum. Itching and crawling 
in the rectum, as from thread worms. Constrictive sore 
pain in anus after stool (Natr. mur.). Fruitless efforts 
and urging to stool. Stools large and soft, but passed with 
difficulty (Carb. v., Cinch.); frequent; thin involuntary, with 
flatus. Painless contraction in anus. Blind haemorrhoids, 
with pressure and soreness in anus and rectum; painful sit- 
ting and standing, less painful when walking. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent discharge of much watery 
urine (Phos. ac). 

Male Organs. — Erection during stool. Soreness and ulcera- 
tive pain, combined with itching at the margin of the pre- 
puce. Itching about genitals, in bed ; worse on scratching. 
Complete loss of sexual desire. 

Female Organs.— Menses too early. Menstrual blood black, 
or putrid odor, in clots (Amm. carb., Croc, Cycl., Plat.). 
Violent labor-like pains; followed by purulent corrosive 
leucorrhoea. 

Respiratory Organs. — Constrictive sensation in larynx and 
trachea (Ars., Ipec). Inability to talk loud. Snoring 
inspiration during sleep. Desire to take a deep breath 
(Lach.). Frequent sighing (Agar., Calc. phos., Sec). Dry 
spasmodic cough (Dros., Hyos.). Provocation in larynx to 
hacking cough, in evening after lying down, better from 
suppressing cough. Hollow spasmodic cough, especially in 
evening, caused by a sensation as from fumes of sulphur 
(Ars., Cinch., Lye), or from dust in pit of throat. The 
longer the cough continues, the more the irritation to 
cough increases. Every time he stands still during a walk 
he coughs. Sleepy after each coughing spell (Ant. tart.). 
Spasmodic constriction of the chest (Asaf., Xaivr.). In- 
spiration impeded as from a load in chest, expiration just 
so much easier. Stitches in left chest. 



394 IGNATIA. 

I 

Heart. — Palpitation of the heart (Aeon., Ars., Asaf.). 

Neck and Back.— Stiffness of the nape of the neck (Agar., 
Kali c., Lach., Khus tox.). Pain in the sacrum, also when 
lying on the back ; mornings. 

Limbs. — Single jerks of the limbs on falling asleep. Pain as 
if sprained or dislocated, in the shoulder, hip and knee 
joints. Convulsive jerking of the arms and legs (Stram.). 
Crawling, asleep sensation in the limbs. 

Upper Limbs. — Quivering jerks in deltoid muscle. Pain in the 
joints of the arms, when bending them backward, as after 
violent exertion, or as if bruised. Sensation of a mouse 
crawling under the skin in the arm, in evening after lying 
down. 

Lower Limbs. — Tearing pain in tendo Achillis and calf, as 
though parts would be cut off; worse when standing, walk- 
ing or exerting the muscles. 

Generalities. — Jerkings and twitchings in various parts of 
the muscles, here and there (Calc. c, Hyos., Straw.). Con- 
vulsions alternating with oppressed breathing. °Convulsive 
twitchings, especially after fright or grief (Gels., Op.). 
°Convulsions during dentition; after punishment; from 
fright or grief (Gels., Op.). °Paralysis after great mental 
emotion, or night watching. Over-sensitiveness to pain 
(Aur., Coff. c, Cham., Sep.). Pressing pains from in to out 
as from a hard pointed body. Frequently changing posi- 
tion at night in bed (Rhus tox.). Hysterical debility and 
fainting fits (Nux m.). Great weakness and exhaustion 
{Ars., Cinch., Ferr., Phos., Sec). Pain in small, circum- 
scribed spots. 

Sleep.— Excessively frequent spasmodic yawning. Restless 
sleep, very light sleep, hears everything. Dreams of one 
and the same object the whole night through. 

Skin.— Itching relieved by gentle scratching. Excoriation of 
the skin (Graph., Hydras., Lye). 

Fever. — Shaking chill, ivith redness of the face. Chill, espe- 
cially in posterior portion of the body ; relieved by ex- 
ternal warmth (Ars., Kali c). During the chill, thirsty; 
desires external warmth; during the heat no thirst, ex- 
ternal warmth intolerable. Heat of the whole body in 
the afternoon, ivithout thirst (Puis.). External heat and 



IGNATIA. 395 

redness, without internal heat. Hot knees with cold nose. 

One-sided burning heat of the face. Very little sweat, or 

only on the face. 
Aggravation. — In morning; immediately after waking; in the 

evening after lying down; from slight touch; from smok- 
ing tobacco ; from coffee. 
Amelioration.— When lying on the back or on the painful side, 

or from change of position ; from hard pressure. 
Conditions.— Especially suitable to» nervous, hysterical females 

of mild but easily excited nature ; to nervous children. 
Compare.— Ars., Cham., Coccul., Coff. c. Gels., Hyos., Ipec, 

Lach., Lye, Nux m., Nujc v., Puis., Silic, Staph., Strain. 

Incompatible: Coffee, Tobacco. 
Antidotes.— Arm, Camph., Cham., Coccul, Coff. c, Nux v., 

Puis. To large doses : Coff. 
Ignatia Antidotes.— Zinc, effects of Coffee, Cham., Puis.; also 

Brandy and Tobacco. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The mental symptoms of Ignatia are extremely important, 
and indicate the use of the drug in a great majority of in- 
stances, especially in diseases of spinal origin, in which class of 
cases it is most frequently useful. Ignatia closely resembles 
Nux vom. in its action, yet at the same time presents wide dis- 
similarities, and the two should be carefully differentiated. 
Doubtless Ignatia should be often prescribed where Nux vom. 
is given. The mental sphere of Ignatia is one of melancholy 
and silent grief, brooding over her sorrows in secret, while in 
Nux vom. there is always a vein of irascibility and anger, 
which is plainly manifested on slight provocation. Puis, has 
sadness and melancholy, but the patient is tearful, and makes 
known her sorrows. Ignatia is also characterized by a singu- 
larly contradictory action in its symptoms, both mental and 
physical, which is found in no other remedy— the alternate 
laughing and crying; during fever no thirst and wants to be 
covered; during chill thirsty, does not want to be covered; 
sore throat, pain worse when not swallowing; toothache 
worse when not chewing; irritation to cough worse from cough- 
ing, etc. Bearing in mind these peculiarities of the drug, in 
which also the emotional always predominates, we find it useful 



396 IGNATIA. 

in ailments from mortification, bad news, grief or suppressed 
mental sufferings; bad consequences of disappointed love 
(Hyos., Phos. ac); melancholy, hysteria, convulsions, cramps, 
spasms, neuralgias, nervous headache. In air phases of hys- 
teria it is invaluable, being one of the most often indicated 
remedies ; the patient has globus hystericus, oppressed breath- 
ing with deep sighing, face flushing at every emotion, and the 
mental symptoms already mentioned. Hysterical spasms. 
Hysterical paralysis. Hysterical aphonia. Spasms in children 
from fright or fear, from punishment, from worms, from teething, 
convulsive twitchings. Chorea from same causes. Spasms of 
nervous, hysterical women during parturition. Epilepsy origi- 
nally caused by fright. Nervous spasms of the glottis. Often 
useful in nervous headaches, especially with pain as if a nail 
were driven out through the side of the head, better by lying on 
the painful side. Neuralgia, especially facial, from fright or 
emotions. Sciatica, with coldness; has to get up and walk 
about, and characteristic mental symptoms. Sore throat— 
tonsilitis, diphtheria, etc., pain better during the act of swal- 
lowing. Frequently useful in dyspepsia of nervous origin, with 
eructation and hiccough after eating, desire for indigestible 
food, weak, empty, sinking feeling in stomach, better from eat- 
ing; also with mental symptoms. Gastralgia. Prolapsus ani. 
Fissures in anus. Haemorrhoids. With anal and rectal trou- 
bles, deep sharp stabbing pains a.re present. Constant itching 
and crawling in rectum causing great nervousness. Diarrhoea 
from fright or emotion; fruitless efforts and urging to stool. 
Alternate diarrhoea and constipation. Menorrhagia, blood 
black and clotted. Suppression of menses from grief or fright, 
with characteristic mental symptoms. Dysmenorrhcea. Ova- 
rian neuralgia. Purulent corrosive leucorrhoea, preceded by 
labor-like pains. Premature labor pains from grief or fright. 
Morning sickness of pregnancy with empty sinking feeling at 
stomach, better after eating. Nervous cough ; better from sup- 
pressing the cough. Sympathetic cough, especially from, uter- 
ine or ovarian irritation. Sometimes useful in intermittent 
fever, with the contradictory symptoms above mentioned, and 
especially when mental symptoms of the drug are present. 
Nervous types of fevers. 



IODIUM. 397 



IODIUM. 

Common name. — Iodine. Preparation. — One part by 
weight of resublimed Iodine, dissolved in ninety-nine parts by 
weight of Alcohol, makes the 2x dilution; subsequent dilutions 
made with Alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Iodine has a wide range of action, affecting almost every 
organ and tissue of the body, but more especially the lymphatic 
glands and the mucous tissues, having a depressing and atoniz- 
ing influence, impairing their reproductive energies and pro- 
ducing functional embarrassment, atrophy, and even total de- 
struction of the part with general emaciation. So, also, in 
some instances of glandular action, notabty upon the thyroid, 
do we find the loss of reproductive and functional power result- 
ing in cellular hypertrophy, the gland assuming the propor- 
tions of a morbid growth, due to the same causes as will at 
other times produce atrophy. The glandular action of Iodine 
is especially centered upon the thyroid, the mesenteric, the 
mammae, ovaries and testicles. On the mucous membranes a 
catarrhal inflammation is produced, especially of the eyes and 
nose, and which may involve the entire respiratory tract. The 
lungs may also become involved in the inflammatory action, as 
well as other parenchymatous organs. The chief feature of the 
drug is emaciation, both local and general, which accompanies 
nearly all Iodine conditions. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind..— Sadness ; melancholy mood (Natr. mur., Puis.). Ex- 
cessive nervous excitability, (Cinch., Coff.). 

Head.— Vertigo ; throbbing in the head and all over the body 
(Puis., Sep.); tremor at the heart, fainting; worse immedi- 
ately after rising from a seat or bed (Bry.), or by sitting or 
lying down after slight exercise. Confusion in head, with 
aversion to earnest work. Headache, as from a band 
around the head (Gels., Merc, Puis., Spig.,Sulph.). Pain in 
a small spot above root of nose. Pain above the eyes 



398 IODIUM. 

towards evening, worse from noise and talk. Sharp pain in 
upper part of left side of forehead. Pain in occiput before 
11 a.m.; better from rest, worse from motion of body, 
changing at 4 p.m. to confusion of head. 

Eyes. — Dirty yellowish color of the sclerotica (Cinch., Carnph., 
Chel., Plumb.). Protrusion of the balls. Inflamed eyes 
from taking cold. Pain as from excoriation in the eyes. 
(Edematous swelling of the lids. 

Ears.— Difficult hearing. 

Nose. — Dry coryza, worse evenings, becoming fluent in the 
open air. Fluent coryza with much sneezing; sudden, vio- 
lent with lachrymation, pain in eyes; then violent cough 
and nausea, difficult almost wheezing respiration, feeling 
as if larynx were constricted externally. Blowing of much 
yellow mucus from the nose (Puis.). 

Face. — Face pale, yellowish (Arg. nit., Hep., Sulph., Sep.), or 
greenish. Sallow, distressed countenance. Bluish lips, with 
swelling of the superficial veins. Swelling of the submax- 
illary glands (Aur., Baryt. c, Coccul., Sil.). 

Mouth. — Bleeding of the gums (Carb. v., Merc, Nitr. ac). 
Softening of the gums. Teeth covered with much mucus in 
the morning ; yellow T and easily blunted by vegetable acids. 
Aptha? in the mouth {Borax, Hell., Merc.). Offensive odor 
from the mouth (Arm). Salivation {Merc). Also after 
Mercury {Cinch., JVitr. ac). Tongue loaded with thick 
coating. 

Throat. — Constriction in the throat, impeding deglutition 
(Bell., Hyos., Strain.). Ulcers in throat, with swelling of 
glands of neck. Inflammation and ulceration of the 
oesophagus. 

Stomach. — Ravenous hunger ; cannot be satisfied (Bry.). Ap- 
petite diminished; lost. Nausea; vomiting renewed by eat- 
ing. Thirst. Heartburn after indigestible food. 

Abdomen. — Pain between pit of stomach and umbilicus. In- 
flammation of the liver, with pain, hardness and swell- 
ing. Pressure in right hypochondrium ; with pain on 
touch. Left hypochondrium hard and painful to pressure. 
Swelling and distension of the abdomen (Ant. crud., 
Graph., Hep. s.). Incarcerated flatulence (Carb. v., Lye). 
Swelling of the inguinal glands (Calc. c, Clem., Merc). 



IODIOI. 399 

Stool and Anus.— Burning in anus in evening (Sulph.). diar- 
rhoea, alternating with constipation (Ant. crud., Cimic, 
Nux v.). Stools watery; foaming, whitish mucus; soft, fre- 
quent. 

Urinary Organs.— Copious and frequent micturition (Apis, 
Arg. nit., Arg. met., Cepa). Involuntary. 

Male Organs. — Swelling and induration of the testicles (Aeon., 
Arg. nit., Coni.). 

Female Organs. — °Induration and swelling of uterus and 
ovaries (Coni.). °A wedge-like pain from right ovary to 
uterus. The mammae dwindle away and become flabby; 
atrophy (Coni.). °Uterine haemorrhage renewed after every 
stool. °Leucorrhoea acrid, corroding the limbs ; worse at 
time of menses. 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness (Aeon., Hep. s., Phos.). 
Pain in the larynx with desire to cough ; frequent pain and 
stitches in larynx and sublingual glands. Smarting in re- 
gion of trachea, with frequent lancinations. Croupy cough. 
Tightness of respiration, difficult, especially inspiration. 
°Membranous croup (Brom., Kali bi.), with wheezing and 
sawing respiration; dry barking cough (Spong.); child 
grasps throat with the hand (Aeon.). °GEdeina glottidis 
(may be used by inhalation). Dry cough, with stitches 
and burning in chest. Cough, with expectoration of large 
quantities of mucus, frequently blood-streaked. Sensation 
of weakness in chest (Stan.). Constriction of the chest. 
Sharp, q?iick piercing pains. °Tenclency to bronchial and 
pulmonary congestion and haemorrhages, hepatization ; 
worse upper part of right lung ; sometimes rapid ; tight- 
ness across chest. 

Heart and Pulse. — Violent -palpitation ; worse from the least 
exertion. Constant, heavy oppressive pain in region of 
heart (Cact., Lil. tig.), with sharp, quick, piercing, mova- 
ble pains. Great precordial anxiety, obliging him to con- 
stantly change his position (Aeon., Ars., Rhus tox.). Pulse 
rapid, small, weak, with tumultuous, irregular, at times in- 
termittent action of heart. 

Neck.— °Goitre, with marked hardness. Swelling and indura- 
tion of the cervical glands (Baryt. c., Calc. c, Kreos.). 

Limbs. — °Subsultus tendinum of both hands and feet. Trem- 



400 IODIUM. 

bling of the limbs. Tearing pain in left elbow (Ars., Ferr.). 
(Edematous swelling of feet. Acrid, corrosive foot sweat. 

Generalities. — Emaciation (JVatr. mur., Phos.) ; ending in 
marasmus ; of glandular tissues (mammae, testicles, thyroid 
gland, etc.). Great debility and prostration {Ars., Bry., 
Ferr., Phos.). Twitching of muscles (Agar., Cic, Ign., 
Strain.). Swelling and induration of glands (Baryt. c, 
Calc. c, Graph., Nafcr. carb.). Profuse night sweats ( Cinch., 
Phos., Phos. ac Sil.). °Chronic arthritic affections, with 
violent nightly pains in the joints ; no swelling. Rapid fail- 
ing of strengh. (Edematous swelling of the whole body. 
°Plastic exudations. °Marked fever; restlessness; thirst; 
throbbing headache; circumscribed red cheeks (Sang.); 
apathetic. 

Skin.— Dirty-yellow, clammy, moist skin (Ferr., Merc.). Rough, 
dry skin. 

Conditions.— Especially suitable to persons, particularly chil- 
dren, with dark hair and eyes. To scrofulous persons, old 
people. 

Compare.— Aeon., Ars., Brom., Caust., Coni., Digit., Hep. s., 
Kali bi., Merc, Nitr. ac, Phos., Spong., Sulph. 

Antidotes. — Ant. tart., Ars., Bell., Camph., Chin, sulph., 
Cinch., Coff., Hep. s., Op., Phos., Spong., Sulph. To large 
doses : Starch or wheat flour in water. 

Iodine Antidotes.— Effect of Ars., Arg. nit., Calc. c, Merc 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Iodine is especially useful in scrofulous affections, where 
rapid emaciation, notwithstanding a ravenous hunger, is 
characteristic, the patient being hungry all the time, and eat- 
ing immoderately, yet continually, and sometimes very rapidly, 
losing flesh. Marasmus. Wasting disease in scrofulous sub- 
jects. Atrophy of glands. Enlargement and induration of 
glands; usually painless. According to Ferrington,"" there is a 
characteristic of Iodine which is universal, and that character- 
istic is torpidity and sluggishness. The very indolence of the 
disease is suggestive of Iodine." This is especially true of the 
glandular enlargements. Most prominently useful in goitre 
(Spongia) given internally; its external application will often 
dissipate the goitre, but may be followed by serious pulmonary 



IODIUM. 401 

complications. Enlargement of the parotids; mammae; tes- 
ticles, etc. Hydrocele. Enlargement of lymphatic glands. 
Tabes mesenterica. Often indicated in chronic enlargement 
and induration of the tonsils. Also in ulceration of the throat 
with swollen glands, either from syphilis or Mercury. Iritis, 
especially of syphilitic origin. Chronic catarrh of the middle 
ear, also of the Eustachian tube, with deafness, roaring in ears, 
etc. Acute coryza, especially scrofulous subjects, with sneezing, 
hot mucous discharge, headache at root of nose and over nose, 
fever, etc. Inflammation of the spleen with salivation. Acute 
and chronic inflammation of the liver, cirrhosis; jaundice, 
hard, painful swelling. Acute and chronic disease of the pan- 
creas, with salivation ; fatty diarrhoea ; watery, foaming stools ; 
or constipation. Diabetes with characteristic hunger and 
emaciation, yellow skin, etc. Has been found useful in some 
female diseases in scrofulous subjects, especially when associat- 
ed with atrophy of the mammary glands. (See Clinical Sj^mp- 
toms already given.) Many cases of ovarian cysts reported 
cured by Iodine. Cancer of the uterus with profuse haemor- 
rhages, and other: characteristic Iodine conditions. Iodine is 
often a valuable remedy in scrofulous ulcers, especially with 
swollen glands; the ulcers have spongy edges, and discharge a 
bloody, ichorous or even purulent matter. Iodine is an ex- 
tremely valuable remedy in croupous inflammation of the lar- 
ynx and trachea, either acute or chronic. Great hoarseness 
and hard croppy cough, difficult inspiration, etc. Allen says 
(Hand Booh of Materia Meclica, p. 570): "A large number of 
cases of membranous croup have been cured by the lower dilu- 
tions ; our experience is that it is indicated in cases in the early 
stage, with more or less fever, with dry skin and a very dry 
cough, great difficulty in respiration; it follows closely after 
Aeon.; if Aeon, has been given and the patient is not improv- 
ing, or if Aeon, has relieved only the restlessness and extreme 
anxiety, but not the cough, the patient is still dry and hot and 
the cough is still croupy, then give Iod. It is, however, rarely 
useful after febrile excitement has disappeared, or if the patient 
perspires freely (this stage, together with the attacks of suffo- 
cativecough, indicate Brom. instead of Iod.)." (See Respiratory 
Symptoms.) Whooping cough. A valuable remedy in pneumonia 
when, after Aeon., exudation has occurred, the anxiety and 



402 IPECACUANHA. 

stitching pain being relieved, but a high fever remaining. 
Especially when the apex of the lung is involved, and when oc- 
curring in scrofulous subjects. Laryngeal and pulmonary 
phthisis, with characteristic symptoms. Sometimes indicated 
in cardiac disease, with great precordial anxiety, palpitation, 
sharp pain, and general Iodine conditions; valvular insuffi- 
ciency with dilitation; pericarditis, especially when complicat- 
ing pneumonia, with Iodine indications. Hypertrophy of the 
heart. Iodine has been found useful in certain forms of articu- 
lar rheumatism, especially when occurring in scrofulous sub- 
jects, or resulting from syphilis or Mercury. The symptoms 
are usually worse at night, and the patient presents the gene- 
ral Iodine conditions already mentioned. Bheumatism of the 
heart. Synovitis, subacute, with fistulous openings w r ith 
bloody ichorous discharges. Scrofulous affections of joints. 
Gonorrhoea! rheumatism. Mollites ossium. 



IPECACUANHA. 

Synonym. — Cephselis Ipecacuanha. Natural order. — Kubi- 
aeea?. Common name.— Ipecac. Habitat. — A small shrub 
abounding in moist shady woods in Brazil. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the dried root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the ramifications of the pneumogas- 
tric nerve, producing spasmodic irritation, mostly in the chest 
and stomach, giving rise in the former to asthma, and in the 
latter to nausea and vomiting. It also irritates the mucous 
membrane of the respiratory and digestive tracts, causing 
catarrhal conditions of these parts, pulmonary congestion, 
and even hepatization; it also produces emphysema, and 
through the same sources of irritation has the pow r er of pro- 
ducing haemorrhage from mucous surfaces. The principal feat- 
ure of Ipecac is a persistent nausea and vomiting, which is its 
chief indication in all diseases. 



IPECACUANHA. 403 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Peevish; irritable (Bry., Cham.); impatient, cries con- 
stantly. Morose, scornful mood. ° Ailments from anger, 
mortification or vexation, with indignation. 

Head. — Headache, as if bruised, all through bones of head 
and down into root of tongue, with nausea. Semi-lateral 
headache, with nausea and vomiting. Sneezing; violent; 
in paroxysms; discharge of thin mucus. 

Nose.— Coryza, with stoppage of the nose and nausea. Epi- 
staxis of bright blood (Dulc). 

Eyes.— Dilated pupils. Hardened mucus in the external can- 
thi. 

Face. — Pale and puffed or sunken ; with blue rings around 
the eyes (Cinch., Sec, Sulph.). °Periodical infra and supra- 
orbital neuralgia, with photophobia, lachrymation and 
smarting eyelids ; malarial. 

Mouth. — Profuse accumulation of saliva (Cinch., Merc). 
Constantly obliged to swallow saliva. 

Stomach — Aversion to food (Ant. crud., Coccul.). Eructa- 
tions with rumbling in the abdomen. Empty eructations 
(Phos., Merc.) ; with nausea. Distressing nausea and in- 
clination to vomit, with almost all complaints. Nausea 
as from the stomach. Vomiting, thirst, sweat, and bad 
breath. Vomiting, with distended abdomen ; after vomit- 
ing inclined to sleep. Vomiting, worse from stooping. 
°Gastric catarrh from indigestible food or from ice cold 
things. Distressing feeling, as though the stomach were 
hanging down relaxed (Tabac). 

Abdomen.— Pinching pain in both hypochondria, and in re- 
gion of pit of stomach (Bell.). Griping as from a hand, 
each finger seemingly sharply pressing into the intestines ; 
better during rest, much worse by motion (Bell.). °With 
every movement a cutting pain almost constantly running 
from left to right. 

Stool. — Diarrhoea; stools as if fermented, green as grass 
(Agar.), with nausea and colic. Frequent stools of green- 
ish mucus (Apis, Arg. nit., Ars.. Bell., Puis.). Bloody 
stools (Euc). ° Autumnal diarrhoea ; much griping about 
the navel. 

Urinary Organs.— Red, scanty urine. 



404 IPECACUANHA. 

Female Organs.— Haemorrhage from the uterus (Aeon., Erig., 
Ham., Mille., Sec); blood bright-red, profuse, clotted; nau- 
sea; breathing heavy, oppressed; stitches from navel to 
uterus. Dragging towards the uterus and anus. Menstru- 
ation too early and too profuse; blood bright-red, with 
colic and nausea. 

Respiratory Organs. — Rattling noises in the air passages 
during respiration (Ant. tart., Phos., Stan.). Dyspnoea; 
attended with wheezing and great weight and anxiety ; 
about the prmcordia ; with constriction across chest, vio- 
lent and convulsive cough. Violent constriction of the 
throat and chest, with shortness of breath and wheezing 
respiration; gasps for air at the open window; face pale; 
worse from least motion; threatened suffocation; asthma 
(Ars.). Severe and convulsive paroxysms of asthma. Op- 
pression of the chest in the forenoon, with shortness of 
breath, as from inhaling dust. Cough caused by tickling 
from upper portions of larynx to lowest extremity of bron- 
chi. Cough causing inclination to vomit, without nausea. 
Suffocating cough, ivhereby the child becomes quite stiff, 
and blue in the face (Coral, rub.). ° Whooping cough, 
with nosebleed, bleeding from the mouth, vomiting, loses 
breath, turns pale or blue, and becomes rigid. Cough 
with expectoration of blood. °Ha3moptysis; from the 
slightest exertion. 

Limbs. — °Coldness of one hand while the other is hot. Pain as 
if bruised in all the bones. Pain in all joints, as if limbs 
w^ere asleep. 

Generalities.— Great weakness (Ars., Camph., Phos.). Body 
rigid, stretched out stiff (Hyos.); followed by spasmodic 
jerking of the arms. °Ha3morrhages bright-red. Miliary 
rash on skin. Epileptiform spasms ; opisthotonos. °Dropsy 
of internal parts. °Chlorosis, menses scanty ; skin and mu- 
cous surfaces pale, angemic. 

Fever. — °Backache, short chill, long fever; heat usually with 
thirst; raging headache, nausea and cough, sweat last. 
External coldness ; internal heat ; followed by sweat. Shiv- 
ering at 4 p.m.; then chilliness without thirst, intermit- 
tent fever when gastric symptoms predominate ; also after 
abuse of Quinine ; in beginning of irregular cases, especially 



IPECACUANHA. 405 

if there is much nausea; also, like Natr. mur., chill, fever 

and sweat, with frontal headache. 
Compare.— Ant. tart., Ars., Bell., Bry., Calc. c, Cact., Cham., 

Cinch., Cupr., Eupat., Ferr., Lob., Mag. c, Nux. v., Puis., 

Phos., Sulph., Tabac, Verat. alb. 
Antidotes. — Arm, Ars., Cinch., Nux v., Tabac. 
Ipecac Antidotes.— Alum., Ant. crud., Arm, Ars., Cinch., 

Cupr. (vapors), Dulc, Ferr., Op., Tabac. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief indication for the use of Ipecac is nausea and 
vomiting, whether resulting from simple irritation of the stom- 
ach from deranged digestion, gastric catarrh or reflex disturb- 
ances, or associated with other diseases, especially of the 
respiratory tract, or haemorrhages from various parts. Nausea 
and vomiting are present in nearly all complaints where Ipecac 
is to be employed. There is also aversion to all food, and usu- 
ally a perfectly clean tongue. In gastric catarrh the tongue 
may be coated white. Especially useful in gastric catarrh from 
indulgence in rich foods, pastry, pork, etc. (Puis.) or from 
candy or ice cream (Ars.). Haematemesis, pale face, feeble 
pulse, great sense of nausea. Often indicated in diarrhoea and 
dysentery, with symptoms already mentioned, especially with 
frothy, green stools, nausea and colic. Cholera infantum. Ipe- 
cac is especially valuable in respiratory diseases. Coryza with 
much sneezing. Epistaxis of bright-red blood. Spasms of the 
glottis. Asthma, with constriction of the chest. Wheezing 
respiration, worse from the least motion, rattling of mucus 
when breathing and coughing, but none is expectorated. Only 
second to Ant. tart, in the capillary bronchitis of children, the 
symptoms being quite similar as to rattling of mucus in chest, 
etc., but there is less prostration and collapse; the cough is 
usually spasmodic, recurring in paroxysms, and followed by 
vomiting. Also useful in bronchitis of adults with similar 
symptoms. Whooping cough, spasmodic, with haemorrhage 
from nose and mouth, vomiting, loss of breath, face pale or 
blue, body becomes rigid. Extremely valuable in haemoptysis, 
blood bright-red and frothy, worse from the least exertion. 
Ipecac is one of our most valuable remedies in uterine haemor- 
rhage, blood bright-red; faintness; oppressed breathing and per- 



406 IRIS VERSICOLOR. 

sistent nausea. Menorrhagia. Morning sickness of pregnancy. 
Hsematuria, with nausea, oppressed breathing and cutting 
pains. Sometimes useful in neuralgia of the head, face, eye- 
balls, periodical, with photophobia and copious lachrymation; 
malarial; pustular conjunctivitis of scrofulous children. Olten 
valuable in intermittent fever with the symptoms already 
given (see Fever). Very similar to Eupat. perf., though it 
has more nausea and no bone pains. Allen says "the parox- 
ysms of Eupat. are only partially developed, while those of Ipec. 
"are, as a rule, perfectly developed. 



IRIS VERSICOLOR. 

Synonym,. — Iris Hexagona. Natural order. — Iridacese. 
Common names. — Blue Flag. Fleur-de-luce. Habitat. — An in- 
digenous plant found in low wet places, in meadows and on 
borders of swamps. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh 
root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the glandular system, and the gastro- 
intestinal mucous membrane, causing abnormal activity, in- 
creasing the secretions, and rendering them acrid. It stimu- 
lates the liver, causing an increasing flow of bile. Increases the 
flow of urine. It is supposed to have a specific and powerful 
action upon the pancreas. On the skin it produces vesicular 
and pustular eruptions. The chief characteristic of Iris is a 
headache resulting from gastro-hepatic derangement, resem- 
bling the well-known " sick headache." 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Despondent, low spirited, easily vexed (Puis.). 

Head. — Dull throbbing or shooting in right side of forehead, 
with nausea; worse toward evening; from rest, from cold 
air or coughing; better from moderate motion. Dull, 
heavy frontal headache, with nausea (Verat. vir.), with 
dullness of eyes and pain over left superciliary ridge. 
Aching in forehead and vertex as if the top of the head 
would come off. Shooting in the temples, mostly the right, 



IRIS VERSICOLOR. 407 

with constrictive feeling of the scalp. Pustular eruptions 
ou the scalp (Graph., Sulph.). 

Nose.— Constant sneezing (Aeon., Gels., Sang.). 

Face. Neuralgia, involving supra and infra-orbital, superior 
maxillary (Cinch., Spig.) and inferior dental nerves ; begins 
after breakfast every morning, with a stupid, stunning 
headache, and lasts several hours. Pustular eruptions on 
the face, around nose, lips and cheeks, secreting a sanious,, 
irritating matter (Graph.). 

Mouth. — Mouth and tongue feel as though they had been 
scalded (zEsc, Apis, Physos., Plat., Puis., Sep.). Ulcers on 
mucous membranes of cheeks (Nitr. ac.). Profuse flow of 
saliva (Cinch., IodL, Kali iod., Merc, Nitr. ac); ropy, drops 
from mouth when talking. 

Stomach.— Loss of appetite (Ars., Cinch., Natr. mur.). Eruc- 
tations of tasteless gas ; frequently empty. Nausea and 
vomiting of an extremely sour fluid. Vomiting of food ; 
of bile (Grat., Nux v., Podo.); °of sour milk in children 
(JEthus.). Great burning distress in the epigastrium 
(tEsc, Ars., Canth., Phos., Verat. alb.). 

Abdomen.— Sharp, griping pains in the bowels (Bry., Merc, 
Chel., Hydras.). Pain in the abdomen relieved by discharge 
of flatus (Coloc). °Colicky pains, obliging him to bend 
forward for relief (Aloe, Caust., Coloc). 

Stool and Anus.— Stool thin, watery ; soft yellow, with rum- 
bling, but no pain ; mushy, painless ; blood and mucus, with 
straining. Frequent watery stools with burning in anus; 
disposition to strain and bear down. Great burning in 
anus (Ars., Canth.), as if on fire, after stool. Anus sore 
in morning, as if points were sticking into it. Distress in 
anus as if prolapsed. Constipation. 

Upper Limbs.— Sharp, tensive pain in right shoulder, worse on 
motion, particularly on raising the arm. Severe shooting 
pains about the phalangeal and metacarpo-phalangeal 
articulations. 

Lower Limbs.— Sciatica; painful drawing and lameness, as if 
left hip were wrenched, extending to popliteal space. Cox- 
algia in left hip. 

Skin.— Pustular eruptions, especially on scalp and face (Crot. 
tig., Kreos., Graph.). 



408 JABORANDL 

Fever.— Heat followed by chill, with cold hands and feet. 

Sweat over whole body, particularly in groin. 
Compare.— Aloe, Ant. crud., Ars., Bry., Colch., Iodi., Ipec, 

Merc, Puis., Podo., Phytol., Verat. alb., Sang., Sulph. 
Antidote.— Nux v. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

A valuable remedy in gastric and bilious derangements, es- 
pecially where there results a dull, frontal headache and nausea. 
Probably more useful than any other drug for ordinary sick- 
headache. Neuralgia and bilious headaches, beginning over 
one eye, with blurred vision, vomiting; constipation. Some- 
times also nausea, profuse salivation with the headaches. Nau- 
sea from deranged digestion or biliousness, also during preg- 
nancy. Bilious diarrhoea. Bilious colic. Hepatic derange- 
ments with vomiting of bile, soreness over liver, yellow eyes and 
skin, headache, etc. Constipation with headache, nausea and 
other symptoms. Sciatica, especially on left side, worse from 
motion. Eczema; crust a lactea ; herpes zoster; impetigo of 
the head and other skin troubles, especially when associated 
with characteristic gastric derangements. 



JABORANDL 

Synonym. — Pilocarpus Pinnatifolius. Natural order. — 
Rutacea?. Common name. — Jaborandi. Habitat. — A shrub 
growing in Brazil. Preparation.— Tincture from the dried 
leaves and stems. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon the salivary and perspiratory glands, 
producing irritation and excessive secretion. Under its influ- 
ence the face soon becomes red, the saliva begins to flow, and 
profuse perspiration sets in, lasting for hours, though their 
maximum intensity is less than an hour. At the same time the 
lachrymal secretion is increased and there is a copious dis- 
charge from the Schneiderian membrane ; also increased secre- 
tion of mucus from the pharynx, trachea and bronchi. The 



KALI BICHROMICUM. 409 

pupils are contracted, and there is spasm of the accommoda- 
tion. After the perspiration and salivation have ceased the 
parts become very dry, especially the mouth and pharynx, and 
there is great thirst. The circulation is increased, but the arte- 
rial tension and temperature are lowered. 
Compare —Agar., Atrop., Amyl. nit., Physos. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Jaborandi has been used to check excessive perspiration 
either during convalescence from acute diseases, or in the 
course of chronic diseases, as in phthisis. Pjiialism, especially 
during pregnancy. Has been used in dropsical effusion of 
pleura and lungs ; also in cardiac and renal dropsy and in dia- 
betes insipidus. Flushings at the climacteric period, with pro- 
fuse perspiration, cold extremities, nausea and vomiting. Has 
been successfully used in mumps, especially with metastasis to 
the testicles. The chief use of the drug, however, is in disturb- 
ances of vision which are given by Allen {op. cit., p. 577) as 
follows: — ''Asthenopia of hypermetropia. Spasms of ciliary 
muscles in hypermetropia. It has relieved the asthenopia of 
cataracts. Convergent strabismus. Especially useful after op- 
erations for strabismus." 



KALI BICHROMICUM. 

Common name.—. Bichromate of Potash. Preparation.— 
Triturations are usually employed. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts prominently upon the mucous membranes, especially 
of the respiratory and alimentary tracts, and to a less extent 
of the uterus, producing catarrhal inflammations, character- 
ized by an excessive secretion of mucus, which is viscid and 
tough in its character. This action at times goes on to erosion 
and ulceration ; or, in the respiratory tract, to the formation 
of false membranes. The drug also acts to a considerable ex- 
tent upon the glandular system, especially the liver and kid- 
neys, producing sympathetic disturbances in the former, and 



410 KALI BICHROMICTOL 

acute inflammation of the kidneys with albuminuria, and upon 
the skin and fibrous tissues and periosteum, its action in gen- 
eral representing congestion, disorganization and even destruc- 
tion of the parts. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Vertigo, with nausea and inclination to vomit, when 
rising from a seat (Bry., Sulph.). Confusion and heaviness 
in the head. In morning, on awaking (JVatr. mur.), pain 
in the forehead and vertex ; later extends to the back of the 
head. Violent shooting pain from root of nose along left 
orbital arch to extreme angle of eye, w T ith dim sight, like a 
scale on the eye ; begins in morning, increases until noon, 
and ceases towards evening. Frontal headache, usually 
over one eye (Sang.). Bones of the head feel sore (Merc, 
Nitr. ac, Phos. ac). 

Eyes. — Inflammation, with yellow discharge, and agglutina- 
tion in the morning (Merc, Puis., Sulph.). In the eyes, itch- 
ing heat; burning; pressure (Aeon., Ars., Merc, Sulph.). 
Photophobia with lachrymation and burning (Ars.); worse 
evening and night, with pain as from sand in the eyes. Mar- 
gins of lids very red, raw feeling, roughness of margins, so 
that winking causes rubbing of the balls ; dryness ; burn- 
ing pain; itching. Redness of conjunctiva, with lachryma- 
tion. Pustules on conjunctiva; on cornea (Merc, Nitr. ac, 
Sil.). °Long-lasting, dense opacities of the cornea. 

Ears.— Violent stitches in the left ear (Ars., Sulph.), extending 
into roof of mouth, side of head and neck; glands swollen; 
neck painful to touch (Hep. s., Merc). 

Nose. — Ulceration of the septum Thallium (Alum., Aur., Nitr. 
ac); purulent inflammation of the whole nasal mucous 
membrane (Graph., Merc, Nitr. ac, Sil.). Formation of 
hard plugs in the nostrils. Tough, stringy discharge from 
the nose (Kali iod.). Cory za fluent, excoriating nose and 
lips (Ars., Cepa); discharge of mucus streaked with light- 
colored blood. Shooting from root of nose along frontal 
sinuses. Great dryness of the nose (Bell., Graph.), with 
feeling of pressure in nasal bones ; also extending along 
frontal sinuses with soreness and burning. Sensation as if 
the nose were swollen and stiff; must blow out a thick sub- 



KALI BIC.HROMICUM. 411 

stance, but no discharge ; feels as if a heavy weight were 
hanging from it. Pressure or pressive pain at root of nose 
(Aeon., Merc, Iod., Natr. ars.). On blowing nose, violent 
stitches in right side of nose, as though two loose bones 
were rubbed against each other. Soreness in the nose; 
scabs on septum (Alum., Ant crud., Aur., Graph., Nitr. ac). 

Face.— Pale, yellowish complexion; acne. Bones of face sensi- 
tive, painful, as if bruised (Hep. s., Nitr. ac). Ulcers on the 
lips, with indurated edges and smarting. 

Mouth. — Tongue smooth, red and cracked {Bell., Rhus tox.)\ 
dry and red (Bapt.); coated thick, whitish yellow (Podo., 
Merc,Nuxv.). Painful ulcers on the tongue ; apthse. Bry- 
ness in the mouth (Ailanth., Ant. crud., Ars., Bry., Nujc 
m., Hyos.). Viscid, sticky saliva in mouth and upper part 
of throat (Merc. cor.). 

Throat. — Hawking of much thick, tenacious mucus in the 
morning (Alum., Amm. carb.); and gelatinous. Deep ex- 
cavated sore, with a reddish areola, and containing a 
yellow, tenacious matter at the root of the uvula. Uvula 
and tonsils red, swollen, painful (Bell.), and fin all} 7 ulcer- 
ated (Apis, Merc), surrounding tissues dark, livid and 
swollen (Ailanth., Bapt.). (Edematous uvula. Dryness in 
fauces in morning on waking with painful swallowing. Sen- 
sation of a hair in the fauces (on tongue, Natr. mur.). 
Sensation of a plug in the throat ; not relieved by swallow- 
ing (Baryt. c, Bell.. Hep. s.). Sharp, shooting pains in the 
left tonsil, extending toward the ear (Agar., Bell., Cepa, 
Hep. s.); relieved by swallowing. 

Stomach. — Complete loss of appetite (Alum., Ars., Cinch., 
Natr. mur., Sulph.). Great thirst, especially for acid 
drinks (Cinch., Hep. s.)\ longing for beer. Sudden nausea; 
with hot eructations and sweetish flat salivation. Vomit- 
ing of a thin, pinkish, glairy fluid; sour; undigested; bile. 
Heartburn; in evening after tea; after dinner; in night. 
Burning pain in pit of stomach extending into throat and 
mouth. Pressure and heaviness in the stomach immedi- 
ately after eating (Bry., JVujc v., Puis.). Indigestion; 
°stomach diseased by meat. Pains, uneasiness in stomach, 
alternate with pains in limbs. °Gastric. symptoms super- 
sede the rheumatic 



412 KALI BICHROMICUM. 

Abdomen.— Stitches 'in right hypochondrium (Bry., Kali 
c); in region of spleen (Bry., Kali c); through abdomen, 
extending to spinal column. Distension of the abdomen. 

Stool and Anus.— Burning pain in anus; after stool; in fore- 
noon with pressure. Sensation of a plug in anus in after- 
noon when sitting. Fullness of hemorrhoidal vessels. 
Diarrhcea; profuse; liquid; involuntary; of mucus and 
blood. Dysentery; stool consisting of brown, frothy water 
(Ars., Rumejc), or bloody, with painful pressure, urging 
and tenesmus. Periodical dysentery every year. Consti- 
pation; stool scanty and lumpy, followed by burning and 
pressure in the anus. 

Urinary Organs. — When urinating burning in bulbus urethra? ; 
in glands of urethra ; in fossa navicularis. Some time in 
passing urine. Frequent micturition, with burning after 
urinating. Scanty red urine, with pain across the back. 
Scanty urine, with copious whitish or mucous deposit. 

Male Organs. — ° Absence of sexual desire. °Chancres ulcerat- 
ing deeply. °Stitches in prostate when walking; must 
stand still; prostatic fluid escapes at stool. °Gleet, with 
stringy or jelly-like profuse discharge. 

Female Organs.— °Menses too early, with giddiness, nausea 
and headache. °Leucorrhoea, yellow, ropy (Hydras.); pain 
and weakness across the small of back, and dull, heavy 
pains in hypogastrium. 

.Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness and accumulation of large 
quantities of mucus in the larynx (Rumeoc, Samb.), in the 
morning. Tickling in larynx causing hawking, coughing 
and clearing the throat ; tickling extending into mouth and 
ears. Rough, hoarse voice (Carb. v.). " Stuffing" cough, 
with pain in the chest and expectoration of yellow or 3<el- 
lowish green tough matter. Expectoration of very tough 
mucus (Phos.), so viscid that it drew in strings down to 
the feet. °Cough hoarse, metallic; false membrane formed, 
difficult to detach (Brom., Iod.), with expectoration of 
stringy mucus; coughs up casts of elastic fibrinous nature; 
loud mucous rales ; wheezing, rattling in sleep. Dry hack- 
ing cough; in the evening; with hoarseness; with stitches in 
the chest; dyspnoea; wheezing and panting ; with tightness 
at bifurcation of bronchia; as if mucous membranes were 



KALI BICHROMICUM. 413 

thickened. Stitches in sides of chest; in region of left 
nipple. Cough caused by tickling in larynx ; by irritation 
in trachea; by tickling at bifurcation of bronchi. °Cough 
worse undressing ; morning on waking; after eating; deep 
inspiration ; °better after getting warm in bed ; when exer- 
cising. 

Back.— Pain in small of back, especially in the morning. Pain 
in coccyx while sitting. 

Limbs.— Rheumatic pains in limbs. 

Upper Limbs.— Bones of hands as if bruised, when pressed; 
ulcers on fingers, with caries. Psoriasis diffusa of hands, 
degenerating into impetigo. 

Lower Limbs.— Pain in course of left sciatic nerve, from be- 
hind great trochanter to calf; pressure on nerve causes 
shooting along whole leg. Tearing in right tibia. Sore- 
ness in heels when walking. Ulcers on previously inflamed 
feet. 

Generalities. — Great prostration {Ars., Cinch., Plios.). Pains 
in small spots, which can be covered by point of finger. 
Drawing, tearing pains fly rapidly from one place to an- 
other (Benz.ac,Led., Puis.); better on moving the affected 
parts. Bones feel bruised; caries (Asaf., Hep. s., Mez., 
Phos. ac). Drawing in various parts; in sheaths of mus- 
cles; near bones, as if in periosteum; in neck, back and 
limbs ; in morning on waking, better on rising. Weakness 
and discomfort; mornings. General sick feeling; after- 
noons. Indisposition, better in the open air, with nausea. 
Most symptoms aggravated in the morning. °Diphtheritic 
formations on mucous membranes. Plastic exudations of 
ropy, stringy mucus. 

Skin. — Papular eruptions, especially on forearms. Ulceration 
deep, as if cut out with a punch; edges regular. Ulcers 
especially painful in cold weather. 

Conditions.— Especially useful in fat, light-haired persons; fat, 
chubby children. 

Compare.— Ars., Ant. crud., Brom., Hep. s., Iod., Kali iod., 
Lach., Merc, Mez., Nitr. ac, Phytol., Puis., Sil., Spong. 

Antidotes.— Ars., Lach., Puis. 



414 KALI BICHBOMICUM. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Kali bich. is an invaluable remedy in the treatment of 
catarrhal conditions of any part, especially when character- 
ized by a discharge of tenacious stringy mucus. An excellent 
remedy in catarrhal conjunctivitis with symptoms already de- 
scribed, the inflammation being rather indolent in character. 
Small deep ulcers in cornea, with tendency to perforation. Sub- 
acute scrofulous inflammation of the cornea and iris. Acute 
iritis, later stages, especially syphilitic. Inflammation and 
ulceration of the middle ear, involving the tympanum, sharp, 
stitching pains shooting into the nape and neck ; glands swol- 
len. A most valuable remedy in nasal catarrh, either acute or 
chronic, with characteristic discharge ; nose obstructed ; heavy 
pressive pain at root of nose, or shooting pains from root of 
nose along frontal sinuses; ulceration; sometimes hard plugs 
form in nostrils, and when detached leave an eroded or ulcer- 
ated surface; dropping of mucus from the posterior nares 
(Hydr.). Equally valuable in catarrhal inflammation of the 
throat and fauces; accumulation of much thick, tenacious 
mucus, difficult to detach ; posterior wall of pharynx dry, 
dark and livid. Ulcers in pharynx, small and deep, with foetid 
cheesy exudation. Also inflammation of uvula and tonsils, 
finally ulcerating. Follicular pharyngitis. Follicular tonsilitis. 
Diphtheria, membrane tenacious, thick and yellow, like wash- 
leather. In all throat troubles a shooting pain from the throat 
to the ear is characteristic. Syphilitic ulceration of fauces, sur- 
rounding parts of a coppery-red color. Gastric catarrh, vom- 
iting a thin glairy mucus. Dyspepsia ; especially in drunkards ; 
from malt liquors. Acid dyspepsia. Gastric symptoms super- 
sede rheumatism. Gastric and rheumatic symptoms alternate. 
Bound perforating ulcer of the stomach. Gastro-intestinal 
catarrh with stringy mucous discharges ; sour or bilious 
vomiting. Duodenal catarrh, symptoms agreeing. Dysentery 
occurring periodically every year, in the spring or early sum- 
mer ; tongue dry, red and cracked ; with characteristic stools 
and other symptoms already gi^en. Urethritis with symp- 
toms noted under "Urinary Organs." Nephritis. Venereal 
ulcers or chancres, deep, with offensive cheesy exudation. Leu- 
corrhoea, yellow, ropy, can be drawn out in strings. Pruritus 
vulva. Kali bich. is especially useful in catarrhal affections of 



KALI BEOMATUM. 415 

the lower air passages. Subacute or chronic laryngeal catarrh, 
with hoarseness and profuse accumulation of tenacious mucus. 
A most valuable remedy in membranous croup, especially in 
the later stages; hoarse metallic cough, labored breathing, 
tenacious expectoration, causing gagging and efforts to vomit, 
little or no fever. Subacute or chronic bronchitis with cough 
and other symptoms already noted under their proper heads. 
Asthma dependent on bronchiectasis, with characteristic exu- 
dation. Asthma, worse from 3 to 4 a.m., liable to recur in 
winter weather, or in chilly weather during summer. Neural- 
gia of the coccyx, worse when sitting. Sciatica, left side. 
Syphilitic periostitis. Syphilitic ulceration of the tongue. 
Apthse. The ulceration of Kali bich. is very characteristic, 
being deep as if cut out with a punch, edges regular (superfi- 
cial and widespread, Merc). Has been found useful in lupus. 
Papular eruptions. Measles with characteristic catarrhal 
symptoms of eyes and respiratory organs already mentioned. 
Sometimes useful in rheumatism, especially of fingers and 
wrists, occurring in cool weather during spring or summer. 
Ailments from vapors of Arsenic; from Merc, especially the 
Iodide of Mercury. 



KALI BROMATUM. 

Common name. — Bromide of Potash. Preparation. — One 
part of Bromide of Potash is dissolved in ninety-nine parts of 
distilled water to make the 2x dilution. Dilute alcohol is used 
for the 3x and alcohol for subsequent dilutions. Triturations 
are also used. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The physiological action of this drug is not fully deter- 
mined, yet it is quite probable that its chief action is upon the 
nervous system, affecting most prominently those portions of 
the spinal cord which receive and transmit reflex impulses, 
causing diminished reflex excitability of the nerve, centers. 
It next acts upon the peripheral ends of the efferent nerves, 
causing paralysis and finally affects the cerebrum, causing 



416 KALI BROMATUM. 

dilated pupils, intoxication, weakness of mind, hallucinations, 
etc. The heart is directly paralyzed under its influence, while 
through spasms of the vaso-motor system it causes contrac- 
tion of the blood vessels, followed by dilitation. It thus causes 
primarily a depressed circulation in the cranium and through- 
out the body, lessening the blood supply, and thus causing, in 
connection with the action upon the nervous system, functional 
paralysis of nearly all the organs and tissues of the body. The 
subsequent dilatation gives rise secondarily to congestion, ex- 
citing the depressed nerve centers to a morbidly increased 
action, both sensory and motor, giving rise to hypersesthesia 
and convulsions, thus, according to Dr. Hale, becoming "homoe- 
opathic to all the morbid conditions and symptoms in which it 
has been found useful by the allopathic school." Upon the skin 
the action is quite characteristic. Aside from the peripheral 
anaesthesia before mentioned, it causes acne-like eruptions, 
especially upon the face, neck and shoulders, small boils, pap- 
ules, pustules, and corroding ulcers. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — °Night terrors in children with shrieks in sleep, trem- 
bling, etc. °Delirium, with delusions ; thinks he is pursued, 
will be poisoned (Hyos.); is selected for Divine vengeance; 
that her child is dead, etc.; fits of uncontrollable weeping. 
°Delirium tremens; flushed face; horrid illusions (Bell.). 
Melancholia, with delusions. Inability to express one's 
self. Memory impaired; single words are forgotten or syl- 
lables are dropped ; amnesic aphasia. Writing almost unin- 
telligible from omission of words or parts of words; words 
repeated or misplaced. 

Head..— °Brain irritated, face flushed, pupils dilated, eyes 
sunken; rolls head; awakes now and then, screaming; 
extremities cold; cholera infantum. ° Active conges- 
tion; inflammation before effusion has occurred (Aeon., 
Bell.). 

Eyes. — Vision dim; pupils dilated; squinting (Hyos.). Gaze 
fixed ; eyes sunken ; lusterless. 

Face.— Face pale, but otherwise appeared as one drunk, with 
hallucinations, etc. 

Mouth. — Tongue red, dry, enlarged; red, later dry and brown; 



KALI BROMATUM. 417 

white, involving edges as well as dorsum. Difficult speech ; 
action of tongue disordered (Gels.); stammering. Breath 
foetid, with white tongue. 

Throat.— Anaesthesia of mouth, throat and pharynx; °chronic 
alcoholism. 

Stomach. — Thirst intense, with dry mouth. Sick and giddy ; 
repeated retching and vomiting. 

Stool. — Discharges watery ; °cholera infantum, especially with 
cerebral irritation and collapse. Flatulent colic °in children 
and hysterical women (Asaf.). 

Urinary Organs. — Diabetes, urine loaded with sugar. Urine 
copious, pale, watery. Profuse, with abundance of phos- 
phates. °Dribbling of urine at beginning of stool, incon- 
tinence of urine. Thin, yellowish urine. 

Male Organs.— Desire lessened even to impotence (Agn.). 
°Seminal emissions, with depressed spirits, dull thought, 
backache, staggering gait; great weakness (Phos. ac). 

Female Organs.— °Painful flushings and congestion to head 
during climaxis (Saug.). °Ovarian neuralgia from ungrat- 
ified sexual desire: nervous unrest (Cimic). °Pruritus of 
vulva from ovarian or uterine irritation (Calad.). Sub- 
involution and fibroids have been cured. 

Respiratory Organs.— Paroxysmal, dry cough, at intervals 
of two or three hours; difficult respiration; followed by 
vomiting of mucus or of food; worse at night and when 
lying down ; like whooping cough. 

Heart and Pulse.— Heart lacks energy; sounds even distant 
and feeble; slow, fluttering. Pulse accelerated, later be- 
comes slower; slow, small, weak. 

Generalities. — Nervous, busy, must occupy one's self; often in 
nervous women. Incoordination of muscles; nervous 
weakness ; even paralysis of motion and numbness. Un- 
steady gait, reeling as if drunk, with rolliug and stagger- 
ing; as one walks with locomotor ataxia (Alum.). Weak- 
ness of extensors of legs and feet. Temperature lowered, 
with coldness of extremities ; hands and wrists icy-cold and 
wet ; cerebral irritation, °in cholera infantum. 

Sleep. — Sleeplessness, Especially in anaemic patients, or nerv- 
ous persons who are exhausted but irritated (Coff. c). 

Skin.— Acne of face, shoulders and chest in young, fleshy people 



418 KALI CAKBONICUM. 

of gross habits (Carb. an.). Large, indolent, painful pus- 
tules; boils (Hep. s.). 

Conditions.— Especially adapted to large fleshy people, par- 
ticularly children . 

Compare.— Aeon., Ambra gris., Bell., Camph., Gels., Hyos., 
Nux v., Zinc. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The clinical range of Kali brom. has already been pretty 
well outlined in the foregoing symptoms, which need not be re- 
peated. It may be indicated in acute mania; melancholia; 
brain fag, with numb feeling in head, as if he would lose his 
reason ; cerebral irritation ; cerebral anemia ; congestive head- 
aches; migraine; delirium tremens; puerperal mania; insom- 
nia; epileptiform convulsions (only palliative in true epilepsy), 
nervous excitement ; irritation and congestion of cerebral men- 
inges ; ataxia ; anaesthesia, especially of throat from alcohol- 
ism ; paralysis ; tetanus ; spermatorrhoea, impotence and other 
troubles, especially mental from sexual excesses ; hypertrophied 
organs, including fibroids and subinvolution; ovarian and 
par-ovarian cysts ; dyspepsia of drunkards ; hiccough ; cholera 
infantum; diabetes; paralysis of sphincters; pruritus; nym- 
phomania; reflex cough in pregnant women; ovarian neural- 
gia, whooping cough ; spasmodic croup recurring every night; 
<acne; pustular eruptions; ulcerations. 



KALI OARBONIOUM. 

Synonym. — Potassium Carbonate. Common name. — Car- 
bonate of Potash. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the respiratory mucous membrane, the 
digestive tract, and upon the ovario-uterine system. The con- 
dition produced is one of excessive irritation, giving rise to a 
condition bordering on inflammation, yet hardly reaching that 
point. The membranes, under its influence, become extremely 
dry, and as a result we have sharp stitching pains, which is its 
great characteristic. 



KALI CARBONICUM. 419 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Very easily frightened (Nitr. ac.). Irascible, passionate 
humor (Bry., Cham., Nux v.). Anxiety with fear (Aeon., 
Gels., Op.); about her disease. Peevish and irritable (Bry., 
Cham., Cina, Hep. s.). 

Head. — Vertigo when rapidly turning the head or body (Coni.). 
Constant sensation of something loose in the head, turning 
and twisting towards forehead. Pressive headache. Head- 
ache mornings on waking (Natr. mur., Nux v.); from walk- 
ing in the open air. Pressure and drawing tearing in the 
forehead, extending into the eyes and root of the nose. 
One-sided headache ; paroxysmal, in evening, with nausea. 
Stitches in the temples ; worse stooping, moving head, eyes 
or jaw ; better raising the head, and from heat. °Headache 
and vertigo from motion of a carriage (Coccul.). Dryness 
and falling out of the hair (Lach., Nitr. ac, Sep., Phos.). 

Eyes. — Burning and stitches in the eyes ; smarting. Swelling 
betweenthe eyebrows and lids, like a sack (upper lid, Apis). 
Lids swollen and inflamed; agglutinated, especially morn- 
ings (Lye., Merc., Puis., Sulph.). Tearing in right orbit 
and eye at night. Pain in the eyes while reading (Ruta). 
Soreness of external canthus, with burning pain. Photo- 
phobia, lachrymation (Aeon., Bell., Merc, Sulph.). Weak- 
ness of vision; fog before the eyes (Bell., Cycl., Merc, Puis., 
Sulph.). Bright spots and sparks before the eyes (Bell., 
Cycl., Merc, Phos., Sulph.). 

Ears.— Stitches in the ear (Coni., Graph., Nitr. ac); tickling, 
itching. Inflammation and swelling of the parotids (Merc, 
bin.). Roaring, whizzing, cracking noises in the ear 
(Borax, Cinch., Graph.). 

Nose.— Nose swollen and red (Bell., Nitr. ac, Rhus tox.); nos- 
trils sore and scurfy (Merc, Nitr. ac, Kali bi., Sep.). Stop- 
page of the nose ; dry coryza. Frequent bleeding of the 
nose (Aeon., Bell., Bry.) mornings. Fluent coryza. Burn- 
ing. Blowing offensive matter from the nose. Ulcerative 
pain in right nostril. 

Pace.— Pale, sickly color of the face; face bloated (Ars.). Hag- 
gard exhausted look. Lifeless expression. Tearing stitches 
in the cheek. Scurf on the upper lip. 

Mouth. — Toothache only when eating; throbbing; worse 



420. KALI CARBONICUM. 

when touched by anything cold or warm. Tearing lanci- 
nating toothache, with pain in facial bones. Much saliva 
constantly in the mouth. Burning and soreness on tip of 
tongue (Calc. c, Carb. v.). Mouth and tongue covered 
with painful, burning vesicles (Lye, Mur. ac, Natr. mur.). 
Offensive odor from the mouth every morning, like old 
cheese. Dryness in the mouth in the evening, without 
thirst. Foul, slimy taste in the mouth (Am., Merc, 
Nuxv.). 

Throat. — Much tenacious mucus in back part of throat 
(Hydras, Kali bi.); mornings ; which can neither be com- 
pletely sivallowed nor hawked up. Sticking pain in the 
pharynx, as if there ivere a fish bone in it {Hep. s.), on 
becoming cold. Scraping, dryness and roughness in throat. 
Crawling in the throat, causing hemming and coughing. 
Difficult swallowing ; the food descends the oesophagus 
very slowly, with gagging and vomiting. Swelling of the 
cervical glands. 

Stomach. — Sour eructations (Alum., Carb. v., JVujo v., Phos., 
Sulph.); regurgitation of food and water. Eructations; in 
morning; of water after midnight. JVausea after a meal; 
on every inward emotion; °during pregnancy (Nux m., 
Puis., Sep.); with faintness. Vomiting of food and acids. 
A constant feeling as if the stomach were full of water. 
Pit of stomach swollen, tense, sensitive to the touch (Hyos., 
Natr. carb.); violent throbbing; cutting {Bell.). Heavy 
pressure in the stomach after eating {Bry., JVujo v., Puis.). 
Burning acidity rising from stomach, with spasmodic con- 
striction. 

Abdomen. — Heat and burning pain, or stitches, in hepatic 
region (Aeon., Ars., Bry., Cinch., Merc, Nux v., Sep.); sore 
pain on touch. Pain in liver when walking, changing to 
heaviness ; drawing soreness. Violent cutting pains all over 
the abdomen as if everything would be torn to pieces. 
Fullness, heat and great distension in the abdomen im- 
mediately after eating a little (Cinch., Lye, Kudo v.). 
Feeling of coldness, as if a cold fluid passed through the in- 
testines; during menses. Stitches in the lower abdomen. 
Heaviness and tension in abdomen ; when sitting and walk- 
ing. Discharge of much flatulence ; increased flatulence. 



KALI CARBOXICUM. 421 

Stool and Anus. — Burning or biting, sore sensation in and 
around anus after stool. Large painful haemorrhoids (Mur. 
ac), with stitches and burning; protrude during stool; 
much bleeding. In the anus, stitches; cutting; soreness; 
itching (Sulph.); burning. Burning and griping in rectum. 
Ineffectual urging to stool (Amm. mur., Coni., Xux v.); 
rectum feels too weak to expel it. Stool insufficient, soft, 
bloody; like sheep's dung (Alum., Plumb., Op., Sep.); only 
with much exertion. Constipation during menstruation. 

Urinary Organs. — Frequent urination, especially at night 
(Ambr., Coni., Digit., Phos. ac), with much pressure and 
scanty emission; has to wait long for the urine to pass. 
Burning in the urethra while urinating, urine flows slowly. 
Discharge of a few drops after urinating; urine fiery, hot, 
scanty ; pale greenish ; turbid. 

Male Organs. — Sexual desire excessive or deficient. Great 
weakness after pollutions or coitions (Agar., Calc. c, 
Cinch., Phos. ac, Staph.). 

Female Organs.— Menses too afly, too profuse, and long 
lasting (Bell., Calc. c, Xux v., Phos., Sabin.). Suppres- 
sion of the menses, with dropsical effusion. Great soreness 
about the genitals before, during and after menstruation. 
During menses cutting in abdomen ; aching and pressure 
in small of bach (Cimic, Puis.) as if everything would 
press out of the genitals; itching, nettle rash (Dulc); con- 
stipation. °Yellow corrosive leucorrhoea (Ars.); backache. 
Tearing stitches in the mammae (Bry.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Easy choking when eating. Shortness 
of breath in the morning. Arrest of breath awakens at 
night. Complete hoarseness and loss of voice (Carb. v., 
Caust., Hep. s., Phos.). Raw pain in larynx on coughing. 
Cough worse from 3 to 4 JL.M. (Amm. carb., Dros.). 
Cough evening after lying down ; paroxysmal from tickling 
in the throat; spasmodic, with gagging and vomiting; 
suffocative dryness of the larynx. Dry cough from tickling 
in the troat. Dry cough, waking at night, with acute pain 
in chest on coughing, little cough during the day. °Puru- 
lent expectoration with the cough (Cinch., Dulc, Lye, Phos., 
Sil.). Expectorations of small round lumps from the 
throat. Weakness of the chest from rapid walking ; also 



422 KALI CAKBONICUM. 

tightness and oppression. Tension across the chest on ex- 
piration, while walking. Cutting pain in the chest in the 
evening, after lying down; extending into left hypo- 
chondrium. Stitches in the chest on inspiration (Bad., 
Bry., Phos.). Sore pain in chest from talking, breathing, 
lifting (Rhus tox.). Pressure in the chest. 

Heart.— Frequent and violent palpitation (Aeon., Ars., Spig., 
Sulph.); on least exertion. Intermission of the beats of 
the heart (Digit., JVatr. mur.). 

Neck and Back.— Stiffness of the nape of the neck (Ign., 
Lach., Rhus tox.); in morning in bed. Swelling of glands. 
°Backache while walking ; feels as if she must give up and 
lie down; after confinement, abortion, metrorrhagia, etc. 
Backache as if bruised or broken (Bell., Natr. mur., Nux 
v.) during rest. Stitches and tearing in right scapula on 
breathing, mornings. Stitches and pain in region of kid- 
neys. Drawing pain in small of back. Hard pressure in 
small of back. Tearing in lumbar muscles, impeding res- 
piration. 

Limbs. — Uneasiness in limbs, in evenings, in bed. Heaviness 
of the limbs; scarcely able to lift the feet. Extremities in- 
clined to fall asleep. Stitches in joints and tendons. Draw- 
ing, tearing pains in limbs. Limbs pain when he rests them 
upon any object. 

Upper Limbs. — Weakness and loss of power in both arms. 
Tearing in the left shoulder joint. Swelling of the axillary 
glands. Drawing, tearing in both elbows. Pulsative pain 
in left upper arm by pauses. Hands and fingers go to 
sleep. Tearing between thumb and index finger. Perspir- 
ation in axillae. 

Lower Limbs.— Falling asleep and numbness. Tearing in 
and on nates not far from hip-joint; also suppurative pain, 
from sitting and in thighs. Paralytic drawing pains in 
thigh. Uneasiness of legs in the evening. Cramp in right 
thigh and calf at night. Jerking in the muscles of thighs. 
Tearing pain in knees, and over the leg and feet. Tearing 
on inside of foot and on sole ; in toes. Heaviness of feet, 
walking is irksome. Tips of toes very painful on walking. 

Generalities. — Frequent exhaustion and weariness. Sensitive- 
ness on touch and motion. Very much inclined to tak& 



KALI CARBONICUM. 423 

cold (Calc. c, Natr. mur., Phos., Sil.); symptoms of taking 
cold from every draught of air. Rheumatic pains in back, 
chest, shoulders and arms, worse on moving; them. Twitch- 
ing of the muscles (Agar., Ign., Iodi., Stram.). Sticking, 
stitching pains (Bry.). Night sweats ( Cinch., Iodi., Phos., 
Phos. ac, Sil.). Anaemia, with great debility; skin watery, 
milky white; muscles weakened, especially the heart; hence 
weak pulse is a general characteristic. Dread of open air; 
aggravation of symptoms in open air. Hectic fever. Feel- 
ing of emptiness in whole body, as if it were hollow. Bruised 
pain in all muscles. Heavines and weariness ; in the morn- 
ing on waking. Weary and faint as soon as he moves a 
little. Pains recur at 2 or 3 A.M.; also aggravation of 
cough at that hour. Burning at various places under the 
skin. 

Sleep. — Drowsiness and yawning (Nitx m.). Attacks of sleep- 
iness while eating; after eating (Nux v.). Restless sleep ; 
anxious dreams ; talking in sleep ; starting. Wakes in the 
morning about 1 or 2 o'clock, and cannot sleep again. 

Conditions. — Especially suited for old people, and for fat peo- 
ple with lax fibre ; dark hair ; after loss of fluids or vitality, 
especially in anaemic persons. 

Compare— Ars., Aeon., Bell., Bry., Carb. v., Cham., Cinch., 
Coni., Gels., Kali bi.,Lach., Lye, Merc, Natr. mur., Nitr. ac, 
Nux v.. Op., Phos., Puis., Rhus tox., Sep., Stram., Sulph. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Coff. c, Nitr. sp. d. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Kali carb., like all the Potash salts, enfeebles the system and 
produces anaemia; hence it is often the remedy in anaemia with 
general debility, especially after sexual excesses, protracted 
diseases, parturition and abortion (Cinch.), if the general 
symptoms of the drug before mentioned are present; skin 
milky-white; muscles weakened, especially the heart, hence 
weak pulse; backache; vertigo; roaring in ears; excess of 
urates in urine, showing great waste of tissue, very sensitive to 
cold air ; worse early in the morning ; tendency to cough and 
stitching pains. A valuable remedy in catarrhal conditions, 
especially when characterized by dryness of the membranes, 
scanty tenacious expectoration and stitching pains. Muscular 



424 KALI CARBONICUM. 

asthenopia. Catarrhal and other affections of the eyes with 
symptoms already enumerated. Chronic inflammation of 
middle ear, with stitching pains. Chronic nasal catarrh, nose 
dry and obstructed, better in open air, worse in warm room. 
Stitching toothache, especially when eating, or when tooth is 
touched by anything cold or warm. Pharyngeal catarrh (see 
throat symptoms). Gastralgia. Gastric catarrh. Dyspep- 
sia. Gastric disorders from drinking ice-water. Chronic he- 
patitis. Flatulent indigestion. Haemorrhoids. Chronic diar- 
rhoea. Constipation. Loss of power in bladder, almost paraly- 
sis, urine passes slowly and requires great exertion and pres- 
sure. Nephritis. Has been found useful in amenorrhoea, dj-s- 
menorrhoea and menorrhagia, with presence of the character- 
istic conditions of the drug. Threatening abortion with sharp, 
cutting pains. Puerperal metritis, sharp cutting pains. Kali 
carb. is invaluable in the treatment of catarrhal conditions of 
the lower air passages and pulmonary affections in general 
where the characteristic symptoms of the drug are present, as 
is frequently the case. With all these conditions there is as- 
sociated sharp, stitching pains in the chest and cough, worse 
from 3 to 4 a.m., if the drug is well indicated. Cough usually 
dry with scanty expectoration. Chronic laryngeal catarrh. 
Asthma. Bronchitis. Capillary bronchitis. Pneumonia. Chronic 
pneumonia of apex, with tendency to tuberculosis, hacking 
cough ; short breath ; weakness of chest ; stitching pains ; sensi- 
tive to cold air; dropsical swelling under the eyebrows; 
scanty, tenacious expectoration, difficult to dislodge, slips back 
into pharynx; often invaluable in tuberculosis, with purulent 
expectoration and other symptoms just described. Whooping 
cough, paroxysms at 3 or 4 a.m., stitching pains, dry, hack- 
ing cough, etc. Hydrothorax. Anasarca and ascites, espe- 
cially in old people. Muscular rheumatism. Especially useful 
in lumbago (see symptoms of "Back"). Sciatica, with lanci- 
nating tearing pains. Hip disease, with violent stitching pains 
and other Kali symptoms. Endocarditis and pericarditis 
where stitching pains are the chief characteristic, especially late 
in the disease. Erysipelas from wounds; in old people; with 
swelling under eyebrows, etc. Sometimes indicated in paralytic 
condition. Spinal irritation, with backache, better when lying 
down ; reflex from uterine disturbances. 



KALI CHLORICUM. 425 



KALI CHLORICUM. 

Synonym. — Potassium Chlorate." Common name. — Chlo- 
rate of Potash. Preparation . — A solution of one part to ninety- 
nine of distilled water corresponds to the .2x dilution. The .3x 
dilution is prepared with dilute alcohol. Subsequent dilutions 
with alcohol. Triturations are also employed. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts as a violent irritant upon the mucous membranes, 
especially of the gastro-intestinal tract, where it causes acute 
ulcerative stomatitis, the whole mucous surface becoming red 
and tumid, while in the cheeks, lips, etc.. it produces numerous 
gTay-based ulcers. It also acts upon the salivary glands, caus- 
ing a profuse secretion of acrid saliva. It may also cause ulcer- 
ation of the stomach and bowels, and dysentery with gan- 
grenous tendencies, and accompanied with profound prostra- 
tion. It also acts upon the kidneys, causing at first diuresis 
and afterwards suppression of urine and violent nephritis. 
Like all the Potash salts, though in a greater degree, it de- 
presses the heart's action even to paralysis, and rapidly di- 
minishes the bodily temperature. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Alternate states of cheerfulness and ill-humor. 

Head..— Confusion in head and vertigo. Tension in forehead 
Avith sneezing and coryza. °Crusta lactea, sore or scalded 
head of children. 

Eyes.— Luminous appearance before eyes when coughing or 
sneezing. Congestion to the eyes, they feel irritated; red- 
ness in evening with pain. c Conjunctivitis and Keratitis 
(scrofulous) with a formation of phlyctenules, but only 
superficial. 

Nose. — Violent coryza. sneezing and profuse secretion of mucus. 
Bleeding of nose : at night ; from right nostril. 

*Also includes symptoms, especially clinical, of Kali muriaticum or 
Cloride of potassium, the action being very similar. They are so included 
by Hering (see Guiding Symptoms t Vol. VI. p. 444). and by Schussler in his 
tissue remedies, and are at least sufficiently similar for clinical purposes. 



426 KALI CHLOEICUM. 

Pace.— Pale, bluish. Livid. Suffering expression. Tensive* 
drawing in left cheek near orbital margin, lightning- 
like neuralgic pains in face, left side, worse from talking, 
eating or slightest touch, followed by numbness. 

Mouth.— Symmetrical ulcers on sides of tongue. Ulcerative 
and folliculur stomatitis, mucous surfaces red and 
tumid, and gray -based ulcers in cheeks, lips, etc. Saliva- 
tion; acrid. 

Throat.— Scraping. Kawness. Dryness. Swallowing difficult. 
Catarrh of mucous membranes of fauces, tonsils and phar- 
ynx, with white exudation. Croupous diphtheritic exu- 
dations. Submaxillary glands swollen, throat red and 
(Edematous. 

Stomach.— Nausea and vomiting. Acute gastritis. Gastral- 
gia. Cutting pains in stomach. 

Stool. — Diarrhoea. Dysentery; much blood passing with the 
slime. Hard stool, at last mixed with mucus and blood. 

Urinary Organs.— Nephritis. Frequent urging. Could only 
pass a few drops of bloody urine. Hematuria. Urine' 
scanty, black and albuminous. Albuminuria during ges- 
tation. 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness. Irritation to cough in 
larynx. Violent cough with catarrh. Tightness and con- 
striction of chest ; as from sulphur fumes. 

Heart. — Precordial anxiety. Perceptible but not accelerated 
beating of heart, with coldness in cardiac region. Palpita- 
tion, with constriction of the chest. Pulse : rapid ; com- 
pressible; slow, small, weak; diminished in fullness and 
force. 

Skin. — Cyanosis, worse on lips and extremities. Pustules. 
Pimples. Vesicles, with itching. 

Compare. — Bell., Borax, Calc. c, Canth., Hydras., Merc, iod., 
Nitr. ac, Phytol. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Kali chlor. is especially useful in apthse and stomatitis; 
ulcerative, mercurial or scrofulous; follicular; gangrenous; in 
children or nursing women ; foetor oris: salivation. Extremely 
useful in gangrene of the mouth in children, both internally and 
locally. Follicular ulceration of the mouth and tongue; fcuV 



KALI IODATUM. 427 

licular pharyngitis; and has been used successfully, both in- 
ternally and as a gargle, in the treatment of true diphtheria; 
but according to Allen, on account of its action upon the kid- 
neys, Kali chlor. is a "dangerous drug in diphtheria, and cases 
have been killed by its unwise administration." Epithelioma 
of the mouth and face. Scorbutis, especially after Mercury ; 
offensive smell. Conjunctivitis and Keratitis. Gastritis. Dys- 
entery with cutting as from knives ; frequent stools ; tenesmus ; 
evacuations of only a little clear blood; great prostration. 
Chordee. Catarrhal conditions in general. Eczema. Vesicular 
and pustular eruptions. 



KALI IODATUM. 

Synonym. — Kali Hyriodicum. Common name. — Iodide of 
Potash. Preparation. — A solution of one part to ninety-nine of 
distilled water corresponds to the .2x dilution. The .3x dilution 
is prepared with dilute alchol. Subsequent dilutions with alco- 
hol. Also triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the mucous tissues and the glands, its action 
closely resembling that of Mercury, and involving the same 
character of disorganization of fluids and destruction of tis- 
sues. The action upon the lymphatic and glandular system is 
also very similar to that of Iodine, producing hypertrophy and 
loss of function. It causes catarrhal inflammation, with free 
secretion, little fever. Also causes salivation, diuresis and 
nephritis in a manner resembling Iodine. It produces thicken- 
ing of the periosteum, and for this reason is often beneficial in 
syphilitic nodes. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Sadness and anxiety (Ign., Natr. mur., Puis.). 

Head.— Pain in the upper part of the head, as if it would be 
forced asunder (Bry., Cinch., Natr. mur., Sep., Sil.) ; with 
external heat in vertex. Stitches in forehead on stooping. 
Tearing in right side of forehead in evening, better from 
pressure. Aching in sinuses and right ethmoid cells. Pain 



428 KALI IODATUM. 

in sides of head, as if screwed in (Merc, Nitr. ac). Tearing 
or jerking stitches above the left eye. The scalp feels as if 
ulcerated when scratching (Merc). 

Eyes. — Sunken eyes, surrounded by blue rings (Cinch.). Injec- 
tion and tumefaction of the conjunctiva {Arg. nit.). 
Chemosis. Burning in eyes ; they secrete a purulent mucus. 
(Edema of the eyelids {Apis, Kali c, Rhus tox.). Vision 
dim and foggy (Kali c, Lach., Merc, Puis.). °Iritis syphi- 
litica after abuse of Mercury; aqueous, cloudy; ciliary in- 
jection bright, angry-looking; pains worse at night. °Irido- 
choroiditis, especially syphilitic °Pustules on cornea; no 
photophobia, pain or redness. 

Nose.— Acute coryza; loss of smell; great redness of mucous 
membrane of eyes, nose, throat and palate, with profuse 
lachrymation {Cepa, Euphr.)) with frequent irritation to 
cough, and swelling of upper lids. Violent sneezing, and 
running of acrid water from nose (Cepa, Merc, cor.); of 
clear water. Accumulation of very tenacious mucus in 
nostrils (Kali bi.). Discharge from the nose of greenish- 
black or yellow matter, of a foul, sickening smell; of de- 
composed greenish -red blood. Sensation of fullness and 
tightness at root of nose (Aeon., Kali bi.). Throbbing and 
burning pains in nasal and frontal bones, with swelling. 
Gnawing sensation in nasal bones, with lancinating, boring 
pains extended to forehead. 

Face.— Face pale, colorless. °Swelling of face and tongue, es- 
pecially after Mercury. 

Mouth.— Burning of tip of tongue (Calc c, Carb. an., Kali c); 
vesicles on tip of tongue (JVatr. mur.). Dryness of the 
mouth (Ars., Bry., Nujc m., Puis.). Swelling of the gums, 
especially around the decayed teeth. Very offensive odor 
from the mouth (Arm, Hep. s., Iod., Nitr. ac). Copious 
salivation {Tod., Iris, Nitr. ac). Swelling and suppura- 
tion of submaxillary glands (Hep. s., Sil.). 

Throat.— Itching and dryness of throat; with catarrhal symp- 
toms. Sensitive swelling of thyroid gland. Swallowing 
painful and difficult, with redness and swelling of soft pal- 
ate and tonsils. Uvula swollen and elongated ; mucous 
membranes (edematous. 

Stomach.— Excessive thirst (Aeon., Ars., Bry., Bell.). Nausea 



KALI IODATUM. 429 

and vomiting (Ipec, Ant. tart., Lob.). Violent vomiting, 
with excessive accumulation of saliva. 

Abdomen.— Sudden painful bloating of the abdomen, as if it 
would burst, disappearing after emission of flatus ( Carb. v.). 

Stool.— Scanty, hard, difficult. °Light-green and yellow watery 
stools. 

Male Organs. — °Extensive swelling and inflammation of the 
penis. 

Female Organs. — Frequent urging to urinate when the menses 
appear. Thin, watery, acrid leucorrhcea. Atrophy of the 
mammae (loci.). 

Respiratory Organs.- °Raw pain in larynx, as from granu- 
lations. Dry cough; mornings; evenings; with soreness of 
larynx. Short hacking cough from rawness in throat. 
Respiration difficult; on waking, in night, with loss of 
voice. Dyspnoea on ascending stairs, with pain in region 
of heart. Short breath. Oppression. Uneasiness. Pain 
as if cut to pieces in the evening. Pain in left chest as if 
sore externally, worse on touch. Deep hollow cough, with 
whitish and greenish expectoration, and tearing pain start- 
ing from ensiform cartilage. Stitches through the sternum 
to the back, or deep in the chest (Kali c.) 3 while walking. 
°Phthisis pituitosa, with purulent sputum; exhausting 
night sweats and loose stools. °(Edema pulmonum, with 
pneumonia; or secondary to Morbus Brightii ; sputum like 
soapsuds, green. 

Heart. — Palpitation worse while walking; cervical glands 
swollen. 

Neck and Back. — Pain in small of back as if screwed in a vise; 
after moving. 

Limbs.— Tearing, darting, or gnawing pains; periosteum in- 
volved ; worse at night ; °after Mercury or syphilis ; Rheu- 
matism or gout. 

Skin.— Itching herpes on face. Small boils or pustules, worse 
on face, shoulders, back and chest. 

Generalities. — Great general debility. Emaciation. Subsultus 
tendinum, or contraction of muscles and tendons. (Hyos., 
Strain.). Enlarged or atrophied glands (Calc. c, Graph., 
Hep. s.). (Edematous infiltration of tissues (Apis, Apoc., 
Ars.). Swelling of bones (Asaf., Hep. s.). 



430 KALI NITKICUM. 

Sleep. — Restless sleep; sleeplessness. 

Aggravation.— At night; in cold air; at rest; better from 

motion. 
Conditions.— After abuse of Mercury. 
Compare— A ur., Euph., Kali bi., Hep. s., Iodi., Merc, Mez. 
Antidote.— Hep. s. 
Kali Iodatum Antidote.— Mercury. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

This drug is chiefly used in mercurial, syphilitic and scroful- 
ous diseases. It is homoeopathic to some conditions arising 
from the syphilitic poison, but its indiscriminate use in massive 
doses for secondary syphilis is not homoeopathic. It is especially 
useful in secondary syphilis after the abuse of Mercury, or when 
combined with scrofula. It is said to be the best known anti- 
dote for all the bad effects of Mercury, though doubtless Nitric 
acid is equally valuable. Buboes. Chancres with edges, thin, cor- 
rosive, or curdy pus ; deep eating ulcers ; worse at night. Affec- 
tions of glands; of bones. Chronic rheumatism ; synovitis; rose- 
ola ; rupia ; purpura haemorrhagica. Sciatica, worse at night. 
Syphilitic eye inflammations, iritis ; choroiditis, etc. A valuable 
remedy in catarrhal conditions of the respiratory tract. Nasal 
catarrh, involving the frontal sinuses and ethmoid cells, with 
symptoms already given. Violent acrid coryza. Ulceration of 
nostrils. Syphilitic ozoena. Violent epistaxis after Mercury. 
Often valuable in hay fever. Asthma, especially in young peo- 
ple, with rheumatic symptoms about chest. Catarrh of the 
larynx, with raw, sore pain as if granulated. Pneumonia, 
especially chronic and with pleuritic exudations. Phthisis. 
(Edema pulmonum. Hydrothorax. Bright's disease; granu- 
lated kidney. Nephritis. 



KALI NITRICUM. 

Synonym.— Potassium Nitrate. Common names. — Salt- 
petre. Nitrum. Nitre. Preparation.— -The .lx and .2x dilu- 
tions are made with distilled water, the .3x with dilute alcohol, 
and subsequent dilutions with alcohol. Also triturations. 



KALI NITRICUM. 431 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Kali Nitricum acts directly upon the spinal system, para- 
lyzing the spinal cord and the heart, arresting the action of the 
latter in its diastole. It also produces an antiplastic and spo- 
liative effect upon the blood. It acts upon the kidneys, and 
upon the respiratory and alimentary mucous tracts as a de- 
cided irritant, in the former producing excessive action, diuresis, 
the solid constituents being also increased, and in the latter 
irritation, leading to congestion and inflammation. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Difficult thinking in the morning. Anxiety; ennui, 
melancholia, weeping mood (Natr. mur., Nux m., Ign., 
Puis.) 

Head.— Confusion of the head ; vertigo. Dullness, stupefaction 
and heaviness of the head. Violent pressive headache, es- 
pecially in forehead. Constrictive pain in back of head; 
parts feel as if stiff ; forcing to bend head backward ; better 
after tying up the hair. Hot spots on the head. Head- 
ache on vertex, like pulling of the hairs. Sensitiveness of 
the scalp to touch (Carb. v., Cinch., Merc, Natr. mur., Nitr. 
ac). Small, scurfy spots on head ; itching. 

Eyes.— Transient blindness. Rings of varigated colors before 
the eyes. Burning in eyes, lachrymation, and aversion to 
light, especially in morning ; after washing in cold water. 

Ears. — Deafness ; rushing, ringing and roaring in the ears 
(Cinch., Merc, Sil., Sulph.). Stitches in ear worse at night, 
and when lying on the affected side. Tensive pain behind 
the ear. 

Nose.— Loss of smell, with coryza; sneezing; mucus passes 
through posterior nares into fauces. Sore pain in upper 
part of right nostril. Nosebleed; dryness and stoppage of 
nose. Nostril swollen and painful to pressure. Bones of 
nose sore to touch. Swollen feeling in right nostril. 

Pace.— Pale, sickly expression; sunken; nose cold (Ars., 
Camph., Terat. alb.). Acute tearing pains in cheeks 
{Cinch., Chin, s., Spig.). 

Mouth.— Gums red, swollen; bleed easily (Merc, Nitr. ac). 
Throbbing, tearing toothache; worse from cold things 



432 KALI NITRICUM. 

(Ant. crud., Calc. c, Staph.). Disagreeable, disgusting 
taste. Sour taste in throat, in morning, on rising. Dry- 
ness of mouth and tongue (Ars., Bry., JVux m,.). Tongue 
burns at tip, as if cut; burning pimples. Tongue coated 
with white mucus. Offensive odor from the mouth (Ars., 
Hep. s., Merc, Iodi., Nitr. ac.). 

Throat.— Burning in throat; cutting pains, with impeded deg- 
lutition. Hawking of sweetish, tough mucus from throat. 
Rawness and scraping in throat (Amm. carb., Caust.). 
Sore throat; uvula and tonsils red (Bell.). 

Stomach.-— Violent hunger, or loss of appetite. Violent thirst 
°Cannot drink for want of breath, drinks in sips. Nausea ; 
qualmishness; violent vomiting of mucus, with blood. 
Faint-lilce weakness at pit of stomach (Cimic, l£n., 
Petrol., Puis.). Cold feeling or burning in stomach; in- 
flammation. Sharp, sticking pains; hinder breathing. 
Pressure and gnawing in pit of stomach. 

Abdomen. — Violent colic, worse on right side ; griping and cut- 
ting about the umbilicus (Coloc). Abdomen distended 
with much rumbling (Carb. v., Cinch., Lye, Sulph.) ; emis- 
sion of offensive flatus. 

Stool. — Watery, thin, fsecal; soft with colic. Bloody; with 
tenesmus. Stool containing membranous portions of in- 
testines mixed with blood. With great pressure. °Diar- 
rhoea from eating veal. Constipation. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent urination, and discharge of much 
pale urine, with reddish clouds. Mucous sediment, salts in- 
creased ; sp. gr. 1030-1040. Dysuria ; frequent desire, with 
burning, only a few drops at first ; °after irritating medi- 
cines ; °gonorrhoeal extensions. 

Male Organs. — Violent erections, with increased desire. 

Female Organs. — Menses suppressed; too early and profuse. 
Menstrual blood black as ink (Croc, Cycl., Sabin.); pains 
in abdomen, small of back and thighs (Ciinic, Puis.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Aphonia; roughness and scraping in 
larynx with hoarseness. ° Cannot drink for ivant of 
breath; has to take drink in little sips; little children 
take hold of the cup with both hands, and take greedily 
one sip after another. Constriction of lungs in morning in 
bed. Burning in forepart of chest. Burning in morning ex- 



KALI NITRICUM. 433 

tending into throat, expectoration is loosened. °Paroxysms 
of difficult and rapid breathing, evening and night ; less in 
morning; oppressed breathing on ascending stairs {Ars., 
Ascl., Calc. c, Merc). ° Asthma; cannot lie in horizontal 
position; violent gasping and suffocation {Ars., Ipec, 
Samb.). Cough; awakens at 3 a.m. with violent, stupefy- 
ing headache; in open air; worse ascending, or when hold- 
ing breath; with cutting and stitches in chest; expecto- 
ration of coagulated blood; after hawking mucus. Dull 
tightness and constriction of chest, as if lung were con- 
stricted from back. Stitches on drawing long breath, or 
coughing (Bry.). Congestion to chest. Heaviness and 
tightness of chest, like a great load, pressing thorax to- 
gether; dyspnoea to suffocation; the latter out of pro- 
portion to the slight congestion or hepatization. Sup- 
puration of lungs, with profuse (colliquative) sweat {Hep. 
s., Phos.). 

Heart and Pulse.— Palpitation on rising or moving about 
quickly, with heat of face and oppression of chest. Violent 
audible palpitation {Spig.), with dyspnoea and great anxie- 
ty; has to sit up in bed {Aeon.). Pulse usually full, hard, 
accelerated ; slow, mornings, weak and thready. 

Neck and Back.— Stiffness and paralyzed feeling in neck and 
back. Small of back feels bruised. Pressure and burning 
in back, relieved by motion. Drawing pain in region of 
kidneys. 

Limbs.— Trembling, lameness and paralytic feelings in limbs. 
Rheumatic pains ; stitching pains at night. Parts feel as if 
made of wood. Paralysis of limbs; debility of limbs. 

Generalities.— Twitching and trembling of muscles over whole 
body. Great exhaustion and debility ; tremulous weakness. 
Sensation as if parts, or whole of body were of wood. 
Formication ; constrictive feeling in many parts. Haemor- 
rhages of bright-red blood (Acon.,Erig., Ham., Ipec, Sec). 
Sudden swelling of body, neck, thighs. 

Skin.— Itching pimples ; small pustules. Pricking like needles, 
then burning. Burning vesicles filled with yellow serum; 
on scratching they burst. 

Sleep.— Yawning and drowsiness. Restless sleep at night; 
sleepless after midnight; nightmare. 



434 KALMIA. 

Fever.— Chill and coldness in afternoon and evening; increased 
from motion ; passing off when lying. Chill, with subse- 
quent sweat; no intervening heat. Coldness and shivering, 
with thirst. Heat at night, without thirst, and without 
subsequent sweat. Debilitating sweat from least exertion 
(Calc. c, Chin, sulph., Hep. s., Merc, Phos., Sulph.). Pro- 
fuse, cold, clammy night sweats (Ars., Phos., Merc). 

Compare.— Aeon., Ars., Canth., Tereb. 

Antidotes.— Nitr. sp. d. Camph. increases the pains. Nitr. re- 
lieves strangury after abuse of Canth., turpentine and the 
abuse of condiments. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has not been so extensively used as other Potash salts. Has 
cured mucous polypus of right nostril. Diarrhoea after eating 
veal. Dysentery after Aeon, when that remedy fails to relieve 
the cutting pain, great thirst and cold hands and feet. Perito- 
nitis. Dysuria. Enuresis. Diabetes insipidus. Pneumonia, 
with excessive heat and thirst. Asthma with great dyspnoea, 
stitching pains, rather free expectoration. Useful in all stages 
of phthisis, but particularly for acute exacerbations, with much 
cough, pain and dyspnoea. Acute rheumatism with endocar- 
ditis. Other cardiac diseases with symptoms mentioned. 



KALMIA. 

Synonym. — Kalmia Latifolia. Natural order. — Ericaceae. 
Common name. — Mountain Laurel. Habitat. — An evergreen 
shrub growing on rocky hills and damp soil from Maine to Ohio 
and Kentucky. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh leaves. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts prominently upon the heart, diminishing the force and 
frequency of its action and causing a slow, weak pulse. It also 
acts upon the nervous and upon the muscular system ; produc- 
ing neuralgic and rheumatic pains, tingling, numbness and 
restlessness. 



KALMIA. 435 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Vertigo, with pains in the limbs. Tearing pains in 
head and neck (Cimic.), neuralgic pains extending from 
forehead into roots of right upper molars or into eye teeth 
or down the neck. 

Eyes.— Glimmering before the eyes. Vision imperfect. Pain 
in eyes, worse on turning them (Bry.). Sensation of stiff- 
ness around the eyes, and in the eyelids {Rhus to jo.). 

Face.— Neuralgia of the face, mostly on the right side ; rend- 
ing, agonizing pains. °Anxious expression of countenance 
in rheumatism of heart. 

Stomach. — Nausea ; everything becomes black before the eyes, 
with pressure in the throat; incarcerated flatulence; op- 
pression in breathing, and rheumatic pains in the limbs. 
Pressure in pit of stomach; worse when sitting bent over; 
better when sitting erect, with the sensation as if some- 
thing would be pressed off below the pit of stomach. 
°Crampy pain, with eructation of wind, palpitation, gas- 
tralgia, angina pectoris. 

Urinary Organs.— Albuminuria; also with pains in lower 
limbs. Frequent micturition of small quantities of urine 
which feels hot. 

Respiratory Organs.— Tickling in the trachea. Difficult and 
oppressed breathing. Stitches in the lower part of the 
chest. Shooting through chest above the heart into the 
shoulder blades (Kali carb.), with pain in the left arm 
(Aeon.. Ehus tox.). Dyspnoea and pain; °angina pec- 
toris. 

Heart and Pulse. — Palpitation of the heart, with anxiety 
and oppressed breathing (Aeon., Ars.); with faint feeling. 
Fluttering of the heart ; on slowly ascending stairs. Rheu- 
matic pains in region of heart (Rhus tox., Spig.). Pulse 
slow and feeble; irregular; quick but weak. 

°Hypertrophy and valvular insufficiency, or thickening 
after rheumatism. °Shooting, stabbing pain from heart 
through to left scapula, causing violent beating of the 
heart ; rheumatism of the heart. 

Back.— Pain in back at night in bed. Constant pain in spine, 
sometimes worse in lumbar region, with great heat and 
burning. Sharp or drawing pain in loins ; worse from mo- 



436 KALMIA. 

tion; worse evenings. Paralytic pain and lameness in 
loins in evening in bed. 

Limbs. — Pain in left arm (Aeon., Rhus tox.). Pressure in left 
arm. Joints hot, red, and swollen. Rheumatic pains in the 
limbs; from hip to feet. Neuralgic pain from neck down 
right arm to little or fourth finger. 

Generalities.— Bruised feeling all over the body. Restlessness 
and frequent turning. Rheumatic pains all over the body; 
often changing their position. Pains worse from sitting 
bent, yet a feeling that he must do so; relieved by sitting 
or standing upright. Weakness the only general symptom, 
with neuralgia. Pains worse during early part of night ; 
or soon after going to bed. Pain occurring at regular 
times, continuing for no definite period, coming suddenly 
or gradually, and leaving as uncertainly. Neuralgic pains, 
sometimes attended with numbness, or rather succeeded by 
numbness, of the parts affected. 

Fever.— Rapid alterations of chill and heat. Shivering, with 
or without coldness. 

Compare.— Aeon., Bell., Cimic, Digit., Hep. s., Kalies, Spig., 
Rhus tox. Kalmia follows Spigelia well in heart disease.— 
Hering. 

Antidotes.— Aeon., Bell. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Kalmia has been found most useful in rheumatism and in 
organic diseases of the heart. Chronic, subacute articular 
rheumatism, pains shifting from one joint to another. Acute 
inflammatory rheumatism, shifting pains and numbness. Rheu- 
matic endocarditis. Hypertrophy and valvular insufficiency, or 
thickening, after rheumatism. Always in cardiac disease vio- 
lent shooting, stabbing pains, great dyspnoea and slow, weak 
pulse. Angina pectoris. Neuralgic pains, accompanied by great 
weakness, and attended with or succeeded by a sort of para- 
lytic numbness of the parts affected (Aconite). Facial neu- 
ralgia following herpes zoster (Mezer.). Gastralgia in sudden 
paroxysms. Retinitis. Albuminuric, during pregnancy. Scle- 
rotitis, especially in rheumatic subjects. Sclero-chororditis, es- 
pecially anterior. Muscular asthenopia. Bright's disease, with 
heart symptoms. Albuminuria during pregnancy. 



KREOSOTUM. 437 



KREOSOTUM. 

Synonym. — Creosotum. Common names. — Creasote. Kreo- 
sote. Wood Tar. Preparation. — One part of Kreosote made 
from beech-wood tar is dissolved in ninety-nine parts of Alco- 
hol to make the 2x dilution. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Kreosote acts upon the lymphatic system, and especially 
upon the mucous membranes of the digestive and female gener- 
ative organs and upon the skin, producing catarrhal condi- 
tions, with tendency to disorganization, ulceration, and de- 
struction of the parts involved. The chief characteristic of 
Kreosote is the corrosive, acrid character of its secretions. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Weakness of memory (Agar., Ambr., Anac, Led., 
Merc., Nux m., Natr. mur., Phos. ac). 

Head. — Vertigo. Painfulness in the head, as after a carouse 
(Nux v.). Throbbing pains, especially in the forehead. 

Eyes.— Sight confused, as when looking through a veil (Caust., 
Croc, Hyos., Petrol., Phos., Puis., Rhus tox.). Heat and 
burning in the eyes, and lachrymation (Aeon., Ars., Merc, 
cor.). The tears are acrid like salt water. Swelling of the 
eyelids and their margins (Puis., Staph.). 

Ears. — Roaring in the head; also humming and difficulty of 
hearing before and during menses. 

Nose.— Offensive smell before the nose (Calc. a). Frequent 
sneezing, especially in morning. Catarrh, fluent or dry, 
with much sneezing. °Chronic catarrh with old people. 

Face.— Pale face: bluish tinge; bloated. Upper lip feels sore 
and is cracked. Flushes of heat, with circumscribed redness 
of the cheeks (Sang., Sulph.). °Burning pains ; worse talk- 
ing or exertion ; better lying on unaffected side; nervous, 
excitable. 

Mouth.— Tongue coated white (Ant. crud., Bry., Nujc v., 
Puis., Sulph.). Drawing pains in the teeth (Merc.). °Gums 
bleed readily; scorbutic, spongy, and ulcerated (Merc, 



438 KKEOSOTUM. 

Nitr. ac, Phos.). °Putrid odor, from the mouth (Arm, 
Todi., JVitr. ac, Nux v.). 

Stomach.— Bitter taste, especially in the throat. ° Water after 
it is swallowed tastes bitter. Nausea; like that of preg- 
nancy (Nux m., Kali c, Puis.); with burning in mouth; 
with spitting of saliva and general chill, without heat or 
thirst. Urging to vomit, nothing but saliva results. Retch- 
ing; morning when fasting. Vomiting; of sweetish water, 
in morning, fasting; of food. Painful, hard spot at or to 
the left of the stomach. 

Abdomen. — Feeling of fullness, as after having eaten too much 
{Lye). Pain like electric shocks from abdomen to vagina. 
Constriction of hypochondria (Aeon.). Cannot tolerate 
tight clothing (Calc. c, Carb. v., Graph.). Distension of 
the abdomen (Ant. crud., Bry., Caps.). Colic, resembling 
the pains of labor. 

Stool.— Constipation ; stool hard, and expelled only after much 
pressing {Bry., JVux v., Sulph.). 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent urging to urinate (Aeon., Apis, 
Canth.); always with great haste and passing a great 
deal (Merc). Urine offensive (Benz. ac, Calc. c, Sulph. ac, 
Nitr. ac) colorless (Ign., Phos. ac); reddish sediment 
(Bell., Lye, Carb. v., Sep., Graph.). 

Female Organs.— Menses too early, too profuse and too pro- 
tracted (Calc. c). Leucorrhoea of a yellow color, staining 
linen yellow, with great weakness (Carb. an.), in legs; 
acrid, causing itching and biting on external genitals. 
White leucorrhoea, having the odor of green corn. Burning 
betiveen the pudenda on urinating. Soreness between the 
pudenda; also between the thighs and pudenda, with 
burning, biting pains. Violent itching of the labia ; also 
of the vagina (Canth., Coni.); obliged to rub the parts; 
external genitals swollen; hot, hard and sore. Soreness 
and smarting betiveen the labia and vulva (Sep.). °Nau- 
sea during pregnancy; ptyalism; very offensive excoriat- 
ing lochia. °Dwindling away of the mammas (Iod., Kali 
iod.), with small, hard, painful lumps in them. 

Respiratory Organs.— Scraping and roughness of the throat, 
with hoarseness (Mez.,Nux v.). Shortness of breath (Aeon., 
Ars., Phos.). °Convulsive cough, with inclination to vomit 



KREOSOTUM. 439 

(Ant. tart.). °Paroxysmal, moist cough, caused by a 
crawling behind the sternum. Burning in the chest (Ars., 
Nux v.). Stitches in the chest, just over the heart (Lil. tig., 
Kali c). Frequent blood spitting ; .severe pains in chest; 
afternoon fever and morning sweat. 

Neck and Back. — Glands of neck swollen (Bar. ,Calc. c.,Merc, 
Hep. s., Iod.). Pains in small of back, like labor-pains 
(Cimic, Puis.). 

Limbs. — Bruised pain in the limbs (Arm). Pain in the left 
thumb, as if sprained and stiff. 

Generalities. — General weakness and prostration. Faintness 
in morning, when rising earlier than usual. °Haemorrliages; 
small wounds bleed much (Phos.). Numbness; loss of sen- 
sation. Rapid emaciation. Excoriation of mucous sur- 
face (Hydras.). Most symptoms better in the open air. 

Skin.— Itching; becomes exceedingly violent toward evening. 
Pustular eruptions over the whole body (Crot. tig., Iris). 

Sleep.— Great desire to sleep, with frequent yawning. Sleep- 
lessness ; tosses about without any apparent cause. 

Conditions.— Suitable for old women. For tall, lean persons. 

Compare.— Ant. tart., Ars., Carb. ac, Carb. v.,Calc. c, Graph., 
Hep. a., Ipec, Iod., Merc, Nitr. ac, Petrol., Phos., Sec c, 
Sul ph. (followed well by Sulph., also Ars. in cancer). After 
Carb. v. it disagrees. 

Antidotes— Aeon., Ars., Cinch., Tpec, Nux v. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Iii Kreosote the acrid and foetid (from decomposition) char- 
acter of the secretions, especially from mucous surfaces, and the 
extreme burning pains are very characteristic and of great 
clinical importance. So also is the general tendency to haemor- 
rhage and destruction of tissue. The drug is especially useful 
in scrofulous affections, putrid ulcers, gangrene and gangrenous 
tendencies of ulcers in general, with horrible odor, burning pain, 
etc Senile gangrene. Cancer, with very offensive discharges, 
burning pain, etc. Carbuncles. Catarrhal conditions with 
acrid, very irritating and offensive secretions. Blepharitis with 
moderately profuse discharge and much smarting in eyes. 
Acute aggravation of chronic Keratitis, hot, smarting lachry- 
mation. Chronic inflammation and swelling of lids and mar- 



440 LACHESIS. 

gins, with agglutination. Humid eruption about the ear, with 
swelling of cervical glands. Epithelioma and lupus of nose, lips 
and face, with burning pain. Scorbutis; gums spongy and 
bleeding; rapid decay of the teeth. Children's teeth begin to de- 
cay as soon as they appear. Persistent vomiting in infants ; 
in dyspepsia, food is not retained. Sympathetic, vomiting, as 
of phthisis, cancer of liver or uterus ; pregnancy, chronic kid- 
ney disease, etc. Seasickness. Diarrhoea, offensive, acrid stools, 
nausea and vomiting. Thin, foetid, bloody, sometimes dark and 
clotted stools during typhoid fever, with great prostration. 
Cholera infantum. Chronic enuresis. Diabetes. A valuable 
remedy in inflammation, erosions and ulcerations of the uterus, 
cervix and vagina, characterized by offensive, excoriating dis- 
charges. One of the most valuable remedies for an acrid offen- 
sive leucorrhoea. Cancer of uterus or soft parts, with character- 
istic discharges and violent burning pains. Putrid state of the 
uterus after parturition ; offensive lochia. Apthous or inflam- 
matory state of external parts, symptomatic of ovarian or 
uterine disease. Malignant induration and ulceration of stom- 
ach. Hsematemesis. Gastro malacia. Haemorrhages from the 
uterus change to ichorous leucorrhoea, and then back again to 
blood and so on. Menorrhagia. Metrorrhagia. Pruritus from 
acrid leucorrhoea. Sterility caused by acrid leucorrhoea. Dwind- 
ling of the mammse, with small, hard, painful lumps in them. 
Chronic laryngeal and bronchial catarrh, with symptoms al- 
ready given. Whooping cough. Winter cough of old people, 
spasmodic at night. Chronic pneumonia or phthisis with vio- 
lent burning pains in chest, spasmodic cough, etc. Gangrene of 
the lungs. Urticaria, extremely violent itching towards even- 
ing; after menstruation. 



LACHESIS. 



Synonym. — Trigonocephaly Lachesis. Natural order. — 
Ophidia. Common name. — Lance-headed Viper of Brazil. 
Preparation. — Triturations of the venom. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal system, and more especially 
upon the pneumogastric. The nerve centres are poisoned, and 



LACHESIS. 441 

as a result, prostration, convulsions and unconsciousness en- 
sue, while from the influence of the pneumo-gastric we obtain 
irritable conditions of the throat, larynx, bronchi and heart, 
yet not passing into distinct inflammation. As a further re- 
sult of the poison, the blood becomes inoculated, decomposi- 
tion sets in, the fibrin of the blood is destroyed, and we have, 
resulting ecchymoses, haemorrhages, asthenic inflammations, 
abscesses, malignant inflammations, gangrene, pyaemia; and 
with all, and as a result of all, a general typhoid condition. 
The chief characteristic of Lachesis is the aggravation of all its 
symptoms after sleep. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Memory weak (Agar., Ambr., Anac, Kreos., Merc, 
Natr. mur.. Nwx m., Phos. ac); makes mistakes in orthog- 
raphy (Lye). Confusion as to time. Great mental ac- 
tivity, ideas crowd rapidly (Coff. c, Cinch.). Loquacious; 
in the evening. Constantly changing from one subject to 
another (Cimic), with mocking jealousy, satire, ridiculous 
ideas, frightful images (Hyos.). Indifference. Great sad- 
ness and anxiety on awaking in the morning (Xatr. mur.). 
°Proud {Plat.. Strain.): jealous (Apis, Hyos.): suspicious. 
°Thinks herself under superhuman control. 

Head. — Vertigo in the morning on wakirvg (Alum., Phos., 
Nitr. ac): momentary, on closing the eyes (Thuja). Head- 
ache, extending into the root of the nose (Merc. iod.). 
Headache with flickering before the eyes. Rush of blood to 
head. Heat in head. Pressive headache, with nausea. 
Headache in left frontal eminence; deep internal. Head- 
ache over the eyes and in the occiput, every morning on 
rising. Throbbing headache over right eye. One-sided 
headache; pains intense, extend to neck and shoulders, with 
tension in muscles. Neck stiff (Bhus tox.)\ tongue para- 
lytic. Pressing, bursting pains in the temples ; better when 
lying down. Sticking and boring in vertex. Heaviness, 
like lead, in the occiput (Carb v., Chel.); can scarcely raise 
head from pillow, with vertigo. Sensitiveness of scalp in 
left temple from vertex down, and left side of face on touch 
or moving muscles, a sensation as if sunburnt. Numbness 
and crawling on left side of head, when touched or on mov- 



442 LACHESIS. 

ing the muscles in the evening and morning with crawling. 
°Hair falls off ( Graph., Merc, Nitr. ac, Phos., Sep., Sulph.); 
worse during pregnancy; aversion to sun's rays (Bell., 
Glon., Natr. carb.). 

Eyes. — Dimness of vision; black flickering before the eyes; 
often makes reading difficult. Fog before the eyes (Kali 
iod., Merc, Puis., Sulph.); bright blue rings, filled with fiery 
rays, about the light; zigzag figures. Sensitive to light. 
Lachrymation. Sticking, drawing pains in and above the 
eyes. 

Ears. — Pain in ears, with sore throat. Tearing, extending 
from the zygoma into the ear. Whizzing, as from insects 
in the ear. Hearing diminished. 

Nose. — Coryza, preceded by headache (Hydras.); and stiffness 
of nape ; discharge watery, with red, sore nostrils ; scabs in 
the nose (Merc). Nosebleed ; blood thick and dark. °Nose- 
bleed in amenorrhea, typhus, etc. °Paroxysms of sneezing 
in hay asthma. Many symptoms end with catarrh. 

Pace. — Pale, earthy, gray color of face (Ars.). Erysipelatous 
inflammation of the face (Bell., Graph., Hep. s.,Rhws tox.). 
Heat and redness of the otherwise pale face. Tearing 
in zygoma, extending into the ear. Left side of face 
and loiver jaw swollen and sensitive to touch. Trifacial 
neuralgia, left side, orbital ; heat running up into the head. 
Feeling of stiffness of the malar bone, coming from the cer- 
vical glands. Itching of the face. 

Mouth.— Toothache, tearing, jerking, sticking (Puis.); often 
extending through jaw to ear; periodic; after waking; 
after eating (Ant. crud., Nux v., Staph.); from warm and 
cold drinks. Feeling as if the teeth were too long when 
bitings them together. Gums bleeding; swollen ; spongy. 
°Tongue dry, red, black, stiff, cracked (Bapt., Bell., Naja, 
Rhus tox.); swollen and covered with blisters. °Difficult 
speech; tongue heavy (Mur. ac); cannot open mouth. 
°Tongue trembles when protruded, or catches behind the 
teeth. Burning pain and rawness in mouth, then apthous 
and denuded spots. Mouth sore, parched, dry, apthous 
{Borax, Hydras., Merc, Iodi.). 

Throat. — Haivking of mucus, ivith rawness in the throat. 
Dryness in throat at night on waking, without thirst. 



LACHESIS. 443 

(Apis, Nux in., Puis.). Throat seems swollen, as if two 
large lumps came together, on empty swallowing; better 
from swallowing food. Feeling of a crumb of bread left 
sticking in the throat, obliging her to constantly swallow. 
Tonsilitis ; ivorst on left side; choking ivhen swallowing; 
or ivhen swallowing, pains from throat to ear (Ambr., 
Bell., Kali bi., Hep. s.) ; neck sensitive to touch (Apis). 
Pain and soreness begin left side of throat. Liquids cause 
more difficulty in swallowing than solids (Bell.). Ex- 
ternal throat very sensitive to touch (not painful, but an 
uneasy sensation); in evening on lying down, with suffo- 
cative sensation; even to touch of linen. 

Stomach.— Appetite variable; at times good, at others no ap- 
petite at all. Thirst, with dry tongue and skin. Desire for 
oysters. Eructations, which relieve ; amounting to \ omit- 
ing. Dyspepsia ; worse after eating (Cinch., Nujc v., Puis.). 
Stitches extending into the chest. Gnawing in stomach; 
relieved after eating, but returns when stomach gets empty. 
Painless gnawing. Pressure in stomach; after eating; 
with weakness in knees. Great discomfort of having clothes 
tight around the waist (Bry., Cole, c, Crot.). 

Abdomen. — Tearing and cutting pains in right side of abdo- 
men. Abdomen distended and hard ; hot ; sensitive ; painful 
(Aeon., Bell.). Sensation as if ligaments from stomach 
were stretched, so that she must wear clothes very loose. 
Drawing from anus to umbilicus. Feeling of emptiness in 
the abdomen. Ulcerative pain about liver; inflammation 
and abscess. °S welling in csecal region; must lie on back, 
with limbs drawn up ; typhlitis. °Abdomen hot, sensitive; 
painfully stiff from loins down thighs; peritonitis; pus 
formed. 

Stool and Anus.— Burning in anus during and after stools 
(Ars., Canth., Merc, Natr. mur., Sulph.). Constriction of 
rectum; of anus. Protrusion after stool. Beating in the 
anus, as with little hammers. Stool lies close to anus 
without passing and without urging. Spasmodic pom in 
anus before and after stool. Closed feeling in anus. °Tor- 
menting, constant urging in the rectum, not for stool 
Stools watery offensive, dark (Ars.); watery, frequent, sud- 
den, about midnight, offensive, ammoniacal; soft, bright 



444 LACHESIS. 

yellow; pasty putrid. Obstinate constipation (Alum., 
JVux v., Op., Plumb.). Hemorrhoidal tumors, protruding 
(Aloe, Calc. c., Mur. ac, Puis.), °with stitches at each 
cough or sneeze. 

Urinary Organs.— Urine frequent, °foaming, black. Pressure 
in bladder, with frequent urging. Sticking, cutting pains, 
or soreness in fore part of urethra. Inefficient urging to 
urinate. 

Female Organs.— ° Menses scanty, feeble, but irregular ; blood 
black. Labor-like pain during menses (Caul., Cimic, 
Puis.). ° Uterine and ovarian pains; relieved by a flow of 
blood. °Pains, like a knife thrust into abdomen. Uterus 
will not bear contact even of bed clothes ; they cause un- 
easiness. °Hot flashes; metrorrhagia and other troubles 
during climacteric period (Sang.). 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness; rawness, scraping and 
dryness in larynx (Aeon., Caust., Cham., Phos.)] sensitive 
to touch (Aeon., Spong.); necessity to swallow; constant 
necessity to hawk. Voice will not come because something 
in larynx prevents, which cannot be hawked loose, though 
mucus is brought up. °Suddenly something runs from neck 
to larynx, and interrupts breathing; awakens him at night ; 
spasm of glottis. Larynx and throat painful on bend- 
ing head backivard. Pain in sternum at night, with burn- 
ing in chest; under left heart. Larynx sensitive; cannot 
bear anything about the throat (Apis); causes suffocation. 
Cough worse after sleep; caused by pressure on larynx; 
dry and hacking; caused by touching the throat; from 
tickling the throat; from crawling in ulcers in throat; 
from contact with open air, from smoking (Ign.); in even- 
ing on lying down. Constantly obliged to take a deep 
breath (Ign.); worse when sitting. After a long wheezing 
cough, suddenly spits up profuse, frothy, tenacious mucus. 
Shortness of breath; attacks of suffocation (Aeon., Ars., 
Apis, Ipec, Phos.). Oppression of the chest; in sleep. Spit- 
ting large quantities of ropy mucus. 

Heart.— Constriction about the heart (Cact.). Cramp-like 
pain in the precordial region, causing palpitation, with 
anxiety. Feels beating of the heart, with great weakness. 
Irregularity of beats in the heart (Cact., Laur.). °Kestless, 



LACHESIS. 445 

trembling anxiety about the heart; suffocation on lying 
down ; weight on chest ; heart feels constricted ; rheumatism 
of heart. °Fainting, with pain in heart; nausea; pale face; 
vertigo. 

Neck and Back.— Stiffness of the nape of the neck (Kali c, 
Ign., Phos., Rhus tox.); sensitive to external pressure. 
Pain in small of back, as if lame and weak (Rhus tox.). 
Drawing pains in small of back ; extending into hips and 
legs. 

Limbs.— Great weakness in both arms and legs. Aching pains 
in shin bones. Weakness in knees after eating. Ulcers on 
lower extremities (Ars., Lye). Perspiration on feet. Red, 
bluish, painful swellings of legs and feet. 

Generalities. — Weakness of whole body in morning on ris- 
ing. Emaciation with suffering and weakness. Trembling 
as from anxiety, without anxiety. Sudden jerking of whole 
bodv when sitting. Starting from below. Necessity to do 
everything rapidly. Great physical and mental exhaus- 
tion, in mornings. Fainting, with pain in heart ; nausea ; 
pale face; vertigo. Pricking, pulsating, tearing pains 
(Puis.). c Convulsions ; epilepsy {Bell., Calc. c, Cupr.). 
Affected parts look bluish. °Restless tossing about, with 
moaning in children with sore throat. Restlessness and 
longing to get into the open air. Great inclination to lie 
down, especially after eating. Rheumatic pains, first in the 
left side, then in the right. Feels bruised in the morning 
after waking. Slight touch intolerable. °Complaints mostly 
on left side of body. Obliged to wear clothes loose; cannot 
bear the contact. 

Skin. — Sore spots become fungoid, dark-red, brownish, with 
whitish spots, burning on wiping. Superficial ulcers, foul at 
the bottom (Merc, Nitr. ac); black-bluish appearance. 
Miliary eruption ; rash appears slowly, or turns black or 
bluish. Erysipelatous eruptions. Carbuncles, with purple 
surroundings. Old scars break open and bleed ; the open 
spots dark-red, looking like a flat sponge. Itching over 
the whole body. 

Sleep. — Sleepiness, without being able to sleep (Bell., Cham., 
Op.). Tossing and moving during sleep. Lively and wide 
awake in the evening. Restless sleep, with many dreams 



446 LACHESIS. 

and frequent waking. Waking in fright at a trifle. 
Amorous dreams. Dreams with meditation. 

Fever. — Chilliness in bach (Abies can.); commence in small 
of bach (Caps., Eivpat. perf). Coldness in evening, with 
chattering of teeth. Shivering during the heat. Chill runs 
up the back ; on alternate days. Icy coldness of the feet ; 
with oppression of chest. Heat as from orgasm of blood; 
mostly at night (Calc. c). Heat particularly in hands and 
feet, evenings; burning in palms and soles (Sulph.). Per- 
spiration at night (Calc. c, Cinch., Phos., Phos. ac, SiL, 
Sulph.). °Intermittents, recurring every spring, or after 
suppression in the previous fall, by quinine. 

Aggravation. — After sleep ; in morning ; in evening ; after 
eating; from acids or alcoholic drinks; from sun's rays: 
from extremes of temperature. 

Amelioration. — From loosening the clothes; from eructations. 

Conditions. — Often useful in women during climacteric 
period. In persons of a phlegmatic constitution, with dis- 
position to melancholia and indolence. Persons with dark 
eyes and dark complexions. 

Compare.— Apis, Ars., Bell., Caust., Cinch., Hep. s., Lactic ac, 
Lye, Merc, Naja, Nitr. ac, Phos., Puis., Rhus tox., Sulph., 
Tarent. 

Antidotes.— Ars., Bell., Merc, Nux v., Phos. ac; Heat, Alco- 
hol, Salt. Acids disturb the curative action. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

A knowledge of the general clinical range of Lachesis is 
very readily inferred from the preceding general analysis and 
pathogenesis. It is especially useful in diseases characterized 
by blood decomposition and tissue degeneration on the one 
hand, and the peculiar nervous phenomena upon the other, 
while the two combined present a perfect picture of the general 
action of the drug, only applicable, however, in the individual 
case when the symptoms of the latter correspond with those of 
the drug. It is a valuable remedy in all adynamic and typhoid 
types of disease, where the symptoms correspond, whether the 
case be a true typhus or typhoid fever, or the condition accom- 
panying asthenic inflammations, ulcers, suppurating wounds, 
abscesses, malignant diseases, eruptive or otherwise, gangrene, 



LACHESIS. 447 

pyaemia, etc. The discharges, whether from the bowels or from 
ulcers, etc., are always offensive, and in case of local inflamma- 
tions of whatever nature the affected parts present a bluish or 
dark purplish appearance. Tendency to ecchymosis and bed 
sores. In typhoid fever haemorrhages of decomposed blood. 
Purpura hemorrhagica. Indolent ulcers. Varicose ulcers. 
Carbuncles. Erysipelas. Pustular and other eruptions, which 
turn black or bluish. Fungus haematodes. Yellow fever, with 
characteristic haemorrhages, etc. Scarlatina of a malignant 
type, dark eruptions, or none at all, virulent throat symptoms, 
advanced stages, signs of blood poisoning, great prostration. 
Lachesis is valuable in a great variety of nervous troubles. 
Convulsions epileptic and hysterical. Chorea. Tetanus. Paraly- 
sis ; left-sided ; after apoplexi a, or cerebral exhaustion. Pro- 
gressive locomotor ataxia. Neuralgia of the spine. Coccy- 
odynia; myelitis; neuritis; sciatica. Mania. Dementia. Melan- 
cholia. Delirium tremens. Mania after over-study. The char- 
acteristic delirium is of a low, muttering type. In mania 
loquacity predominates. Neuralgic headaches. Meningitis. 
Threatening apoplexia, especially in drunkards. Ketinitis apo- 
plectica, whether idiopathic or secondary ; absorbs the haemor- 
rhage. Haemorrhages into optic nerve, also in eye chambers. 
In these and other similar eye affections dimness of vision is 
the most prominent symptom. Defective sight after diphtheria, 
a paralysis of accommodation, requiring far-sighted glasses 
(Gels.). Keratitis. Ulcers on cornea. Orbital cellulitis, espe- 
cially following operations for strabismus. Amblyopia, with 
lung or heart affections. Dark epistaxis in typhoid also in 
amenorrhoea. Coryza. Hay asthma. Chronic nasal catarrh. 
Facial neuralgia, especially left side. Facial erysipelas, dark, 
bluish hue, infiltration into cellular tissue. Gangrene of the 
mouth. Haemorrhage from the gums. Syphilitic ulceration of 
mouth and throat. Lachesis is a very valuable remedy in ton- 
silitis, pharyngitis and other forms of sore throat. The left 
side is most often affected, or beginning on right side and going 
to left. The throat symptoms are well defined and have been 
fully detailed under their appropriate head, and need not be re- 
peated. 

According to Hering, there is no remedy so often effect- 
ive in breaking up an attack of quinsy at its inception, nor 



448 LACHESIS. 

in promoting resolution in the later stages. A most valuable 
remedy in malignant diphtheria, and malignant ulcerations 
of the throat, the fauces and pharynx presenting a purplish 
appearance, great prostration and other characteristic symp- 
toms. Gangrenous sore throat. Elongated uvula, constant 
inclination to hawk, hacking cough; chronic irritability of 
fauces. Lachesis is useful in a variety of affections of the lower 
air passages. Aphonia from paralysis or oedema of the vocal 
chords. Laryngitis, catarrhal, croupous or diphtheritic, with 
the sensitiveness of throat, suffocation and other symptoms 
already mentioned. Spasms of the glottis. Whooping cough. 
Subacute and chronic bronchial catarrh. Asthma, paroxysms 
awaken from sleep, intolerance of pressure about neck and 
chest, relief from expectoration. Hay asthma. Only useful in 
pneumonia when typhoid symptoms supervene, especially after 
abscesses have formed. The threatening paralysis of the lungs, 
greatest difficulty in breathing, with long lasting attacks of 
suffocation. Hydrothorax, suffocative fits, waking from sleep, 
cyanotic symptoms. Emphysema. Nervous cough of reflex 
origin, especially from uterine or ovarian disease. 

Lachesis is an important remedy in the female sexual 
sphere. It is especially useful in ovarian disease, the left ovary 
being most often affected. Ovarian neuralgia. Ovaritis. Ova- 
rian tumors. Pelvic cellulitis and peritonitis. Acute general peri- 
tonitis, pus formed, typhoid symptoms. Puerperal metritis, 
metro-peritonitis, offensive lochial discharge. Endo-metritis. 
Dysmenorrhcea. Hot flashes. Metrorrhagia and other trou- 
bles during the climaxis. Cancer of the uterus. Displacements 
of the uterus. In all uterine and ovarian diseases the chief 
symptom is an intolerance of clothing or bed clothes about the 
abdomen, which, with other characteristics of the drug, may in- 
dicate its use in any disease of the pelvic viscera. Mastitis, 
bluish appearance. Cancer of the breast.. Extreme sensitive- 
ness of the nipples. Phlegmasia alba dolens. Syphilitic ulcer- 
ation, especially of external genitals. Vaginal fistulse becom- 
ing gangrenous. Subacute or chronic cystitis, especially from 
uterine disease. Post-scarlatinal nephritis. Sometimes useful 
in dyspepsia and gastralgia. Gastritis in drunkards or after 
Mercury. Hepatitis, liver swollen, painful and sensitive, throb- 
bing, intolerance of clothing, abscess forming, typhoid symp- 



LACHNANTHES. 449 

toms supervening. Gall-stones. Jaundice. A valuable remedy 
in typhlitis. Fistula in ano. Haemorrhoids, with stitches in 
tumors from every cough or sneeze; strangulated from con- 
striction of sphincter. Chronic diarrhoea, watery offensive 
stools; in drunkards ; during hot or relaxing spring weather; 
reflex from uterine irritation ; in the course of adynamic dis- 
eases. Often useful in cardiac troubles. Pericarditis. Rheu- 
matism of the heart. Hypertrophy. Angina pectoris. Reflex 
functional disturbances, especially from ovarian or uterine dis- 
ease. Atheromatous arteries, chronic aortitis. Threatened heart 
failure after exhausting diseases. Cyanosis neonatorum. In 
all cardiac troubles the terrible dyspnoea is a prominent indi- 
cation. Intermittent fever recurring every spring, or after sup- 
pression in the previous fall by quinine. 



LACHNANTHES. 

Synonym. — Lachnanthes Tinctoria. Natural order.— 
Hsemodoraeeae. Common names.— Red. Root. Spirit Weed. 
Habitat.— A plant growing in sandy swamps from Rhode 
Island to New Jersey southward, near the coast. Prepara- 
tion. — Tincture from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal system, affecting particularly 
the sensorium and muscular system, its tendency being to the 
production of an active congestion and inflammation. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Became much excited over a trifle. Delirium, with 
brilliant eyes (Bell., Stram.). 

Head.— Dull headache, particularly frontal. Tearing in fore- 
head from left to right side. Scalp painful to the touch. 
Vertex feels enlarged and extended upward. 

Eyes.— Yellow spots before the eyes. Bright, sparkling eyes 
with delirium (Bell., Stram.). Pressing as from dust in the 
eyes, with secretion of white mucus. Twitching of upper 
eyelids (Agar.); worse on closing them tightly. Sight be- 
came obscured. 



450 LACHNANTHES. 

Ears. — Itching or tingling in ears ; relieved by boring with the 
finger, but again returns. Singing in the ear. 

Face. — Circumscribed redness of the face (Sang.), with delirium 
and brilliant eyes (Bell.). 

Mouth. — Pain in all the teeth, aggravated by warmth. 

Throat. — Sore throat, with short cough. Sensation of swelling 
in pharynx, with stiffness of neck, and head drawn to one 
side, diphtheria. Dryness of throat; afterward soreness. 

Stomach. — Aversion to meat (Arm, Carb. v., Graph., Puis.). 

Abdomen. — Continuous rumbling and rolling in abdomen, as 
of gas (Aloe, Lye). 

Stool and Anus. — Frequent stool ; passes much wind. 

Respiratory Organs. — Cough dry as from larynx, with sore 
throat. Stitches in chest under right breast and under the 
clavicle. Heat in chest (Aeon., Ars., Sang.). 

Heart and Pulse.— Pulse slow, irregular (Digit.). Sensation 
of heat in region of heart. 

Neck and Back. — Stiffness of the neck (Rhus tox.). Pain in 
nape of neck as if from dislocation. Burning in the sacral 
and lumbar region. 

Generalities. — Very restless; throws herself about (Aeon., 
Ars.); feels weak (Cinch., Coccul.). 

Skin. — Pimples appear here and there, containing a watery 
fluid (Graph.). Stinging, itching and tingling on thighs, 
legs, feet, arms, etc. (Aeon., Apis, Urt. ur.). 

Sleep.— Sleepless, or restless sleep, with distressing dreams. 
Cannot go to sleep easily. 

Fever.— Flashes of heat alternating with chilliness. Burning 
in palms of hands and soles of feet (Sulph.). Heat with 
redness of face ; after heat circumscribed redness of both 
cheeks ; worse on right side (Sang.). Perspires freely, espe- 
cially after midnight. During cold sensation the skin is 
m>oist and sticky. 

Compare.— Agar., Bell., Camph., Cic, Cimic, Gels., Hyos., 
Lach., Rhus tox., Sang., Stram. 

THERAPEUTICS. 
Has been used principally for wry-neck (Lye). Also in 
diphtheria, scarlatina and cerebro-spinal meningitis, when there 
is a stiff neek, the head being drawn to one side. Pneumonia, 
especially typhoid pneumonia. 



LACTIC ACID. . 451 



LACTIC ACID. 

Preparation.— Dilutions oi* pure Lactic Acid made with 
alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the mucous surfaces and upon the 
joints, producing inflammatory conditions, which, in the latter, 
partake of a rheumatic character. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Vertigo when turning the head (Kali c, Sang.), with 
heat, on rising (Bry.); at night. Congestion of head; pain- 
less, with strong pulsation Gf vessels of neck (Glon.). 
Headache, with sensation of fullness in vertex. Dull pain 
in forehead, just over the eyes, and extending into the eyes. 
°Pain in head and back all night. Pain in occiput, and al- 
ternating between there and forehead. 

Eyes. — Sensation of fullness in the eyes, with headache. Eyes 
feel as if they would burst. Photophobia. Jerking of 
the left upper lid. Pupils dilated (Bell., Hyos., Strain.). 
° Hyperesthesia of retina, steady aching in and behind eye 
ball. 

Nose— °Great sensitiveness of smell. °Nosebleed every morning. 

Face.— Face flushed or congested from headache {Bell.). 

Mouth.— Tongue coated thick white (Ant. crud., Bry., Nux v., 
Sulph.). Tongue raw and red; °dry, parched, sticky. 
Mouth and fauces very dry and hot. °Very sore mouth; 
canker sores. Much saliva in mouth, tasting salty (Merc). 
Bad taste in mouth. Sour, coppery taste (Merc). 

Throat.— Sensation of a plug in the throat. Sense of constric- 
tion in throat; rough and dry (Lach.). Fauces hot, dry 
and swollen (Bell.). Difficulty of swallowing solids, liquids 
(Bell.). 

Stomach —Appetite impaired. ° Voracious appetite. Eructa- 
tions of hot, acrid fluid, which burns from the stomach 
to the throat. Food sours. Eructations of burning, hot 
gas from the stomach, causing a profuse secretion of 



452 LACTIC ACID. 

tenacious mucus, which must be constantly hawhed up ; 
aggravated by smoking tobacco. Constant nausea. Nausea 
on rising in the morning. Nausea after breakfast ; not se- 
vere, but very persistent. Nausea, with water brash or 
vomiting. Sensation as if all food was lodged under upper 
end of sternum, which oppresses and distresses her for 
hours. 

Stool and Anus.— Aching pain in anus. Soft, mushy stool; 
diarrhoea. 

Urinary Organs. — Frequent desire to urinate large quanti- 
ties. Urinates frequently day and night ; the attempt to 
retain it causes pain. 

Female Organs. — ° Aching pain in region of right ovary, worse 
by rapid walking or exercise. °Leucorrhoea ; staining linen 
yellow ; when checked nasal catarrh ensues. 

Respiratory Organs.— Dryness and rawness, extending to 
larynx. Aphonia. After rising the voice was entirely with- 
out control, whispering and squeaking when expecting to 
speak aloud. Spasmodic, ringing cough, caused by irrita- 
tion in the throat. Hoarse, hard dry cough, with dryness 
of glottis. Left side of chest sore and painful. Cutting or 
sticking pain in upper third of right side. 

Neck and Back.— Pain in small of back, extending into 
shoulders. , Sore aching in lower part of back ; worse when 
walking. 

Limbs— Severe, sharp pains in the joints. 

Upper Limbs. — Rheumatic pain in shoulders. Rheumatic 
swelling and pain in wrists and elbows and small joints of 
the hands (Act. spic, Caul.). 

Lower Limbs.— Knees and other joints stiff and painful. 
Rheumatic pain in the knee joints. 

Generalities.— Weakness as if from exercise, with rheumatic 
pains in the bones. °Debility, weariness of the limbs. 
Aversion to exercise. 

Skin.— °Skin harsh and dry, no sweat. Red spots or blotches 
on various parts of the body particularly the thighs and 
lower extremities. Itching and burning, aggravated by 
cold. 

Sleep.— Restless all night. Does not sleep well. 

Fever.— Cold and chilly at times. Flashes of heat. °Chilly ? 



LACTUCA VIROSA. 453 

mostly on limbs. Copious perspiration. Unusual per- 
spiration of feet. 
Compare.— Aeon., Act. spic., Bell., Caul., Cimic, Ipec, Nux v., 
Puis., Rhus tox. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Lactic acid has been used successfully in rheumatism, both 
articular and muscular, with symptoms above mentioned, worse 
at night, and from motion, acrid and profuse sweat. A valua- 
ble remedy in diabetes mellitus. Dyspepsia, food sours, hot, ac- 
rid eructations, which burn from the stomach to the mouth, 
water brash, nausea and vomiting. Valuable in morning sick- 
ness of pregnancy, especially in pale anaemic women, who have 
had menorrhagia. Epistaxis. Croup. 



LACTUCA VIROSA. 

Synonym— Lactuca Foetida. Natural order. — Compositae. 
Common names. — Poisonous Lettuce. Lettuce Opium. Habi- 
tat— A. biennial herb, native of Europe. Preparation. — Tinct- 
ure from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The physiological action of this drug is chiefly upon the 
brain and nervous system, diminishing the force and frequency 
of the pulse, and disposing to sleep ; unlike Opium, producing 
no excitement either of brain or circulation. Secondarily, it 
affects the vegetative sphere, and the respiratory mucous mem- 
brane, as is shown by its symptoms, very few of which, how T - 
ever, have been verified by practice. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Ill-humored ; fretful ; peevish. Disinclination to mental 
labor; mind confused; power of thought diminished (Gels., 
JVujc v., Phos. ac.). 

Head.— Confusion of the head ; vertigo. Dull headache. 

"Eyes— Pupils very much dilated {Bell., Hyos., Stram.). 



454 LACTUCA VIROSA. 

Stomach. — Pit of stomach retracted, with slight pain in stom- 
ach ; aggravated by pressure. Feeling of warmth in 
stomach, accompanied by nausea rising into the throaty 
and flat taste at root of tongue, soon changing to icy cold- 
ness of stomach and throat. Tightness in pit of stomach, 
followed by true precordial anxiety. 

Abdomen. — Feeling of fullness in abdomen, especially in right 
side, which impedes respiration; relieved "by discharge of 
flatulence upward or downward. 

Urinary Organs.— Increased secretion of urine (Ambr., Phos. 
ac.). 

Respiratory Organs. — Incessant spasmodic cough, which 
threatens to hurst the chest ; always caused by a peculiar 
tickling in fauces, w T hich, in turn, seems to be produced by 
a sensation of suffocation in the throat ; °followed by copi- 
ous expectoration. Dry cough in short paroxysms, with 
shaking of the chest and occiput. Tightness of chest wak- 
ens from sleep, with anxiety (Aeon.). Cramping, pressive 
pains in various parts of the chest. Pinching, dull, sticking 
pain in upper left side of chest. Sharp stitches beneath 
short ribs of left side of chest. Sharp stitches beneath short 
ribs of left side. 

Generalities. — Great weariness and exhaustion. Unusual feel- 
ing of tightness of the body. Slight shivering. 

Sleep. — Sleeplessness ; sound refreshing sleep. Stupid sleep at 
night. Kestless sleep at night. 

Compare.— Coff., Dros., Op. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been used but little in homoeopathic practice. Accord- 
ing to Hughes, it seems indicated in some forms of hepatic and 
pulmonary congestion, of clavus, and of cerebral weakness, 
with somnolence. Has been found useful in catarrhal laryngi- 
tis and bronchitis with the symptoms above mentioned. 
Whooping cough. Hydrothorax. Angina pectoris. 



LAUROCERASUS. 455 



LAUROCERASUS. 

Synonym. — Prunus Laurocerasus. Natural order. — Kosa- 
cea^. Common name. — Cherry Laurel. Habitat. — A handsome 
evergreen shrub, native of the Caucasus, of Northwestern Asia 
Minor and of Northern Persia. Preparation. — Tincture from 
the fresh mature leaves. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the brain and spinal cord, paralyzing the nerve 
centers in a manner resembling the poison of Hydrocyanic 
acid. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Insensibility and complete loss of sensation (Op.). 

Head. — Stupefaction with vertigo. Stupefying pain in the 
whole head. Sensation of coldness in forehead (Arn.) and 
vertex (Calc. c, Phos.), as if a cold wind were blowing on it, 
descending through the neck to the back. Feeling as if ice 
lay on the vertex. 

Eyes. — Obscuration of vision, as if a veil were before the eyes 
(Caust., Hyos., Phos., Merc, Petrol., Sulph.). Eyes open 
and staring; distorted (Bell., Hyos., Stram.). 

Face. — Sunken face, with livid, gray -yellow complexion. 
Twitching and convulsions of the facial muscles (Cic). 

Mouth.— Lock jaw (Bell., Cic, Hyos., Ign., Nucv v., (Enan.). 
Foam at mouth (Cic, Coccul., Cupr., Hyos., Naja). Loss 
of speech (Dulc, Gels., Caust., Naja). 

Throat. — Impeded deglutition (Bell., Hyos., Stram.). Spas- 
modic contraction of the throat and oesophagus (Bell., 
Hyos., Stram.). °Drinh rolls audibly through oesophagus 
and intestines. 

Stomach.— Vomiting of food, with cough. Hiccough. 

Abdomen. — Sensation like the falling of a heavy lump from 
just above the umbilicus to the small of back ; produced by 
talking or over-exertion. Distension in hepatic region, 
with pain as if suppurating, and as if an ulcer would burst. 
Stitches and pain in the liver extending toward the back; 



456 LAUROCERASUS. 

with burning and pain on touch. Paralytic bruised pain in 
liver on inspiration, extending to shoulder (Chel.). Burn- 
ing in liver. 

Stool and Anus.— Diarrhoea; with tenesmus; stools frequent, 
thin greenish mucus; °with suffocative spells about the 
heart. 

Respiratory Organs.— Spasmodic oppression of the chest 
(Ign.). Dyspnoea, with sensation as if the lungs would not 
be sufficiently expanded (Asaf., Crot. tig.). Gasping for 
breath; suffocating spells. Cough, with a whistling sound, 
as if the membranes were too dry ; from tickling in the 
throat; in paroxysms ; frequent, short; coughing up 
blood; dry cough, with feeling as if mucus were hanging 
in throat, and could not be loosened. Stitches in the region 
of the heart (Kalm., Kali carb.). 

Heart and Pulse. — Irregular beating of the heart, with slow 
pulse (Dig., Lachn.). °Fluttering in region of heart and 
gasping for breath with cough. 

Generalities. — Want of energy of the vital powers, and want 
of reaction (Caps., Carb. v.). Painlessness with the ail- 
ments. Rapid sinking of the forces (Ars., Camph., Sec. c). 

Sleep. — Deep, snoring sleep; soporous condition (Ars., Op., 
Sulph.). 

Compare.— Baryt. c, Bell., Bry., Calc. c, Hydroc. ac, Hyos., 
Kalmia, Lye, Nux v., Op., Phos., Puis., Rhus tox., Sep., 
Sulph., Verat. alb. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Coif., Ipec, Op. Too large doses : Amm. 
Strong Coffee, Cold Effusions. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Laurocerasus is chiefly used in nervous and organic affec- 
tions of the lungs and heart, characterized by spasmodic con- 
traction of the throat and chest, causing suffocative attacks, 
extreme dyspnoea, slow irregular pulse, and great nervous ex- 
citement. Apoplexia. Cyanosis. Cyanosis neonatorum, face 
blue Avith gasping. Chorea. Trismus. Tetanus. Epilepsy. Hic- 
cough. Whooping cough; nervous spasmodic cough. Dry 
cough during phthisis or heart disease, very harassing, especi- 
ally when lying down (Hyos.). Threatened paralysis of the 
lungs. Neuralgic dysmenorrhcea. Induration and inflamma- 



LEDUM. 457 

tion of the liver. Abscess threatening. Diarrhoea, green mu- 
cous stools, with suffocative spells about the heart. Cholera. 
Cholera infantum. 



LEDUM. 

Synonym. — Ledum Palustre. Natural order. — Ericaceae. 
Common names. — Marsh Tea. AVild Rosemary. Habitat. — 
An evergreen shrub growing in moist, swampy grounds in Eu- 
rope, France, Asia and British America. Preparation.— Tinct- 
ure from the fresh herb. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the serous, fibrous and mucous tissues, upon the 
periosteum, and upon the skin, producing inflammatory symp- 
toms of an arthritic or rheumatic character, increasing and 
thickening secretions, and causing a deposit of solid, earthy 
masses in the tissues. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Discontented ; morose; peevish (Bry., Nnxv.). 

Head. — Vertigo as from intoxication (Xuxm., Coccul.), especi- 
ally when walking in the open air (Agar., Calc. c, Glon., 
Sep., Sulph.); the head tends to sink back. Stupefying 
headache. Raging, pulsating headache (Bell., Glon.). 

Eyes.— Photophobia; dilated pupils (Bell.). Burning, corro- 
sive lachrymati on (Ars., Euphr.). 

Ears. — Roaring in ears, as from a storm of wind (Gels.). Hard- 
ness of hearing. 

Face.— Pimples like those of drunkards, on face and forehead. 
Boils on the forehead (Hep. s.). 

Mouth. — Sudden running of water, with colic, waterbrash. 

Throat.— Sore throat, with fine, stinging pain. 

Stomach. — Pressure in stomach after a light meal (Cinch., 
Lye). 

Respiratory Organs.— Cough, preceded by suffocative arrest 
of breathing (Ars.). Hollow, racking cough, with purulent 
expectoration, or of bright-red and foaming blood. Con- 
strictive oppression of the chest (Ars., Lob.); aggravated 



458 LEDUM. 

by moving and walking. Eespiration painfully impeded. 
Eruption like varicella on the chest and upper arms. 

Heart. — Pushing or pressing inward at left edge of sternum ; 
palpitation ; °also in haemorrhage. 

Neck and Back.— Painful stiffness of the back and loins, on 
rising from a seat (Berb., Rhus tox.); and in scapulae. 

Limbs. — Painful hard nodes, and calcareous concretions on 
the joints (Calc. c, Merc, Phos.). Pressive pains in the 
knees and wrists. Rheumatism of the small joints {Act. 
spic, Caul.). ° Rheumatism begins in lower limbs and as- 
cends. Paralytic pain in all joints on moving body at night 
in bed. The limbs are numb and fall asleep. Drawing pain 
in various parts and joints, worse from wine. 

Upper Limbs. — Rheumatic, tearing pains in the joints (Bry., 
Puis., Rhus tox., Spig.); worse from movement. Great 
trembling of hands, as from old age, on moving them, or 
on seizing anything. Boring pain in first joint of thumb. 
Periosteum of phalanges, painful on pressure. 

Lower Limbs. — Sprained pain toward posterior part of left 
hip, as if muscles were not in proper position, worse from 
walking or touch. Swelling and tensive, sticking pains in 
knee, when walking {Bry.). Cracking in knee. Swelling ex- 
tending above calves, with tensive pain, worse evenings. 
Stiffness of the legs in the morning. AVeakness and tremor 
of the knees when walking. Tearing, and sore pains in 
knees. Pain in the ankles, as from a sprain or a false 
step ; worse on motion (Arm, Bry.). Swelling of the feet, 
and up to the knees (Ars., Digit.). Feet heavy, weary; 
stiff and rigid. Pains in soles of the feet, as if bruised, when 
walking. Ball of great toe swollen, soft and painful on 
stepping. Stitches in great toes. 

Generalities.— The limbs and whole body are painful, as if 
bruised or beaten (Am., Merc). Heat of bed intolerable, 
on account of heat and burning of limbs, wants to uncover. 
Pains change location suddenly (Benz. ac, Kali bi., Puis.). 
° Emaciation of suffering parts (Graph.). (Edematous 
swellings (Apis, Ars., Rhus tox.). Pains sticking, tearing, 
throbbing. 

Skin.— Red, pimply eruptions, especially on face and forehead. 
Excessive corrosive itching of the skin ; worse from scratch- 



LEDUM. 459 

ing, and from the heat of the bed (Merc). Eruptions which 
bum and sting like the bites or stings of insects (Ant. 
cruel., Apis, Am.). 

Sleep.— Sleeplessness, with restlessness and tossing about. Un- 
easy dreams, in which he changes from place to place, and 
from one subject to another. 

Fever. — Coldness ; want of animal heat (Sep., Sil.). Shaking 
chill over back, with cold hands, hot cheeks and hot fore- 
head. Burning heat in limbs, hands and feet, making 
heat of bed intolerable (Szclph.). Perspiration from least 
exertion (Ambr., Calc. c, Rep. s., Phos., Sep., Sil.), princi- 
pally on forehead. Warm sweat on hands and feet. Sweat, 
waking from sleep, with itching over whole body. Night 
sweats, with inclination to uncover. 

Aggravation.— Towards evening. From heat, especially heat 
of bed; when sitting; during rest; cold; wet weather. 

Amelioration.— Of pains at night. After Camphor. 

Conditions. — Rheumatic, gouty diathesis. Constitutions 
abused by Alcohol. 

Compare.— Arm, Ars., Bell., Bry., Calc. c, Cinch., Crot. tig., 
Dulc, Kalmia, Lye, Merc, cor., Puis., Rhus tox., Ruta^ 
Sep., Sulph. 

Antidote .— Camph. 

Ledum Antidotes. Alcohol, Apis, Cinch. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

A valuable remedy in rheumatic and arthritic affections. 
The smaller joints are most affected. Generally worse from the 
heat of the bed ; usually a great deal of bruised soreness in the 
muscles, with stitching, tearing pains, rapidly shifting ; rarely 
useful if joints are hot and swollen. Synovitis of the knee, 
especially strumous. Sciatica. Sprains of the ankles and feet. 
Used locally for punctured or penetrating wounds, produced 
by sharp-pointed instruments ; also for the stings of insects, 
especially mosquitoes. Papular and eczematous eruptions in 
habitual drunkards, especially on face and forehead. Urticaria 
and other chronic eruptions with violent itching, worse from 
warmth of bed. Ecchymoses. Hemorrhages, especially of 
bright-red blood. Haemoptysis; blood frothy; alternating 
with attacks of rhematism. Uterine haemorrhage. Phthisical 



460 LEPTANDRA. 

symptoms, alternating with coxalgia or rheumatism. Whoop- 
ing cough. Chronic cough, usually hollow, racking, spasmodic, 
characterized by coldness and deficiency of animal heat. Bron- 
chitis. Suppuration of lungs; purulent, greenish expectora- 
tion ; after neglected pneumonia. Rheumatic ophthalmia. Ec- 
chymoses of the conjunctiva. Intra-occular haemorrhages. 
Asthenopia. Rheumatic otitis, from getting cold, having hair 
cut, or exposure to a damp, cold wind. Ascites. Ailments 
from abuse of alcoholic drinks. 



LEPTANDRA. 

Synonyms. — Leptandra Yirginica. Veronica Virginica. 
Natural order. — Scrofularicese. Common names. — Culver's 
Physic. Black Root. Habitat. — A perennial herbaceous plant 
growing throughout the United States east of the Mississippi. 
Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the liver and the intestinal canal, 
arousing their secretory functions. Its chief characteristic is a 
profuse black, tar -like, very foetid stool (Ars.). 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Constant dull frontal headache; dizziness; pain in 
bowels. 

Mouth.— Tongue coated yellow mornings. Flat, unpleasant 
taste in the morning. 

Stomach. — ° Vomiting of bile, yellow tongue, shooting pains 
about liver, black stools. 

Abdomen. — Aching in liver, extending to spine, worse in 
region of gall-bladder. Aching in umbilical region, rum- 
bling in abdomen and urging to stool, relieved by passing a 
profuse dark, foetid stool. Rumbling in hypogastrium in 
the morning, with distress, followed by characteristic stool. 

Stool. — Profuse, black, foetid stool, running out in a stream. 
Stool first hard, black and lumpy, then mushy. 

Compare.— Ars., Bry., Cinch., Iris, Podo. 



LIL1UM TIGRINUM. 461 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Its therapeutic range is confined to bilious conditions, and 
hepatic diseases in general, especially when the characteristic 
blackish stools are present. Sick-headache from hepatic de- 
rangement. Bilious headache, constipation, bitter taste. 
Jaundice with clay-colored stools. Dysentery or typhoid, with 
black, tar-like stools. Bilious fever. Chronic congestion and 
other chronic disorders of the liver. Chronic abdominal com- 
plaints caused by derangement of portal system, even ascites 
and anasarca. 



LILIUM TIGRINUM. 

Natural order.— Liliaceae. Common name. — Tiger Lily. 
Habitat. — A plant, native of China and Japan ; cultivated in 
gardens. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts profoundly upon the female generative organs, and, 
upon the heart ; in the former producing irritation, congestion 
and subacute inflammation, together with the various forms 
of uterine displacement. Through reflex action it depresses the 
action of the heart, and produces symptoms of cardiac irrita- 
bility, palpitation, etc. The chief characteristic of Lilium is a 
bearing down sensation in the uterine region, as if everything 
would press out of the vagina. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Depression of spirits; inclination to weep, timidity, 
apprehensiveness (Nux m., Puis., Phos.). °Tormented 
about her salvation, with uterine complaints. Constant 
hurried feeling, as of imperative duties and utter in- 
ability to perform them; during sexual excitement. 
°Disposed to curse, to strike, to think of obscene things ; as 
these mental states came, uterine irritation abated. 

Head. — °Headache, especially if depending on uterine, disorders 
(Caul., Cimic). Dull pain in forehead over the eyes. 

Eyes.— Hyperrnetropia ; presbyopia. Vision dim; and con- 



462 LILIUM TIGRINUM. 

fused, with disposition to cover eyes and press upon them. 
Blurred vision with heat in eyes and lids. 

Stomach. — Nausea, with hawking of mucus. Loss of appetite 
(Alum., Ars., Calc. c, Cinch., Nux m.). Craving for meat. 
Hollow, empty sensation in stomach and bowels (Ign., Hy- 
dras., Sep.). 

Abdomen. — Distension of the abdomen (Calc. c, Cinch., Lye./ 
Nux v.). Dragging down of whole abdominal contents, ex- 
tending even to organs of chest; must' support the ab- 
domen (Bell., Flat., Sep.). Sensation as if diarrhoea ivould 
come on (Aloe); also passing off by urinating. 

Stool and Anus. — Pressure in rectum with almost constant 
desire to go to stool. Morning diarrhoea (Aloe, Rumex, 
Sulph.); stools loose, bilious (Podo.); dark, offensive, very 
urgent, can't wait a moment; stool preceded by griping 
pains or great urging, with pressure in the rectum; fol- 
lowed by smarting, burning of the anus and rectum (Ars., 
Canth.). Constipation. 

Urinary Organs. — Frequent urination during the day, with 
smarting in the urethra (Canth., Can. sat.). Continuous 
pressure in the bladder. Constant desire to urinate, with 
scanty discharge; burning and smarting in urethra after 
(Aeon., Canth.). 

Female Organs. — Bearing down, ivith sensation of heavy 
weight and pressure in uterine region, as if the whole 
contents would press out through the vagina (Bell., Nux 
m., Flat., Sep.); relieved by pressure of the hand against 
the vulva. Sharp pains in the ovarian region (Bell., 
Cimic). Pains in right ovary and back. Ovaries sore on 
pressure, worse right side. Gnawing and dragging in right 
ovary, worse from walking. Severe neuralgic pains in uter- 
us ; could not bear touch ; not even weight of bedclothes or 
slightest jar; anteversion. Fundus of uterus low down, 
tilted against bladder, the os pressing upon rectum. Bear- 
ing down in uterus, with pains in left ovary and mamma. 
Voluptuous itching in vagina, with feeling of fullness of 
parts; stinging in left ovarian region. Sexual desire in- 
creased; ending in orgasm. °Leucorrhoea ; bright-yellow, 
acrid excoriating (Alum., Ars., Kreos.); leaving a brown 
stain. 



LILIUM TIGKINUM. 463 

Chest and Heart. — Dull, pressive pain in region of heart 
(Iod., Cact.). Pain in heart worse when lying down at 
night. Constant feeling of a load or weight in left chest. 
Sharp and quick pain in left side of chest (Kreos.), with 
fluttering of the heart {Spig.). Heart feels as if squeezed 
in a vise (Arm, Cact.); or alternately grasped and relaxed. 
Fluttering or palpitation of the heart (Natr. mur.). 

Back. — Dull pain in sacrum (iEsc). Sensation of pulling up- 
ward from tip of coccyx. 

Limbs. — Limbs cold, clammy; more when excited or nervous. 
Burning in palms and soles. Pain in right hip, extending 
down the thighs. Paralytic pricking in fingers and hands. 

Generalities. — Weak, trembling, nervous. Faintness, worse in 
a warm room or after being on the feet a long time. Worse 
walking, yet pains so much worse after ceasing to walk that 
he must walk again. Pains in small spots ; shifting pains 
(Puis.). Throbbing as if in all the blood vessels. 

Aggravation.— In evening; at night, from loss of self-control. 

Amelioration.— During the day ; from fresh air; from keeping 
busy ; in warm room. 

Compare.— Aloe, Apis, Bell., Cact., Canth., Cimic, Helon.,Ign., 
Nux v., Plat., Podo., Puis., Sep., Spig., Sulph. 

Antidotes. — Helon. (anteversion), Nux v. (colic). 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The therapeutic, like the pathogenetic, range of Lilium cen- 
ters in the female sexual system, from which source seems to 
arise all the disturbances for which it has proved curative. It 
is a valuable remedy in all forms of uterine displacement, espe- 
cially versions, with pressure against the rectum and bladder 
(especially rectum), and consequent constipation and cystic irri- 
tation ; the uterus is usually more or less congested and sensi- 
tive, and there are shooting pains, in which it differs from Sepia, 
which also has the heaviness and pressing down and relief from 
pressing against the vulva, so characteristic of Lilium. Often 
indicated and of great value in chronic metritis and subinvolu- 
tion. Leucorrhoea. Ovaritis. Ovarian neuralgia. An important 
characteristic of Lilium is that the ovarian symptoms have usu- 
ally associated with them reflex heart symptoms, pain, flutter- 
ing, palpitation, sensation as if alternately grasped and relaxed, 



464 LITHIUM. 

etc. A valuable remedy in nervous affections of the heart de- 
pendent upon uterine or ovarian disease. Pruritus of the va- 
gina and vulva. The mental symptoms of Lilium are also de- 
pendent on uterine disease; hysteria; melancholia; religious 
melancholia; mania; useful in certain forms of asthenopia, 
especially for astigmatism. Disturbed vision from uterine or 
ovarian diseases. 



LITHIUM. 

Synonym. — Lithium Carbonicum. Preparation. — Tritura- 
tions of pure Carbonate of Lithium. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The sphere of action of this drug is not well defined. It evi- 
dently acts most prominently upon mucous surfaces and mus- 
cular tissues. Its local action upon the heart, kidneys and 
eyes seems most pronounced, and it is in diseases of these or- 
gans that its curative virtues have mainly been displayed. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Difficulty in remembering names. Anxiety and hope- 
lessness at night. 

Head. — Heaviness in sinciput; worse in frontal eminences. Con- 
fusion of the head. Headache ceases while eating, but re- 
turns and remains un il food is again taken. Headache, 
like a stitch, superiorly in the vertex, on right side, sensi- 
tive when touched. Sunlight blinds him. 

Eyes.— °Black motes before eyes; eyes sensitive after using 
them by candle light ; asthenopia. Vision zvncertain ; en- 
tire vanishing of the right half of objects ; if two short 
words occur in succession, that on right hand is in- 
visible (Calc. c, Lye. Lower half, Aur.). Eyes pain as if 
sore; pain as from grains of sand; feel dry and pain after 
reading. 

Nose. — Swollen, red ; worse right side : internally sore and dry ; 
shining crusts form. Coryza ; dropping from nose. 

Throat. — Sore throat, extending into the ear, and from ear to 



LITHIUM. 465 

throat {Hep. s., Kali bi.). Hawking up mucus in large 
quantities. 

Stomach.— Acidity of stomach. Appetite decreased, satisfied 
on beginning to eat (Lye.). Nausea, with gnawing in stom- 
ach, fullness in temples, headache. Fullness in stomach; 
cannot endure slightest pressure of clothes (Calc. c, Lye., 
Nuxv.). Sticking burning extending upwards in epigas- 
trium. 

Abdomen.— Pressure in hepatic region. Violent pain in hepatic 
region, between ilium and ribs. Feels swollen as if distended 
with wind. 

Stool.— Diarrhoea ; stools light-yellow |(Chel.); offensive (Ars., 
Asaf.). 

Urinary Organs.— Pain in bladder extending into spermatic 
cord (Clem., Puis., Spong.), after urinating. Tenesmus of 
bladder while and after urinating (Canth.). On rising to 
urinate a pressing in the region of the heart, which did not 
cease until after urination. Urine scanty, dark, acrid ; pain 
when passed ; emission difficult, with dark, reddish-brown 
deposit; turbid, with mucous deposit; profuse, with uric 
acid deposit. 

Respiratory Organs.— °0n inspiring the air feels cold, even in 
the lungs (Hydras.). 

Heart and Pulse.— Violent pain in region of heart (Aeon., 
Cact., Digit.), when bending over bed in morning. Press- 
ivepainin heart (Cact., Lil. tig., Digit.). °Valvular defi- 
ciencies, worse from mental agitation, which causes a flut- 
tering and trembling of the heart. Sudden shocks in car- 
diac region. Rheumatic soreness in region of heart. Pains 
in heart before and at time of urinating ; also before and at 
time of menses (Lil. tig.). 

Back.— Pressure as with a dull point, here and there, intern ally ? 
as if near the sacral bone, in evening; most on left side. 

Limbs.— Occasional rheumatic pains in the limbs. Pain in 
right shoulder joint near insertion of pectoralis major, 
at margin of muscle. Rheumatic pains in the fingers and 
thumb. Gouty pain in ankles and bones of leet. 

Generalities.— Pains burning sticking in jerks outward, and 
ending in burning itching. Paralytic stiffness of whole 
body. Prostration of whole body, especially knee joints 



466 LOBELIA INFLATA. 

and sacrum. Bones, joints, muscles of whole body sore, as 
if beaten. Before menses, symptoms more violent on left 
side ; after menses on right side. All symptoms worse on 
right side. 
Compare.— Cact., Digit., Lach., Lye, Graph., Mag. c. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Lithium is of great value in the treatment of rheumatism 
and gout, especially acute arthritic inflammation of the small 
joints, occurring occasionally in gouty subjects. It is a valu- 
able remedy in rheumatism of the heart, chronic rheumatic en- 
docarditis, with soreness about the heart, and pain, especially 
before and at the time of urinating; usually associated with 
chronic arthritis of the finger joints. Valvular insufficiency. 
Useful in asthenopia, anaemia of the retina, ophthalmia and 
other eye affections, the symptoms agreeing. Acid dys- 
pepsia in gouty subjects. Useful in irritation of the bladder, 
dysuria, and even albuminuria, where the urine is scanty and 
very acid ; excess of uric acid deposit, gouty symptoms ; acid 
dyspepsia. Inflammation of the prostate gland, with pink 
sediment in urine. 



LOBELIA INFLATA. 

Natural order. — Lobeliacese. Common, names. — Indian 
Tobacco. Puke Root. Habitat. — An indigenous annual plant 
found growing on road-sides and in neglected fields. Prepara- 
tion. — Tincture from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal system, especially on the 
pneumogastric nerve, producing profound prostration, a de- 
pressed relaxed condition of the system, oppression of the chest, 
impeded respiration and deglutition, together with epigastric 
oppression, nausea, and vomiting, finally paralyzing the pneu- 
mogastrics, and causing failure of the heart and respiration, 
collapse and death. In small doses it produces spasms of the 
larynx and bronchi, and hence is useful in spasmodic conditions 
of those parts, especially when accompanied by nausea. 



LOBELIA INFLATA. 467 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Vertigo with nausea (Alum., Ant, crud., Cocc). Dull, 
heavy pain passing around the forehead from one temple 
to the other. Pressive pain on left side of occiput ; worse at 
night and from motion. 

Mouth. — Copious discharge of saliva (Iodi., Iris, Merc). 
Sharp, disagreeable taste in the mouth, especially at tip of 
tongue and back of throat. 

Throat.— Sensation as if the oesophagus were contracted from 
below upward. Sensation as of a lump in pit of throat 
{Bell., Lach.). Mucus in throat, causing frequent necessity 
to hawk. 

Stomach.— Loss of appetite, with acrid, burning taste in the 
mouth {Ars.). Acidity of the stomach, with a contractive 
feeling in the pit of stomach. Flatulent eructations {Carb. 
v., Cinch., Phos.). Incessant, violent nausea {Ant. tart., 
Ipec., Digit.). Nausea in the morning disappears after a 
swallow of water. Nausea, with cold perspiration on the 
head (Tabac, Verat. alb.). Nausea, with indescribable 
pain, heat, oppression, and excessive uneasiness about the 
stomach. Heartburn and running of w T ater from the mouth, 
and oppression (Ars.). Feeling of weakness at the epigas- 
trium with qualmishness and oppression of the chest (Ars.). 
Oppression of epigastrium, as if too full. Burning in the 
stomach {Ars., Calc. c, Canth., Mez.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Extremely difficult breathing, caused 
by constriction of the chest {Ars., Phos.). Oppression of 
breathing. 

Pulse.— Pulse small; and weak. 

Urinary Organs.— Urine deposits a rosy-red sediment, with 
crystals of uric acid. 

Generalities.— Great prostration and weariness. 

Aggravation.— From cold, especially cold washing. 

Amelioration.— Toward evening. 

Conditions.— Light hair, blue eyes, fair complexion ; inclined 
to be fleshy. 

Compare— Ars., Ant. tart., Cocc, Digit,, Ipec, Tabac, Yerat. 
alb. after Ant. tart, and Ipec. fail in morning sickness.— 
Hering. 

Antidote.— Ipec. (?) 



468 LYCOPODIUM. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Lobelia has been in the treatment of 
diseases of the respiratory tract when accompanied by nausea, 
vomiting, great prostration, oppression of the chest and dysp- 
noea; asthma; bronchitis; capillary bronchitis; spasmodic 
croup; whooping cough; emphysema; spasmodic cough, etc., 
during phthisis. Sometimes an efficient palliative in heart dis- 
ease. Has been successfully used in gastralgia and dyspepsia 
characterized by heartburn, weakness at epigastrium, deathly 
nausea, oppression of chest, etc. Morning sickness of preg- 
nancy. Intussusception of bowels. Incarcerated hernia. Has 
been used in quotidian type of intermittent fever with char- 
acteristic Lobelia symptoms. Rheumatism. " Lobelia is, to the 
bad effects from drunkenness in people with light hair, blue or 
gray eyes, florid complexion, fat or corpulent, what Nux vom. 
is to people of opposite temperament." 



LYCOPODIUM. 

Synonym. — Lycopodium Clavatum. Natural order. — Ly- 
copodiacea?. Common names. — Club Moss. Wolfs Foot. 
Habitat. — A moss groAving in all parts of the world, especially 
in Northern countries. Preparation. — Triturations of the pol- 
len of the plant (see special directions in Pharmacopoeia). 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Lycopodium acts powerfully upon the vegetative system, 
depressing its action, and causing a slowly advancing weak- 
ness of functional power and decay of tissue. It acts especially 
upon the mucous membranes of the respiratory, digestive and 
genito-urinary organs and upon the skin, but shows its most 
important local action upon the liver and the digestive tract, 
where it produces a disturbed digestion, hepatic congestion, 
constipation, etc., and upon the kidneys causing the "uric acid 
diathesis." The lymphatic system becomes weakened, the 
glands, especially of the neck, swollen and indurated, and the 
skin sluggish and unhealthy. The chief characteristic of this 



LYCOPODIUM. 469 

remedy is an excessive accumulation of flatulence in the 
abdomen. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Depression of spirits; weeping; sad, melancholy, de- 
spondent (Natr. mur., Lob., Puis.); apprehensive. Great 
anxiety, as if in pit of stomach. Suspicious. Anthropho- 
bia. Fretful, ill-humored, irritable (Anac, Bry., Cham., 
Nux v., Hep. s., Calc. c), morose, peevish, vehement, angry, 
timid. Easily aroused to anger. Weak memory (Anac); 
confused thoughts; speaks or writes wrong words and 
syllables (Dulc, Melil., Osm.). Confusion about every -day 
things, but rational talking on abstract subjects. Disin- 
clined to talk. Inability to comprehend or remember what 
is read. Stupefaction. Dullness. 

Head. — Vertigo in the morning when and after rising (Alum., 
Bry., Cham., Nitr. ac, Phos.), so that he reels back and 
forth. Kush of blood to the head in the morning on wak- 
ing. Head shakes on stepping hard. Confusion and heavi- 
ness in the head. Headache, with ravenous hunger, better 
from eating. Pressing, stupefying headache ; worse from 4 
to 8 P.M. Tlxrobbing headache; on leaning head backward 
during the day; after coughing. Pressing or tearing fron- 
tal headache, especially in right of head ; worse on rising up 
better on lying down. Pressive headache in the vertex. 
Frontal headache after breakfast ; afternoon when riding 
in carriage, with pressure in stomach. Shattering pain in 
temples and chest during cough. Stitches in temples dur- 
ing difficult stool. Hair becomes gray early (Phos. ac); fall- 
ing out of hair {Graph., Natr. mur., Nitr. ac, Phos., Sep.). 
Eruption beginning on the occiput; crusts thick, easily 
bleeding ; oozing a foetid moisture ; worse after scratching, 
and from warmth {Graph., Hep. s., Merc, Nitr. ac). Itch- 
ing of the scalp. 

Eyes.— Inflammation of the eyes, with itching in canthi, red- 
ness, and swelling of lids; distressing pain as if they were 
dry, with nightly agglutination (Alum., Calc c, Merc, 
Puis., Graph., Sil., Sulph.). Sticking, worse mornings, 
without redness. Must wipe mucus from eye in order to 
see clearly (Euph., Puis.). Purulent mucus. Dryness and 



470 LYCOPODIUM. 

smarting in the eyes, as if dust were in them ; difficult to 
open, mornings; burning itching. Styes on the lids, more 
toward inner canthi (Graph., Puis., Staph.). Ulceration 
and redness of lids, with acrid lachrymation (Merc, 
Sulph.). Photophobia; evening light blinds very much; 
can see nothing on the table. Sees only the left half of an 
object distinctly (Calc. c, Lith. Upper half, Aur.). Veil 
and flickering before the eyes; black spots before the eyes 
(Cycl., Merc, Phos., Sulph.). 

Ears. — Hearing over-sensitive {Aeon., Bell., Mur. ac). Roar- 
ing in the ears (Aeon., Bell., Cinch.). Purulent, ichorous 
discharge from the ears (Aur., Graph., Hep. s., Merc, Nitr. 
ac). 

Nose. — Violent catarrh, with sivelling of the nose and acrid 
discharge (Ars., Cepa, Merc. cor.). °The ichorous dis- 
charge from the nose begins in right nostril; scarlatina or 
diphtheria. Nose stopped up; at night; cannot breathe 
through it (Nux v.); with excessive dryness; evenings. 
Smell extremely sensitive (Aeon., Agar., Bell., Coff. c, 
Colch., Hep. s.). °Fan-like motion of the alae nasi in pneu- 
monia. 

Pace.— Yellowish-gray color of the face (Cinch.). Pale, sickly, 
puny (Ars.). Flushes of heat in the face (Kreos., Sulph.). 
Tearing pains in the bones of the face. Ulcers on lips. 

Mouth.— Humid suppurating eruption around the mouth ; cor- 
ners of mouth sore (Ant. crud., Graph., Merc). The lower 
jaw hangs down (Op.). Teeth excessively painful to 
touch, and when chewing; front teeth loose or too long 
(Carb. an., Merc, Nitr. ac); drawing cramp-like pains, re- 
lieved by warm drinks; with swelling of gums. Gums bleed 
violently when cleaning the teeth (Merc, Nitr. ac, Phos.), 
Tongue coated white (Ant. crud., Bry., Nux v., Puis.). 
Ulcers on and under the tongue. Vesicles on the tip of the 
tongue (Kali carb., Natr. mur., Mur. ac). Dryness of the 
mouth and tongue, without thirst (Nux m., Puis.). Lax- 
ity and heaviness of the tongue. Accumulation of water 
in mouth. Saliva dries on palate and lips to a tenacious 
mucus. °Tongue is darted out and oscillates to and fro; 
in sore throat. °Tongue distended, giving patient silly ex- 
pression; in angina or diphtheria. Sour or bitter taste 



LYCOPODIUM. 471 

(Cinch. Nux v., Mag. carb.); in the morning; after eating. 
Food tastes sour. 

Throat. — Accumulation of mucus in throat; hawking of 
bloody mucus; with inclination to swallow; small greenish 
yellow masses; granular. Choking provoking constant 
swallowing. Sticking ; in region of right parotid. Dryness 
in throat. Soreness and pain on swallowing and coughing. 
°Pain and soreness beginning on right side of throat. Feel- 
ing as if a ball rose from below up into the throat {Asaf., 
Physos.). Feeling of constriction in throat ; nothing can 
be swallowed ; food and drinh regurgitate through the 
nose {Merc). °Sw r elling and suppuration of tonsils, going 
from right to left {Hep. s., Mere.). Sensitiveness of the 
submaxillary glands. 

Stomach. — Excessive appetite ; the more he eats the more he 
wants {Bry., Cina, Ferr., Merc). Hunger, but a small 
quantity of food fills him up ; constant feeling of satiety 
(Cinch.). Appetite lost ; whatever she eats goes against 
her, even to vomiting. Aversion to coffee (Natr. mur., 
Phos. ac), and tobacco. Eructations acrid; incomplete 
and burning hiccough (Bry., Cic, Hyos.). Sour taste ex- 
tending to stomach, causing acrid gnawings. Heartburn ; 
waterbrash (Led., Natr. carb., Nux v.). Nausea; in phar- 
ynx and stomach ; in mornings, fasting. Distension and 
cramp in stomach. Vomiting of food and bile ; vomiting 
after a meal wdth salivation ; during menses ; better in open 
air. Pressure and heaviness in stomach, as if distended ; 
in evening after eating a little (Cinch., Led., Sulph.). 
Slow digestion. Pit of stomach swollen and sensitive to 
touch (Ant. crud., Ars., Bry.); anxiety in pit. Constriction 
and tightness in stomach and hypochondria. 

Abdomen. — Sore, pressive bruised pain in region of liver, on 
breathing ; aggravated by touch. Sensation of something 
heavy lying on left side of abdomen. Excessive fullness 
and distension of the abdomen from flatulence (Absinth., 
Cinch., Carb. veg., Kali carb., Phos.); better from passing 
flatus. Much flatus, accumulates here and there in the 
abdomen, in the hypochondria, in the bach, in region of 
ribs and chest, causing tension and bubbling ; relieved by 
empty eructations {Carb. v.). Griping. Tension and pain 



472 LYCOPODIUM. 

in abdomen from incarcerated flatulence (Cinch., Carb., 
v.). Continuous rumbling and roaring in the abdomen 
(Agar., Aloe, Hep. s., Sulph., Zinc.). °Brown spots on ab- 
domen. 

Stool and Anus. — Rectum contracted and protrudes during 
hard stool. Burning in the anus with frequent stools. 
Stitches and cramps in the rectum. Haemorrhoids protrud- 
ing, very painful to the touch ; painful when sitting. Dis- 
charge of blood during stool. Constipation; stools dry 
and hard (Bry., Sulph.), or first part lumpy, second soft; 
feeling as if much remained unpassed (Nux v.). 

Urinary Organs,— Severe backache ; °relieyed by passing urine. 
Passing only small quantities. Frequent desire to urinate. 
Burning during micturition. Red, sandy sediment in the 
urine (Arm, Cinch., Coccus, Natr. mur., Phos.). Turbid, 
milky urine, with an offensive purulent sediment; dull press- 
ing in region of bladder and abdomen ; disposition to cal- 
culi; cystitis, incontinence ; no urine secreted. °Ha?matu- 
ria from gravel or chronic catarrh. °Before passing water 
child screams with pain ; red sand on diaper. 

Male Organs. — Impotence: penis, small, cold, relaxed. Desire 
diminished (Agn., Baryt. c, Berb., Caps., Sulph.). Itching 
on inner surface of prepuce ; on scrotum. 

Female Organs.— Menses too profuse, and long protracted. 
Suppression of menses; °also from fright {Aeon.). °Sense 
of dryness in vagina. Burning in vagina (Sulph.), during 
and after coition. Leu corrhcea like milk (Calc. c, Coni., 
Kreos., Puis., Sulph. ac.,Sep.); bloody; corroding. Cutting 
across the hypogastrium ; from right to left. °Discharge 
of wind from the vagina (Brom.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness. Itching and tickling in 
larynx, compelling forcible cough. Shortness of breath, 
especially during sleep. Difficult breathing, as if he had in- 
haled sulphur fumes (Ars., Cinch.). Dyspnoea, as if the 
chest were constricted by cramp. Cough, dry, day and 
night, with pain fulness in region of stomach ; in evening 
before going to sleep, from tickling in larynx as from a 
feather] as from sulphur fumes in larynx; from deep 
breathing. Cough at night, better before sivnrise, affect- 
ing stomach and diaphragm. Violent cough with tightness 



LYCOPODIUM. 473 

of the chest (Phos.). Expectoration scanty; thick, yellow 
mucus; bloody; purulent \ gray (Stan.); salty (Ambr., Calc, 
c, Carb. v., Phos., Sep.). Dull aching all over the lungs, 
with feeling of constriction of the chest. Violent oppression 
of the chest. Stitches in left chest ; also during inspiration. 

Heart. — Palpitation of the heart (Aeon., Ars., Spig., Sulph., 
Verat. alb.); in evening in bed. Accelerated pulse, with 
cold face and feet. 

Neck and Back.— Stiffness of the neck (Chel., Rhus tox.). 
Drawing pain. Swelling of the cervical glands (Baryt. c, 
Calc. c, Iodi., Merc, Sil.). Tensive pain in nape of neck 
and occiput. Burning, as from glowing coals, between 
the scapula?. Pain in the small of the back (Bell., Nux. v., 
Puis.). Pain in back and right side, from congestion of 
liver. Stitches in region of kidneys, worse from pressure ; 
extending into rectum. Tearing pain in region of kidneys. 

Limbs.— Drawing tearing pains in all the limbs (Bry., Coloc, 
Merc, Sulph.). Stiffness and painfulness of joints. 

Upper Limbs.— Swelling of the axillary glands (Baryt. c, 
Sil.). Tearing pains in elbows and shoulder joints. Arms 
and fingers go to sleep easily (Cham.). Drawing pains in 
inner surface of arms. Finger joints inflamed, red and 
swollen. 

Lower Limbs.— Swelling and stiffness of the knees. Soreness 
in inner side of left thigh, with biting itching, extending to 
the genitals. Brown spots on inner side of thighs, in- 
flamed with burning pain. Tearing pain in middle of right 
thigh. Swelling of the feet. Cramps in the calves at night. 
Pain in the soles when walking (Sulph.). Smarting sore 
pain between the toes. Cold, sweaty feet (Calc c, Sil.). 
Feet sweat until they become sore. One foot hot, the other 
cold. 

Generalities.— Weariness; weakness after every exertion; in 
morning on rising, with heaviness. Desire for the open 
air (Puis.). Discomfort in every position at night. °In vol- 
untary alternate extension and contraction of muscles. 
Emaciation and debility (Ars., Ferr., Phos.). °Bones in- 
flamed, mostly the ends ; nocturnal bone pains. °Softening 
of bones ; caries. Ml symptoms aggravated from 4 to 8 
P. M. ; better after 8 P.M., but weak. 



474 LYCOPODIUM. 

Skin. — Humid suppurating eruptions {Hep. s., Graph.). Itch- 
ing "liver spots." Boils on nates. Itching pimples. In- 
tertrigo; raw places, bleeding easily (Graph., Hydras.). 
Chronic urticaria. Skin unhealthy, corrosive vesicles. °Nse- 
vus maternus. °Vascular tumors. 

Sleep.— Yawning and sleepiness during the day (Nux m.). 
Kestless, uneasy sleep; full of dreams (xirs.). Starting up 
on falling asleep. Soporous sleep in typhoid and exanthe- 
matous fevers (Arm, Op.). Crying or laughing in sleep. On 
awakening, cross, scolds, unrefreshed. 

Fever.— Creeping chills over the back in the evening. Slight 
chill, followed by long-continued heat, weariness, and pains 
in the limbs. Chill, alternating with heat ; and redness and 
heat of cheeks. Flushes of heat over the whole body, 
mostly evenings. Sweats from least exertion (Calc. c, 
Hep. s., Phos., Sep., Sil.). 

Compare.— Ars., Bell., Bry., Cole, c, Carb., Chel., Cinch., Cycl., 
Graph., Iod., Iris, Hep. s., Kali bi., Mag. c, Merc, Natr. 
mur., Nitr. ac, JYwjc v., Petrol., Phos., Puis., Khus tox., 
Sep., Sil., Sulph., Zinc. 

Antidotes.— Aeon., Camph., Caust., Cham., Graph., Op., Puis.; 
also a cup of coffee. 

Lycopodium Antidotes.— Cinch. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The clinical range of Lycopodium is wide, and seems to have 
its origin in the sphere of nutrition, which is profoundly affected. 
It is of most use in chronic forms of disease, but occasionally is 
indicated in acute diseases, especially as an intercurrent rem- 
edy, somewhat like Sulphur, the symptoms of Lye. being pres- 
ent. In conditions of malnutrition, where the patient becomes 
emaciated in spite of an enormous appetite, Lye. is especially 
useful. Also in children who become emaciated and look 
wrinkled and prematurely old. Probably the most important 
use of Lye. is in the treatment of chronic indigestion and gas- 
tric diseases in general characterized by an excessive accumula- 
tion of flatulence and much rumbling and rolling in the stom- 
ach and abdomen. Kemembering these prominent general 
features of the clinical action of the drug, we may best refer to 
its special uses in the usual anatomical order. Useful in hypo- 



LYCOPODIUM. 475 

chondriasis and melancholia resulting from indigestion and 
malnutrition ; great mental weakness ; loss of self-confidence ; 
loss of memory, especially in old people. Has been used in 
chronic hydrocephalus, especially in delicate anaemic children, 
with indigestion and malnutrition. Chronic ophthalmia, ca- 
tarrhal or scrofulous ulcers and pustules on lids. Polypus. 
Lachrymal fistula. Cataract. Hemiopia. Asthenopia. Heme- 
ralopia; resulting from chronic disease of the retina; retin- 
itis. Polypus of the ear. Otitis media. Otorrhoea, puru- 
lent, ichorous, with impaired hearing, especially after scar- 
let fever. Polypus of the nose. Chronic nasal catarrh, with 
stoppage of the nose. Violent acute coryza, with swelling of 
nose and acrid discharge. Diphtheria, with stoppage of the 
nose, great dryness of throat, ichorous discharges from nose ; 
tongue protruding; begins on right side. Tonsilitis going 
from right to left. An excellent remedy for an inordinate ap- 
petite, especially for sweets, delicacies, pastry, etc., also for the 
ultimate consequences of such an appetite and diet. Chronic 
dyspepsia; acid dyspepsia; atonic dyspepsia; gastralgia; 
chronic gastritis, etc., with characteristic flatulence, constant 
satiety, etc., already mentioned. Said to be especially useful in 
gastralgia and chronic gastritis occurring in peasants who sub- 
sist on heavy bread, sour small-beer and adulterated coffee. In- 
digestion from eating onions; from liquors, especially wine; 
from smoking. Scirrhus of the stomach, with great flatu- 
lence. Diaphragmitis. Gall stone colic. Jaundice with flatu- 
lence. Chronic hepatitis especially in children after Mercury. 
Fatty degeneration of liver. Atrophic nutmeg liver. Cirrhosis 
of liver. Ascites from liver disease, especially after abuse of Al- 
cohol. Palliative in strangulated hernia with flatulence. Flat- 
ulent colic. Enteritis in children from milk and farinaceous 
diet. Haemorrhoids, large, bleeding, do not mature, being hard, 
bluish, lumpy ; chronic. Sometimes indicated in diarrhoea ; but 
constipation usually accompanies Lye. conditions, constriction 
of the anus and rectum with severe pain at stool being the chief 
characteristic. A valuable remedy in cystic and renal troubles, 
red sand in the urine (uric acid diathesis) being the chief indi- 
cation. Gravel; urinary calculi. Renal colic. Haematuria, 
from gravel.. Chronic cystitis. Chronic prostatitis. Diabetes. 
Bright's disease. An excellent remedy for impotence, sexual ex- 



476 LYCOPUS VIRGIN1CUS. 

haustion and loss of sexual appetite in the male. Useful in a 
variety of female troubles, but is mostly indicated by the char- 
acteristic gastric symptoms. Ovaritis. Ovaralgia. Endome- 
tritis, with discharge of wind from the vagina ; physometra. 
Cancer of the uterus. Leucorrhoea, milky, corroding. Menor- 
rhagia. Chronic dryness of vagina. Varicose veins of pudenda. 
Sore nipples. Hard burning nodosities in mammas. Chronic 
bronchitis, especially in old people with dyspnoea ; threatened 
paralysis of lungs. Subacute pneumonia, dyspnoea as from sul- 
phur fumes, worse when lying on back, fan-like motion of alas 
nasi. Neglected pneumonia; threatening phthisis. Typhoid 
pneumonia. Phthisis, with gastric symptoms, oppressed 
breathing etc. Chronic cough. Hydrothorax. Hydroperi- 
cardium. Angina pectoris. Carotid aneurism. Torticollis 
(Lachn.). Lumbago, especially after Bry.; backache relieved 
by passing urine. Chronic rheumatism. Chronic gout, with 
ealcarea deposits in joints. Hip disease, suppurative stage. 
Yaricose veins on legs. Old ulcers on legs, with nightly tearing 
burning pains. Mercurial ulcers Fissures on hands. Useful in 
a variety of ulcers, which are usually humid and suppurating, 
vesicular; eczema; herpes ; psoriasis ; impetigo; lupus; urtica- 
ria; intertrigo; nsevus; boils; carbuncles. Liver spots. Gland- 
ular swellings. Caries. Useful in old broken down cases of ma- 
larial fever ; sour vomiting between chill and heat ; thirst after 
the sweating stage; paroxysms at 4 p.m.; red sand in urine; 
also with typhoid tendency. Lye. may be useful in typhoid 
fever if the indications for its use are present. Also in hectic 
fever during tuberculosis or other chronic suppurating diseases. 



LYCOPUS VIRGINICUS. 

Natural order.— Labia tae. Common names —Bugle Weed. 
Virginia Hoarhound. Habitat.— An indigenous perennial herb 
found in bogs and wet soils. Preparation.— Tincture from the 
fresh whole plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Chief action is upon the heart, where it much resembles the 
action of Digitalis, without, however, the cumulative effects of 



LYCOPUS YIRGINICUS. 477 

the latter. Primarily it weakens the power and vitality of the 
heart, decreasing the blood pressure in the arteries, and conse- 
quently the tension everywhere, and thus producing a condi- 
tion of cardiac irritability, with depressed force. Secondarily, it 
gives rise to cardiac erethism, and if pushed far enough would 
result in hypertrophy with dilatation. As a result of the pri- 
mary action upon the heart, a general venous stasis occurs in 
all the organs of the body, notably the liver, lungs and kid- 
neys. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Eyes. — °Protrusion of the eyes, with tumultous action of the 
heart; exophthalmus from cardiac disease. Dull pain in 
left supra-orbital region. Painful pressure in eyeballs (Aloe, 
Bapt., Cimic.). 

Stomach— Circumscribed pain and compression in region of 
stomach. Indigestion, with pain and distress in epigastric 
region. 

Stool. — Diarrhoea, with griping and rumbling. °Diarrhoea in 
jaundice, from weakened heart. Constipation. 

Urinary Organs. — Urine scanty, thick and muddy, with oede- 
ma of the feet. Urine contains excess of mucus, epithelial 
cells, and oxalate of lime, 1012-1020 sp. gr. °Diabetes 
mellitus. 

Respiratory Organs.— Dyspnoea; sense of constriction in lar- 
ynx. Cough, with slight pale expectoration. Intercostal 
pains (Cimic, Ranunc, Rhod., Rhus tox.). Pains in chest, 
with oppressed respiration. 

Heart and Pulse.— Constricting pain and tenderness around 
the heart. Rheumatoid aching pains, and acute darting 
pains in region of heart (Aeon., Kalm., Rhus tox., Spig.). 
First sound of the heart displaced by a blowing sound of 
mitral regurgitations. Beats of heart more distinct on 
right side of sternum. Cardiac oppression and distress. 
Cardiac pulsation scarcely perceptible to touch (Digit.). 
Cardiac depression, with intermittent pulse and faintness 
(Digit.); also on quickly ascending (Ars.). Heart sounds 
indistinct ; systolic running into diastolic. On waking, la- 
bored cardiac action, with frequent intermissions. Feeble, 
quick, irregular action of the heart (Digit.). ° Action tumul- 
tous and forcible (Spig., Verat. vir.); could be heard several 



478 MAGNESIA CARBONICA. 

feet from the bed ; eyes protruding. Pulse quick, intermit- 
tent; feeble, irregular, intermittent; quickened afc each in- 
spiration ; scarcely perceptible ; extremely variable ; irregu- 
lar in rhythm ; extremely compressible. 

Back. — Acute rheumatoid pains in neck, back and loins (Rhus 
tox.). 

Limbs. — Acute rheumatoid pains in all the limbs (Rhus tox.). 

Generalities. — °Rheumatoid pains, passing from left to right; 
returning to left side ; chiefly affecting muscles and articula- 
tions ; increased by movement, by cold air, and by concen- 
trating the thought upon them. 

Aggravation. — On alternate days. 

Compare.— Aeon Cact., Digit., Kalm., Spig., Verat. alb. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Lycopus is especially useful in cardiac irritability and weak- 
ness, whether from over-strain of the heart, from rheumatic 
disease, constitutional debility, or from the use of drugs or 
stimulants affecting the heart, such as tobacco, etc. It renders 
the beats of the heart slower, fuller and more regular. Palpi- 
tation from nervous irritation or organic cardiac disease. An 
excellent substitute for Digitalis in such affections, it quiets 
cough and irritation of the lungs ; lessens arterial action in fe- 
vers and plethora. Haemoptysis in phthisis with palpitation, 
pains in chest and cardiac weakness. An excellent remedy for 
exophthalmia from cardiac disease, relieving the protrusion of 
the eyes and tumultous action of the heart. Dysentery and di- 
arrhoea. Pleurodynia. Rheumatism. Neuralgia, or rather, 
neuraloid pains. 

MAGNESIA CARBONICA. 

Common na me.— Carbonate of Magnesia. Preparation.— 
Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts on the mucous membranes of the intestinal canal, and 
upon the female generative organs, producing irritation and 
catarrhal inflammation, and in the latter deranged menstrua- 
tion. 



MAGNESIA CAEBONICA. 479 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Pressive headache. Hush of blood to the head. Fall- 
ing out of the hair (Graph., Merc., JVitr. ac, Natr. mux., 
Phos., Sep.). Tetter on the scalp, itching during wet, rainy 
weather. 

Eyes.— Agglutination of the lids in the morning (Calc. c, Lye., 
Merc, Puis., Sulph.). 

Ears.— Hardness of hearing. 

Face.— Nightly tearing, digging, boring in the cheek bones ; in- 
supportable during rest, and driving from one place to an- 
other. 

Mouth. — Toothache at night, compelling one to rise and walk 
about; pain insupportable while at rest; worse in cold; 
during pregnancy. Bloody saliva. Bitter or sour taste in 
the mouth (Cinch., Lye, Nux v.). 

Stomach. — Desire for fruit and acid things (Ant. crud., Ant. 
tart., Cinch., Hep. s., Phos., Phos. ac, Yerat. alb.); for 
meat (Abies can.)) aversion to green food. Violent thirst, 
especially toward evening. Constrictive pain in the stomach. 

Abdomen. — Distension of the abdomen, with profuse emission 
of flatulence, with relief (Aloe, Lye). Griping, cutting and 
rumbling in the whole abdomen, followed by thin, green 
stools, without tenesmus. 

Stool and Anus.— Piercing pain in rectum, as from needles 
(Aloe). Stools green and frothy, like the scum of a frog 
p ond, or ° with white floating lumps, like tallow; always 
preceded by griping, worse on right side. Constipation 
(Amm. mur., Alum., Bry., Nujc v., Op.). 

Female Organs.— Menses too late and scanty (Puis.). Men- 
strual floiu more profuse during the night than during 
the day, with dragging pains, better from pressure on ab- 
domen and stooping. No menstrual discharge during the 
pains, only after them. Menstrual discharge glutinous, 
thick, acrid, black, pitch-like. 

Generalities.— Rheumatic pains in shoulders, and limbs in gen- 
eral. °Neuralgic lightning-like pains. °Epileptic attacks; 
frequently falls down suddenly, with consciousness. Weak- 
ness, especially in the morning. °TVeary and tired, especi- 
ally in the feet, and when sitting. Restlessness in the limbs 
in the evening, after sitting long. 



480 MAGNESIA MUBIATICA. 

Sleep. — Cannot sleep after 2 or 3 a.m. °Unrefreshing sleep, 
more tired in the morning than when going to bed. 

Skin. — Violent itching over the whole body. 

Fever. — Great internal heat at night, with night sweats and 
aversion to uncovering, with dread of exposure. 

Amelioration— From motion (Khus tox.); in the open air. 

Conditions.— Persons, especially children of irritable disposi- 
tion, nervous temperament ; lax fibre ; sour smell. 

Compare.— Ars., Aloe, Calc. c, Cham., Graph., Lye, Nitr. ac, 
Nux m., Phos., Sep., Sil. Complementary to Cham. 

Antidotes.— Cham., Puis., Merc, Nux v., Eheum. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Magnesia carb. is a useful remedy in acid dyspepsia. Dys- 
pepsia from milk which sours ; also from cabbage , potatoes 
and other gross food. Diarrhoea, especially of children with 
characteristic stools, and usually more or less colic, which 
is relieved by bending over, sour eructations, etc. Apthse. With 
this drug there is, especially with dyspepsia, a marked disposi- 
tion to neuralgia, especially of the face, in which it is an excel- 
lent remedy ; the pains are lightning-like, are usually worse at 
night, and are accompanied by great restlessness, must get up 
and walk about. Neuralgic toothache, especially during preg- 
nancy, worse at night from warmth of bed and better from 
cold drinks. Lenticular cataract. Warts on lids. Styes. 
Chronic blepharitis. Nausea and sour vomiting during preg- 
nancy. Dysmenorrhcea with symptoms mentioned in pathoge- 
nesis. Leucorrhoea, white, acrid, with colic, relieved by bend- 
ing over. Epileptiform spasms. 



MAGNESIA MURIATIOA. 

Synonym.— Magnesia Chloride. Common name.— Muriate 
of Magnesia. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the ganglionic nervous system, and exerts its 
most important local influence upon the mucous surfaces. 



MAGNESIA MURIATICA. 481 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Fretful, morose, peevish. 

Head.— Heaviness in the head, with reeling as il one would fall 
down. Tightness and pressure in the forehead. Squeezing, 
griping pain in both temples, with sensation as if vertigo 
and loss of consciousnes were about to ensue, in the evening 
after lying down; better on strong pressure with the 
hands. Tearing and stitches in right temple, extending to 
the eye; necessity to press eyes together. Headache, re- 
lieved by wrapping up the head (SiL). 

Eyes.— Eyes inflamed, with violent burning and redness of 
sclerotica). Nocturnal agglutination of the eyelids ( Calc. 
c, Lye., Mere., Puis., Rhus tox., Sulph.). 

Ears.— Pulsation in the ears. 

Nose. — Violent eoryza, at one time stopped, at another fluent, 
with dullness of the head, and complete loss of taste and 
smell. Tickling with sneezing and sensation of eoryza. 
Discharge of offensive purulent mucus. Kedness and swell- 
ing of the nose, or of the alae; painful to touch. Sore pain 
and burning in the nostrils. Scurf in the nostrils, painful 
to touch ; ulcerated nostrils. 

Face.— Pale, yellowish complexion. Eruption on the face 
(Viola trie), itching, burning vesicles. 

Mouth.— Sensation as if the upper incisors were elongated. 
Painful swelling and easy bleeding of the gums. Continual 
rising of w T hite froth in the mouth. 

Throat.— Dryness and rawness in the throat, with a hoarse 
voice. Hawking of clammy, thick mucus, often mixed with 
blood. 

Stomach.— Hunger, but knows not for what. Violent thirst 
{Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry., Rhus tox.). Acidity after dinner. 
Water rises from the stomach into the mouth, with nausea. 
Nausea in the morning after rising (Calad., Nux v., Petrol., 
Puis.). Kising, as of a ball, from the stomach into the 
oesophagus (Asaf); relieved by eructations. Pain in the 
stomach as from ulceration, or from a bruise. Epigastric 
region sensitive to pressure. 

Abdomen. — Sharp drawing and tensive burning stitehes in 
region of liver ; worse from pressure. Pressive pains in 
liver, when walking, or touching it; worse when lying on 



482 MAGNESIA MURIATICA. 

the right side ; liver hard and enlarged. Drawing pains in 
the abdomen at night. Cramp-like pains in the abdomen. 
Rumbling. Incarcerated flatus. Incessant emission of flatus. 

Stool and Anus. — Haemorrhoids pain during normal stool. 
Burning and smarting in anus during and after stool. 
Hard, difficult, slow and insufficient evacuations. Stools 
knotty , like sheep's dung (Alum., Kali carb., Op.); crum- 
bling as if burnt ; hard, covered with mucus and streaks of 
blood. Stool crumbles at the verge of anus. °Chronic re- 
currence of diarrhoea 

Urinary Organs. — Urine can only be passed by bearing down 
with the abdominal muscles. Urine passes only by drops, 
always some seeming to remain behind. 

Female Organs. — Catamenia too early and too copious (Calc. 
c, Nux v.); blood passes in black clots, more when sitting 
than when walking. During menses face is pale, with pain 
in loins and mental depression. Uterine cramps, extending 
to the thighs. Leucorrhoea, with cramps in abdomen. 

Respiratory Organs. — Dry cough evening and night, with 
burning and soreness in chest. Spasmodic cough at night, 
with tickling in the throat (Hyos.). Tension and constric- 
tion of the chest. 

Heart. — Palpitation of the heart on sitting, disappearing on 
motion. 

Generalities. — ° Attacks of spasms and hysterical weakness 
(Asaf.). Uneasiness in evening in bed, on closing the eyes. 
Weakness of the body, as if coining from the stomach. 

Sleep. — Sleepiness during the day. Goes to sleep late ; sleep- 
lessness on account of heat and thirst. Kestlessness on 
closing the eyes. Sleep un refreshing; tired in the morning. 

Fever. — Chilliness every evening; disappears after going to 
bed. 

Aggravation. — Most symptoms appear while sitting, and are 
relieved on motion and by exercise, and in the open air. 

Conditions.— Women, especially hysterical, wibh uterine trou- 
bles. Children, especially during dentition. 

Compare— Baryt. c, Bry., Calc. c, Cham., Con., Graph., Kali 
carb., Lye, Mag. a, Mur. aa, Natr. c, Natr. mur., Mtr. ac, 
Nux v., Puis., Sil., Sulph. 

Antidote .—Cham. 



MANGANUM. 483 



THERAPEUTICS. 



A valuable remedy in certain forms of neuralgia, especially 
of the head and face, usually associated with the characteristic 
constipation of this drug. The headache is better from wrap- 
ping up the head, the amelioration coming from the pressure of 
the bandage and not from the warmth as in Silicia. Nasal ca- 
tarrh. Ozoena, with ulcerated, scurfy nostrils. Often a valu- 
able remedy in chronic gastralgia. An excellent remedy for the 
indigestion of children during dentition; milk causes pain in 
stomach and passes undigested. Enlargement and congestion 
of the liver, with symptoms already given and characteristic 
constipation. Hepatic derangements in general with symp- 
toms of the drug as given. Hepatic affections with tendency to 
haemorrhages from various organs. In all hepatic disorders 
there is pain and sensitiveness in region of liver, coated tongue, 
flatulence, distended abdomen, weak pulse and constipation; 
often the face is yellow ; the breath offensive, the extremities 
swollen, urine high-colored, etc. Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites from 
hepatic disease. Haemorrhoids. A valuable remedy for consti- 
pation when the stools are hard, knotty like sheep's dung, or 
crumbling as if burnt. Constipation of puny, rachitic children 
with enlarged abdomen, etc.; infants during dentition, A val- 
uable remedy in uterine complaints, with flatulence, character- 
istic constipation, and attended with hysterical and spasmodic 
affections. Usually the menses are black and clotted, and more 
profuse when sitting than walking. Metrorrhagia. Leucor- 
rhoea, with abdominal cramps. Uterine fibroids and scirrhus. 



MANGANUM. 

Prep aration.— Triturations of the Carbonate or Acetate of 
Manganese. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon the motor nervous system, producing 
paralysis, beginning with paraplegia. It differs from Mercury 
in first affecting the lower extremities, and in not exciting 
tremors, and from Lead in not causing colic and constipation. 



484 MANGANUM. 

Through its nervous influence, Manganum produces irritation of 
various organs, even extending to inflammation. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Moping mood (Puis.); fretful; ill-humored. 

Head. — Head feels heavy, with sensation as if it were larger, 
could hardly hold it up. Congestion of blood to the head, 
with throbbing in the head (Aeon., Bell., Glon.); better in 
open air. Drawing, stinging or tensive headache, in the 
open air; better indoors. Jarring of the brain from motion 
of the head. Contractive, stitching pain in forepart of head, 
especially in temples; worse in open air. Frequent rising 
of heat in the head, with thirst. Headaches arising in the 
room ; better in open air, and vice versa. 

Eyes. — Burning heat and dryness of the eyes. Eyelids pain on 
moving, and become dry on looking at bright light. Pupils 
much dilated or contracted. 

Ears. — Dull shooting pain in ears when speaking. Deafness, as 
if the ears were stopped (Coccus). Loud cracking noise in 
ears, when blowing the nose or swallowing (Graph.). Swell- 
ing in left parotid, with a reddish hue, in typhus. 

Nose.— Dry coryza, with obstruction of the nostrils (Nux v.); 
in evening, with red, sore, painful nose and upper lip. 
Sometimes dry, and sometimes fluent coryza. 

Face. — Suffering expression ; face pale and sunken. Erup- 
tions and ulcers at the corners of the mouth (Ant. crud., 
Graph., Lye). 

Mouth. — Violent pains in the teeth, which pass rapidly to other 
parts. 

Throat. — Throat dry; scratching feeling, as if the trachea were 
closed with a leaf. Sore throat, with cutting pain, as from 
excoriation, when not swallowing. 

Stomach.— Absence of thirst (Apis, Puis.). Heat and burning 
in the stomach, ascending to the chest (Ars.), with nausea. 

Abdomen. — Cutting in umbilical region during deep inspir- 
ation. 

Stool and Anus. — Constrictive pain in the anus while sitting. 
Constipation; difficult, dry, knotty evacuations (Plumb. y 
Mag. m.). 



MANGANUM. 485 

Urinary Organs— Frequent desire to urinate (Aeon., Apis, 
Apoc . ) ; during the d ay . 

Male Organs. — Sensation of weakness in the genitals, with 
burning and drawing in the spermatic cord, extending to 
the glands. 

Female Organs. — Menses too early and too scanty ; lasting 
two days. 

Respiratory Organs.— Dry cough from loud reading or talk- 
ing, with painful dryness, roughness and constriction of 
larynx, causing sensation to cough, with which mucus was 
loosened after long hawking. Inclination to cough morn- 
ings. Deep cough, without expectoration ; ceasing on ly- 
ing clown. Obstinate hoarseness and roughness, espe- 
cially in the morning (Caust., Nux v.), and in the open 
air; better from smoking. Warm constriction, extending 
from the middle of the abdomen to the chest, with nausea. 

Heart.— Sudden shocks at the heart and in the left side of the 
chest, from above downward. Pulse irregular, sometimes 
rapid, sometimes slow, but constantly weak and soft. 

Limbs.— Tensive pain in the joints of the arms and hands. 
Rheumatic, tearing pains, extending from the shoulders to 
the fingers. Tension and drawing stitches in the thigh. 

Generalities.— Weakness. Paraplegia. Paralysis, first of the 
lower limbs (Ars.). Tension or cramp-like drawing and 
tearing in various parts. ° Arthritic pains in the joints ; 
worse at night (Merc). Insupportable digging pains in 
bones and periosteum; worse at night (Merc, Phos. ac). 
°A11 bones, particularly in lower limbs, sensitive to touch; 
in typhus. 

Skin.— Excoriations and fissures in the bends of the joints 
(Graph., Squilla). Voluptuous itching; relieved by scratch- 
ing (Sulph.). Itching in the hollow of the knee and on the 
shin. 

Sleep. — Vivid, anxious dreams, which are well remembered. 

Aggravation.—^ night; from changes of weather (Ranunc), 
which sometimes also ameliorate; symptoms coming on 
indoors are better in the open air, and vice versa. 

Compare.— Amm. carb., Ars., Coff. c, Coni., Ferr., Lye, Plat., 
Puis., Thuja, Verat. alb. 

Antidote.— Coff. 



486 MELILOTUS. 



THERAPEUTICS. 



Manganum has been mostly used in laryngeal affections; 
laryngeal catarrh with symptoms above given, and especially 
in anaemic persons with tubercular deposits in lungs. Said to 
be very useful in boys and girls when the voice is changing, and 
remains harsh and hoarse, with continual catarrh and clearing 
of the throat. Hoarseness and cough from reading aloud, with 
dryness and rawness of the larynx, and efforts to detach mucus 
from the throat. Laryngeal phthisis, with rawness and hoarse- 
ness. General anaemia, especially in tuberculous patients with 
profuse menstruation and metrorrhagia. Chronic nasal catarrh 
with obstructed and sore nostrils. Chronic rheumatism shift- 
ing from place to place. Otalgia. Earache with cracking in 
ears when blowing the nose, ears stopped up, w r orse from 
change of weather. Periostitis. Has been used in psoriasis 
and other skin diseases. 



MELILOTUS. 

Synonym. — M elilotus Officinalis. Natural order. — Leguini- 
nosee. Common names. — Yellow Melilot (not White Melilot). 
Sweet Clover. Habitat.— A plant indigenous to Europe, natu- 
ralized in the United States. Preparation. — Tincture from the 
fresh flowers. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

This plant is especially noted for its action upon the ner- 
vous system, producing a very severe headache with conges- 
tion of blood to the head, flushed face, and even sometimes 
epistaxis {Bell.). It rapidly relieves headaches of nervous ori- 
gin, or resulting from cerebral oppression, and is quite useful in 
so-called "sick headache." Its chief constituent "cumarin," in 
large doses, causes nausea, vertigo, vomiting and great oppres- 
sion, with sleepiness, confusion, severe pain in head, depression 
of heart's action and cold extremities. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Irascible, impatient, discontented, fault-finding. Indo- 
lent, unable to fix mind, stupid, indifferent. Unable to 



MELILOTUS. 487 

study, memory will not retain anything. Omit words and 
letters in writing. (Lye). 

Head. — Vertigo ; on moving. Swaying sensation in the brain 
with tired pain. Headache, better from nosebleed. Head- 
ache with red face, bloodshot eyes, and finally epistaxis, 
which affords relief. Sick headache better from epistaxis 
or menstrual flow. Periodical nervous headache every week, 
or once in four weeks, more frequent in winter. Violent 
congestion of the head, with heaviness, fullness and throb- 
bing as if the blood would burst through the nose, eyes and 
ears, with dizzy sick feeling that is worse from motion. 
Throbbing frontal headache preceded by great prostration. 
Intense frontal headache preceded by hot, flushed face and 
feverish sensation. Throbbing headache in right eminence 
from 9 a.m. till noon. 

Eyes. — Eyelids very heavy. 

Nose. — Excessive dryness of nose. Profuse and frequent epi- 
staxis with general relief. 

Face.— Redness of face and head, with throbbing in carotids 
{Amyl nit., Bell.). Face almost livid. 

Urinary Organs. — Frequent and profuse urination. Urine 
profuse watery, and relieving the dull, congestive headache 
(Gels.). 

Female Sexual Organs.— Frequent momentary stitches in ex- 
ternal genitals. 

Respiratory Organs.— Cough from fullness in chest. Hemop- 
tysis, blood bright red. Smothering sensations; cannot 
get air enough. Breathing difficult from weight on chest ; 
fullness of chest and head; violent congestion of the 
lungs. 

Amelioration.— Better in the open air; from w r alking and 
change of position. 

Compare.— Amyl nit., Bell., Cact., Glon., Ferr., Sang. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been used chiefly in neuralgic and congestive headaches 
with foregoing symptoms. Considered invaluable in so-called 
"sick headache." Nosebleed relieving the headache is very 
characteristic. Has cured religious melancholia, with very red 
face, etc. Hypochondriasis. Congestion and inflammation of 



488 MENYANTHES. 

the lungs. Infantile spasms during dentition with great con- 
gestion of the head ; especially in nervous children. Puerperal 
eclampsia. 



MENYANTHES. 

Synonym,.— Menyanthes Trifoliata. Natural order. — Gen- 
tianacese. Common names. — Buck Bean. Bitterworm. Habi- 
tat. — A perennial plant growing in North America, Europe and 
Asia, in swamps, etc. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh 
plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the mucous surfaces, producing some irritation 
and congestion. It likewise acts primarily upon the brain and 
optic nerve, resulting in headache and obscuration of sight, 
and upon the ganglionic system, developing symptoms which 
simulate certain forms of fever and ague. Teste claims that it 
is closely analogous to .Drosera, except that the effects of the 
latter are more intense. He also claims that there are few dis- 
eases where Menyanthes is indicated which could not be cured 
much better with Drosera— a statement that is not generally 
accepted. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Confusion and heaviness of the head. Pressure in 
head from above downward, relieved during hard pres- 
sure with the hand; on ascending steps as if at every 
step a weight pressed upon the brain. Pressive stupefying 
headache, mostly in forehead. Stitch-like tearing pain in 
right side of forehead, near temporal region. Stitches in 
left side of brain extending toward vertex. 

Eyes.— Obscuration of sight ; mist and flickerings before the 
eyes (Agar., Cycl., Merc., Phos., Sulph.). 

Face. — Visible, though not painful, twitching of the facial mus- 
cles (Agar., Ign., Nux v.); especially on right side (Bell.); 
worse during rest. 

Stomach.— Sensation of coldness extending up the oesophagus, 



MENYANTHES. 489 

with great nausea, following pressure in stomach. Empty 
eructations. 

Abdomen. — Distension and fullness of abdomen, as if over- 
loaded by food, with undiminished appetite, together with 
a sensation as of incarcerated flatulence, and frequent 
ineffectual efforts to emit flatus (Carb v., Cinch., Lye.)) 
fullness much increased by smoking tobacco (Ign.). 

Stool.— Constipation. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent desire to urinate with scanty dis- 
charge. 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness ; dyspncea. Pressure on 
both sides of chest, with sharp stitches, greatly aggravated 
on inspiration. 

Back.— Dull, boring sticking in left scapula, extending across 
the spine. Painful tearing pains between scapulae, extend- 
ing downward, especially on deep breathing. Pressive, 
bruised pain in small of back and sacral region. 

Limbs.— Muscular twitches in right upper arm. Cramp-like 
pain in muscles of left forearm, extending to palm of hand, 
almost like paralysis. Cramp-like pain in muscles of right 
leg, extending from below upward, like paralysis. Cramp- 
like pains in all the limbs. 

Sleep. — Vivid unremembered dreams. 

Fever.— Sensation of chilliness, especially in fingers. Feet cold 
up to knees, as if in cold water. Icy coldness of hands 
and feet (Tabac), ivith ivarmth of rest of body. Shiver- 
ing over upper part of body, with yawning. 

Compare.— Aranea, Cact., Dros., Natr. mur. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Hahnemann recommends Menyanthes in some forms of 
ague when the chill predominates, and forms a very pronounced 
part of the paroxysm as above described. Catarrhal affections. 
Amaurosis. Neuralgic headaches with symptoms above de- 
scribed. Sciatica. 



490 MEPHITIS. 



MEPHITIS. 

Synonym. — Mephitis Americana. Class. — Mammalia. Or- 
der. — Carnivora. Family. — Mustelodse. Common names. — 
Skunk. Pole Cat. Preparation. — A tincture is made by dis- 
solving the liquid obtained from the anal glands in alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts prominently upon the cerebro-spinal system, especially 
the pneumogastrics, including spasmodic conditions of the re- 
spiratory organs, which has led to its use in the treatment of 
asthma and whooping cough. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Eyes.— Stitches, as if with needles in the eyes. Pain above the 
eyes. Conjunctiva? red and injected. Letters become blurred; 
unable to distinguish them; they run together; short- 
sighted. 

Mouth. — Sudden jerks in roots of teeth. 

Stomach. — No appetite in morning. Nausea, with emptiness 
in stomach, and sensation as if head were distended. Pres- 
sure in stomach, and colic. 

Stool. — Stools infrequent, but thin. 

Respiratory Organs.— When drinking, the fluid gets into the 
larynx. Asthma, as from inhaling vapor of sulphur ; °of 
drunkards; during sleep. Inhalation difficult; exhalation 
almost impossible ; or barking. Cough after drinking, talk- 
ing or loud reading ; spasmodic, hollow or deep, with raw- 
ness, hoarseness and pain through chest, with suffocative 
feeling when inhaling; cannot exhale; vomits food some 
hours after eating; worse at night and after lying down; in 
morning loose, with some expectoration. 

Limbs. — Uneasiness in arms and legs. Rheumatic pains in 
limbs. Burning and pain in corns. 

Generalities. — Convulsions; restlessness. Inclination to 
stretch; disinclination to work. Paralyzed sensation, 
especially with the pains. Very fine nervous vibrations, 



MERCURIUS. 491 

causing great uneasiness, as if extending into the interior 
of the bone. 

Sleep.— Asthma during sleep. Awakens early, and feels re- 
freshed. Sleepy in the morning. Vivid remembered dreams. 

Fever.— Increased warmth, especially in the morning. Less 
chilly in cold air ; cold water agreeable. 

Compare .— Ambr., Ars., Coccus, Coral, rub., Dros. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been found useful in asthma, whooping cough and 
prosopalgia, with symptoms above described. 



MERCURIUS. 

Synonym. — Mercurius Vivus. Common names. — Quick- 
silver. Mercury. Mercurius Solubilis Hahnemanni. — Precipi- 
tated black oxide of Mercury, with Nitric Acid and Ammonia.* 
Prep aration.— Triturations of either of the above prepara- 
tions are employed. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Mercurius acts profoundly upon the entire organism, affect- 
ing both the functions and the substance of every organ and 
tissue of the body. Pre-eminently it operates upon the vegeta- 
tive system, altering its functional power, both quantitatively 
and qualitatively, and decomposing and destroying its organic 
constituents. The red blood corpuscles are destroyed, the albu- 
men and fibrin of the blood are lost, and consequently the 

*I have, in accordance with the usual custom, embraced both these 
preparations under the one head — their similarity being so great that no 
distinction is usually made in practice. Most of the symptoms are ob- 
tained from the solubilis ; and, in order to facilitate the student's knowl- 
edge, I have as far as possible designated those obtained from the vivus by 
an asterisk, those obtained from both preparations by a double asterisk. 
On account of the varying and doubtful composition of the solubilis, the 
vivus is usually considered the more reliable remedy, and has replaced the 
former to a great extent since Hahnemann's time, and even by Hahne- 
mann himself in the latter years of his practice. 



492 MERCURIUS. 

coagulability of the blood is diminished. Secretion and absorp- 
tion are both increased, and the secretions, loosing their plas- 
ticity, become thinner and more fluid, and at the same time 
acrid and excoriating. 

On the organic system Mercury acts more especially upon 
the mucous and serous membranes, the glandular system, the 
parenchymatous organs, the fibrous and osseous tissues and 
the skin. The first condition produced is one of excitation, 
swelling and inflammation, soon followed by reaction and sub- 
sequent weakness and exhaustion, which betokens commencing 
organic decomposition. The tissues above mentioned become 
the seat of destructive ulcerative processes, suppurations and 
puriform collections, while there is at the same time a tend- 
ency to the deposition of new products, according to the char- 
acter of the tissue involved Thus we see that Mercury pene- 
trates the entire organism, and permeates every tissue, acting 
upon these tissues by virtue of its presence in them. In some 
instances the inflammatory and ulcerative processes mentioned 
are lacking, and there occurs instead nervous phenomena such 
as paralysis agitans, epilepsy, chorea, neuralgia and melan- 
cholia. Its special action upon each we may clearly compre- 
hend by a careful study of the characteristic effects as given 
below. The most essential feature of the action of Mercury is 
its remarkable resemblance to the effects of the syphilitic poi- 
son, though it should be noted that Mercury attacks the long 
bones, while in syphilis the flat bones are attacked. The chief 
characteristic of Mercury is an aggravation of all the symp- 
toms at night, and from the warmth of the bed. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— * Weakness of memory (Agn., Ambr., Anac, Kreos., 
Lach.,Natr. mur., Nujc m., Phos ac); and will-power lost. 
**Great anxiety, restlessness (Ars.), and apprehension, es- 
pecially in evening and at night (Aeon., Ars., Calc. c, Rhus 
tox.). ^Answers questions slowly (Phos., Phos. ac). In- 
tellect weak ; imbecile. Imaginary fears of dying, or of los- 
ing reason (Can. ind.). *Low muttering delirium (Agar., 
Alianth., Bell., Hyos.). Delirium like that of delirium tre- 
mens. Wretchedness, and dejection of spirits. Inclined 
to sopor, coma. Morose and suspicious. Irritability and 



MERCURIES. 493 

ill-humor. Hurried and rapid talking (Bell., Hyos., 
Lach., Strain.). 

Head. — Vertigo. Confusion in morning on awaking. Weak- 
ness in head like a dullness, as if there was a vibration in 
forehead and turning about in a circle. Head feels as if 
bound around with a cord (Gels., Merc, bin., Xatr. mur., 
Xitr. ac, Puis., Sulph.). Head feels as if it would burst 
with fullness of the brain (Aeon., Bry., Cinch., Xatr. mur.). 
Aching just beneath scalp, as if heavy and tight. Pressive 
pain in left temple. Pressure outward in forehead, and pain 
in bone beneath eyebrow, worse on touch. Tearing or draw- 
ing pains or stinging on one side of head, extending to the 
ears, teeth and neck. ^Constant rotary motion of the 
head, even when lying. Tlie scalp is painful to touch 
(Cinch., Xatr. mur., Xitr. ac); worse when scratching, which 
is followed by bleeding. Itching of the scalp day and night. 
Moist eruption on the scalp (Hep. s., Graph., Lye, Merc, 
Nitr. ac), which eats away the hair; yellow running scabs 
and excoriation, ^Falling out of the hair ( Graph., Xitr. 
ac, Phos., Sep.). Tearing and stinging in the bones of the 
skull. °Sutures open; large head; precocious mental de- 
velopment. °Exostoses on hairy scalp, with feeling of sore- 
ness when touched ; worse at night in bed. 

Eyes.— *Eyes inflamed, with swollen inverted tarsi (Borax), 
and very sensitive to the light. Heat, biting as from horse- 
radish, burning, redness, and pressure in the eyes (Aeon., 
Ars., Sulph.). Pupils dilated. Lachrymation profuse, 
burning excoriating. Chronic conjunctivitis, with fine in- 
jection around cornea. Lids spasmodically closed (Hep. 
s.), red, inflamed, swollen; agglutinated in the morning 
(Alum., Calc. c, Lye, Puis., Sil., Sulph.). Sensation as if 
a cutting substance were beneath left upper lid. Eyes for- 
cibly drawn together on attempting to look at anything ; 
cannot see distinctly. Inability to open the eyes well, as 
if agglutinated to balls. Dimness of vision; fog before the 
eyes (Kali carb., Lach.); also black points, flies, etc. (Agar., 
Cycl., Phos., Sulph.). Intolerance of light and fire-light 
(Aeon., Bell., Sulph.). 

Ears. — Inflammation of internal and external ear, with 
stinging, tearing, and cramp -like pains (Bell., Puis.); 



494 MERCUBIUS. 

bloody, offensive discharge (Calc. c.,Hep. s., Graph., Lyc.j. 
Stitches deep in ears with burning. Ringing and roaring 
in the ears (Cinch., Sulph., Sil.). Stoppage. Soreness and 
excoriation of the ears. Hardness of hearing, with obstruc- 
tion ; sounds vibrate in the ears ; obstruction momentarily, 
better after swallowing, or blowing the nose. 

Nose. — Nosebleed during sleep; during cough. Coryza; flu- 
ent, corrosive, with much sneezing ; offensive odor ; nos- 
trils bleeding, scurfy; nose red, swollen, shining (Ars., 
Arum., Puis.). Nasal bones swollen and painful to touch 
(Alum., Aur., Bry., Hep. s.). 

Face. — **Paleness of face. Sallow. Swollen. *Face earthy 
colored, puffy (Ars., Puis.). Coldness. Internal swelling 
of the upper lip (Bell.). Corners of the mouth ulcerated 
and painfully sore (Ant. crud., Graph.). Fissures. Lips 
dry, cracked and ulcerated (Ars.); painful to touch. Mas- 
seter muscles contracted so that speech was difficult. Peri- 
ostitis of lower jaw. Necrosis (Phos.). Caries. Atrophy 
and exfoliation of alveolar processes. Tearing in lower jaw 
towards evening. * *Spasm and immobility of the jaws. 

Mouth.— ** Teeth feel loose, fall out {Merc, cor.), ^become 
black; carious (Staph.); denuded of gum ; painful on 
touch of tongue. Dirty-gray discoloration. Pulsating 
jerking toothache, extending into ear and head ; worse at 
night (Ant. crud., Bell.), and from warmth ofbeol (Clem.). 
Aching at night, then general chilliness, with swelling of 
gums and salivary glands. **Gums painful to touch and 
on chewing ; swollen, spongy, receding from the teeth 
(Carb. v., Nitr. ac); edges whitish; bleeding ; foetid odor 
from the mouth {Am., Hep. s., Iodi., Kali nit., Nitr. ac, 
Kreos.); ulcerated; suppurating. Tongue *red and 
swollen (Bell.); **ulcerated; *black, with red edges (Ars.); 
** swollen, coated white {Ant. crud., Bry., Nux v.); *moist 
with intense thirst; ** swollen, flabby (Natr. ars.); show- 
ing impress of teeth on margin; **movement difficult; 
speech difficult on account of trembling of mouth and 
tongue; stammering (Caust., Hyos., Stram,). Gray 
patches on edges, dirty-yellow coat on upper surface. Ap- 
tho3 in the mouth (Borax, Hell., Hydras., Iodi.); bluish- 
red and spongy ; ulcers spread without penetrating the 



MERQURIUS. 495 

flesh. Stomatitis . * Inflammation and superficial ulcer- 
ation of the mucous membranes of the mouth (JVitr. ac.)< 
Salivary glands swollen and painful. ** Pro fuse saliva- 
tion (Aeon., Cinch., Euc, Iod., JVitr. ac); saliva foetid or 
tastes coppery. Taste sweetish (Ars., Bry., Coccus, 
Sulph.); especially bread; salty (Natr. mur.); ^metallic 
(Msc, Coccul., Coccus, Naja, Osin., Sulph.); slimy or pu- 
trid (Arn., Rhustox.). 

Throat.— *Uvula swollen and elongated. Syphilitic ulcers in 
throat and mouth. Painful dryness of the throat, with 
mouth full of saliva ; pressure on swallowing. Suppu- 
ration of the tonsils, with sharp, sticking pain in fauces 
when swallowing (Hep. s., JVitr. ac). * Angina, throat 
and fauces of a coppery-red color and swollen. Sensation 
as if something (an apple-core) were sticking in the throat. 
Throat constantly dry ; pain as if tight posteriorly; 
with pressure on swallowing, yet constantly obliged to 
swallow, because the mouth is always full of saliva. In- 
ability to swallow liquids, which return through the nose 
(Lye). *Glands swollen (Arum., Aur., Baryt. c, Calc. c, 
Sil.). 

Stomach. — Excessive huuger or complete loss of appetite ; ap- 
petite only for bread and butter ; aversion to butter. Vio- 
lent empty eructations (Ipec, Phos., Yerat. alb.). Ex- 
tremely violent thirst (Aeon., Ars., Bry.). Hiccough. 
Nausea when coughing. Water collects in mouth, causing 
nausea and vomiting of a bitter substance. Pit of stom- 
ach burns ; swollen and sensitive to touch. Weak digestion, 
with continuous hunger. The stomach feels replete and 
constricted. 

Abdomen. — Stitches in hepatic region, interfering with breath- 
ing and eructations (Aeon., Ars., Bry., Chel., Cinch., Kali 
carb.. Nux v.). Region of liver swollen, sensitive, cannot 
lie on right side (Bry., Chel.). Abdomen hard, distended 
and painful (Ars., Calc. c, Cinch., Lach.). *Chronic atro- 
phy of the liver, with emaciation and desiccation of the 
body. Complete icterus (Chel., Nux v.). Pressive pain in 
abdomen, as from a stone (Ars., Bry.). Bruised feeling of 
intestines (Ferr., Nux. v.); cannot lie on right side. Violent 
colic, with cutting and stinging pains, as if caused by 



496 MERCURIUS. 

knives (Coni.), principally at night or in cool of evening; 
colic from cold (Dulc, Nux v.). Boring pain in right 
groin. Inguinal glands swollen or szoppurating (Calc. c, 
Nitr. ac, Thuja); circumscribed redness. Bubo. 

Stool and Anus. — Ineffectual urging to stool every moment, 
with tenesmus in the rectum; with protruding, painful 
sore haemorrhoids. Prolapsus ani. Burning pain in 
anus with soft stool. Weakness after stool. Griping in 
abdomen with constant desire for stool, but little is evacu- 
ated (Nux v.). Colic; burning cutting and tenesmus before, 
during, and after stool; chilliness between stools (Rheum). 
Colic and diarrhoea caused by evening air. Stools green 
or green mucus (Arg. nit., Ars., Bell., Ipec, Sulph.); 
**bloody; mucous and bloody (Canth., Nitr. ac); slimy; 
brownish; whitish-gray; acrid and burning fsecal matter 
(Ars., Sulph.)-, excoriating anus. Discharge of ascarides 
and lumbrici (Ferr., Spig., Sep.). 

Urinary Organs. — Burning in the urethra (Aeon., Ars., 
Canth., Coni.). Frequent desire to urinate, ivith scanty 
discharge (Apis, Coloc, Digit.), worse at night. Sudden 
irresistible urging to urinate, passing large quantities 
(Kreos.). Urine dark-red, turbid; deposits a sediment; 
acrid; dark -yellow, albuminous, mixed with blood. ° Gonor- 
rhoea; with phymosis ; chancroids; green painless dis- 
charge; worse at night (Merc. cor.). 

Male Organs.— * Total lo«s of sexual power (Agn., Arg. nit., 
Camph.). Emissions at night mixed with blood. °Ulcers 
on the glans with cheesy base (Hep. s., Nitr. ac), like raw 
meat, caseous coat on bases, margins everted. Painful in- 
flammation and swelling of the glans and prepuce. Drag- 
ging pains in testes and spermatic cord (Berb.). Feeling of 
coldness in the testicles (Berb., Caps., Sulph.). Testicles 
swollen, hard and shinning. 

Female Organs.— Menses too profuse, with anxiety and cone. 
Leucorrhoea always worse at night ; greenish discharge ; 
smarting, corroding, itching, burning after scratching 
(Alum., Coni., Phos., Puis.). Inflammation of the vagina, 
and still more of the external genitals, with rawness, 
smarting and excoriated spots (Carb. v.). Itching of the 
genitals (Canth., Coni.), worse from the contact of the 



MERCURIUS. 497 

urine. Prolapsus of the vagina. Mammae swollen, hard 
with ulcerative pains; suppuration (Coni., Hep. s.,Phytol., 
SiL). 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarse, rough voice ; burning rawness 
in larynx; fluent eoryza and sore throat. Shortness of 
breath, on ascending or walking (Aeon., Amm. c., Ars., 
Calc. c.); with suffocation. Asthma. Short, dry, fatigu- 
ing cough, principally in bed, in the evening or at night; 
caused by tickling in upper part of chest (Hyos., Phos.). 
Cough which sounds and feels as if everything in the chest 
were dry; with pain in chest and small of back (Bell., Bry., 
Phos.). Stitches in the chest (Aeon., Bry., Kali carb., 
Phos.); right side, extending through to the bach on 
sneezing and coughing (Sulph.); on stooping constricts 
the chest. °Bloody sputum in tuberculosis. Burning in 
chest extending to throat. Rush of blood to the chest. 
Sensation of dryness in the chest. °Suppuration of the 
lungs after haemorrhages, or after pneumonia. ** Con- 
striction of the chest. ^Emphysema of the lungs. 

Heart. — * Palpitation on slightest exertion (Staph.). 

Neck and Back.— * Swelling and inflammation of the glands 
(Baryt. c, Bell., Calc, Iodi.). Indurated lymphatics. 
Bruised pain in back and small of back. Sticking in 
small of bach on breathing . 

Limbs. — * Trembling of all the limbs (Coccul., Coni., Gels., 
Strain.), especially of hands and feet. ** Involuntary 
jerking in the limbs. ** Weakness and weariness in all 
the limbs ; unusual heaviness. Drawing and tearing in all 
the limbs (Bry., Coloc, Led., Lye, Sulph.), worse at night, 
in the warm bed ; with profuse sweat, which gives no relief. 
Cold hands and feet. 

Upper Limbs. — Tremor of the hands, with weakness; could 
neither feed nor dress himself. Cramp-like contraction of 
the hands and fingers. Scaling off and exfoliation of the 
finger nails. Moist itch-like eruption of the hands, with 
nightly itching ; bleeding rhagades. 

Lower Limbs. — Burning in the nates. Soreness between the 
thighs and genitals (Graph.). Swelling of the backs of the 
feet. Tearing in hip-joint and knee, worse at night; begin- 
ning suppuration. Heaviness. Weakness and giving way 



498 MERCUKIUS. 

in knees, could scarcely stand. Boring in periosteum of 
tibse. Drawing pain in tibia. 

Generalities. — ** Great weariness and prostration; ^trem- 
bling. * Involuntary trembling of the voluntary muscles, 
hands, tongue, etc. Hastiness in all motions. * Breath and 
whole body smell foul (Iod.). Paralysis agitans. All dis- 
charges acrid. (Edema of face, hands and feet, with ansemia. 
Whole body feels bruised, with soreness in all the bones 
(Arm). Peritonitis, then necrosis. Pains return in even- 
ing ongoing to bed and banish sleep (Colch., Iod., Mtr. 
ac, Plumb.). Restlessness and anxiety towards evening, 
could not remain sitting or in any one posture. * Bor- 
ing pains in the exostosis at night; bone pains (Aran.). 
Excitability and sensibility of all the organs (Cinch.). 
^Glandular swellings with or without suppuration (Hep. s., 
Graph., Nitr. ac). Cannot lie on the right side (Reverse, 
Phos.). 

Skin.— Skin dirty-yellow (Ferr., Iod.); jaundice (Cinch.). Itch- 
ing all over, worse at night when warm in bed (Alum., 
Clem., Mez., Puis., Psor., Sulph.). **Eruption of watery 
vesicles. Ulcers bleeding readily (Asaf, Hep. s., Mez., 
Sulph.), base lardaceous ; margins everted lihe raw meat. 
Ulceration very superficial and widespread. Flat, painless 
ulcers, pale, covered with phlegm-like pus; on the scalp, 
skin of penis, etc. °Primary and secondary syphilis (Nitr. 
ac); round, coppery, red spots shining through the skin. 
Herpetic and pustular eruptions, forming dry, scaly spots, 
or yellow crusts and acrid discharges. 

Sleep.— Excessive sleepiness day and night. ** Sleeplessness 
(Cimic, Cinch., Com). 

Fever.— Chilliness in open air; between diarrhoeic stools; in 
morning or in evening after lying down, as from cold water 
poured over one ; not relieved by warmth of stove. Alter- 
nations of chilliness and heat (Calc c, Coccul.). Attacks of 
heat at night (Cinch., Phos.). 

Sweat ** profuse at night (Cinch., Phos., Sulph.) on 
every motion (Calc. c, Phos., Hep. s., Sil.); cold and 
clammy (Ars., Camph.); fatty and oily (Bry.); **offensive 
(Arm, Ars., Carb. an., Sil.); stains linen yellow (Carls.). 
Sweat with all complaints, but giving no relief. 



MERCURIUS. 499 

Aggravation.— In the evening and at night; from heat of 
bed ; during perspiration ; in wet weather; in cold evening 
air ; in fall, with warm days and damp, cold nights ; during 
exercise ; from lying on right side. 

Conditions.— Young people affected more than old. 

Compare. — Amm. mur., Ant. tart., Ant. crud., Arg. met., Arg. 
nit., Ars., Aur., Bell., Calc. c, Cinch., Coni., Graph., Hep.s., 
Iodi., Lach., Lye, Mez., Natr. mur., Nitr. ac., Phos., Puis., 
Sil., Staph., Sulph., Tellur., Thuja. Merc, follows well after 
Bell., Hep. s., Sulph., Lach.; after Merc, follows Bell., Cinch., 
Dulc, Hep. s., Nitr. ac, Sulph. Merc, and Sil. do not follow 
each other well. — Hering. 

Antidotes. — Asaf., Aur., Bell., Carb. v., Cinch., Hep. s., Iodi., 
Kali. Lach., Lye, Mez., Nitr. ae., Staph., Sulph., Electricity. 

Mercurius Antidotes.— Ant. crud., Ars., Aur., Calc. c, Cinch., 
Cupr., Mez., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The therapeutic range of Mercury is so great, including, as 
it does, to a greater or less degree, almost every diseased condi- 
tion to which flesh is heir, it would be impossible to give a com- 
plete list of the individual pathological states in which it may 
be useful. Its most important uses are quite clearly outlined in 
the foregoing pathogenesis. It is a valuable remedy in syphi- 
litic affections. Primary syphilis for the so-called soft chancre 
or chancroid, the ulceration is superficial, with raw everted 
edges and a lardaceous or cheesy base. The drug may also be 
used in secondary syphilis, providing its use has not been 
abused in the primary stage. In this connection it should be re- 
membered that Mercury affects only the long bones, and as 
syphilis affects only the flat bones, the drug is rarely useful in 
syphilitic bone diseases, though it is an excellent remedy for the 
nightly bone pains. Valuable in syphilitic rheumatism. Chronic 
and subacute rheumatism, of non-syphilitic origin when the 
pains are aggravated at night from the warmth of the bed and 
sweat which affords no relief. Rheumatoid arthritis. Diseases 
of bones, especially periostitis of the long bones. Exostoses. 
An extremely valuable remedy in glandular swellings, with or 
without suppuration, but especially if suppuration is profuse 
(Sil.); in the former case dissipating the swelling and prevent- 



500 MERCURIUS. 

ing suppuration, in the latter checking the suppurative process. 
Cold swellings ; slowly suppurating abscesses. Inflammations. 
Valuable in the first stage of suppurative conditions in general 
after Bell, has failed to dissipate the local inflammation and 
pus is about to form ; it may absorb the products of inflamma- 
tion and bring about resolution. Dropsical conditions, with 
emaciation; from organic diseases of the liver (ascites); after 
scarlatina. Anaemia. General tremors. Paralysis agitans. 
Convulsions. Chorea. In all neuroses, especially chorea, Merc, 
may be indicated by the general cachexia and constitutional 
symptoms rather than by the nervous condition. Neuralgia, 
especially of the face, from cold, tearing pains, worse at night. 
Rheumatic catarrhal inflammations with disposition to sweat. 
Often useful in catarrhal conditions of the respiratory tract. 
Acute coryza, with much sneezing, fluent corrosive discharge, 
etc. Chronic nasal catarrh, acrid, offensive discharge of green 
mucus, bones of nose swollen and painful. Syphilitic ozoena. A 
valuable remedy in catarrhal or follicular tonsilitis or pharyn- 
gitis. Ulcerated throat. Syphilitic sore throat. Seldom use- 
ful in diphtheria. Chronic hoarseness. Aphonia, catarrhal or 
syphilitic. Chronic laryngitis. Laryngeo-tracheitis. Chronic 
bronchitis. Pneumonia, especially with hepatic symptoms. 
Lobular pneumonia of infants. Phthisis. Asthma. Valuable 
in many forms of eye disease. Catarrhal or scrofulous ophthal- 
mia. Purulent ophthalmia. Ophthalmia neonatorum. The 
pains are always worse at night, and the discharge excoriating. 
Ulcers of the cornea, vascular and surrounded by grayish opac- 
ity ; tendency to slough ; pus between the corneal layers, or in 
the anterior chamber. Ciliary blepharitis or retinitis caused by 
working over fires or forges. Blepharitis. According to Allen 
(op. cit. p. 701), the drug "is rarely useful in syphilitic inflam- 
mation of the eyes, as it has no power whatever to affect the 
iris," but it has been recommended by Hering and others for 
syphilitic iritis. Choroiditis. Keratitis. Episcleritis. Scleroti- 
tis. Inflammation and ulceration of meibomian glands. An 
invaluable remedy in catarrhal inflammation of the ear, both 
internal and external; also of the tympanum, involving the 
Eustachian tube; discharges offensive, purulent, excoriating; 
deafness; ringing, roaring and buzzing sounds in the ear; 
pain worse at night, etc. Catarrh of the ear from cold, moment- 



MERCURIUS. 501 

ary obstruction, better after swallowing or blowing the nose. 
Inflammation of the auditory canal, herpetic suppuration or 
ulceration, violent pain, worse at night. Polypus in external 
meatus ; also furuncles. Especially valuable for parotitis. Mer- 
curius is an important remedy in diseases of the digestive 
sphere. It is the chief remedy in dental periostitis ; teeth feel 
sore and elongated, pain worse at night, carious teeth; they 
turn black, become loose, the gums become soft and recede 
from the teeth, nightly pains. Unhealthy. Swollen, spongy, 
suppurating gums ; gums bleed easily. Ulcers on gums ; scor- 
butus. Glossitis. The most often used remedy in aphthous 
stomatitis ; especially indicated when there is salivation and 
foetid odor from the mouth. Pain, swelling and ulceration of 
salivary glands. Ptyalism. Chronic gastritis, with burning 
pain, swollen and sensitive to touch. Exceptionally valuable 
in diseases of the liver. Acute and chronic hepatitis. Chronic 
atrophy of the liver. Jaundice from gall-stones or duodenal ca- 
tarrh. Enlarged liver. Bilious colic. In most liver diseases the 
region is painful and sore, worse when lying on the right side, 
and frequently the characteristic tongue and other symptoms 
of Merc, are present. Gastro-enteritis. Catarrhal enteritis. 
with characteristic symptoms. Peri-typhlitis. Subacute coli- 
tis. Catarrhal diarrhoea from taking cold with colic, tenesmus, 
and acrid green mucous stools (green mucous stools without 
tenesmus, Merc. dulc). Green stools in teething children with 
colic and straining. Bilious diarrhoea. Dysentery, stools green 
or bloody mucus, violent tenesmus and burning pain, chilliness 
between the stools. Autumnal dysentery. Worms. A valua- 
ble remedy in nephritis ; urine albuminous, mixed with blood, 
bruised pain in small of back, worse at night, Albuminuria of 
pregnancy with other Merc, symptoms. Chronic cystitis. Gon- 
orrhoea, green, painless discharge, worse at night. Nocturnal 
enuresis. Impotence. Spermatorrhoea. Orchitis. Buboes. 
Venereal ulcers, having the peculiar Merc, characteristic. Her- 
pes prseputialis. Vaginal catarrh, rawness and smarting, 
green, corrosive leucorrhoea, worse at night. Ulcers, especially 
venereal, on external and internal genitals. Prolapsus of va- 
gina. Pruritus of vulva. Menorrhagia. Subacute ovaritis. 
Pelvic peritonitis and pelvic cellulitis, after Bell., pus about to 
form. Morning sickness of pregnancy. Mastitis, breasts hard, 



502 MERCURIUS CORROSIVUS. 

swollen with ulcerative pains; suppuration; favors evacuation 
of pus. Cancer of mammse* raw, sore feeling 1 . Useful in a vari- 
ety of skin diseases. Moist eczema. Vesicular eruptions. Her- 
pes. Herpes zoster. Moist intertrigo. Impetigo. Prurigo. 
Ulcers superficial and widespread, readily bleeding, cheesy base, 
everted edges like raw meat. Varicose ulcers. Erysipelas, sim- 
ple and phlegmonous; of new-born, scrofulous or syphilitic 
children. Variola, stage of maturation, with dysenteric symp- 
toms. May be useful in scarlatina or measles with general 
Merc, symptoms. Catarrhal and bilious fevers. Yellow fever. 
Intermittent and remittent fevers. Hectic fever, especially of 
children; irritative fevers. An important characteristic of 
Merc, in fevers as well as in other diseases is that there is usu- 
ally free perspiration, but it affords the patient no relief; rather 
aggravates. According to Hering, Merc, is "contra-indicated 
in typhoid fever, except for marked icteroid or scorbutic symp- 
toms." 



MERCURIUS CORROSIVUS. 

Synonym. — Mercurius Sublimatus Corrosivus. Bi-Chloride 
of Mercury. Mercuric Chloride. Common name. — Corrosive 
Sublimate. Preparation. — Corrosive sublimate is dissolved in 
Alcohol, one to ninety-nine, making the 2x dilution. Subse- 
quent dilutions with Alcohol. Triturations from the Salt. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The general action of Merc. cor. is essentially the same 
as of other Mercurial preparations, yet it offers peculiari- 
ties of its own, which are found in no other. It is, as the name 
indicates, a highly corrosive, irritating poison, acting pre-emi- 
nently upon mucous membranes with destructive energy, pro- 
ducing an intensely acute inflammation, rapidly tending to 
softening and gangrenous disorganization. Its irritant influ- 
ence also extends to the serous membranes, especially to the 
peritoneum. The most essential feature of Merc. cor. is the 
phagedenic tendency of all inflammatory' conditions. 



MERCUKIUS CORROSIVUS. 503 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Depressed; low spirited (Ign., Puis.). Ill-humored 
{Bry., Cham., Nil jc v.). Weakness of the intellect; stares 
at persons who talk to hirn, and does not understand them. 
Stupor and delirium. Coma (Bell., Op.). 

Head. — Congestion to the head and face, with burning of the 
cheeks (Aeon., Bell.). Violent frontal headache {Puis., 
Sang.). Pain, like a drawing in the periosteum of the 
skull. 

Eyes.— Pupils contracted (Phyos.) and insensible (Op.). Ex- 
cessive photophobia and acrid lachrymation (Ars., Euphr., 
Led.). Redness of the conjunctiva. Pains behind the eye- 
balls, as if they would be forced out. Lids everted, swollen, 
red, excoriated, burning, and smarting; edges covered with 
thick crusts or pustules (Merc, Sulph.). Tearing pain in 
bone and over left eye, near root of nose, and in other parts 
of bone. 

Ears.— Violent pulsation in the ears. 

Nose.— Swelling and redness of the nose (Bell., Merc). Fluent 
coryza; rawness and smarting in the nostrils (Amm. mur., 
Cepa, Hydras.). Frequent nosebleed. 

Face.— Countenance pale; anxious; as if exhausted. Face 
flushed ; red ; swollen ; puffy. Lips black ; excessively 
swollen and tender ; dry and cracked (Ars.); incrusted 
with a dry secretion. Stiffness of the jaws; soreness. 
°(Edematous swelling of the face ; paleness ; albuminuria. 

Mouth. — Teeth loose; pain and fall out (Merc). Sordes. Sore- 
ness in teeth and gums; aching at night. Gums swollen, 
and spongy ; bleed easily ; detached from teeth (Carb. v,, 
Cistus, Merc, JVitr. ac); ulcerated. Tongue coated with 
thick white mucus (Ant. cruel.), or dry and red (Bell.. Rhus 
tox.); excessively swollen and inflamed (Bell.); red with 
black coat; covered with a grayish white crust; moist 
edges, red ; pale dirty -yellow posteriorly and edges. Mouth 
inflamed; dry, burning and parched, as if scalded (Apis). 
Exudations and ulcers on the mucous membranes of mouth 
and throat. Accumulation of tenacious saliva, expecto- 
rated with difficulty (Kali bi.). Ptyalism. Salty (Ant. 
crud., Sulph.), or very bitter taste. Swallowing not so pain- 
ful as depressing the tongue. 



504 MERCUBIUS CORROS1VUS. 

Throat. — TJiroat intensely inflamed and sivollen, preventing 
swallozuing and threatening suffocation {Bell.). Violent 
burning pain in throat and oesophagus (Ars., Canth., 
Caps.); aggravated by slightest external pressure. Dry- 
ness of fauces. Dark-red color. Constriction. Difficult pain- 
ful swallowing, even of fluids. Uvula sivollen, elongated 
(Merc.) dark-red. External throat and glands of throat 
enormously swollen. Spasms of oesophagus and stomach 
on attempting to swallow a drop of liquid. Burning in 
oesophagus. 

Stomach.— Violent unquenchable thirst for cold water (Aeon., 
Ars., Bry.). Drink frequently regurgitates through the 
nose. Painful retching and vomiting. Incessant green 
bilious vomiting (Iris). Streaks of blood in matter vom- 
ited. Burning in stomach. Great distension and sensitive- 
ness in the epigastric region (Ars., Bell., Bry., Nux v., 
Lye.) to the slightest touch or pressure. 

Abdomen. — Stitches in the hepatic region (Aeon., Ars., Calc. 
c, Chel., Cinch., Coni., Kali c, Merc, Natr. inur., Nux v., 
Sep., Sulph.). Abdomen distended and very painful to least 
touch (Aeon., Bell., Cupr.). Bruised pain in abdomen 
(Ferr., Merc), especially in ca^cal region and over trans- 
verse colon. 

Stool and Anus. — Constant burning in rectum and anus (Ars., 
Canth.); during stool. Corrosive ichor oozes from anus, 
excoriating the parts (Carb. v.). Very distressing, per- 
sistent tenesmus and cutting colicky pains ; after stool 
burning and tenesmus of rectum and bladder; stools 
frequent, scanty, nothing but mucus tinged ivith blood 
(Canth.). Stool pasty, dark-green, bilious, blackish, offen- 
sive (Ars.). Constipation; tenacious faeces. 

Urinary Organs. — Tenesmus of the bladder (Canth., Caps., 
Colch.); urine suppressed (Aeon., Hyos., Stram.). Fre- 
quent urination ; passed in drops with much pain (Aeon., 
Bell., Canth.). Urine scanty, bloody; albuminous (Osm., 
Phos., Phyt., Plumb.) containing filaments, flocks or dark 
flesh-like pieces of mucus; epithelial cells of the tubuli 
uriniferi in a state of fatty degeneration. Gonorrhoea, at 
first thin, afterward thick, greenish, worse at night (Merc), 
burning, smarting urination (Can. sat.). 



MERCURIES CORROSIYUS. 505 

Male Organs.— Penis and testes enormously swollen (Ars.). 
°Chancres assuming a phagedenic appearance, and secret- 
ing a thin, ichorous pus. 

Female Organs.— Intense inflammation of the vulva. Pain- 
ful glandular swellings about the nipple. 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness or aphonia, burning, cut- 
ting and stinging in the trachea; tightness across the chest ; 
influenza (Osm.). Difficult respiration. Spasm of the glot- 
tis when swallowing. Cough, with expectoration of mucus 
tinged with blood. Stitches shoot through the thorax 
(right side) . 

Pulse.— Small, intermittent, irregular (Kali c, Natr. mur.); 
rapid. 

Limbs.— Lassitude in all the limbs ; trembling. Stitches in hip- 
joint, better on motion. 

Generalities. — Lies on the bach with hnees bent up. Great 
debility ; trembling (Calc. c, Cinch.). Convulsive twitch- 
ings and contractions (Cic, Ign.). Glandular swellings 
Baryt., c, Calc. c, Graph., Iod.). Drawing pains in peri- 
osteum (Xitr. ac). General anasarca (Ars., Apis, Apoc). 

Sleep.— Frequent yawning and stretching. Sleepless at night; 
starting from sleep (Ars., Bell., Eyos., Strain.). 

Fever.— Chilliness from slightest exertion {Calc. c, Hep. s., 
Lye, Phos., Sil.). Surface cold and covered with profuse 
perspiration, especially on forehead { Camph., Verat. alb.). 
Great heat of the skin {Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry.); at night 
with anxiety, preventing rest. Clammy, cold perspiration 
(Ars., Camph., Merc); offensive, toward morning. 

Aggravation.— In evening and at night; in open air; from fat 
food ; from motion. 

Amelioration.— While at rest. 

Compare— Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry., Canth., Cepa, Lach., Natr. 
mur., Nitr. ac, Sulph. 

Antidotes— Hep. s., Xitr. ac, Sil. To large doses: white of 
an egg. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Merc. cor. is mostly used in the treatment of acute inflam- 
mations, especially of mucous membranes, characterized by 
great violence. It is invaluable in inflammatory conditions of 
the eye and lids. Ophthalmia, catarrhal, scrofulous, syphilitic 



506 MERCURIUS CORROSIVUS. 

or gonorrhoeal, characterized by intense inflammation and 
swelling, extreme pain and photophobia and acrid lachryma- 
tion. Ophthalmia neonatorum, with acrid discharges; caused 
by syphilitic or gonorrhoeal leucorrhcea. Blepharitis scrofu- 
losa. Phlyctenulse ; deep ulcers on the cornea. Iritis, espe- 
cially if syphilitic; pains severe; worse at night. Kerato- 
iritis. Episcleritis. Retinitis albuminurica ; also with tearing 
in the eyebrow ; bones tender. Retinitis hemorrhagica. Choroi- 
ditis. Sclerotitis. Hypopyon occurring in abscess of cornea or 
iritis. Fluent coryza with excessive rawness, smarting and 
burning, acrid mucous discharges, nose swollen and very sore. 
Ozoena, gluey discharge; drying up in posterior nares; much 
burning ; ulceration ; perforation of septum. Facial neuralgia. 
Inflammation of the gums, purple color, spongy, ulcerated, 
gangrenous tendency. Violent glossitis, tongue excessively 
swollen, so that it cannot be protruded. Stomatitis with in- 
tense burning pain. Pharyngitis, intense, throat dry, swollen, 
dark red, violent burning pains, difficult swallowing, constric- 
tion, suffocation. Oesophagitis, burning pains. Diphtheria, 
intense, rapid, destructive. Inflammation of uvula and arch 
of palate, swollen, dark-red, burning. Chronic dyspepsia, with 
distension and soreness of epigastrium, burning pains. Hepa- 
titis. Useful in various forms of partial peritonitis, with tend- 
ency to the formation of an abscess, sore, burning pains, etc. 
Colonitis, especially of transverse and descending colon, burn- 
ing pains. Typhlitis. Proctitis. Periproctitis, abscess about 
to form. Merc. cor. is the remedy oftenest indicated and most 
useful in what might be termed a typical dysentery, character- 
ized by Scanty stools of pure mucus tinged or streaked with 
blood, and extreme persistent tenesmus and burning pains, and 
frequently also great tenesmus of the bladder. The drug may 
also be useful when the stools are of a different character, as 
noted in the pathogenesis, if the violent tenesmus is present, 
which is the chief indication. A very useful remedy in severe 
cases of cystitis with violent tenesmus and burning, resembling 
Canth. Acute nephritis, urine scanty and albuminous ; with vio- 
lent cystic symptoms. Albuminuria; after diphtheria or in 
Bright's disease; acute early stages. Gonorrhoea, with thick, 
greenish discharge, and intolerable burning and smarting dur- 
ing urination. Venereal ulcers in both sexes, assuming a phage- 



MERCUBIUS IODATUS FLATUS. 507 

denic appearance, and secreting a thin, ichorous pus. Intense 
inflammation of the vulva, with violent burning, destructive 
tendency. Pelvic peritonitis, especially pelvic cellulitis, abscess 
about to form. Avery useful remedy in catarrhal hoarseness 
and aphonia. Violent influenza, with burning, stinging, cutting 
pains in larynx and trachea, tightness across the chest. Bron- 
chitis. General dropsy especially from kidney disease. Gland- 
ular swellings. May be useful in diseases of bones, character- 
ized by rapid destruction of tissue forming abscesses, with the 
usual symptoms indicating the drug. Condylomata. Ulcers 
which perforate and become phagedenic. 



MEROURIUS IODATUS FLAVUS. 

Synonyms. — Protoiodide of Mercury. Mercurius Iodide. 
Common name. — Yellow Iodide of Mercury. Preparation. — 
Triturations, which should be protected from the feht. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The Iodide of Mercury acts especially upon the glands and 
mucous membranes of the throat, after the manner of other 
Mercuries, though partaking somewhat of the action of Iodine. 
In the Biniodide this latter action preponderates, while the 
action of the Protoiodide more closely resembles that of 
Mercury. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Headache on the top of the head, or on the right side. 
Dull headache on awaking in the morning. Dull frontal 
headache, with pain in the root of the nose (Kali hi., Xatr. 
ars.). Itching of the scalp (Graph., Nitr. ac, Sulph.). 

Nose.— Shooting pain at root of nose. 

Face.— Dull aching and soreness in the bones of the face. 

Mouth.— Tongue coated bright-yellow; tip and edges red. Base 
of tongue covered with a thick, dirty-yellow coating 
(Chin, sulph.), especially on rising in the morning. 



508 MERCURIUS IODATUS FLAVDS. 

Throat.— Much tenacious mucus in throat; hawking causes 
gagging. Burning in the throat (Ars., Caps., Canth., Merc, 
cor.). Fauces and pharynx red and inflamed ; tonsils swol- 
len; especially the right ; pain on swallowing ; sensation 
of a lump as if swollen (Bell.). Posterior wall of phar- 
ynx dotted with patches of mucus and small spots, which 
look ulcerated. 

Stool.— Tough, almost like putty, with much straining. Stools 
thin, light-yellowish brown, frothy ; soft, copious, dark. 

Generalities.— Fain tness, wants to lie down (Nux m.). Has 
troublesome itching over the whole body ; worse at night, 
especially while in bed. Glands swollen and indurated 
(Merc). °Milk crust in children of a syphilitic taint. 

Aggravation.— Most symptoms appear at night in bed. From 
passive motion ; during rest on right side. 

Amelioration.— During the day; in the open air; from active 
motion. 

Compare.— Bell., IocL, Kali bi., Lach., Merc, Nitr. ac,Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Mostly useful in sore throat, especially in the so-called 
diphtheritic sore throat or follicular tonsilitis, usually worse 
on the right side, or beginning on the right side, glands not 
greatly swollen. May be useful in mild cases of diphtheria with 
little glandular swelling (glands much swollen the biniodide of 
Merc, is better), but is never useful in malignant forms of the 
disease. Sometimes useful in chronic nasal catarrh, the poste- 
rior nares being most affected. Catarrh with shooting pains at 
root of nose and along frontal sinuses. Ulcers on cornea, some- 
times commence at margin and extend over whole cornea. 
Syphilitic iritis. Pustular conjunctivitis. Ciliary blepharitis, 
especially syphilitic. Hard chancres, given at once may pre- 
vent secondary symptoms. Painless chancres, with swelling of 
inguinal glands; not disposed to suppurate. Yellow leucor- 
rhcea, especially of young girls and children. 



MEKCUEIDS IODATUS RUBEB. 509 



MEROURIUS IODATUS RUBER. 

Synonyms. — Biniodide of Mercury. Mercuric Iodide. Com- 
mon name. — Ked Iodide of Mercury. Preparation. — Tritura- 
tions. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind..— Low-spirited ; disposed to cry (Ign., Natr. mur., Nujc 
m., Puis., Rhus to jo.). Ill-humored in the morning. 

Head.— Vertigo. Sensation as if bound by a tight cord in fron- 
tal region (Iod., Merc). Heat and pulsation in vertex, es- 
pecially in evening. Aching in the bones of the head, chiefly 
occipital. 

Eyes.— Inflammation, with burning. Albuginea inflamed and 
painful. 

Ears.— Itching in both ears (Baryt. c, Hep. s., Sulph.). Swell- 
ing of parotid and neighboring glands (Iodi.). 

Nose. — Coryza, nose hot, swollen; much sneezing and running 
from the head (Aeon., Merc, Sang.); hoarseness. Whitish- 
yellow or bloody discharge; affection of posterior nares, 
with raw sensation; nasal bones diseased; turbinated 
bones swollen. Hawks mucus from posterior nares. Crusty 
eruption on wings of nose. 

Mouth. — Lips slimy and sticky on waking. Profuse flow of 
saliva, and aching of teeth in lower jaw (Merc). Taste 
bitter. 

Throat. — Much phlegm in the throat and nose ; hawks it out. 
Sensation of a lump in the throat {Bell.), with disposition 
to hawk it out ; hawks up a hard, greenish lump. Inflam- 
mation and swelling of left tonsil, velum elongated caus- 
ing cough, next day both tonsils involved. Painful swell- 
ings of tonsils and submaxillary glands. °Diphtheritic 
patches, and superficial ulcers in the throat (JVitr. ac.). 

Stomach. — Pain in the epigastrium on pressure. 

Urinary Organs. — Increased flow of urine (Apis, Apoc). 
°Hard, red swelling in front of prepuce, and painless hard 
chancre in the center. °Sarcocele of left testicle ; syphilis. 
°Bubo, discharging for years ; indolent chancre. 



510 MERCURIUS IODATUS RUBER. 

Respiratory Organs.— Constriction across the chest. Catch- 
ing pain under right breast. Sticking pain in heart. 

Skin. — Pustules, with inflamed base, sore to touch; itching 
slightly scab over, but pus oozes. 

Sleep.— Frightful dreams. 

Fever.— Shivering, then feverishness, copious sweat at night. 
°Fever with grippe. 

Compare.— Bell., Lach., Merc, Mez., Mtr. ac, Kali bi., Iodi. 
Bell, follows well in scarlet fever. 

Antidotes.— See Merc, and Iodi. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

This drug is a valuable remedy in sore throats, its action 
resembling the protoiodide. It differs in that the inflamma- 
tion is worse on the left side, or, at least, begins on the left side, 
there is more glandular swelling and more fever and headache. 
Not so often useful in follicular tonsilitis as the protoiodide, 
but more often useful in true diphtheria, especially with great 
glandular swelling. During course of malignant scarlatina, 
swelling of parotids and neighboring glands ; fauces and tonsils 
covered with large foetid ulcers, etc. Scrofulous ophthalmia ; 
granulated lids ; ulceration of cornea. Diphtheritic conjuncti- 
vitis. Old cases of granular lids and pannus. Colds in the 
head, acute coryza. Nasal polypus. A valuable remedy in 
syphilitic ulcers. Bubo. Hunterian chancre. Old cases of 
syphilis, particularly in persons of lax fibre, scrofulous, and in 
those who have taken much Mercury. Sarcocele. Inflamma- 
tions, erosions and ulceration of the os and cervix, especially of 
syphilitic origin. Yellow corrosive leucorrhoea. Chronic metri- 
tis. Laryngitis. Laryngeal phthisis. Goitre. Grippe, with 
fever, headache, giddiness, furred tongue. Bronchial catarrh. 



MEZEREUM. 

Synonym. — Daphne Mezereum. Natural order. — Thyme- 
laceae. Common name. — Spurge Olive. Habitat. — A small 
shrub, native of Northern and Central Europe. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the fresh bark. 



MEZEREUM. 511 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the skin and the mucous membranes 
of the genito-urinary organs, and the alimentary tract, produc- 
ing a high degree of irritation, which results in innammatiou of 
the mucous membranes, and in characteristic eruptions of the 
skin. It also act sin a similar manner upon the long bones and 
the periosteum of the jaw, resembling the action of Mercury 
and also the syphilitic poison. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Hypochondriac and despondent (Natr. carb., Nux v.); 
everything seems dead and nothing makes a vivid impres- 
sion on his mind. Inclination to weep (Natr. mur., Puis., 
Ign.). Vexed and angry at trifles (Bry., Cham.). Men- 
tal dullness and distraction ; thinking difficult; unable to 
recollect (Natr. mur.). 

Head.— Dullness of head, as if intoxicated, and as if he had 
been up all night (Coccul., Nux m., Puis.). Pain in bones 
of skull; aggravated by touch. Headache in temples and 
sides of head after exertion and from talking much. Vio- 
lent headache ; head painful on slightest touch after vex- 
ation, pressive headache from root of nose into forehead 
(Kalibi.). Stupefying pain through right hemisphere of 
brain to forehead. Pressive pain, from within outward, in 
left temple. Boring in the bones of the occiput. Head 
covered with a thicJc leathery crust, under which pus col- 
lects and mats the hair (Graph., Psor.). Itching of the 
scalp, better from scratching. Elevated, white, chalk-like 
scabs, with ichor beneath, breeding vermin. Dry scurf on 
the scalp; dandruff (Bad., Canth.). 

Eyes.— Eyes hot, inflamed; conjunctiva injected, dirty-red: 
pressive pain and a sensation of dryness. Pressing and 
tearing pain in eyes. Smarting, compelling rubbing. Ob- 
stinate tivitching of the muscles of the left upper lid. 
Lachrymation, with smarting in the eyes (Ars., Euphr.) 
Inclination to wink (Croc, Euph.); to close the eyes 
(Caust., Gels.). Itching of margins of lids and skin near 
the nose. 

Ears. — Sensation as though air ivere distending the right 



512 MEZEREUM. 

external meatus; afterward in left; as if roaring would 
occur; with stopped sensation. Itching behind the ears. 

Nose. — Catarrh, with discharge of yellow, thin at times, bloody 
mucus, making the nostrils sore; soreness and burning of 
upper lip. Pressing asunder pain in root of nose, in morn- 
ing, with pain in temples on touch. Dryness of the nose 
and diminished smell. Frequent sneezing, with fluent 
coryza. 

Face. — Violent tearing pains in the face, especially on left side. 
Cramp-like and stunning pressure in zygomatic process. 
Violent, frequent jerking and twitching of the muscles of 
the right cheek. Lips swollen, dry ; scaly externally ; pain- 
ful, sore and burning (Ars.). Dryness of the tongue. In- 
flammatory redness of face, with fat, moist eruption. 
Child scratches the face continually , which becomes cov- 
ered with Mood ; itching worse at night (Merc.)] tears off 
scab, leaving raw spots, on which fat pustules form. The 
ichor from scratched face excoriates other parts. 

Mouth. — Pains in carious teeth (Merc). Hollow teeth decay 
very rapidly. Boring toothache, extending into bones of 
jaw, malar bones and temples. Teeth feel blunt and elon- 
gated; on biting on them and from fresh air. Violent 
bztrning in tongue and mouth, extending to the stomach 
(Ars., Canth., Caps.). 

Throat. — Burning in the throat, pharynx and, oesophagus 
(Ars., Canth., Caps., Merc. cor.). Irritation in fauces caus- 
ing dry fatiguing cough. Sensation as if the throat were 
full of mucus. Dryness, heat, scraping and rawness in the 
fauces (Ar£. met., Arg. nit., Arum., Nux v.). 

Stomach.— Great hunger or loss of appetite. Hunger at noon 
or in evening. Frequent empty and tasteless eructations. 
Nausea in the throat : bitter vomiting. Burning in pit of 
stomach {Ars., Camph., Canth., Lob.), on pressure, with 
pain. Pain in epigastric region, evening and night, worse 
by paroxysms. Burning pressure extending transversely 
at intervals, worse from pressure. 

Abdomen. — Dull pain in region of spleen. Stitches in left 
hypochondrium. Loud flatulence; much offensive flatus 
passing (Aloe, Bry., Graph.). Burning and heat in the ab- 
domen (Aeon., Ars., Canth.). 



MEZEREUM. 513 

Stool and Anus.— Stitches in the rectum. Biting sore pain in 
anus on walking, and burning in rectum. Itching in the 
anus (Alum., Ars., Cina, Cham., Sulph.). Constipation 
(Alum., Calc. c, Bry. Xux v., Op., Sulph.). Stool soft, 
brown, sour, fermented; containing small, white shining 
grains. 

Urinary Organs.— Discharge of a few drops of blood after 
urinating. Sore pain in urethra, on touch, when urinating. 
Biting burning in forepart of urethra at close of micturition. 
Urine hot, with reddish sediment (Bell., Kreos.); bloody. 

Male Organs.— Itching of the glans penis (Sulph.). Heat and 
swelling of the penis. Fine, pricking stitches in the penis 
and tip of glans penis. Swelling of scrotum and testicles. 

Female Organs.— Menses too soon, profuse and long-lasting. 
Leucorrhoea like the white of an egg (Amm. mur., Calc. 
phos., Borax, Boris.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness, with cough and rawness 
of the chest {Canst., Nux m., Phos.). After eating, must 
cough till he vomits. Violent cough when lying down 
(Coni., Puis.). Violent inclination to cough, low down in 
the trachea; cannot loosen anything by the cough. Con- 
striction and contracting pains transversely across the 
chest. Stitches in the chest (Bry., Kali curb.). 

Pulse.— Pulse intermittent (Coni., Digit., Natr. mur.); full 
tense, hard. 

Neck and Back.— Pain from stiffness of nape and external cer- 
vical muscles; in right side of neck and throat, worse on 
motion. Bheumatic pains in scapular muscles; they feel 
tense and swollen, preventing motion. 

Limbs.— Trembling of the limbs (CoccuL, Coni., Gels.). Pains 
• in periosteum of long bones, especially the tibiae, worse at 
night and in bed; least touch intolerable; worse in damp 
weather; °syphilis (Merc). 

Upper Limbs.— Tearing pain in right shoulder joint, as if it 
would be torn asunder. Sore sensation in right axilla?. 
Finger ends powerless, cannot hold anything. Paralysis 
of flexors. ' 

Lower Limbs. — Jerking pain in hip-joint, also in knee. Pains 
in bones of thigh and leg. Sudden sprained pain below 
right nates when walking. Violent pains in bones of feet ; 



514 MEZEREUM. 

in bones of instep, worse when walking. Pain in ball of 
little toe. Burning pain in left tibia. Pain in tibia as if 
periosteum would be torn off after midnight. 

Generalities.— Feeling of great lightness of the body (Asar.). 
General sick feeling. Hot, jerking stitches in various parts 
of the body. Joints feel bruised and weary, as if they would 
give way. °Bones inflamed, swollen (Asaf., Hep. s., Kali 
bi., Staph.), especially shafts of cylindrical bones; caries, 
after abuse of Mercury. Sensitiveness to cold air. 

Skin. — Usual liver spots on chest and arms become dark and 
desquamate. Bed rash, itching violently; worse in bed, 
from touch ; burning and change of place after scratching 
(Alum., Merc, Sulph.). Cutaneous ulcers form over bony 
protuberances. Ulcers, easily bleeding (Asaf., Hep. s., 
Sulph.), sensitive, painful at night (Merc.); thick whitish 
yellow scabs, under which thick, yellow pus collects; 
burning, itching vesicles around the ulcers (Hep. s., 
Merc). Skin covered with elevated white scabs. 

Sleep. — Irresistible sleepiness (Ant. tart., Apis, jYux m.). 
Yawning and stretching. 

Fever. — Constant chilliness over the whole body (Puis.). Cold, 
with no desire for warmth; nor dread of open air; great 
thirst. Violent hot fever. 

Conditions. —One side of the body generally affected. Phleg- 
matic temperament. 

Compare.— Anac, Ars., Bell., Bry., Calc. c, Ign., Iodi., Lye, 
Merc, Nitr. ac, Nux v., Phos., Puis., Phyt., Rhus tooc., 
Sep., Sulph., Zinc. 

Antidotes. — Acet. ac, Bry., Calc. c, Camph., Nux v., Merc, 
Rhus tox., Mucilaginous Drinks, Milk, etc. 

Mezereum Antidotes.— Merc, Nitr. ac, Phos., Spirituous 
Liquors. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Mezereum is in the treatment of syphilitic 
(especially after the abuse of Mercury) and scrofulous affec- 
tions, especially diseases of the periosteum and bones, and of 
the skin. Periosteal inflammation of the shafts of long bones, 
particularly of the tibiae soreness and swelling, burning pains 
worse at night, worse in damp weather; syphilitic. Periostitis 



MEZEREUM. 515 

of the lower jaw. Periosteal rheumatism. Rheumatic neu- 
ralgia, flying- stitching pains along bones, worse at night. 
Exostoses. The skin symptoms of Mezereum are important. 
It is a valuable remedy in herpetic and eczematous erup- 
tions of the nature described in the above pathogenesis. 
The chief characteristics is the moist vesicular eruption 
with the exudation of much thick purulent matter, over 
which thick scabs form, the intolerable itching and burning 
worse from scratching, and the aggravation at night and from 
heat. This eruption may occur on any part of the body, but 
more especially upon the face and chin and on the scalp. Tinea 
capitis. Pityriasis. Ulcers of a nature already described. Her- 
pes zoster, with severe neuralgia and burning pains, worse at 
night and from warmth of bed. Mezereum is a valuable remedy 
in neuralgia, especially following eruptions or after the abuse of 
Mercury. Neuralgia, especially intercostal, after zona. Ciliary 
neuralgia, the pains radiate and shoot downwards, cold feeling, 
as though cold air were blowing in the eye, bones diseased ; also 
after operations, especially removal of the eyeball. Facial neu- 
ralgia, involving the eye, cheek and teeth, intolerable tearing 
pains, worse at night and from .heat, bones of face sore, parts 
feel numb after the pain. Aching in carious teeth, they feel 
blunt and elongated (see symptoms). Chronic inflammation 
of the ear, after suppressed eruption, abuse of Mercury, or in 
cases where Merc, was indicated, but did no good. Catarrh, 
scrofulous (see symptoms). Syphilitic ozoena. Syphilitic sore 
throat, burning sensation and raw pain extending from phar- 
ynx halfway down oesophagus, also involving- the larynx, with 
hoarseness, etc., sometimes ulceration. Gastric catarrh with 
burning and pressure. Ulcer of the stomach, with burning cor- 
roding pains as if the stomach were raw. Chronic diarrhoea 
with or following characteristic eruption, psoric diathesis. Has 
cured constipation, stools large and hard as a stone, feel as if 
they would split the anus, sometimes with prolapsus. Gonor- 
rhoea. Gleet, with watery mucous discharge, sometimes with 
bloody urine, and other symptoms already given. Uterine 
ulcers, Avith albuminous, corrosive leucorrhoea and other symp- 
toms of the drug. 



516 MILLEFOLIUM. 



MILLEFOLIUM. 

Synonym. — Achillea Millefolium. Natural order. — Com- 
positae. Common names. — Yarrow. Milfoil. Habitat. — A com- 
mon perennial herb found growing in old fields, etc., in North 
America and Europe. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh 
leaves. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the spinal nerves, Millefolium exerts its action 
upon the venous capillaries, especially within the pelvis, where 
it gives rise to haemorrhages from the organs therein con- 
tained, and from the nose, and has proved curative not only in 
haemorrhages from the pelvic viscera, but also in haemorrhages 
from the nose and lungs, the flow in each instance being of a 
more active character than in Hamamelis. It also affects mu- 
cous membranes, causing irritation and slight congestion, 
gastric and abdominal pain, diarrhoea and enuresis. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Congestion to the head (Aeon., Bell.). Confused, dull 
headache. Slight throbbing in arteries of head and face. 
Dull pain in vertex. Sensation in right side of head, as if 
screwed together. 

Eyes. — Sensation of too much blood in the eyes. Inward pierc- 
ing pressing in eyes, to root of nose and sides of forehead. 

Ears. — Sensation of stoppage in the ears. 

Nose. — Nosebleed (Aeon., Bell., Bry., Ham.); also in conges- 
tions to head and chest. 

Face.— Sensation of heat, as if blood were rising to the head. 
Tearing pains in lower jaw. 

Mouth.— Rheumatic toothache, with diseased gums. Thirst; 
mouth dry. 

Stomach.— Eructations. Painful gnawing and digging in 
stomach, as from hunger (Ign., Puis., Sulph.). Sensation 
of fullness in stomach. Burning in stomach (Ars., Canth.,. 
Sulph.). 

Abdomen. — Pain in region of liver. Pain as from incarcerated 
flatulence: abdomen distended ; emission of offensive flatus. 



MILLEFOLIUM. 517 

Stool.— °Bloody discharges from the bowels ; tenesmus. Diar- 
rhoeic stools ; violent colic. °Haemorrhoids; profuse flow of 
blood (Erig., Euc, Ham.). 

Urinary Organs. — Bloody urine (Ars., Canth., Phos.). Fre- 
quent desire to urinate ; involuntary. °Catarrh of bladder 
from atony. 

Female Organs.— Menses suppressed or too profuse. °Uterine 
haemorrhages (Aeon., Bell., Erig., Ham., Sec); after great 
exertion ; with congestive headache. Leucorrhoea. °Lochia 
suppressed or too copious. 

Respiratory Organs. — °Coughwith frequent spitting of bright 
blood (Ferr., Ham.); oppression of chest; palpitation 
{Aeon.) in phthisis; suppressed haemorrhoids; suppressed 
menses (Bry., Ham., Puis.). Excessive accumulation of 
mucus in bronchi. In lungs, piercing pains ; stinging, bruised 
feelings. 

Heart and Pulse. — °Excessive palpitation and bloody sputum. 
°Ebullitions from coughing blood. Pulse accelerated and 
contracted. 

Generalities.— Piercing, drawing, tearing pains in the limbs. 
Congestions; haemorrhages; mucous discharges from 
atony (Helon.). °Wounds bleed profusely, especially from 
a fall. ° Effects of over-lifting or over-exertion. AVorse in 
evening and night; better during the day. 

Sleep.— Yawning without any weariness. 

Compare. —Arnica, Carb. v., Erig., Ham., Ipec, Sen. aur., 
Tril. 

Millefolium Antidotes.— Arum. mur. Coffee drank after Mille. 
causes congestion to head. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Especially useful in active (Ham., passive) bright-red haem- 
orrhages from the nose, lungs and bowels, and from the sexual 
organs of women, especially when resulting from atony, or from 
violent exertion. Resembles Aconite in haemorrhages, only 
lacking the anxiety of the latter. Bleeding haemorrhoids. 
Phthisis pulmonalis. Catarrh from atony. Painful varicose 
veins during pregnancy. 



518 MURIATICUM ACIDUM. 



MURIATIOUM ACIDUM. 

Synonyms.— Hydrochloric Acid. Hydrogen Chloride. Com- 
mon name. — Muriatic Acid. Preparation. — A solution in dis- 
tilled water (1-2) is called the Ix dilution. The 2x dilution is 
made with distilled water, the 3x with dilute Alcohol and 
subsequent dilutions with Alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the ganglionic nervous system, and through it 
upon the blood, the skin and the alimentary tract, especially 
the mouth and anus. Causes a morbid condition of the blood, 
increases its coagulability and renders it prone to disorganiza- 
tion. In the gastro-intestinal mucous membrane it produces 
inflammation, ulceration and causes grayish-white deposits. 
Its most essential feature is a low, adynamic condition, similar 
to that of low, putrid fevers. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Unconsciousness (Am., Bell., Op.); moaning. Irri- 
table, peevish, fretful; disposed to anger (Bry., Cham., 
Mux v.). 

Head.— Vertigo in the open air and unsteadiness while walking. 
Headache as if the brain were torn or bruised (Coff.). 
Heaviness in the occiput. Feeling of falling aslep and dead- 
ness. Tearing in right parietal bone. 

Ears.— Hardness of hearing. Over-sensitive to noise (Aeon., 
Bell., Lye). 

Nose— Coryza, with itching, tickling and sneezing. Nose- 
bleed. 

Face.— Pimples forming scabs on face, forehead and temples; 
whole face red ; °every summer. Margins of lips raw, and 
the skin dry and cracked. Burning in the lips (Aeon., Ars.). 
Lower jaw hangs down. 

Mouth— Tongue thick, bluish and covered with grayish-white 
membrane; or containing deep ulcers; with black bases; 
vesicles (Lye, Natr. mur.), with burning. Tongue heavy as 
lead, hinders speech (Lach.). °Tongue dwindles. Mucous 



MURIATICUM ACIDUM. 519 

lining f the lips and mouth inflamed, red, raw. painful, 
dotted with whitish points ; foetid breath ; stomatitis 
{Hydras.). 

Throat.— Mucous lining of throat and fauces deep, dark-red, 
swollen and burning; rawness and smarting; covered with 
grayish-white diphtheritic-like deposits (Merc, iod., Xiir. 
etc., Phyt.). Swelling of uvula; of tonsils. Much saliva 
that must be swallowed. Attempting to swallow produces 
violent spasms and choking. 

Stomach.— Appetite lost. Sensation of emptiness in the stom- 
ach and oesophagus not relieved by eating. 

Abdomen.— Fullness and distension of the abdomen (Cinch.. 
Hep. <?.). Cramp-like pains in the abdomen. 

Stool and Anus.— Prolapsus ani while* urinating. Haemor- 
rhoids protruding (Calc. c, Lach., Puis.): like a bunch of 
grapes {Aloe), swollen, blue, with burning soreness. Smart- 
ing in rectum and anus with soft stool. Stool difficult, as 
from inactivity of the bowels (Alum.): thin, watery, invol- 
untary while urinating (Hyos.); followed by smarting and 
burning in the anus. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent and profuse urination (Apis, 
Apoc, Arg. met.). 

Male Organs.— Impotence (Agn., Cinch,, Camph.). 

Female Organs.— Menses too early and too profuse (Calc. c). 
c Uleers in genitals, with putrid discharge, much sensitive- 
ness and general weakness. 

Respiratory Organs.— Deep respiration, sighing and groan- 
ing. 

Pulse.— Pulse rapid and very feeble ; and small. 

Generalities.— Tearing pains in the limbs during rest, better 
from motion. Weakness of the thighs, causing a tottering 
gait. All joints feel as if bruised. Excessive prostration. 
°Great debility, as soon as he sits down his eyes close: the 
lower jaw hangs down; slides down in bed ; typhus fever. 
Coldness of the extremities. Great sensitiveness to damp 
weather. Paralysis of tongue and sphincter ani. 

Sleep.— Frequent waking at night : anxious dreams, 

Skin.— Scabby or scurfy eruptions. Painful putrid ulcers (lower 
legs), with burning in their circumference. Ulcers painful, 
deep, putrid ; covered with scurf. 



520 MURIATICUM ACIDUM. 

Conditions.— Black hair and dark eyes. 

Compare. — Amm. carb., Ars., Arum tri., Bapt., Ca\c, c.,Carbol. 

ae., Lye., Nitr. ac, Phos., Puis., Rhus tojc., Sep., Sulph. 

It follows well after Rhus and Bry. 
Antidotes. — Bry., Camph. To large doses: Carbonate of Soda, 

Lime or Magnesia ; Sapo Medicinalis. 
Muriaticum Acidum Antidotes.— Op. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Muriatic acid is especially adapted to low adynamic con- 
ditions, typhoid states with involuntary discharges, sliding 
down in bed, sordes on teeth, etc., low, putrid fevers, typhus, 
malignant diphtheria, malignant scarlatina (compare Bapt., 
Rhus tox.). Low types of remittent fever. Great debility fol- 
lowing low fevers, as soon as he sits down his eyes close; lower 
jaw hangs down; slides down in bed. A valuable remedy in 
apthous sore mouth of infants: also after long-continued debil- 
itating diseases. Ulceration of the tongue and mouth, deep 
ulcers with black bases, bleeding easily, tendency to slough. 
Malignant ulcer of the tongue (epithelioma), has a bluish color, 
also surrounding parts. Ulcers in throat of similar character. 
Gangrenous angina. Useful in diphtheria, fauces dark-red, 
swollen, thin excoriating discharge from the nose, tough, foetid 
phlegm in throat, great prostration and typhoid symptoms be- 
fore mentioned. Cirrhosis of the liver. Hernia. Haemorrhoids 
protruding, blue or dark-purple, especially in pregnant women 
or in feeble children who are suffering from gastric atony, mus- 
cular debility and threatened marasmus. Diarrhoea, thin, 
watery offensive, especially in debilitated and typhoid states. 
Dysentery, with typhoid symptoms. Involuntary stools while 
urinating (Hy os.). Scorbutic affections. Papular and vesicu- 
lar eruptions. Carbuncles with low states of the system. Putrid 
offensive ulcers, with burning at their circumference, covered 
with scurf, especially on lower extremities. 



MYBICA CERIFERA. 521 



MYRICA CERIFERA. 

Natural order.— Myricacese. Common names.— Bayberry. 
Wax Myrtle. Habitat.— \n indigenous plant growing in great 
abundance along the sea shore and also near Lake Erie. Prep- 
aration,.— Tincture from the fresh bark of the ropt. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts prominently upon mucous surfaces, more especially of 
the digestive tract, giving rise to catarrhal disorders of these 
parts. Its most notable action is upon the liver, where it 
causes a suspension of the biliary secretions, resulting in jaun- 
dice and its usual consequent phenomena. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Great despondency; dejected; irritable. Cannot con- 
centrate the mind on any subject. Dull, drowsy state. 

Head.— Vertigo, with dullness and drowsiness; with rush of 
blood to the head and face, on stooping: with nausea. 
Awakens with pain in forehead, temples and small of back ; 
better in the open air. Dull, heavy feeling over and in the 
eyes. 

Eyes.— Congested and yellow. Feel dull and heavy; also on 
awaking. Burn and tire easily when reading (Phos., Ruta, 
Sepia ); lids heavy (Coni., Gels.). 

Face.— Yellow color of the face; jaundice (Chel., Cinch.). Full- 
ness, with heat and throbbing, especially after being out in 
open air. 

Mouth.— Thick, yellowish, dark, dry and crusty coating on 
tongue, rendering it almost immovable. Foul, bad taste; 
cannot eat because of it; bitter, nauseous taste. Adhesive 
coating over buccal membrane; dry, scaly crusts on roof of 
mouth, that water scarcely moistens or dissolves. Mouth 
dry ; thirst ; water relieves only partially for awhile. 

Throat.— Stringy mucus in throat; detached with difficulty. 
Throat and nasal organs filled with an offensive, tenacious 
mucus, detached with difficulty (Amm. carb., Nitr. ac, 



522 MYRICA CERIFERA. 

Phyt.), Pharynx dry; sore, as if it would crack, imped- 
ing and finally obstructing, deglutition. Slimy, glutinous, 
frothy mucus in pharynx ; even gargling scarcely detaches 
it ; causes disgusting taste, prevents eating. 

Stomach,— Hunger, yet full feeling, as after a hasty meal 
{Cinch., Lye). Loss of appetite; loathing of food. Full- 
ness and pressure, or weak, sinking feeling in stomach. 

Abdomen. — Dull pain in region of liver; fullness; drowsiness; 
debility ; mushy, clay-colored stools ; jaundice. Griping 
pains; rumbling; urging *fco stool; passing only flatus. 
Weak, faint feeling, as if diarrhoea would ensue. 

Stool. — Passing of much offensive flatus. Loose stools, mushy, 
with tenesmus and cramp-like sensation in umbilical region 
(Coloc). Stools light-yellow, mushy, clay-colored (Calc. 
a, Dol., Hep. s., Podo.); jaundice. 

Urine. — Beer-colored, with yellowish froth; pinkish-brown sedi- 
ment, scanty. 

Heart and Pulse.— Heart's impulse increased, but pulse sixty ; 
pulse feeble,, irregular. 

Neck and Back.— Dull aching, dragging, lassitude, headache. 

Generalities.— Slight nervous excitement and restlessness;. 
soon followed by a sick, debilitated sensation. General 
muscular lameness and soreness; lassitude; depression of 
spirits. 

Sleep.— Drowsiness; vertigo; semi-stupor. Restless, or sleeps 
soundly until toward morning; aw r akens generally feeling 
worse. 

Fever.— Chilliness on going out of doors ; slight aching in lum- 
bar region. Excited, feverish feeling, alternating with 
chilliness; warm sensation along spine, then chill and gen- 
tle sweat. Face hot and flushed. 

Skin. — Yellow jaundiced appearance; itching as from flea-bites. 

Aggravation. — From warmth of bed at night. 

Amelioration. — After breakfast ; in the open air. 

Compare.— -Chel., Digit., Podo. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Useful in catarrhal conditions of mucous membranes, 
mouth, pharynx, bile ducts, etc.; hepatic disturbances ; jaundice ; 
with symptoms already described. "Seems to affect the sys- 



NAJA. 523 

tern profoundly, and has proved curative in low states, with 
or without jaundice, when, with necessary debility, there is 
a viscous state of the mucous membranes, characterized by 
scanty tenacious, crust-forming secretions on tongue, and in 
mouth and pharynx.'' — Farrington. 



NAJA. 



Synonym. — Naja Tripudians. Class.— Eeptilia. Order.— 
Squamata. Family.— Elapidae. Common name— Cobra. Prep- 
aration. — The poison obtained by compressing the gland 
which secretes it, is triturated in the usual manner. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Xaja, like Lachesis and other serpent poisons, affects pro- 
foundly the cerebro-spinal system, the pneumogastric and 
glosso-pharyngeal nerves being most affected. Hence we have 
difficult respiration, cardiac oppression and the usual decom- 
position and fluidity of the blood, resulting in ecchymoses, 
haemorrhages and other general effects which result alike from 
all the serpent poisons. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 



Mind— °Suicidal insanity (Aur., Nux v.). AYandering of the 
mind. Sad and serious; irresolute; melancholia; makes 
himself wretched brooding over imaginary wrongs and mis- 
fortunes (Nux v., Ign.). Very forgetful; absent-minded 
(Anac., Apis, Carls., Nux m., Phos. ac). Insensible; loss of 
consciousness. 

Head— Confusion and dullness in head. Dull frontal headache. 
Severe throbbing and aching in temples. Heat and con- 
gestion in head. 

Eyes— Eyes fixed and staring (Bell., Strain.): wide open 
and insensible to light ( Op., Hyos., Strain.). Heaviness in 
eyelids (Coni., Gels., Natr. carb.j. Loss of the sense of 
vision. 

Nose.— Severe coryza, thin, acrid secretion ; nose sore, hot and 
swollen. 



524 NAJA. 

Face. — Pale, thin, haggard; greenish-yellow color; livid. 

Neuralgic pains in face, sometimes shooting to eye and 

temple. Lips dry, parched and cracked (Ars., Lach.), hot 

' and sore. Jaws firmly clenched (Cic, Ign., Hyos., Laur., 

JVzojc v.). 

Mouth.— Mouth wide open; tongue cold (Camph.). Gnawing 
toothache; gums hot, swollen and painful to touch. Tongue 
coated thick, yellow; white, dry, no thirst (Nux m.). 
Ulcers on frsenum. Great dryness of the mouth (Ars., Bry., 
Nux m.). Foaming at the mouth (Cic, Coccul., Cupr., 
Laur.). Taste insipid, bitter, sour, metallic (Coccul., .Esc, 
Merc). Loss of speech (Dulc, Caust., Gels., Hyos., Laur.). 

Throat.— Much mucus in throat. Pressure and gagging in 
throat. Roughness and scraping in throat. Grasping at 
throat, with sense of clicking (Aeon., lod.). Dryness and 
constriction of throat and fauces. Soreness and pricking in 
left side of throat. Stricture of the oesophagus; degluti- 
tion difficult or impossible. Dark-red color of the fauces 
(Alianth., Bapt,, Phyt,). 

Stomach. — Loss of appetite. Craving for stimulants, which 
aggravate the sufferings. Eructations ; heartburn. Nausea, 
with faint feeling; vomiting. Uneasy, disagreeable feeling 
in stomach, as from indigestion; pressure as from stones, 
after a meal {Ars., Bry., Nux v., Puis.). 

Abdomen.— Cutting, twisting, griping pains. Much flatulence, 
with rumbling and colicky pains. 

Stool.— Sudden urging to stool. Bilious diarrhoea. Constipa- 
tion. 

Urinary Organs.— Uneasiness and pressure in bladder. Urine 
deposits red sediment, mixed with mucus. 

Male Organs.— Increased sexual desire. Nocturnal emissions. 

Female Organs— Cram py pain in left ovary. Thin, whitish 
leucorrhoea. Secretion of milk decreased. 

Respiratory Organs.— Cough, with tightness and fullness in 
larynx. Irritation and tickling in larynx and trachea. 
Hoarseness: short, hoarse cough. Dry, hacking cough; 
blood spitting (Aeon., Ferr., Ham.). Inspiration very 
slow, shallow and scarcely perceptible ; labored and diffi- 
cult ; gasping for breath. Uneasiness and dull, heavy pain 
in chest. Lancinating pains, worse on deep inspiration 



NAJA. 525 

(Bry.). Asthmatic constriction of chest; followed by mu- 
cous expectoration. 

Heart and Pulse.— Feeling of depression and uneasiness about 
the heart. Severe pain in region of heart. Fluttering and 
palpitation of the heart. Audible beating of the heart 
(Spig.). Pulse slow and irregular in rhythm and force 
(Digit.); weak and thready; scarcely perceptible (Aeon., 
Ars.). 

Neck and Back.— Kheumatic pains in neck and back. Pain 
between the shoulders. Aching in loins. Acute pain in small 
of back; gnawing pain. 

Limbs.— Sudden prostration of strength in limbs. Rheumatic 
pains in limbs. 

Generalities.— Languor ; fatigue, torpor. °Organs seem to be 
drawn together, especially ovary and heart. Depression of 
both mental and physical powers. Symptoms worse from 
stimulants : better when walking in open air. 

Skin.— Creeping, itching, and tingling sensation in skin. Skin 
swelled, mottled, and of dark-purple livid color. Large 
pimples on inflamed base. Small white blisters on inflamed 
base, with much itching. °Gangrene. 

Sleep.— Yawning; great sleepiness. Restless, disturbed sleep. 
Vivid dreams. 

Fever.— Bod}' cold and collapsed (Carb. v., Camph.). Extremi- 
ties very cold ; icy coldness of feet (Tabac). Burning heat 
in face. Feels very uncomfortable, hot and feverish. Free 
perspiration. 

Compare.— Apis, Ars., Cact., Crot. tig., Hep. s., Lack., Merc, 
Nitr. ac., Phos., Rhus tox., Sulph., Spig. 

Antidotes.— Heat, Alcohol, Salt. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Xaja is useful in similar conditions with Lachesis. but not 
so generally employed: asthma: spasmodic croup; jaundice: 
angina pectoris: pericarditis; rheumatic carditis; neuralgia; 
neuralgia of left ovary, with palpitation and pain about the 
heart : organic disease of the heart ; chronic nervous palpita- 
tion of the heart : sympathetic, irritative cough, with organic 
diseases of the heart ; diphtheria, with symptoms similar to 
Lach., larynx invaded, threatening paralysis of the heart; ul- 



526 NATRUM ARSENIQATUM. 

cers ; hay fever, with asthmatic symptoms, after first stage has 
commenced to subside, parts feel dry, suffocative attacks, espe- 
cially when lying down or after sleeping (Lach.); hydrophobia; 
purpura. 



NATRUM ARSENICATUM. 

Synonym. — Sodium Arsenate. Common name.— Arsenate 
of Soda. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The action of Natr. ars. is especially upon mucous surfaces, 
where it causes irritation, congestion and subacute catarrhal 
inflammation. It also acts upon the blood to a limited degree, 
and interferes with nutrition, the patient becoming weak and 
emaciated. In its general action the drug resembles Natrum 
mur. more than it does Arsenic. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Nervous restlessness {Aeon., Ars., Camph.). Cannot 
concentrate mind ; dull, listless (Gels., Niljc v., Phos. ac.); 
forgetful (Anac, Apis). 

Head. — Confused feeling; head heavy, dull. Feeling of heat 
and fullness in whole head. Dull aching in frontal region 
and root of nose ; on awaking in morning; severe during 
day; indisposed to study or speak. Aching across brow 
over orbits and eyeballs. Fullness in forehead, with throb- 
bing in top of head (Bry.). Every motion jars the head 
(Bell.). 

Eyes. — Vision weakened; objects blur when he looks at them 
for a short time; eyes sensitive to light (Aeon., Bell., Merc., 
Sulpli.). °Eyes soon tire and pain when reading or writing 
(Myrica, Natr. mur., Phos., Ruta, Sep.). Feels as though 
he must close lids to protect the weak eyes. Lids disposed 
to close; cannot open them as wide as usual (Caust., Coni., 
Gels., Natr. carb.). Blood vessels of balls and lids much 
congested, whole orbital region swollen ; oedema of orbital 
region (Ars., Rhus tox., Phos.), especially of supraor- 



NATRUM ARSENICATUM. 527 

bital region {Apis, Kalic). °Congestion of conjunctiva 
from least exposure to cold or wind (Aeon.); conjunctiva 
dry and painful. Eyes smart as from wood smoke; smart- 
ing and lachrymation on going into open air. Inner sur- 
face of (lower) lids granulated. Edges chronically inflamed; 
morning agglutination. Aching through and over brows 
and orbits, and in temples on awaking. Eye symptoms 
worse in the morning, better towards evening. 

Nose. — Smell defective or lost. Patient feels stuffed up in nose 
and chest. Nose constantly stopped up, worse at night and 
in morning (Nux v.); must breathe at night with mouth 
open (A mm. carb.). Nasal discharge yellow, tough: also 
hawked up from posterior nares ; mucus drops from poste- 
rior nares (Hydras., Kali bi.). Pieces of hardened bluish 
mucus flow from nose, after which mucus membrane feels 
raw. Dry crust in nose; when removed blood follows. Na- 
sal mucous membrane thickened, can inhale air, but difficult 
to exhale. Compressive pain at root of nose and in fore- 
head; catarrh (Aeon., Kali hi., Merc. iod.). 

Face.— Face flushed and hot (Bapt., Bell.); feels puffed. Malar 
bones feel large, as if swollen. Swollen, (edematous; more 
orbital region (Ars., Apis, Rhustox.); worse mornings on 
awaking. 

Mouth.— Corners fissured ; also indurated. Muscles of masti- 
cation stiff, painful to move jaw. Tongue furred ; coated 
yellow ; deep-red, corrugated, anterior part fissured ; large, 
moist, fissured, flabby {Merc). 

Throat.— Fauces dry on swallowing and on inspiration, worse 
in morning and after a cold. Fauces and pharynx red and 
glossy. Tonsils, fauces and pharynx purplish and (edema- 
tous: patched with yellow mucus (Merc, iod.); °diphtheria. 
Uvula, tonsils and pharynx thickened; surface irregular, 
swollen, purplish-red, covered with yellowish-gray mucus, 
which is hawked out. 

Stomach.— Drinks often, but little at a time (Ars.,Hyos.); very 
thirsty, made worse by drinking. Belching and sour eruc- 
tations. Nausea, worse from cold drink of water. Vomits 
large quantities of sour water, worse after eating. Stom- 
ach feels sore ; warm things cause a sensation of burning, 
and can be felt entering stomach. Moderate dinner lies 



528 NATRUM ARSENICATUM. 

heavy {Lye, Nwjc v.); Feeling of fullness. Epigastrium ten- 
der, also sinking sensation. 

Abdomen. — Gas forms rapidly (Carb. v., Lye), worse only 
when bowels move; colic from flatus and before stool. 

Stool. — Alternate diarrhoea and constipation (Ant. crud., 
Cimic., Card, m., Nux v., Pod.). Stool thin, soft, dark, fol- 
lowed by burning at anus (Sulph.). Yellowish, watery ; co- 
pious, painless, hurries out of bed in morning (Sulph.); pre- 
ceded by colic, relived after (Coloc). 

Urinary Organs. — Dull aching in kidneys, with profuse urine. 
Sore feeling in region of bladder, worse while urinating. 
Urine copious, frequent, clear ; heat precipitates phosphates; 
contains some epithelial scales, casts and fat globules. 

Respiratory Organs.— Dark slate-colored, scanty mucus in 
larynx, detached with difficulty. Oppressed or stuffed sen- 
sation all day from larynx to bottom of sternum. Rough- 
ness and irritation in bronchi mornings, with slight cough. 
Lungs feel dry, as though smoke had been inhaled (Baryt. 
c, Brom.). Dry cough, with feeling of tightness and opres- 
sion in middle and upper third of chest. Chest feels full and 
oppressed ; worse during exertion and on full inspiration. 
Sharp, quick pain below seventh rib anteriorly. Supra- 
clavicular regions sore on pressure. 

Heart and Pulse. — Oppression about heart on least exertion. 
Pulse irregular, variable in volume, slower 'than usual 
(Digit., Can. ind., Op.). 

Neck and Back.— Neck stiff and sore. Pain and soreness in 
back, between scapulae; in lumbar region. 

Limbs.— Neuralgic pains recur frequently. Joints feel stiff 
{Rhus tox.)\ pains erratic, worse in joints and on left side. 
Lower limbs feel heavy ; weary, bruised feelings. Aching an- 
teriorly down legs, until restless, uneasy feeling is produced. 

Generalities.— Restless, nervous, cannot sit still without great 
effort (Bhustojc.). Feels tired all over; desire to remain 
quiet. More susceptible to cold air, takes cold easily (Calc, 
c, Kali c, Sil.). Pains show preference for left leg. (Edema 
{4pis, Ars., Rhus tox.). Marked emaciation (Iodi., Natr. 
mur.); after previous increase in flesh. 

Sleep.— Drowsy, heavy, restless; wakes as if frightened. 

Skin.— Squamous eruption, scales thin, white, and when re- 



NATRUM CARBONICUM. 529 

moved leave skin slightly reddened ; if scales remain they 
cause itching, worse when warm from exercise. 

Fever. — Chilly, disposed to wrap up or get near a fire. Chilly 
at night, then burning, dry heat. Skin hot and dry. Sur- 
face cool, covered with cold, clammy sweat {Ars., Camph., 
Verat. alb.). 

Aggravation. — In the morning. After eating. 

Amelioration. — When walking in the open air. 

Compare— Ars., Lye, Kali bi., Hydras., Nux v., Natr. mur., 
Natr. carb. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Natrum ars. is especially useful in chronic catarrhal condi- 
tions—nasal, pharyngeal, bronchial, gastric, cystic or intes- 
tinal; conjunctivitis; granular lids; rheumatism; neuralgia; 
sciatica; oedema. The symptoms have already been described, 
and need not be repeated. Often a valuable remedy in dipth- 
theria where there is great prostration, dark, purplish hue of 
the throat, great swelling, not much pain, uvula hangs down 
like a sac of water, feeble intermittent pulse, surface* cool, cov- 
ered with a cold, clammy sweat. Intermittent fever. Hectic 
fever, night sweats, emaciation, in phthisis pulmonalis. 



NATRUM CARBONICUM. 

Common name. — Carbonate of Soda. Preparation. — Trit- 
urations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Natr. carb. acts through the ganglionic nervous system, 
upon the mucous membranes, especially of the nasal cavity, the 
eyes and the digestive tract, including the liver, producing 
symptoms of catarrhal inflammation. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Depressed, extremely despondent mood; intolerable 
melancholy and apprehension (Ign., Puis.). Peevish and 
irritable (Bry., Cham., Nux v.); indifferent; fretful; timid. 



530 NATEUM CARBONICUM. 

°Restlessness and anxiety, especially during a thunder 
storm. Makes mistakes in writing 1 . Forgetful. Stupefac- 
tion in morning on waking. Aversion to man and soci- 
ety (Carb. an., Hyos., Ign.). 

Head..— Vertigo from drinking wine, or from mental exertion 
(Nux v.). Dullness and confusion of the head. Headache 
from the sun (Bell., Glon., Lach.). Frontal headache when 
turning the head rapidly. 

Eyes. — Black spots before the eyes when writing (Merc, Phos., 
Sulph.). Dazzling flashing before the eyes on awaking 
(Bell.). Inflammation of the eves and eyelids, with photo- 
phobia (icon., Bell., Merc). Dimness of vision, must wipe 
his eyes constantly. Inability to read small print. Ulcers 
on the cornea (('ale. c, Sil.), with stinging pains. Ulcerative 
keratitis. Needle-like stitches in both eyes, after dinner. 
Burning in the eyes, worse from reading and writing, with 
dryness. Difficult opening, then closed involuntarily. Heav- 
iness of the eyelids (Canst., Coni., Gels., Natr. ars.). 

Ears. — Otalgia, with sharp, piercing stitches in the ears (Kali 
c.j Puis.). Hardness of hearing. Stopped sensation. Dry- 
ness and heat. 

Nose.— Coryza, fluent; violent sneezing; nose obstructed; yel- 
low, offensive, thin mucous, or thick, green mucous dis- 
charge. Intermittent coryza, with burning in eyes. Hard, 
fuetid pieces from one nostril. Ulceration high up in the nos- 
trils. Bleeding* of the nose. Much nasal mucus passes 
through the mouth (Hydras.). Nose red, with white pim- 
ples on it. 

Face.— Face pale, puffy, with blue rings around the eyes ; swol- 
len lids (Phos.). Swelling of both cheeks with glowing red- 
ness (Bell.). Freckles on the face (Nitr. ac). Yellow blotches 
on forehead and upper lip. Burning crack in lower lip 
(Graph.). 

Month.— Toothache during or after a meal, especially after 
sweet things. Sensitiveness of the teeth (Carb. an., Merc, 
Nitr.ac). Pimples on tip of tongue. Burning on tip of 
tongue, as if full of cracks (Calc. c, Carb. an., Kali bi.). 
Dry tongue, and heavy, rendering speech difficult (Mur. ac, 
Lach.)- Constant dryness of the mouth and lips. Superfi- 
cial ulcers inside of the mouth, with burning pain when 



NATRUM CARBONICUM. 531 

touched. Taste bitter (Ars., Bry., Nux v., Puis.); metallic 
(Merc, Sulph.); sour. Tongue coated. 

Throat. — Violent hawking up of thick mucus, which con- 
stantly collects again. Swelling of the submaxillary 
glands (Baryt. c, Calc c, Iodi., Rhus tox.). 

Stomach.— Incessant hunger (Bry., Cina, Ferr., Iodi.). Vio- 
lent thirst, and uneasiness after drinking anything cold ; in 
afternoon. °Bad effects from a cold drink while overheated 
(Ars.). Frequent empty or sour eructations (Carb. v., Nux 
v.). Waterbrash (Xux v., Lye, Led., Sulph.). Scraping 
heartburn after fat food (Puis.). Violent retching in the 
morning, without actual vomiting. Stomach weak and eas- 
ily disordered (Ars., Cinch., Carb. v., Puis.). Violent pressure 
in stomach after meals. Fullness in stomach evenings. Pit 
of stomach sensitive to touch (Hyos., Kali c): swollen 
feeling. 

Abdomen.— Violent stitches in the hepatic and splenic regions 
(Natr. mur., Sulph.). Distension of the abdomen, espe- 
cially after eating (Cinch., Lye. Nux. m., Nux v.). Grip- 
ing in the abdomen, like colic, immediately after eating 
(Coloc). Incarcerated flatus. Swelling of the glands of 
groin and axilla; generally painful. 

Stool and Anus.— Frequent ineffectual urging to stool (Ambr., 
Nux v., Coni.). Itching in the anus (SiL, Sep., Sulph.). 
Burning in rectum after stool. Difficult evacuation of stool 
that was hard (Carb. v.). Hurried urging, thin stool forci- 
bly spurting from him (Crot. tig., Grat., Thuja). Stool 
spotted with blood. Stool like sheep's dung, with great 
straining ; balls of mucus like peas. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent desire to urinate, with copious 
discharge; with scanty discharge. Urine smells like horse 
urine (Benz. ac,Mtr. ac). Involuntary urination at night 
(Ars., Caust., Sulph., Puis., Graph.). Burning in urethra 
during urination (Ant. tart., Ars.). 

Male Organs.— Incomplete coition ; erections weak ; emissions 
speedy (Calc. c). Emissions without erections. Glans pe- 
nis easily become sore. Soreness between scrotum and 
thighs (Hep. s.). 

Female Organs.— Pressure in the hypogastrium, as if every- 
thing would come out, and the menses would come on 



532 NATRUM CARBONICUM. 

(Bell., Sep.). Leucorrhoea, thick, yellow (Hydras., Kali bi.), 
putrid, ceasing after urination. 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness. Violent dry cough ; worse 
when entering a warm room (Bry., Verat. alb. Reverse, 
Phos.). Cough, with salty, purulent, greenish sputa, and 
rawness in chest. Short breath, with difficult respiration. 

Heart.— Violent palpitation of the heart, especially on going 
up stairs or at night, when lying on left side (Natur. mnr., 
Phos.). 

Neck and Back. — Cracking of the cervical vertebras on mov- 
ing the head. Backache ; violent pain in small of back after 
walking. 

Limbs. — Tearing pain in the limbs (Bry., Coloc, Lye). Exces- 
sive soreness and lassitude of the limbs. Weakness, un- 
steadiness, and heaviness of lower extremities, and heavi- 
ness of the arms. Drawing pain in the elbows. °Coldness 
between the scapula?. Jerking sensation in the finger joints. 

Lower Limbs. — Jerking in lower extremities, and in parts of 
lower portion of the body. Heaviness and bruised sensa- 
tion. Hollow of knees painful on motion. Needle-like 
stitches on sole of right foot. Swelling of soles. Throb- 
bing and crawling in both heels. Easy dislocation and 
spraining of the ankle. Ulcer on the heel, arising from 
spreading blisters. Blisters on points of toes, as if 
scalded. 

Generalities.— Restlessness. Great prostration and heaviness 
of the whole body. It hurts to lie on the left side. Whole 
body relaxed and limber, in morning. Swelling and indu- 
ration of glands (Baryt. c, Calc. c, Graph., Iodi.). 

Skin.— Skin dry, rorgh and chapped. Itching over the whole 
body, as from fleas. Herpes, with yellow rings or suppu- 
rating. 

Sleep.— Sleepiness and much yawning during the day (Natr. 
mur.). Falls asleep late at night. Sleep full of dreams at 
night. 

Fever.— Cold hands and feet, head hot, or hands and feet hot, 
with cold cheeks. Heat and burning thirst (Aeon., Ars., 
Bell., Bry.). Burning in feet, especially soles, on walking. 
Cold, anxious perspiration, with trembling from the pains. 
Sweats in the morning. 



NATRUM CARBONICUM. 533 

Aggravation.— During a thunder storm; after slightest ex- 
ertion after meals; while sitting; from talking. 

Amelioration.— On motion ; on pressure ; from rubbing. 

Compare —Alum., Ars., Calc. c, Carb. v., Lye., Mag. m.,Merc., 
Xatr. mur., Nat. sulph., Nux v., Phos., Puis., SiL, Sep., 
Sulph.). 

Antidotes.— Cam ph., Xitr. sp. d. 

Natrum Carbonicum Antidotes.— Cinchona. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Natr. carb. is in the treatment of catarrhal 
conditions. It is a valuable remedy in some forms of mental 
weakness, loss of memory, melancholia, especially from over- 
study or a previous sunstroke, also headache, vertigo, etc., 
from exposure to the sun's rays, or in hot weather after a pre- 
vious sunstroke. Headache from working under gas-light. The 
nervous symptoms of the drug are important, great prostration , 
weakness of extremities, especially with headache, etc., coming 
on in hot weather. Hysteria. All the nervous symptoms, espe- 
cially nervousness and anxiety, are much worse during a thun- 
der storm, not from timidity, but from the electric changes in 
the atmosphere. Small corneal ulcers or phyctenules, with 
great photophobia and stinging pains, particularly in scrofu- 
lous children. Lachrymal abscess. Dry catarrh of conjunc- 
tiva (Alum.). Chronic inflammation of the middle ear, with 
deafness and roaring in ears. Otalgia. Chronic nasal catarrh or 
ozoena, thick, yellowish-green discharge, thick, foetid, lumpy, 
worse from slightest draught of air, better from free perspira- 
tion. May also be useful in fluent coryza, very profuse, violent 
sneezing, worse from draught, better after sweat. AYeak diges- 
tion. Acid dyspepsia, especially marked after vegetable diet, 
starchy food, with hypochondriasis, palpitation of the heart and 
other symptoms already described (see symptoms). Sometimes 
useful in diarrhoea with forcible, spurting stools, but more often 
in constipation, the stools being difficult to expel, though not 
very hard. Impotence. Has cured indurated cervix, resem- 
bling scirrhus, with the symptoms of pressure across the hy- 
pogastrium, as if everything would come out of the vagina. 
Leucorrhcea, thick, yellow, offensive. Swelling and induration 



534 NATRUM MURIATICUM. 

of glands. Dry, rough chapped skin, especially dorsi of hands 
and feet. Vesicles, with shooting pains and aching ulcers. 
Herpetic eruptions. 



NATRUM MURIATICUM. 

Synonym. — Chloride of Sodium. Common names. — Com- 
mon Salt. Table Salt. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the blood, the lymphatic system, the mucous lin- 
ing of the digestive tract and upon the liver and spleen. It 
causes a deterioration of the blood, which, with a high degree 
of irritation, results in inflammation, partaking of a scorbutic 
nature, and from which arise various ulcers and eruptions on 
the skin, as well as destructive inflammations of mucous and 
glandular tissues and conditions generally pointing to a dis- 
tinct dyscrasia of a scorbutic character. Aside from this dys- 
crasia the most essential feature of Salt is its power to produce 
a condition of system or a cachexia simulating that which re- 
sults from long-lasting or badly treated cases of ague, and it is 
in this sphere of therapeutics that Salt has achieved its great- 
est victory. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Melancholia depressed, sad and weeping (Ign., JVu.v 
m., Puis., Rhus to jo.)] consolation aggravates ; prefers to 
he alone. Very irritable and ill-humored ; easily provoked 
to anger (Bry., Cham., Nux v.). Excitement. Laughs im- 
moderately and cannot be quieted. Despair depriving him 
of all power. Disinclination to mental work. Difficult 
thinking; absence of mind; weakness of memory (Agn., 
Ambr., Anac, Kreos., Lach., Merc, Nux m., Phos. ac). 
Distraction when talking. Easily makes mistakes in w T rit- 
ing. 

Head.— Vertigo ; in morning on rising, better on lying down 
again; and great dullness of the head; with flickering 
before the eyes (Beil.). Involuntary nodding the head 



NATRUM MURIATICUAL 535 

forward. Dullness and heaviness of the head (Caps., 
Cinch.); in morning after thinking. Head ache as if 
the head would hurst {Bry., Merc, Puis.). Headache 
in the morning on awaking (Kali bi., Nitr. ac., Xux v.); 
lasts till noon; sick headache. Headache from sneezing 
and coughing, disappearing on pressure. Dull, pressing 
stupefying headache. Rush of blood to the head. Throb- 
bing or stitches in head, extending to neck or chest. Throb- 
bing and heat in the head, with redness in the face, 
nausea and vomiting. Heavy pressive pain in forehead 
over both eyes ; as if the eves would be pressed out, better 
from pressure on the eyes. Falling out of the hair (Graph., 
Merc, Nitr. ac., Petrol., Phos., Sep., Sulph. )\ sensitiveness 
of the scalp (Cinch., Merc., Jlez., Nitr. ac). Itching erup- 
tion, of margins of hair at nape of neck. 

Eyes.— Dimuess of vision, as if looking through a mist or veil 
(Caust., Croc, Petrol., Phos., SiL, Sulph.). Objects become 
confused; letters and stitches run together (SiL). Small 
fiery points constantly before the eyes (Cycl., Merc, 
Sulph.). Eyes give out on using them (Phos., Ruta, Sep.). 
Inflammation, redness and lachrymation (Aeon., Bell.); 
feeling as if balls were too large and compressed. Pres- 
sure in the eyes on looking intently at anything. Sensa- 
tion of sand in the eyes mornings (Ars., Caust., Ign., 
Sulph.). Burning and smarting in the eyes (Nux v.). Sensi- 
tive to light. Margins of lids red, inflamed, burning, ag- 
glutinated in morning (Alum., Graph., Lye, Puis., Sulph.). 
Spasmodic closure of lids. Irritability of margins of lids 
and of their conjunctival. Itching of inner canthi, with 
lachrymation. 

Ears. — Hardness of hearing. Cracking in ears when chewing. 
Discharge of pus from ears (Graph., Hep. s., Merc). 

Nose. — Inflammation and swelling of left side of nose; painiul 
to touch, itching. Internal soreness and swelling. Liable 
to catch cold; coryza, fluent; discharge of thick mucus; 
or nose dry and stopped up ; sneezing. Epistaxis, blood 
clotted. Painful burning pustules below septum of nose, 
afterward confluent and covered with a scab. 

Face.— Yellow color of face (Chel., Hep. s., Sep.). Face shines 
as if greasy. Redness of the left cheek. Lips dry, chapped 



530 NATRUM MTJRIATICUM. 

and cracked ; upper lip swollen (Calc. c). Beard falls out. 
Great swelling and some burning of lower lip, followed 
by a vesicle, next day a scab and desquamation. Tettery 
eruptions around the mouth (Ant. crud., Lye). Periodi- 
cal prosopalgia, especially after checked ague ; face sallow, 
great thirst. 

Mouth. — Gums swollen and bleed easily (Carb. v., Merc. ,l 3 ho$., 
JVitr. ac). Painful ulcers. Teeth loose, sensitive to cold; 
cold air; also gums. Blisters like pearls about the mouth ; 
Especially in intermittent fever. Great complaint about 
dryness of tongue, which is not very dry. Sensation as of 
a hair upon the tongue (Sil.). Fistula dentalis. Tongue 
dry and stiff; speech difficult. °Mapped tongue. Vesicles 
and ulcers in the mouth, and on the tongue (Lye, Mur. 
ac); smarting and burning when touched by the food. 
Salivation in the morning; saliva salty. Taste bitter 
(Bry., JV'ujo v., Puis., Sulph.); salty (Merc); entire loss of 
taste (Puis.). 

Throat. — Frequent hawking of salty-tasting mucus. Sensation 
of a plug in the throat (Bell., Nux v.), with rawness and 
burning pain. Easily chokes when swallowing. Swelling of 
the cervical glands. 

Stomach. — Excessive hunger; after eating weary and sleepy. 
Eructations after eating ; incomplete ; violent. Loss of appe- 
tite (Ars., Calc. c, Cinch., Sulph.). Violent hiccough. Aver- 
sion to bread, of which he was once very fond (Cycl., Lye, 
Nux v.); also to coffee (Lye, Phos. ac). Repugnance to 
smoking, to which he was accustomed. Violent, unquench- 
able thirst (Aeon., Ars., Bry ., Rhus to jo.). Nausea. Heart- 
burn (Lye, Nux v.). Distension. Constrictive cramp in 
the stomach. Burning and fullness in the stomach. Sore 
pain after eating. Pressure in pit of stomach, which is sen- 
sitive to touch. Throbbing in pit of stomach after eating. 
Sensation as if a foreign body were sticking in the cardiac 
orifice and behind the sternum. 

Abdomen. — Stitches and tension in hepatic (Ars., Bry., Calc 
c, Kali c, Merc, Nux v., Sep.) and splenic regions (Natr. 
carb., Sulph.). Pinching pain in right side of abdomen. 
Abdomen distended ; rumbling and incarceration of flatus 
(Lye, Cinch.). Cutting griping pains as with diarrhoea. 



NATRUM MURIATICUM. 537 

Pain in ring when coughing, extending into testicles, as if 
spermatic cords would be torn to pieces. 

Stool and Anus. — Constipation, with sensation of contrac- 
tion of the anus; difficult expulsion of hard, dry and 
crumbling stool (Annn. mur.), fissuring the anus (Nitr. 
ac.), so tltat it bleeds and pains as if sore. Itching stitches 
in the rectum; evening in bed. Protrusion of the rectum. 
Burning in anus after hard stool. Alternate constipation 
and diarrhoea {Ant. crud., Cimic, Nux v.. Podo.), irregu- 
lar, unsatisfactory stools. Painless watery diarrhoea (Afs., 
Cinch., Podo.). 

Urinary Organs. — Discharge of mucus from the urethra dur- 
ing and after urination (Mer. cor.), causing itching and bit- 
ing. Cutting and burning in urethra after urination 
(Canth ). Urethra painfully sore to pressure. Frequent 
desire to urinate, with copious flow of light watery urine. 
Urine dark and turbid. Clear, pale. Urine passes involun- 
tarily wliile walking, coughing or laughing (Caust., Puis., 
Zinc). Brick-dust sediment in urine (Arm, Cinch., Lye, 
Phos.). 

Male Organs. — Phymosis. Excessive irritability of the sexual 
instinct, but with physical weakness. Emissions; every 
night; soon after coition. Violent itching on and under 
the scrotum. 

Female Organs.— c Pressing and bearing down in the genitals 
every morning; bas to sit down to prevent prolapsus 
(Bell., Plat., Lib, Sep.). Menses too early and too profuse; 
last too long. Suppression of the menses (Aeon., Cimic, 
Puis.). Itching of the genital organs (Canth., Coni., 
Merc). Leucorrhcea, profuse, of a greenish color, worse 
while walking. 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness in the morning; accumula- 
tion of mucus in the larynx. Cough in the morning; in 
evening after lying down in bed ; from empty swallowing ; 
from tickling in the throat; with bursting pain in fore- 
head (Bry., Xux v.); with shortness of breath; with vom- 
iting of food; with tearing pains in spermatic cords. Dry 
cough with expectoration of blood ; tickling cough, worse 
mornings, with hawking of mucus. Hacking cough. 
Stitches (Bry., Kali c.) or sore pain in chest (Arm, Baryt. 



538 NATKUM MURIATICUM. 

c, JYujo v., Phos., Stan.). Dyspnoea, on ascending stairs; 
breath short. 

Heart and Pulse.— Fluttering motion of the heart (Lil. tig.). 
Palpitation of the heart ; on going up stairs ; when lying 
on left side (Natr. carb., Phos.); with anxiety. Coldness 
about the heart. Painful stitches in region of heart (Pry., 
Cact., Kali c); after reading aloud. Constriction of the 
heart with intermittent pulse and oppression in lower part 
of chest, as if lungs had not room enough to expand. 
Intermission in the beating of the heart and pulse (Coni., 
Digit., Kali c). Pulse rapid. 

Neck and Back.— Pain in small of back as if broken (Aloe, 
Pell., Cimic, Nux v.). Swelling of lymphatic glands. °Pain 
in back relieved by lying on something hard (Rhus to jo.). 
°Throat and neck emaciate rapidly, especially during sum- 
mer complaint. Stitches in the neck and back part of the 
head. Paralytic feeling in small of back, in morning on 
rising ; paralytic weakness nearly all day, better from lying, 
worse from eating. Yiolent pulsation in small of back. 

Upper Limbs. — Weakness and paralytic heaviness in the 
arms. Trembling of the hands when writing (Zinc). Skin 
of hands, especially about the nails, dry, cracked; hang- 
nails (Sulph., Thuja); whitish hives on arms and hands. 
Bruised pain in upper arm. Cold hands. 

Lower Limbs.— Weakness and trembling of the lower extremi- 
ties, on rising from a seat, better from continued walking. 
Red tetter in hollow of knees. Stitches in the hip-joint ; in 
left knee. Drawing pains in thighs, knees and legs. Swell- 
ing from middle of leg downward in evening and next 
morning, with feeling as if feet were filled with lead. Great 
heaviness of the legs and feet. Tension in the calves while 
walking. Tension in hollow of knees, as if tendons were too 
short (Amm. mur.). Paralytic feeling in ankle-joint, while 
sitting or walking. Restlessness in legs and feet; must 
move thpm constantly (Zinc). Heaviness in feet; in even- 
ing on walking. Cramp-like stitching pain in left foot. 
Cold feet, 

Generalities. — Great emaciation (Acet. ac, Ars., Ferr., Graph.. 
Iodi., Phos.); more of body than face; trembling of the 
whole body; caused by tobacco smoking (Ars.). Easily 



NATRUM MURIATICOI. 539 

fatigued; mental and physical exhaustion, and weakness; 
great prostration (Ars., Cinch., Phos.). Takes cold easily 
(Calc c. Kali c, Phos., Sil.). Dread of open air. Muscles, 
especially of thighs and arms, painful on motion, as if flesh 
were loose. Pulsation in whole body, even during rest. 

Skin. — Itching and pricking in the skin. Itching over the whole 
body. Large red blotches, like hives, itching violently. 
Itching nettle rash after bodily exertion. Herpes circinnatus 
(Sep.). Tettery eruptions, ooziug an acrid fluid; crusts 
with deep cracks. 

Sleep.— Sleepiness during the day, with frequent yawning 
(Natr. carb.). Sleepy at night, but cannot sleep. Sleepless. 
Waking from fright, thought there were thieves in the 
house. Talking in sleep. Uneasy, anxious sleep; weeping 
in sleep (Nitr. ac). Vivid, anxious dreams. 

Fever.— Chill predominates (Bry.), mostly internal; hands and 
feet icy-cold (Gels.). Chilliness over whole body, with heat 
in the forehead, pressure in root of nose, and violent thirst. 
Chill 10 to 11 a.m., beginning in feet or small of back; blue 
nails; thirst; bursting headache; nausea and vomiting. 
Heat, with violent headache and thirst, chilliness over the 
back, and sweat in axillae and soles of feet. Profuse perspi- 
ration, too easily excited by motion {Calc. c, Hep. s., 
Phos.); at night. °During apyrexia; stitches about the 
liver; languor; emaciation; sallow complexion; loss of ap- 
petite ; fever blisters on the lips. 

Aggravation.— While lying down, especially in morning or 
evening; at 10 a.m.; after exertion; in heat of sun; heat in 
general. 

Amelioration.— In open air; while fasting; after dinner; from 
sitting up. 

Compare.— Mum., Ars., Bry., Calc. c, Carb. v., Cinch., Graph., 
Ign., Lye, Merc, Mur. ac, Nitr. ac. Xux v., Phos., Plumb., 
Puis., Rhus tox., Sep., Sil., Sulph., Zinc. Xatr. mur. is fol- 
lowed well by Sep. 

Antidotes.— Apis, Ars., Camph., Phos., Nitr. sp. d. 

Natrum Muriaticum Antidotes.— Apis, Arg. nit., Quin. 



540 NATRUM MURIATICDM. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief clinical use of Natrum mur. is in the treatment of 
scorbutic affections, and in diseases resulting from malnutri- 
tion. It is also a valuable remedy in intermittent fever, especi- 
ally inveterate or badly treated cases ; after Quinine ; in damp 
regions, or near newly turned ground ; chill 10-11 a.m. Fever 
blisters on lips, and other symptoms as mentioned above. 
Cases are reported as cured with distinctly different symptoms, 
but the above only are characteristic Cachexia from ague plus 
Quinine. Is also recommended in rheumatic fever with chilli- 
ness. Typhus fever with much stupor and chilliness, gastric 
symptoms ; after typhus suppuration of parotids. A valuable 
remedy in infantile marasmus from malnutrition ; also in chil- 
dren and adults who lose flesh through living well; emaciation 
most about neck. General anaemia, emaciation, complete pros- 
tration of vital forces, depression of spirits, palpitation, etc.; 
anaemia lrom loss of vital fluids, blood or semen. Useful in 
haemorrhages, especially cachectic subjects, blood red, thin, wa- 
tery, not coagulable. Dropsical affections; after scarlatina 
caused by heart, liver or kidney disease. Collection of serum in 
joints and in closed sacs. Chronic swelling of lymphatic and 
sebaceous glands, chronic inflammation of salivary glands, ex- 
cess of saliva. Fistulous, phagedenic ulcers. Varices. Tend- 
ency to dryness or erosion of mucous membranes; secretions 
acrid, scanty; smarting, burning at edges of mucous surfaces. 

A valuable remedy in catarrhs of all mucous membranes, 
with secretions of transparent, watery, coarse, frothy mucus; 
white mucus full of bubbles, color of white of egg or like boiled 
starch. Nasal catarrh, thick yellow mucous discharge, loss of 
taste and smell. Takes cold in head easily; is constantly obliged 
to w r rap it up ; if remains uncovered the nose stops up. Fluent 
coryza, alternate with stoppage; discharge as above described. 
Chronic naso-pharyngeal catarrh. Chronic nasal and pharyn- 
geal catarrhs which have been abused by local applications, 
douches, etc., especially Nitrate of Silver. There is no doubt but 
that Natr. mur. is one of our most valuable remedies in ca- 
tarrhal conditions of the head and pharynx, and should be 
more often used. A simple solution of salt and water could in 
many cases, at least, advantageously supplant the many local 
applications already employed, and which usually do more 



NATRUM MURIATICUM. oil 

harm than good. Hay fever, watery discharge from eyes and 
nose. Chronic catarrh of the ear. Bronchitis, acute or chronic, 
with symptoms given under respiratory organs. Chronic 
bronchial catarrh. Catarrhal pneumonia, with characteris- 
tic cough and expectoration. Pleurisy, after exudation. Asth- 
ma, with profuse watery or frothy mucus. Emphysema. (Edema 
of the lungs; spasmodic cough; suffocation; serous, frothy 
expectoration. Palpitation of the heart in anaemic persons. Or- 
ganic disease of the heart, especially hypertrophy; dyspnoea and 
palpitation, worse on ascending, or when lying down, especially 
on left side. Natrum mur.is useful in many affections of the eye. 
Asthenopia, particularly muscular ; drawing, stiff sensation in 
muscles of eyes when moving them ; often caused by general 
muscular weakness or spinal irritation. Amblyopia and amau- 
rosis ; pupils contracted, dependent on menstrual disorders in 
the chlorotic; from debilitating nervous losses. Blepharitis; 
ulcers on cornea; smarting and burning; acrid, excoriating 
tears; photophobia, marked by spasmodic closure of the lids. 
Follicular conjunctivitis. Granular lids. Keratitis pustulosa. 
Iritis. Ciliary neuralgia, coming and going with the sun. Strict- 
ure of lachrymal duct, fistula and blenorrhoea of lachrymal sac. 
Affections of the eyes and lids maltreated with lunar caustic, 
especially entropium and pannus. Insufficiency of the internal 
recti muscles, even to strabismus. Styes. Morbus Basedowii. 
A valuable remedy in headaches; morning headaches; sick- 
headache. Nervous headache, from shocks. Malarial head- 
ache. Neuralgic headache. Headaches of school girls, during 
menses (consult symptoms.). Dandruff. Humid eruptions on 
scalp,with gluey discharge, matting the hair, especially on mar- 
gins of hair at nape of neck and behind the ears. Neuralgia, 
especially malarial; after checked ague; periodical; often in 
place of ague paroxysms ; supra-orbital; face sallow and other 
Natrum symptoms. Barber's itch. Acne punctata. Scorbutic 
condition of the jaws and buccal cavity. Apthae. Fistula den- 
talis. Dyspepsia, with other Natrum conditions. Enlarged 
liver and spleen, in old, badly treated agues. Gastro-duodenal 
catarrh. Often a valuable remedy in constipation (see symp- 
toms). Haemorrhoids. Ascarides. Chronic diarrhoea. Sammer 
complaint of children when the throat and neck emaciate rap- 
idly, cachectic condition, etc. Diabetes insipidus. Polyuria. 



542 NATRUM SULFURICUM. 

Gleet, with soreness of urethra, clear mucous discharge and other 
symptoms especially after injections of Nitrate of Silver. Im- 
potence. Spermatorrhoea. Hydrocele. Menorrhagia. Delayed 
or checked menstruation. Often valuable in chlorosis, with pro- 
fuse or delayed menses, leucorrhoea, cachexia, palpitation, etc. 
Prolapsus uteri, with pressure and bearing down, backache, re- 
lieved by lying on something hard, or by having a pillow under 
the back. Subinvolution. Sterility. Vaginitis, great dryness 
and soreness of the parts. Vulvitis. Pruritus of vulva. Spinal 
irritation; sensitiveness between vertebrae; general weariness, 
backache, better from pressure or lying on something hard ; 
from grief, anger, and especially from sexual excesses. Paralytic 
condition of lower extremities, after fever, diphtheria or ex- 
cesses. Useful in many skin diseases some of which have al- 
ready been mentioned. Eczema. Urticaria. Intertrigo. Herpes. 
Herpes circinnatus. Herpes zoster. Purpura hemorrhagica, 
with cachectic symptoms. 



NATRUM SULFURICUM. 

Synonym. — Sodium Sulphate. Common names.— Glau- 
ber's Salts. Sulphate of Soda. Preparation.— Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The physiological effects of this drug are not well under- 
stood. Its action is undoubtedly directly upon the blood, 
through which it produces an irritating and disturbing influ- 
ence upon nearly every tissue of the body, more especially upon 
the mucous and fibrous tissues, which are involved, respectively, 
in catarrhal and rheumatic inflammations. Dr. Von Grauvogl 
considered it especially useful in patients who were hydrsemic, 
and whose symptoms were always aggravated by damp influ- 
ences, it thus being a remedy for the "hydrogenoid constitu- 
tion," according to his classification. He also looked upon it 
as representing that condition known as sycosis, and held 
that a gonorrhoeal taint could also be discovered when it was 
indicated. 



NATRUM SULFURICUM. 543 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Depressed ; tearful ; music makes her sad (Xatr. carb., 
Sab.). Very irritable, ill-humored ; worse morniugs. 

Head. — Vertigo ; confusion and dullness. Vertigo at 6 p.m., 
then vomiting of sour mucus. Pressure in forehead, partic- 
ularly after meals, as if forehead would burst (Bry.), Heavi- 
ness in the head. Boring pain in forehead and left temple. 
c Irritation of brain after lesions of the head. 

Eyes. — Sight dim; eyes weak, watering. Pain in evening when 
reading: bv artificial liffht, with heaviness of the lids. Sensi- 



i & j 



tiveness of eyes to light, with headache. Binning in right 
eye; lachrymation ; dim sight; worse near fire; burning of 
edges of lids. Agglutination in morning with photopho- 
bia (Calc. c.j Graph., Sulph.). Itching on edges of lids 
mornings. 

Ears. — Ringing in the ears, as of bells. Piercing pain in right 
ear inward; lightning-like stitches in the ear; worse going 
from cold air into warm room ; worse in damp weather, liv- 
ing on wet ground, etc. 

Nose.— Nosebleed during menses (Bry., Ham.); stops and re- 
turns often. Nose stopped up ; sneezing with fluent coryza. 

Face. — Face pale and wan. Tearing pain in left zygoma. 

Mouth.— Blisters with burning pain on tip of tongue. °Tooth- 
ache, better from holding cold water in the mouth (Puis., 
Coff.). Burning in mouth as from pepper, or highly sea- 
soned food ; mouth dry ; thirst ; gums red. °Dirty grayish- 
green coat at root of tongue. Blisters on palate; sensitive, 
can hardly eat; better from cold things. Much saliva after 
meals. 

Throat— Dryness of throat ; no thirst (Nux. m.,Puls.). Hawk- 
ing of mucus mornings; salt mucus. Tonsils and uvula in- 
flamed and swollen ; °ulcers on tonsils. 

Stomach. — Great thirst in the evening for ice or ice-cold water. 
Squeamishness in stomach before meals. Constant rising of 
sour water. Waterbrash with stitches in right groin. 
Nausea not relieved by vomiting, salty, sour water. 

Abdomen.— Stitches in region of liver and sensitiveness, ay hen 
walking in open air; also with tension, as if hepatic region 
would burst open. Region of liver sensitive to touch, step- 
ping, deep breathing, or sudden jar. Tearing pain around 



544 NATRUM SULFURICUM. 

umbilicus, with flatulence, before breakfast; relieved by 
eating. Great flatulence; much rolling and rumbling; in- 
carcerated, especially on right side, causing great pain; re- 
lieved by emission of flatus (Aloe, Lye). Inflammation of 
right groin ; °typhlitis. Piercing pain in right flank, with 
nausea. 

Stool. — Diarrhoea; worse in wet weather; in morning; after 
vegetables and farinaceous food ; also in cold evening air. 
Stools fluid, yellow, with flatulence. Hard, knotty stools, 
streaked with blood, accompanied and preceded by smart- 
ing in the anus; often with scanty menses. Emission of 
foetid flatus in large quantities. °Knotty, wart-like erup- 
tion on the anus and between the thighs ; sycosis. 

Urinary Organs.— Urine scanty ; burns while passing ; brick- 
red sediment; dark and passed more frequently, had to get 
up several times at night. 

Male Organs. — Desire excited in evening; also in morning, 
with erections. Itching of genitals. °Gonorrhoea. °Sycosis. 

Female Organs. — Scanty menses too late; knotty stools. 
Nosebleed before the menses. 

Respiratory Organs. — Short breath when walking; gradually 
relieved by rest. Frequent cough with some expectoration , 
if he coughs while standing he feels a sharp stitch in left side 
of chest, with shortness of breath. Dry cough, worse morn- 
ing after rising; worse at night ; relief from sitting up and 
holding chest with both hands. Pressure on chest, as of a 
heavy load. Pressure in left side of chest, near lumbar re- 
gion; worse from motion and pressure. Stitches in left side 
of chest. 

Neck and Back. — Soreness up and down spine and neck. 
Bruised pain in small of back. 

Limbs. — Drawing, tearing pains in limbs and joints 

Upper Limbs. — Tingling in arms and hands; they feel as if 
paralyzed. Symptoms like those of panaritium. 

Lower Limbs. — Pain in right hip-joint; worse from stooping, 
rising from a seat, or moving in bed. Suddenly, when walk- 
ing, unbearable stitch in left hip ; cannot walk. 

Generalities.— Prostration; tired, weary, especially knees. At- 
tacks come on suddenly. Sore across abdomen, sides and 
back. 



NATRrai SULFURICUM. 545 

Skin. — Eczema, moist and oozing profusely. Itching while un- 
dressing. Wart -like, raised, red lumps all over the body. 

Fever. — Chilliness, with shuddering, evenings. Internal cold- 
ness, with stretching and yawning. Sudden flashes of heat, 
toward evening. 

Aggravation.— °From dampness ; °damp change of weather; 
from lying on the left side. 

Amelioration.— In open air; after dinner; from motion; at 
night. 

Conditions.—'' Hydrogenoid " constitution ; sycosis. 

Compare.— Bry., Dulc., Kali c., Xatr. mur., Puis., Rhus tox., 
Staph., Thuja. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The remarks as to the hydrogenoid constitution of this 
remedy in the " General Analysis'' should not be overlooked, 
and consequently its usefulness not only in sycotic and gonor- 
rhoeal diseases, but in all other conditions where there is a de- 
cided aggravation from dampness, other symptoms agreeing. 
Catarrhal and rheumatic affections in general, in sycotic and 
hydrogenoid patients. Granular conjunctivitis, sycotic sub- 
jects; dim sight, lachrymation, photophobia. Earache, with 
lightning-like piercing pains, from exposure to damp. Nasal 
catarrh, bloody, offensive discharges. Ozoena syphilitica, begin- 
ning with ulcers in fauces ; no fcetor (with foetor, Aur.). Inflam- 
mation of tonsils; of uvula; of pharynx; hawking of much 
thick, salty mucus. Acid dyspepsia, with heartburn and flatu- 
lence. Chronic hepatitis and other liver complaints with sensi- 
tiveness of hepatic region, worse when lying on left side. Jaun- 
dice. Lead colic. Typhlitis. Sometimes useful in a diarrhoea of 
fluid, yellow stools, coming on in damp weather and after vege- 
table and farinaceous food, always worse in the morning after 
moving about, with great flatulence, soreness of the liver, etc. 
Constipation, hard knotty stools, especially with scanty menses. 
A general remedy in litha^mia. Uric acid deposits. Enlarged 
prostate. Chronic bronchitis, with symptoms already given. 
Asthma, with young people, from a general bronchial catarrh ; 
worse after every change to damp weather, and other symp- 
toms. Non-tubercular phthisis in sycotic constitutions; muco- 
purulent expectoration, loud rales, lower lobe of left lung 



546 NITBICUM ACIDUM. 

mostly affected. Panaritium, pain better out of doors; patient 
pale and sickly from living in damp region, damp houses, etc. 
Neuralgia and other affections of hip-joint, with symptoms al- 
ready given. 



NITRICUM ACIDUM. 

Synonyms. — Hydrogen Nitrate. Aqua Fortis. Common 
name. — Nitric Acid. Preparation. — One part of Nitric Acid, sp. 
gr. 1.42, to nine parts of water makes the lx dilution. The 2x 
dilution is made with distilled water; the 3x dilution with dilute 
Alcohol; subsequent dilutions with Alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the blood, the mucous membranes, the glands, the 
bones and the skin, its special action being upon the muco-eu- 
taneous outlets of the body, the mouth, the rectum and anus, 
and the vagina. Intense irritation is produced, resulting in in- 
flammation and destructive ulceration of the parts, even to 
gangrene. The whole action of Nitric Acid points to a violent 
dyscrasia or poison, resembling either the syphilitic, scrofulous, 
or mercurial miasms. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Nervous, excitable, easily startled and frightened (Kali 
carb.). Irritable, peevish, vexed at trifles (Aeon.). Anxi- 
ety about his disease, with fear of death (Ars., Aeon., 
Cimic); depressed, despondent mood; discontented; in- 
clined to weep (Ign., JVatr. mur., Puis., Rhus tox.). Weak- 
ness of memory (Anac, Lach., Nux. in,, Phos.); aversion to 
mental exercise (Phos. ac, Nux v.). 

Head.— Vertigo in the morning, on rising (Alum., Bry., Phos., 
Lye.), with weakness, must sit down. Congestion to the 
head, with much heat in it. Headache in the morning on 
waking (Natr. mur.), disappearing on rising. Tension. 
Headache as if the head ivere tightly bound up ; as if in 
a vise (Gels., Kali Iod., Merc, Nitr. ac, Sulph.). Feeling 
of fullness and pressure in the head, especially forehead and 



XITRICUM ACIDUM. 547 

over the eyes on vertex. Drawing and stitching pains in 
the temples ; pressive and drawing bone-pains in left tem- 
ple, even in teeth and meatus auditorius. Profuse falling 
off of the hair {Graph., Hep. s., Merc, Lach., Xatr. mur., 
Lye., Petrol., Phos., Sep., Sulph.). Scabby, moist, itching 
eruption on scalp (Graph.). Offensive scurf on the scalp. 
Tension of skin on forehead. Painful sensitiveness of the 
scalp (Aeon., Baryt. c, Cinch., .Merc, Xatr. mur.), even to 
the pressure of the hat (Card, v., Sil.). 

Eyes. — Doulle vision of horizontal objects (Aur., Bell., Cyc, 
Strain.). Obscuration of sight while reading; short- 
sighted. c Iritis, which continually relapses; also old cases 
spoiled by Mercury, inflammation of the eyes, after syphi- 
lis, or the abuse of Mercury. Pressure and stinging in the 
eyes. Spots on the cornea (Euphr., Sil., Sulph.). Paraly- 
sis of upper lids (Canst.. Gels., Plumb.); especially morn- 
ings. Biting and stitches in the eyes. Lachrymation. 

Ears. — Hardness of hearing after the abuse of Mercury 
(Staph.). Swelling of the glands beneath and behind the 
left ear. with stitches and tearing extending through the 
ear. Offensive purulent discharge from the ear (Aur., Graph., 
Hep. s.. Merc). Stitches in the ears (Com., Graph.. Kali 
c). Roaring. Cracking in the ears when chewing (Xatr. 
mur.). 

Nose. — Violent coryza, with soreness and bleeding of the 
nose (Brom.): at same time stopped . with difficult breath- 
ing. Tip of nose red (Bell., Rhus tox.): nostrils ulcerated 
and sore (Alum. Ant. crud., Aur.. Graph., Kali bi., Puis.). 
Dry coryza, nose obstructed, throat dry. Itching in nos- 
trils. Offensive yellow matter is blown from the nose 
(Puis.). Xosebleed; morning: at night. Stitches, as from 
a splinter in the nose, oil touch. °Large, soft protuber- 
ances on ala\ covered with crusts; syphilis. 

Face.— -Yellowness of the face (Hep. s.. Xatr. mur.. Sep.), about 
the eyes, with red cheeks. c Suppurating pustules, with 
broad red circumferences, forming crusts ; syphilis. Bones 
of" the face painful (Carl), v., Hep. s., Kali bi.). Cracking of 
jaws when chewing and eating. Lips are swollen and itch. 
Eruption of pimples on the face. Dark freckles on the face 
(Xatr. carb.). 



548 NITRICUM ACIDUM. 

Mouth. — The teeth become yellow or loose; pain on chewing 
(Carb. an., Merc). Stitching, tearing, or boring pains in 
teeth, when touched by anything cold or warm. Gums 
white, swollen, bleeding (Carb. v., Kali nit., Merc, Phos.). 
Blisters and ulcers on the tongue (Borax, Nux v., Sep., 
Thuja); and on its margins, with burning pain when 
touched (Merc). He bites the tongue when chewing; and 
cheeks (Ign.). Tongue sensitive, even to soft food, which 
causes smarting (Carb. v.). JJlceratedj spots on inner sur- 
face of cheeks, with sticking pains, as from a splinter. 
Corners of mouth ulcerated (Ant. crud., Graph., Lye); 
with stitches. Foul odor from the moztth (Arm, Aur., 
IodL). Dryness and intense burning in mouth and fauces 
(Ars., Canth., Caps., Merc cor.). Mucous membrane of the 
mouth and throat swollen and ulcerated; with pricking 
pains ; °after abuse of Mercury. Profuse flow of saliva 
(Iodi., Ign., Kali iod., Merc). Saliva bloody in morn- 
ing (Sulph.). Saliva has foul odor. Sour taste in the 
mouth (Calc. c, Cinch. Mag., carb.). °Tongue coated; 
yellow, sometimes white in the mornings; green, with 
ptyalism. 

Throat.— Heat and dryness in the throat. Much mucus in the 
throat posteriorly. Sore throat on swallowing, as if swol- 
len ; raw and ulcerated. Swelling and inflammation of ton- 
sils, uvula and fauces. Pricking as from a splinter in the 
throat (Alum., Arg. nit., Hep. s.), worse when swallowing. 
Stitches in throat and fauces. Cracking in maxillary 
articulation ivhen chewing. Diphtheritic patches on ton- 
sils and fauces, extending to mouth, lips, nose (Merc, iod., 
Phyt.). Swallowing very difficult, as from constriction 
of the pharynx (Bell.). Submaxillary glands swollen and 
painful. 

Stomach.— Loss of appetite (Ars., Calc. c, Cinch., Natr. mur., 
Sulph.). Great hunger; with weariness of life. Violent thirst 
(Aeon., Ars., Bry., Sulph.). Stomach and abdomen tense 
after a moderate meal, clothes seem too tight (Lye). Eruc- 
tations before and after eating; sour, empty. Nausea and 
vomiting of mucus and food ; of tenacious, purulent and 
bloody mucus (Phos.). Nausea after eating with heaviness 
and dullness of the head. Stomach and abdomen tense 



NITRICUM ACIDUM. 549 

after a moderate meal, clothes seem too tight (Lye.). 
Stitches in pit of stomach. 

Abdomen. — Abdomen distended, with flatulence (Carb. v., 
Cinch.), very tender. Stitches in hepatic region, worse 
from motion. Pressure in left side of abdomen. Rumbling 
and uneasiness, Cutting and pinching pains in abdomen 
(Coloc); in morning; in bed; at night; before stool. In- 
carcerated flatulence, worse mornings and evenings. In- 
guinal hernia; also of children (Alum., JVux v.). Swell- 
ing and suppuration of inguinal glands (Calc. c, Merc, 
Thuja). 

Stool and Anus. — Haemorrhoids; protruding; swollen; bleed- 
ing ; painless or burning. Itching in the anus and rectum 
(Sulph., Sil.). Moisture and soreness about anus. Burn- 
ing sensation in rectum and anus (Ars., Canth.). Stick- 
ing in rectum, and spasmodic constriction in anus dur- 
ing stool ; fissures (Natr. mur., Phyt.). Pain as if rec- 
tum would be torn asunder during stool. Inactivity and 
inability to evacuate faeces. Constant ineffectual desire, not 
relieved by stool. Stools dysenteric ; bloody, with tenes- 
mus (Merc); black offensive blood (Ars.); mucous: pseudo- 
membranes, with straining and burning in rectum. Pain- 
ful constipation ; stool evacuated in hard masses {Alum., 
Bry., Sulph.). 

Urinary Organs.— Catting, smarting and burning in the ure- 
thra during and after urination (Acon.,^rs., Canth., Coni.). 
Discharge of bloocty mucus and pus from the urethra (Natr. 
mur., Merc, cor.), of prostatic fluid after a difficult stool. 
Orifice of urethra swollen and dark-red. Needle-like 
stitches in the orifice of the urethra. Frequent urging to 
urinate, with scanty discharge (Apis, Coloc, Hell., Merc.)] 
at night. Urine is cold when passed. Micturition in a thin 
stream, as from stricture. Urine scanty, dark-brown; 
smelling intolerably strong {Benz. ac), like horse's urine 
(Absinth., Natr. carb.); turbid, offensive. 

Male Organs. — Superficial ulcers, like chancres, on the glans 
and prepuce (Hep. s., Phyt.), looking clean, . but exuding 
an offensive moisture (Merc) . Ulcers deep, fistulous, ir- 
regular, ragged ; edges often raised, lead - color 'ed ; bleed 
easily when touched ; °syphilis. °Chancres after Mercury, 



550 NITKICUM ACIDUM. 

especially with exuberant granulations. °Secondary syphi- 
lis; condylomata; phymosis. Sycotic excrescences on the 
glans (Staph., Thuja)\ bleeding when touched ; exuding an 
offensive moisture. Vesicles on the prepuce; becoming 
covered with small, dry scabs. Sharp stitches in the pre- 
puce. Itching of the prepuce; of scrotum. Violent erec- 
tions at night (Graph.). Sexual desire too strong or 
absent. 

Female Organs.— Itching on the pudenda (Merc, Natr. mur., 
Sulph.). Ulcers in the vagina, burning and itching (Coni., 
Sulph.); covered with yellow pus. Leucorrhcea offensive; 
green mucus; cherry-colored; flesh-colored; after menstru- 
ation. °Excrescences on cervix uteri. 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness {Aeon., Hep. s., Phos.). 
Loss of breath, palpitation and anxiety on ascending 
steps. °Empyema with considerable muco-purulent spu- 
tum. Cough more during the night, or when lying down 
during the day. Cough causing anxiety and vomiting of 
mucus and food. Rough, dry cough before midnight. 
Whistling inspiration with rales. Stitches in the right side 
of chest (Bry., Kali carb.). Purulent, yellowish expecto- 
ration with the cough. Congestion to upper part of chest. 
Oppression, tightness and fullness in chest. Catching at 
every attempt to breathe. 

Neck and Back. — Stitches in and between the shoulder 
blades. Stiffness of the nape of the neck. Drawing in lum- 
bar region, as if stiff. Pain in back, and small of back. 
Swelling of the glands of the neck and axillae (Baryt. c 
Calc. c, Iod., Staph.). Pain between the scapulae. 

Upper Limbs. — Drawing pain in both arms. Bruised pain in 
arm. Pressive pain in the shoulders. Cold hands. Offen- 
sive sweat in axillae. Falling asleep of the hands. 

Lower Limbs. — Bruised pain, as from excessive fatigue (Cinch., 
Calc. a). Digging, gnawing pains in the flesh and bones. 
Tensive pain in right hip-joint. Tearing in lower extremi- 
ties, especially at night. Violent cramp in calf at night 
(Calc. c, Nux v., Sulph.). Chilblains on the toes (Agar., 
Puis., Zinc). Offensive, profuse perspiration on feet 
(Baryt. c, Sep., Sil.), caztsing soreness, with sticking 
pains, as if he were ivalking on pins. Constant coldness 



NITRICUM ACIDUM. 551 

of feet. Stiffness and stitches in the knees. Cracking in the 
ankles while walking. 

Generalities. — Excessive emaciation (Ars., Ferr., Graph., Iod., 
Phos., Natr. mur.). Much inclined to take cold. Jaundice, 
with constipation. Pains in bones. So weak almost con- 
stantly obliged to lie down (Sil.). Frequent drawing pains 
in almost all parts of the body, suddenly appearing and 
disappearing. Epileptic attacks after midnight, beginning 
like a mouse moving up and down left side, then loss of con- 
sciousness. Stitches and sticking pains as from splinters, 
especially on touch, in all parts of the body. Glands in- 
flamed, swollen, suppurating (Hep. s., Graph.). 

Skin.— Skin dry and scaly (Ars.); yellowness of the skin. Rha- 
gades. deep, bleeding. Dark freckles. Comedones. Ulcers, 
with stinging and pricking pains, as of splinters; edges ir- 
regular ; exuberant granulations ; °after Mercury, or in sec- 
ondary syphilis. Condylomata moist, like cauliflower, hard, 
rhagadic, or in thin pedicles. 

Sleep.— Difficulty of going to sleeep in evening; wakens too 
early in morning, or difficult waking. Sleepiness during the 
day. Restless, disturbed sleep, and frequent waking with a 
start. Anxious sleep, with throbbing. Anxious dreams. 

Fever. — Chill afternoon and evening, on lying down (Nux v.). 
Flushes of heat, with perspiration on the hands. Dry heat, 
especially at night, with excessive thirst. Frequent heat 
in face and hands. Profuse, offensive night sweats, every 
other night. Perspiration in the morning (Calc. c, Cinch., 
Rhustox.). 

Aggravation. — \w evening and at night; from change of tem- 
perature or weather ; while walking ; on rising from a seat ; 
on lying down. 

Amelioration.— Most symptoms disappear when riding in a 
carriage (Graph.; reverse, Coccul.). 

Conditions. — Especially useful in dark-complexioned persons; 
old people. 

Compare.— Aur.. Calc. c, Graph., Hep. s., Iod., Kali bi., Kali 
iod., Lye, Merc, Mez., Mur. ac, Sil., Thuja. Nitric Acid 
follows well after Calc. c, Hep. s., Kali c, Natr. carb.,Puls., 
Sulph., Thuja, After Nitric Acid are often indicated Calc. 
c, Puis., Sulph. 



552 NITRICUM ACIDUM. 

Antidotes.— Calc. a, Camph., Sep. s., Merc, Mez., Sulph. To 

large doses : Alkalies, Soap, Magnesia, etc. 
Nitricum Acidum Antidotes.— Calc. c, Digit., Merc. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Nitric Acid is a valuable remedy in syphilitic and sycotic 
diseases and in Mercurio-syphilitic affections, in which latter it 
is the chief remedy, and only second to Hep. s. in the abuse of 
Mercury in non-syphilitic subjects. A valuable remedy in ca- 
tarrhal and other conditions of mucous membranes, especi- 
ally of the muco-cutaneous outlets of the body, mouth, lips, 
eyelids, nostrils, vulva and anus. It should be remembered 
that all the secretions and exudations under Nitric Acid are 
offensive and corrosive, frequently purulent, dirty, yellowish- 
green, not laudable. The characteristic pains are like splinters 
sticking into the parts. Nitric Acid is a valuable remedy in 
skin diseases, especially when resulting from syphilis or sycosis. 
Eczema. Deep, bleeding rhagades. Crusta lactea. Ulcers, with 
sticking pains, exuberant granulations, readily bleeding, etc. 
Condylomata on muco-cutaneous outlets. Warts on hands. 
Bleeding warts. Carbuncles. Urticaria. Said to remove freck- 
les. A valuable remedy in affection of bones and glands, especi- 
ally of syphilitic or mercurial origin. Noting the more special 
affections in which Nitric Acid is useful in the usual order: 
Syphilitic iritis; old cases spoiled by Mercury; frequent re- 
lapses; syphilitic ophthalmia ; ulcers of the cornea; opacities 
of the cornea. Herpetic pannus. Fistula lachrymalis. Chronic 
inflammation of the middle ear, Eustachian tubes obstructed, 
auditory canal nearly closed, especially after abuse of Mercury. 
Caries of the mastoid process, and of the bones of the face, 
especially of the malar bones, syphilitic or mercurial. Syphi- 
litic ozoena, nostrils ulcerated. Nasal catarrh. Especially use- 
ful in diseased conditions of the gums, teeth, tongue and 
mouth in general, resulting from the abuse of Mercury ; charac- 
teristic ulcers, etc., as described in pathogenesis. Tonsilitis 
or pharyngitis with splinter-like pains. Syphilitic ulceration 
of throat, diphtheria, also involving the nose with very offen- 
sive excoriating discharge; terrible -fetor; intermittent pulse; 
swollen parotids. Dyspepsia. Chronic enlargement of liver, 
clay-colored stools; jaundice. Frequently a valuable rem- 



NUPHAE LUTEUM. 553 

edy in dysentery with symptoms noted in pathogenesis. 
Diphtheritic dysentery. Ulceration of rectum with sticking 
pains; also after dysentery, from irritating local treatment. 
Hemorrhoids, old pendulous. Fissures in rectum . Ulcers in 
urethra, bloody, mucous or purulent discharge. Oxaluria. Cys- 
titis. The urine usually has a very strong odor (Benz. ac). 
Hematuria. Syphilitic ulceration of the genitals of both sexes ; 
superficial chancre-like, or deep and ragged; bleeding easily; 
chancres after Mercury, with exuberant granulations. Condylo- 
mata, exuding an offensive moisture. Phymosis. Herpes of the 
prepuce. Inflammation and ulceration of vulva and vagina. 
Cervicitis. Erosions and ulcerations of cervix. Watery excres- 
cences in cervix. Tendency to uterine haemorrhages. Cancer of 
uterus, profuse, brown, offensive discharge. Cough from sec- 
ondary syphilis. Empyema with profuse muco-purulent ex- 
pectoration. Laryngeal phthisis, with extensive ulceration, in 
syphilitic subjects. Pneumonia of old people, pain suddenly 
abates, but pulse becomes smaller and quicker. Phthisis, hec- 
tic fever, bright-red hemorrhages; dyspnoea; exhausting di- 
arrhoea; offensive, purulent, expectoration. May be useful 
in typhoid fever, with offensive, purulent, bloody stools; ul- 
ceration ; great prostration ; intermittent pulse ; sometimes 
threatened paralysis of the lungs. Chronic intermittent fever, 
liver diseased, patient anemic; general cachectic condition. 



NUPHAE, LUTEUM. 

Synonym. — Nymphea Lutea. Common name. — Small Yel- 
low Pond Lily. Habitat. — Native of Europe, also found near 
Philadelphia. Preparation.— Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts most prominently upon the lower portion of the intes- 
tinal canal and upon the male generative organs. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Pressive headache in forehead and temples, ceasing in 
the open air. Dull, deep, lancinating pains behind the left 



554 NUX MOSCHATA 

frontal eminence. Painful, bruising shocks in the brain at 
every step. 

Eyes.— Dull pain and sensation of weight in orbit. Brilliant 
sparks before the eyes, especially after hard coughing. 

Stool.— Soft stools, preceded by colic; more mornings. Yellow 
diarrhoea in the morning. Smarting and burning in anus 
after stool (Ars., Sulph.). Stitches, as from needles, in rec- 
tum . Painless morning diarrhoea ( Podo. ) . 

Urinary Organs.— Urine deposits a copious reddish sand 
(Cinch., Natr. mur., Lye, Phos.), which adheres to vessel. 

Male Organs.— Complete absence of sexual desire (Agn.); vo- 
luptuous thoughts do not cause erections (Agar., Agn., 
Coni.); penis retracted; scrotum relaxed. Severe lanci na- 
tions in both testicles, with pains in end of penis. Impo- 
tency, with involuntary emissions (Agar., Agn., Coni., 
Phos., Phos. ac.j; during sleep, at stool, and when urinat- 
ing. 

Skin. — Sensation like flea-bites in different spots. Itching erup- 
tion, resembling psoriasis. 

Compare.— Agn., Ars., Baryt. c, Coni., Gels., Podo., Rumex, 
Sulph.). 

THERAPEUTICS. 



Has been found useful in the following conditions: morn- 
ing diarrhoea; entero-colitis, chronic; sexual debility; impo- 
tence; spermatorrhoea. 



NUX MOSCHATA. 

Synonym. — Myristica Moschata. Common name. — Nut- 
meg. Habitat. — The nutmeg is a native of the Molucca Islands, 
and is cultivated in other tropical and semi-tropical countries. 
Preparation. — Tincture from the dried, coarsely powdered 
nutmeg. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the nervous system Nux mosch. affects particu- 
larly the digestive tract, the ovaries and the uterus, the symp- 
toms it produces being of a purely nervous character, and in- 
dicative of no change whatever in organic substance, save the 



NUX MOSCHATA. 555 

slight congestion which the nervous irritation may produce; 
but death may result from heart failure. Its chief characteristic 
is a sleepy, drowsy condition, with all complaints. 

CHAB,ACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Changeable mood; one moment laughing ; the next 
crying {Aeon., Coca, Ign.). Disposition to laugh or jest 
at everything; feels lively and bright. Weeping, gloomy 
mood (Cact., Ign., Natr. mur., Plat., Puis., Rhus tojo.). 
Absence of mind, cannot think (Anac.,Kreos., Lach.,Xatr. 
mur., Merc); has to collect his thoughts slowly before 
speaking or answering (Am br\, Phos. ac, Sep.); thoughts 
vanish while reading, with tendency to sleep. Ideas con- 
fused ; incoherent expression, either in speaking or writing 
(Cham., Lye). Loss of memory (Ambr., Anac, Kreos., 
Lach., Merc). Soporous condition, as if intoxicated (Op.)-, 
with loss of motion and sensation. Momentary uncon- 
sciousness. 

Head.— Vertigo, as if intoxicated (Coccul., Led., Mez.). Head 
drops forward while sitting. Head feels full and as if ex- 
panding, but without pain ; seems bulky, and rolls around 
without control ; has to support with the hands. Painless 
pulsation in the head (Glon., Puis.), with fear to go to sleep. 
Pain, especially in the temples, with a sensation as if the 
brain were loose, with wobbling on motion, as if it struck 
the sides of the skull (Cinch., Hyos., Rhus tox.). Pressive 
headache in a small spot over left frontal eminence. 
°Headache after eating, as from overeating (Nux v.). 

Eyes. — Sensation of dryness in the eyes ; in evening, is diffi- 
cult to read by artificial light ; can move ej^elids only with 
difficulty. Blindness, then fainting. Objects appear too 
large {Hyos.), or °too distant, too small {Plat.). 

Nose.— Dryness, stopped up. 

Face. — Face pale; blue rings around the eyes, 

Mouth.— Taste like chalk in the mouth ; in morning, fasting. 
Painfullness of the teeth while eating (Carb. an., Merc). 
Toothache; °d u ring pregnancy ; from damp, cold, evening 
air. Dryness of the mouth, tongue and lips (Ars., Bry.), 
but without thirst (Apis, Puis.). Saliva seems like cotton. 
Accumulation of saliva and thick mucus in the mouth, 



556 NUX MOSCHATA. 

Paralysis of the tongue; speech difficult (Caust., Dulc.,' 
Gels., Hyos,); indistinct. 

Throat.— Great dryness in the throat, without thirst (Apis, 
Lach., Puis.). Difficult swallowing, from paralysis of the 
muscles of deglutition (Op.). Scraping in the throat. 

Stomach.— Very great hunger ; not thirst (Apis, Puis.) . Thirst. 
Deathly nausea if her head were raised from the pillow. 
Nausea and vomiting, with inclination to sleep (Ant. tart.)', 
°during pregnancy (Kali carb., Puis., Sep.); ° while riding 
in a carriage (Coceul.); °from irritation of pessaries. 
Fullness in stomach impeding breathing. °Irritation of 
stomach from overtaxed mental powers. 

Abdomen. — Pressure in the liver, as from something sharp, or 
as if stones were cutting and tearing their w T ay out ; weight 
about the liver. Abdomen enormously distended ; after 
meals (Cinch., Natr. carb., Nux v.). Rumbling in the ab- 
domen ; feeling as though colic would occur. 

Stool. — Stools soft, but expelled with difficulty (Carb. v., 
Cinch.); rectum inactive (Alum., Camph.). °Diarrhoea, un- 
digested, or like chopped eggs, with loss of appetite and 
great sleepiness ; in summer with children. 

Male Organs. — Inclined to coitus, but erections weak and of 
short duration. 

Female Organs.— Menses irregular in time and quantity ; flow 
generally dark and thick. °Flatulent distension of uterus. 
°Leucorrhoea in pla.ce of menses. During menses great pres- 
sure in the back from within outward ; abdominal bearing 
down and drawing in the limbs. Spasmodic labor-like pains. 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness; °sudden, from walking 
against the wind. Dry cough, with sudden loss of breath. 
°Cough when becoming warm in bed. Oppression of the 
chest ; short breath after eating. 

Heart and Pulse. — Feeling of rush of blood to the heart, and 
thence to head and all over the body. Palpitation with 
fainting, followed by sleep. Pulse small, slow and weak 
(Digit.). 

Back.— Pain in small of back, as if broken (Aloe, Bell., Cimic, 
Natr. mur., Kali carb., Nux v.), when riding in a carriage. 
Bruised pain at side of lumbar vertebra?. 

Limbs.— Numbness in all the limbs. °Pain in all the limbs 



NUX MOSCHATA. 557 

and joints in cold, damp weather (Khod.). Tingling in toes, 
as if frozen (Agar.). 

Generalities.— Great weakness and fatigue; feels as though he 
must lie down after the least exertion, with sleepiness. 
Jactitation of muscles. Disposition to faint; also, from 
the pains when slight (Hep. s.); sickly sensation. Intermit- 
tent, wandering, digging pain in small spots. °Convulsions; 
hysterical, epileptic, with consciousness ; children, with diar- 
rhoea; catalepsy. Skin cold over the whole body, and sensi- 
tive to cold air (Coccul., Hep. s.). °Ana?mia. Marasmus of 
children. 

Sleep. — Sleepiness, with all complaints, particularly with 
pains; lies in stupid slumber. Almost irresistible desire for 
sleep {Ant. tart., Apis). Starting in sleep, but does not 
always awake. 

Aggravation.— From cold, damp weather; from washing or 
getting wet; from riding in a carriage; after eating or 
drinking; from spirituous liquors. 

Amelioration.— In the room ; in open air. 

Conditions. — Especially suitable for women and children; for 
nervous people; also for the aged. 

Compare.— Amir., Asaf., Bell., Can. ind., Coccul., Coni.. Dig., 
Hyos., Ign., Lye, Mosch., Nwx v., Op., Phos., Puis., Rhus 
to jo., Sep., Sil., Sulph., Strain. 

Antidotes.— Cam ph., Gels., Nux v. 

Nux Moschata Antidotes.— Ars., Rhod., Laur. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The peculiar nervous and mental phenomena of this drug 
already described have led to its successful use in hysteria, and 
in functional disturbances of the mind and sensorium from 
overtaxing the mind and from gastric ailments. Hysteria dur- 
ing pregnancy, with attacks of faintness, or momentary uncon- 
sciousness. The latter is a prominent feature of the drug. Hys- 
teria with enormous bloating of the abdomen, excessive dry- 
ness of the mouth, sudden oppression of the heart with choking 
sensation, unconsciousness or fainting, The least emotional 
excitement renews the symptoms. Tonic followed by clonic 
spasms. Epileptiform spasms with consciousness. Spasms of 
children, with diarrhoea. Catalepsy. Paralysis of tongue, eye- 



558 NUX VOMICA. 

lids, oesophagus. Anaemia. Marasmus of children. Headache 
from overeating; before menses, in nervous subjects; during 
pregnancy. Supra-orbital neuralgia with pulsation in the head, 
everyday. Ptosis. Toothache during pregnane}^; from damp, 
cold, evening air. Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy; from 
riding in a carriage; from irritation of pessaries. Dyspepsia 
from overtaxing the mind, enormous distension of the stomach 
and abdomen after meals ; can only digest highly seasoned foods ; 
worse from any motion. Summer complaint of children, with 
undigested stools, like beaten eggs, loss of appetite and great 
sleepiness. Suppression of menses with fainting, and other nerv- 
ous symptoms of the drug. Various nervous phenomena from 
uterine displacement, ovarian irritation or during pregnancy, 
with flatulent distension of the abdomen, etc. Sterility. Leucor- 
rhoea in place of the menses. Menorrhagia, thick, dark blood, 
tendency to syncope. Nervous aphonia. Hoarseness from walk- 
ing against the wind. Nervous palpitation of the heart, with 
fainting, followed by sleep. Neuralgia of the sacrum and coc- 
cyx, worse from riding in a carriage. 



NUX VOMICA. 

Synony^7^.—$try chaos Nux Vomica. Natural order. — 
Loganiacese. Common name. — Poison Nut. Habitat. — A tree 
indigenous to most of India, also found in Burmah, Siam, 
Cochin-China and Northern Australia. Preparation. — Tinct- 
ure or trituration from the finely pulverized seeds. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Nux vom. acts pre-eminently upon the spinal cord, includ- 
ing the motory and sensory centers at the base of the brain, 
affecting chiefly that portion of the spinal tract which presides 
over reflex functions. The condition produced is one of exces- 
sive irritation and excitability, giving rise to incoherent muscu- 
lar action, which, in the extreme, constitutes violent tetanic 
contractions, and which, finally, may end in entire cessation of 
muscular movement, or paralysis. These tetanic convulsions 
affect particularly the limbs and trunk ; the former being rig- 



NUX VOMICA. 559 

idly flexed, and the body arched as in opisthotonos, the respira- 
tory muscles rigidly contracted, rendering breathing laborious, 
even to asphyxia, while at the same time there are present 
spasmodic conditions of the face, jaws, throat, oesophagus and 
of the intestinal and urinary tracts. The entire condition thus 
presents a horrible aspect ; but, through it all, the mind is unaf- 
fected, though it is probable that little pain is experienced. The 
paroxysms are usually interrupted "by periods of calm, from 
which, however, the least noise, a breath of air or the light- 
est touch may act with the suddenness of lightning to renew the 
scene" (Strain.). Death finally results, either from asthenia or 
asphyxia. 

In addition to this remarkable action upon the muscular 
system, Nux vom. affects profoundly the organs and functions 
of nutrition, the secretions being altered, the functions per- 
verted and the organic substance changed, giving rise to a 
long train of symptoms, presenting accurate pictures of gastric, 
hepatic and intestinal affections, which may only be appreci- 
ated and understood by a careful study of the pathogenesis of 
the drug. 

The same character of irritation which, in the mucous mem- 
brane of the alimentary tract, gives rise to dyspeptic symp- 
toms and aids in the production of constipation, produces in the 
respiratory sphere a dry catarrhal condition, giving obstruc- 
tion in the nasal passages, and dry cough. Nux vom. also 
affects prominently the genito-urinary sphere, producing at 
first an increased activity of these organs, followed by depres- 
sion and relaxation. 

The chief peculiarity of Nux vom. is its adaptation to dis- 
orders of digestion, especially when resulting from long-con- 
tinued errors of diet, from highly seasoned foods, stimulating 
drinks, hot medicines, and drug mixtures in general, and espe- 
cially when occurring in persons of sedentary habits. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Quarrelsome, even to violence; ill -humored ; finds 
fault and scolds; irritable; morose; stubborn (Agar., 
Alum., Borax, Caps., Bry., Cham.). °Careful, zealous per- 
sons inclined to get excited and angry, or of a spiteful, ma- 
licious disposition. Over-sensitiveness to external impres- 



560 NUX VOMICA. 

sions ; cannot tolerate noise, music, talking, strong odors 
or bright light (Bell., Colch., Stram.). Over-sensitiveness, 
every harmless word offends (Caps., Staph.); every little 
noise frightens (Op.); anxious and beside themselves; can- 
not bear the least, even suitable medicine. Hypochondriac 
mood, worse after eating ; Especially in persons of seden- 
tary habits, or in those who dissipate, with abdominal suf- 
ferings and constipation. The time passes too slowly 
(Alum.). Great anxiety, with inclination to commit sui- 
cide (Aur., Naja), but is afraid to die; much lamentation 
and weeping. Anxiety in the morning on waking, better on 
rising, with orgasm of blood, and ill-humor. Great dread 
of, and incapacity for, literary work (Aloe); cannot think 
correctly (vEth., Clinic., Gels., Phos., ac). Disinclination to 
bodily labor (Cinch., Phos., Phos. ac). 
Head. — Intoxicated confusion in the head (Cinch., Graph.); 
stupefaction (Op.). Vertigo after dinner, as if the brain 
were turning in a circle (Alum., Arm, Bell., Bry., Coni.), 
with momentary loss of consciousness ; dizzy, reeling while 
walking, as if he would fall to one side or backward (Bell.). 
Intoxicated, dizzy heaviness in the head in the morning 
(Kreos.). Headache in the morning in bed (Kali bi., 
Natr. mur., Nitr. ac); in the middle of the brain, felt be- 
fore opening the eyes; in forehead; in occiput, as if the 
skull would burst {Bry., Natr. mur.)', as if the head had 
been beaten zvith an ax ; as if he had not slept; makes 
him stupid; disappears after rising. Pressive boring 
pains in the head commencing in the morning; worse after 
eating, zvith nausea and sour vomiting, toward evening, 
after lying down. Drawing, tearing, jerking, burning or 
pinching pains in the head, especially in morning and after 
eating. Heaviness and pressure in the head after dinner, 
especially on moving the eyes. Pressing as if something 
heavy wese sinking forward in the head, on stooping. 
Headache, as if the brain were bruised or beaten (Mur. ac). 
Pressing pain, as if a nail were being driven deeply into the 
side of the brain (Arm, Coff., Igm). Violent jerking or dull 
stitches in left side of brain, from orbit to parietal bone or 
occiput. Tension in the forehead, as if it were pressed in, 
at night and in the morning; worse on exposing head to 



NUX VOMICA. 561 

cold air. Sensation as from a bruise in back part of head. 
Small painful swelling on the forehead. Scalp sensitive 
to the touch (Aeon., Baryt. c, Cinch., Merc, Mez., Natr. 
mur., Natr. carb., Nitr. ac), °or to wind; better from being 
warmly covered. Head symptoms worse in the morning, 
from mental exertion, exercising in the open air after 
eating, and from wine {Zinc.) and coffee; better in the 
warm room and from sitting quietly or lying down. 

Eyes. — Photophobia; much worse in the morning. Vision 
cloudy (Caust., Gels.); sensitive. Inflammation, with swell- 
ing, red streaks in the whites, and pressive, tensive pain. 
Painless injection of the whites of the eyes; ecchymoses 
(Arm). Burning and smarting, as from salt, with lachry- 
mation (Natr. mur.); worse in external canthus. Margins 
of lids and canthi itch and burn, as if rubbed sore, especi- 
ally in the morning. Itching better from rubbing. Smart- 
ing, dry sensation in inner canthi, in the morning in bed.. 
Movement of lids difficult on account of stiffness of muscles. 

Ears. — Itching in the ear and through the Eustachian tube, 
which compels frequent swallowing. Ringing, roaring and 
hissing in the ears (Bell., Cinch., Merc, Sulph.). Tearing, 
sticking pains in the ears (Puis.); worse in the morning in 
bed. 

Nose. — Profuse discharge of acrid mucus from the ob- 
structed nostrils. Coryza ; fluent in the morning ; fluent 
during the day, and stopped at night (Amm. carb., Natr, 
ars.); in the morning and after dinner; with scraping 
and crawling in the nose and throat, with frequent sneez- 
ing especially in morning in bed ; with headache, heat in 
the face, chilliness (Aeon.). Coryza, worse in the warm 
room, better in the cool air (Puis.). Nostrils internally 
painful, as if ulcerated; also margins. 

Face.— Paleness of the face. Twitching and spasmodic distor- 
tion of the facial muscles (Agar., Bell., Cic, Ign.). Tearing 
and drawing pains in the face, extending into the ear. 
Drawing in masseter muscles, with stiffness. Tetanic con- 
traction of the j aw s ; trismus (Absinth., Cic, Hyos., Laur.). 
Itching pimples on chin. °Pimples on the face, from exces- 
sive use of spirituous liquors. Ulcer on inside of lower lip, 
painful to touch. Painful desquamation of the lips. Inter- 



562 NUX VOMICA. 

mittent neuralgia ; worse in infra-orbital branch of trifacial; 
always worse in morning; better sometimes when lying in 
bed ; especially after abuse of coffee or liquors. 

Mouth. — Drawing, tearing toothache ; worse from mental exer- 
tion, from cold or cold things, after eating (Ant. crud., 
Lach., Staph.); from coffee or wine; relieved by warmth 
(Bry.). Stinging in decayed teeth; in whole row of teeth. 
Tongue coated thick white (Aeon., Ant. crud., Bry., Puis.). 
Painful blisters on tongue (Borax, Merc, Nitr. ac). 
Heaviness of the tongue, with difficult speech (Caust., Gels., 
Lach.). Internal mouth, tongue and palate are slimy, and 
feel raw and sore. Dryness of the mouth, without much 
thirst (Apis, JYicjc m., Puis.), but with much accumulation 
of saliva {Merc.) in the fauces. Bad taste in the mouth 
in the morning (Puis.), though food and drink taste 
natural ; taste soicr (Calc. c, Cinch., Mag., Nitr. ac); bitter 
(Bry., Coloc, Cinch., Puis., Sulph.). Offensive odor from 
the mouth (Arm, Aur., Iodi., Kreos., Nitr. ac); mornings; 
after dinner ; sour. °Small apthous ulcers in the mouth and 
throat, with putrid smell ; bloody saliva runs out at night ; 
gums scorbutic ; spits coagulated blood. 

Throat. — Throat raw (Arum., Sang.), sore, rough, as if 
scraped (Arg.), principally when swallowing, and when in- 
haling cold air. Scraping, as after heartburn. Pharynx 
constricted ; swallowing, as from a plug in throat (Natr. 
mur.). Spasmodic pain from pharynx to pit of stomach in 
morning. Stitches in ear when swallowing. 

Stomach. — Hunger, with aversion to food, especially bread 
(Lye, Natr. mur.), water, coffee and tobacco. Thirst for 
milk ; for beer. Bitter, sour eructations (Alum., Carb. v., 
Phos., Sulph.). Violent hiccough (Cic, Hyos., Lye). 
Heartburn (Lye, Natr. mur.); as from overloading stom- 
ach with rancid fats (Puis.); waterbrash (Led.); after eat- 
ing. Nausea in morning (Calc. e, Puis., Sulph.); after 
eating or drinking (Ars.); from smoking tobacco (Ign.), 
with faintness (Ant. tart.); after dinner. Vomiting of 
sour mucus ; of food and drink (Ipec, Phos., Podo.); of 
bile (Grat.,Iris, Podo.); of blood (Ham., Op., Podo., Stan.). 
Retching as if to vomit, while hawking mucus from fau- 
ces. Region of stomach sensitive to pressure. Clawing, 



i\UX VOMICA. 563 

cramping pains in the stomach (Bell., Coccul.). Tension 
and fullness in the epigastrium. Sensation as if some- 
thing in epigastric region turned over. Discomfort in pit 
of stomach, ascending to throat, choking and impeding 
breathing. Fluttering in the epigastrium. Pressure in the 
stomach an hour or two after a meal {Puis.), with dull- 
ness of the head and hypochondriacal mood Bloated- 
ness, and pressure as from a stone in the stomach (Ars., 
Bry., Puis.); especially after eating. °Disordered stom- 
ach from overeating; from debauchery; from high living; 
from drugs; from sedentary habits. Scraped sensation in 
pit of stomach {Puis.). 

Abdomen. — Stitches in the region of the liver ; worse from con- 
tact or motion {Bry., Cinch.). Throbbing pain as from 
hepatic abscesses. Jaundice (Chel., Merc.) ; aversion to food ; 
fainting turns; gall-stones (Cinch.). Loud rumbling and 
gurgling iu the abdomen {Lye.) in the morning. Flatulent 
distension of the abdomen after eating (Cinch., Lye, Nux 
m., Rhus tox.). Colic; flatulent; from indigestion; from 
overeating; as from a cold (Dulc, Merc); cutting pains as 
from stones {Coloc.); griping, pinching; periodical after 
breakfast or after meals ; evening after lying down ; making 
henii bend together (Aloe, Caust., Coloc, Iris, Rheum). 
Pain as before diarrhoea from talcing cold. Constriction. 
Weight. Sensation as if everything would fall, obliging 
him to walk carefully. Pressure under short ribs as from in- 
carcerated flatulence (Carb. v.). Bruised, sore pain in the 
intestines (Merc). Stitches in abdomen. Griping, tearing 
pains, extending into the chest. Development of a tend- 
ency to inguinal hernia. Sensation of weakness in in- 
guinal ring, as if hernia would occur ; or pain as if a 
hernia ivould become incarcerated (Alum., Nitr. ac). 
Jerking and twitching in the abdominal muscles. 

Stool and Anus. — Blind, hmmhorrhoids ; with sticking, beat- 
ing or pressive pain in rectum and anus ; after stool, 
after a meal, and after exerting the mind. Constipation, 
with frequent and ineffectual desire for stool (Ambr., 
Coni., Nitr. ac, Sil.., Sulph.), and, a sensation of constric- 
tion in rectum. After stool, sensation as if more re- 
mained {Aloe, Lye), but could not be evacuated. Alter- 



564 NUX VOMICA. 

nate constipation and diarrhoea {Ant. cruel., Card, m., 
Cimic, Natr. ars., Podo.). Discharge of bright-red blood 
with fceces, with sensation of constriction and contraction 
in rectum. Frequent and ineffectual urging, with grip- 
ing and soft stool. Jerking in anus when not at stool. 
Itching in anus with sore pain, as from haemorrhoids. Di- 
arrhcea, especially in the morning, of a darh color {Ru- 
mejc, Sulph.); after dinner. Small stools, of a slimy, 
bloody mucus, with much urging, ceasing after stool; 
scanty, corrosive, in morning. 

Urinary Organs. — Painful, ineffectual urging to urinate 
(Canth.). Urine passes in drops (Aeon., Bell., Canth.), 
with burning and tearing in urethra and neck of blad- 
der (Apis, Canth., Can. sat., Caps.). Constriction in fore 
part of urethra extending backward. Urine pale, later 
thick, whitish, purulent; reddish, with brick-dust sediment; 
turbid, with dirty -yellow sediment in morning and when 
thinking. Tenacious mucus passes with the urine, without 
pain. 

Male Organs.— Easily excited desire (Coni.), painful erections, 
especially in the morning; after mid-day nap. Nightly 
emissions, with lascivious dreams; from high living, etc.; 
bad effects of sexual excesses. Prepuce sore on margin ; 
biting, itching on inner surface. Itching of scrotum. 
Stitches in testicles. 

Female Organs. — Menses too early and too profuse (Alum., 
Ambr., Amm. carb., Bell., Calc. c); flow dark; with 
cramps. During jnenses, nausea in morning, with chilli- 
ness and attacks of faintness. Pressure toward the geni- 
tals, especially in the morning. Contractive uterine 
spasms; colic, with discharge of coagula (Caul., Sec). In- 
ternal swelling of vagina like prolapsus, with burning pain, 
w T orse on touch. Burning in pudenda. 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness, with roughness and 
scraping in the throat (Caust.); provoking a cough. Accu- 
mulation of tenacious . mucus in upper part of trachea 
(Bry., Kumex). Itching and tickling in the trachea, excit- 
ing a cough (Baryt. a). Oppressed breathing; tightness of 
breathing from spasmodic constriction of lower part of 
thorax (Ign., Laur.); especially when walking and ascend- 



NUX VOMICA 565 

ing. Dry, fatiguing cough (Bumejc), from midnight till 
day-break; in the evening after lying down {Coni., Hyos., 
Mez., Puis.), or very early in the morning. Violent cough 
before rising in the morning, with expectoration of 
clotted blood (Puis.), and soreness in the chest (Arn.). 
Cough, causing bruised pain in abdominal walls ; headache, 
as if skull would burst (Bry., Natr. mur.). °Cough worse 
after eating or drinking (Cinch.); after mental or physical 
exertion; when lying on the back; from cold ; from tobacco. 
Pressing in the chest, as from a heavy load (Ferr., Phos.); 
in open air; at night in bed. °Intercostal neuralgia, bet- 
ter when lying on the well side. Roughness, rawness and 
scraping in the chest (Cham.). Congestion in the chest, 
with heat and burning. 

Heart and Pulse. — Palpitation; on lying down after dinner; 
after eating; °from coffee; °from protracted study. 

Back and Neck. — Heaviness and stiffness in the neck. Draw- 
ing pain in muscles of neck. Paroxysmal tearing pain in 
nape of neck and in back. Pain in back and small of back 
as if bruised or broken (Aloe, Bell., Cimic, Kali c, Natr. 
mur., Plat.). Back spasmodically curved like an arch 
(Cic, Op.). °Cervico-brachial neuralgia, neck stiff, worse in 
the morning, or after eating, and from touch. 

Limbs.— Bruised pain in the limbs and joints, worse in the 
morning in bed ; better on rising. Spasmodic pain in joints 
after yawning and stretching, with chilliness and internal 
beating. Trembling of the limbs, and jerking of the heart. 
Great weariness and relaxation in all the limbs, after 
taking the open air. Chilliness of back and limbs in 
morning, with pain of skin as from freezing cold, and 
falling asleep of limbs. Sensation of sudden loss of power 
in the extremities, in the morning. Falling asleep of arms, 
hands and soles of feet 

Lower Limbs. — Tottering and unsteadiness of the lower ex- 
tremities; knocking under of the knees; drags the feet. 
Paralytic drawing of the muscles of thighs and calves, 
painful on walking. Painful swelling of the knees. Stiffness 
and tension in hollows of knees, especially after standing; 
sensation as if tendons were too short, on arising from a 



566 NUX VOMICA. 

seat. Numbness and deadness of the legs. Cramps in the 
calves at night (Calc. c, Nitr. ac, Sulph.). 
Generalities.— Great debility, with over -sensitiveness of all 
the senses {Cinch.). Everything makes too strong an im- 
pression. Emaciation (Ars., Ferr., Graph., Natr. miir., 
Phos., Iodi.). Stitches in jerks through the whole body, 
causing shuddering. Trembling all over ; mostly of hands, 
especially in morning; in drunkards. Violent contractive 
painful sensation through the whole body. Greater weari- 
ness in the morning after rising than in the evening on go- 
ing to bed. Sensitiveness and aversion to open air (Aram. 
carb., Aur., Coccul., Phos., Rumex, Sep., Si!.). Takes cold 
in the slightest draught of air. Fainting fits after walk- 
ing in the open air. Wants to sit or lie down. Convulsions, 
with tetanic rigidity of nearly all the muscles of the body, 
with interruptions of a few minutes, during which muscles 
are relaxed. Opisthotonos. Spasms renewed by the slight- 
est touch {Str am.). °Paralysis, with numbness and cold- 
ness of the paralyzed parts, caused by apoplexia, alcohol, 
sexual excesses, etc. 
Sleep.— Much yawning and sleepiness during the day (Nux 
m.); irresistible sleepiness after eating, for several hours 
(Kali carb., Sil.). Sleepy in the early evening, but sleep- 
less at night. Awakens at 3 A. M., lies awake for 
hours, with a rush of thoughts, falls into a dreamy sleep 
at day -break, from which it is hard to arouse, and then 
feels tired, weak and averse to rising. Sleeps mostly lying 
on the back. Loud, snoring respiration during sleep (Laur., 
Op.). Dreams, with frightful visions, causing fear. 
Fever. — Chilliness and shivering over the whole body, with 
blueness of the skin, especially the hands and nails. Chill 
in evening on lying down (Nitr. ac), followed by heat in 
head and face. Chill not relieved by heat; aggravated by 
motion. Dry heat, which does not tolerate covering, or 
else desires it, yet chilly on being uncovered. Heat precedes 
the chill, and is renewed after the chill. Sweat after mid- 
night and in the morning; sour, offensive (Arm, Ars., Carb. 
an., Hep. s., Sil.); cold, clammy on face (Camph., Verat. 
alb.). 



NUX VOMICA. 567 

Aggravation. — From mental exertion; in the morning; 
after eating, especially after dinner ; from motion; from 
sliglct touch ; in open air ; in dry weather. 

Amelioration. — From frequent stretching ; after dinner; *of all 
pains by cold sweat. 

Conditions. — Fiery, excitable temperaments. Suits thin, irri- 
table, choleric persons, with dark hair, and persons who 
make great mental exertion, or lead a sedentary life ; de- 
bauchers who are irritable and thin. 

Compare— Amm. mur., Am. carb., Ars., Bell., Bry., Calc. c, 
Carb. v., Cham., Cedron, Cic. v., Cinch., Coccul., Coff., Cupr., 
Ign., Ipec, Lye, Merc, Op., Phos., Puis., Rhus tox., Sec. 
c, Sep., Sulph. Its relations are: Ars., Ipec, Phos., Sulph. 
precede Nux v. well, while Bry., Puis, and Sulph. follow it 
well. Intensifies the action of Sepia. Inimical to Zinc. 

Antidotes.— Aeon., Bell., Camph., Cham., Coff., Coccul., Ign., 
Puis. To large doses: Wine, Coffee, Camph., Op. 

Nux Vomica Antidotes.— Ars., Cham., Cinch., Coccul., Coff., 
Op., Phos., Puis. It is also an antidote to aromatics, dras- 
tics, ' k hot medicines, , ' narcotics, Coffee and Alcohol. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Nux vom., while not having so wide a range of action as 
Mercurins and possibly other remedies, is nevertheless more 
often prescribed than any other drug in the Materia Medica, 
owing to the fact that its pathogenesis covers a class of ail- 
ments, both acute and chronic, such as are very commonly met 
with in practice. This is also largely due to the fact that Nux 
vom. is more often indicated for indigestion and the various 
consequences arising. from errors in diet and digestive habits, 
than any other remedy, and is therefore often required for cer- 
tain persons who are so engrossed in business that they pay 
little attention to their physical requirements. Especially useful 
in persons having a Nux temperament as above described un- 
der the head of "Conditions." It is the remedy preeminently 
for the bad effects from highly seasoned foods, coffee, tobacco 
and spirituous liquors ; from all kinds of drug mixtures, hot 
medicines and nostrums ; from over-exertion of the mind, sed- 
entary habits, over-eating, loss of sleep; from debauchery. 
Dyspepsia from above causes, with pain, nausea and other 



568 NUX VOMICA. 

symptoms noted in pathogenesis. Atonic dyspepsia, with slow 
and imperfect digestion. Gastralgia, with clawing, cramping* 
pains, w T orse after eating; worse in morning before breakfast; 
better from hot drinks. A valuable remedy in nausea and vom- 
iting from above named causes. Vomiting of drunkards; of 
pregnancy. Valuable in cases where the stomach has been ru- 
ined by allopathic medicines and nostrums. Gastro-duodenal 
catarrh, with coated tongue, nausea, soreness, pain, etc. Nux 
is invaluable in functional derangements as well as organic dis- 
eases of the liver arising from the causes above named, especi- 
ally from habitual use of alcoholic liquors, and particularly 
where there is associated indigestion, constipation and haemor- 
rhoids. Liver engorged, swollen, indurated, sensitive. Hepati- 
tis from above causes : gall-stones ; constipation nearly always 
present. Useful in hernia; has cured incarcerated hernia, ap- 
parently irreducible, as well as more recent cases. Infantile 
hernia, caused by crying, or by straining in obstinate constipa- 
tion. Colic from indigestion, with other Nux symptoms; from 
suppressed hemorrhoidal flow. An extremely valuable remedy 
in haemorrhoids, especially when associated with gastric and 
hepatic derangements above mentioned, and from causes 
named. Particularly useful in blind, painful haemorrhoids with 
constipation, much itching, and frequent urging to stool. 
Sometimes useful in diarrhoea or dysentery, with backache, 
nausea and ineffectual urging and other symptoms described 
under tl Stool and Anus ; " but the chief sphere of usefulness of 
the drug is in constipation, which is usually associated with most 
of the digestive troubles in which Nux vom. is indicated. The 
constipation seems not to arise from inactivity of the bowels 
as in Alumina, Opium, etc., but rather from an inharmonious 
peristalsis, there being usually an almost constant ineffectual 
urging to stool throughout the whole abdomen, the difficulty 
arising not from any local trouble in the rectum, but from a 
general derangement of the digestive system, interfering with 
the portal circulation. The mental and head symptoms of Nux 
vom. are extremely important, and, arising as they do in most 
instances from derangements of digestion, should be considered 
in this connection. 

The characteristic Nux temperament has already been 
referred to, and should be continually borne in mind. Hy- 



NUX VOMICA. 569 

pochondriasis is an important element in the action of the 
drug, and for which it is most often useful, occurring as it usu- 
ally does from the class of troubles already mentioned, and with 
which it is very frequently associated. Hypochoudriasis from 
mental strain and in persons of sedentary habits, or those who 
dissipate and who suffer with gastric and abdominal com- 
plaints, constipation and haemorrhoids. Other mental symp- 
toms mentioued in the pathogenesis usually arise from similar 
causes, and should be remembered as very important in indi- 
cating the use of the drug. The vertigo and headaches of 
Nux are in the same line, rarely occurring from other causes, 
and present too many individual phases to be repeated. Ver- 
tigo, dull headache, coated tongue, nausea, etc., following a de- 
bauch ; especially worse in the morning ; also from indigestion 
brought on by over-eating or by mental exertion. Headache 
from drinking coffee. Supra-orbital neuralgia, recurring early 
every morning. The sleep symptoms are important, and usu- 
ally associated with the above-named conditions. The patient 
is usually very sleepy after meals, but sleepless at night, goes to 
sleep late, then wakens about 2 or 3 a.m., and lies awake a long 
time with a rush of thoughts, then falling into a dreamy sleep 
and waking in the morning unrefreshed, tired and weary, with 
dull headache, bad taste in the mouth, etc. 

The action of Nux vom. upon the spinal nerves has been 
pretty fully described in the foregoing analysis and pathoge- 
nesis. Clinically it is of great value where similar conditions 
are present. Convulsions, epileptiform, with tetanic rigidity, 
opisthotonos, with intervals of relaxation, renewed by the 
slightest touch; with consciousness; from indigestion; from 
emotions. Chorea. Paralysis; from apoplexia in high livers; 
partial paralysis with gastric symptoms, in drunkards ; usu- 
ally numbness and coldness of paralyzed parts; general Nux 
symptoms. Spinal irritation, partial paralysis of extremities, 
numbness, etc. Sometimes useful as an intercurrent in loco- 
motor ataxia; also multiple sclerosis. Torticollis in spinal 
disease, from cold. Cervico-bronchial neuralgia, neck stiff, 
worse mornings, etc. Lumbago, pain as if bruised or broken, 
worse at night in bed, cannot turn over, the longer he lies the 
worse it gets. Rheumatism, especially the large muscles of the 
back or the large joints ; muscles palpitate and are cramped ; 



570 NUX VOMICA 

parts feel torpid, paralytic; gastric symptoms. Nux is indi- 
cated in many diseases of the eyes. Catarrh. Conjunctivitis, 
with photophobia, worse mornings. Keratitis, with ex- 
cessive photophobia, worse mornings. Scrofulous oph- 
thalmia. Spasms of the lids. Atrophy of the retina; of the 
optic nerve. Hyperesthesia of the retina, any attempt to 
use the eyes accompanied by intense pain and lachrymation. 
Ecchymoses of sclerotica, especially after debauchery. Infra- 
orbital neuralgia from indigestion, from abuse of coffee or al- 
coholic liquors, relieved by warmth. Ciliary neuralgia. Amauro- 
sis from tobacco or alcohol. Eustachian catarrh, with itch- 
ing along the tube and frequent desire to swallow. Otalgia, 
worse in the morning in bed. Often useful in nasal catarrh 
more often acute than chronic; useful in beginning of a severe 
cold caused by exposure to dry, cold weather, or sitting in a 
cold room, or on cold steps. The discharge may be fluent, at 
the same time the nose seems dry and obstructed, with frequent 
sneezing especially mornings, fluent during day, stopped at 
night; worse in warm room, better in open air. Coryza of nurs- 
ing infants, preventing nursing. Epistaxis from suppressed 
hemorrhoidal flow. Sometimes useful in facial neuralgia and 
toothache (see symptoms). Acne of the face, especially in high 
livers and drunkards. Small, putrid apthous ulcers in mouth 
and throat. Catarrhal sore throat, often with coryza, rough, 
scraping sensation ; allays irritation caused by topical applica- 
tions, especially if rawness and scraping are present. Useful in 
reflex coughs of nervous origin, from gastric troubles or men- 
tal exertion. Violent, dry cough, worse early in morning (see 
symptoms). Bronchial catarrh with roughness, rawness and 
scraping in the chest. Asthma from gastric troubles, worse 
after eating, relieved by eructations, etc. Whooping cough, 
with characteristic aggravations. Intercostal neuralgia from 
usual causes before mentioned. Angina pectoris from indiges- 
tion, suppressed haemorrhoids, coffee, tobacco or alcohol. Car- 
diac complaints from suppressed hemorrhoids (Collin.). Pal- 
pitation after eating, from coffee or mental over-exertion. 

Nux vom. is frequently a valuable remedy in diseases of the 
genito-urinary organs. Kenal colic, more right side, backache, 
pains into genital organs and down the limbs. Hematuria 
after suppressed hemorrhoids or menses ; after debauchery. Ir- 



(ENANTHE CROCATA. 571 

ritable bladder, not inflammation, with strangury, discharge 
only of a few drops, high-colored, burning urine; from gastric 
or hepatic disturbances. Paralysis of bladder with dribbling of 
urine, in old dyspeptics, especially drunkards. Bad effects from 
sexual excesses or masturbation; nocturnal emissions; also 
from high living. Menorrhagia, flow dark, with cramps, faint- 
ing. Dysmenorrhoea with characteristic Nux symptoms. Nausea 
during menses or pregnancy especially with constipation, etc. 
Prolapsus uteri, of recent origin, from a sprain or wrench, with 
general Nux symptoms. In such cases Sepia follows well. Some- 
times useful during labor with reflex symptoms of rectum and 
bladder (not from pressure of the head) constant urging, rigid 
os ; pains seem to run down the thighs. Often useful in inter- 
mittent fever, chill accompanied by blueness especially of the 
fingernails; yawning; aching in the back and limbs; followed 
by fever, and then light sweat; during apyrexia, gastric and bil- 
ious symptoms. During fever wants to be covered, feels chilly if 
uncovered. Nux may be useful in typhoid and other types of 
fever when its characteristic, gastric and bilious symptoms are 
present. 

CENANTHE CROCATA. 

Natural order. — Umbelliferse. Common names. — Drop 
Water. Water Hemlock. Habitat— A. plant growing in moist 
and swampy places in England, Sweden, France and Spain, 
Preparation.— Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon the cerebro-spinal nervous system r 
producing epileptiform spasms, and causing inflammation and 
softening of the medulla oblongata and contiguous nerve tis- 
sue. It is the most powerful and energetic poison of its family, 
which includes ^Ethusa, Cicuta and Conium, though it has been 
used but little clinically. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Furious delirium (Bell., Canth., Strain.), as if drunk 
(Op.); insanity. Sudden and complete loss of conscious- 
ness (Bell., Op.). 



572 (ENANTHE CROCATA. 

Head. — Violent vertigo, with falling ; with nausea, vomiting, 
syncope and convulsions. Violent pain in the head. Apo- 
plectic conditions; speechless; insensible; face puffed and 
livid; pupils dilated; respiration laborious; limbs con- 
tracted ; trismus {Bell.). Coma after the convulsions. 

Eyes. — Pupils dilated (Bell., Hyos., Op., Stram.); eyes turned 
upward and inward. 

Nose. — Bleeding from the nose. 

Face. — Bapid convulsive twitching of muscles of tine face 
(Agar., Bell., Cic, Nuxv., Ign.). Face livid and turgid, 
pale and cold; ghastly; anxious. Trismus; jaws rigidly 
closed (Absinth., Cic, Ign., Hyos., Laur., Naja, Nux v.). 
Rose-colored spots on face. 

Mouth. —Tongue swollen and protruded; slightly furred. 
Foaming at the mouth (Cic, Cupr., Hyos., Laur.); bloody 
mucus. Mouth dry and parched ; speechless. 

Throat. — Violent constriction and burning in throat. 

Stomach.— Hiccough ; cardialgia. Nausea and vomiting. 

Abdomen— Much distended, with colic pains. 

Stool. — Involuntary ; diarrhoea. 

Respiratory Organs.— Convulsive respiration; breathing la- 
bored, hurried, stertorous, short; interrupted by constant 
sighing and convulsive cough ; hardly perceptible. 

Heart and Pulse.— Pain in region of heart. Pulse small, fee- 
ble, irregular, scarcely perceptible. 

Generalities. — Epileptiform convulsions. Terrible convul- 
sions, followed by coma or deep sleep. Convulsions, with 
vertigo, madness, nausea, vomiting, unconscious, risus sar- 
donicus, eyeballs turned up, pupils dilated (Absinth., Bell., 
Cic). Sudden convulsions, trismus, biting of tongue; 
followed by total unconsciousness. Convulsions, with 
swollen, livid face; bloody froth from mouth and nostrils; 
convulsive respirations; insensibility; feeble pulse; pros- 
tration. 

Fever. — Extreme coldness: loss of animal heat. 
Profuse sweat ; offensive. 

Aggravation. — All symptoms worse from water. 

Compare. — Agar., Cic, Stram., Hydroc ac 



OENOTHERA— OLEANDER. 573 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has cured epileptiform convulsions. One case in a woman 
at- seven months' pregnancy ; another in a child apparently pre- 
ceding an outbreak of exanthema ; another case of epilepsy, 
worse during menstruation. Also reported to have cured a 
tickling cough, with rattlin g in lower part of chest, and thick, 
frothy expectoration.— Allen. 



OENOTHERA. 

Synonym. — (Enothera Biennis. Natural order. — Onagra- 
cese. Common names. — Large Evening Primrose. Tree Prim- 
rose. Habitat. — An indigenous plant commonly found in fields 
and waste places. Preparation.— Tincture from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

The physiological action of this remedy has not been ascer- 
tained. It is claimed to be especially useful in the treatment of 
chronic diarrhoea, cholera infantum, and the summer diar- 
rhoea of children, with exhausting watery almost involuntary 
discharges, which the single proving we have w T ould seem to 
verify. 



OLEANDER. 

Synonym. — Nerium Oleander. Natural order. — Apocyna- 
cese. Common name. — Rose Laurel. Habitat. — A shrub na- 
tive of Southern Europe, Arabia and Northern Africa. Culti- 
vated elsewhere as an ornamental plant. Preparation. — Tinct- 
ure from the fresh leaves. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal system, producing paralytic 
conditions with a weak, irregular pulse; but its most important 
action as regards therapeutics is upon the skin, especially the 
scalp. 



574 OLEANDEK. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Absence of mind and inattention ; confusion when read- 
ing. Difficulty of grasping the connection when reading a 
long sentence. Loss of memory. Dullness of intellect, slow 
perception. Peevish, fretful, out of humor with everything. 
Indolence, aversion to doing anything. 

Head..— Vertigo, with tottering of the limbs; °on looking fix- 
edly, or on rising in bed or on looking down. Heaviness 
and pressure in the head. Pressive headache in forehead, 
from within outward. Pain in forehead as if it woud split. 
°Headache better from forcible squinting. Violent gnaw- 
ing itching on the scalp as from vermin; better when 
first scratching ; after scratching , smarting and soreness 
as if raw. Desquamation of the epidermis of the scalp. 
Humid scaly biting, itching eruption, especially on bach 
part of the head. 

Eyes. — Burning and tension in eyelids when reading. 

Ears. — Cramp-like drawing in the outer ear. 

Mouth. — Toothache only when masticating. Loss of speech. 
Food has a flat, insipid taste in evening. 

Stomach. — Ravenous hunger, with trembling of the hands 
while eating. °Vomiting of food and greenish water, fol- 
lowed by renewed hunger and great weakness over the 
whole body. Much thirst, especially for cold water. Vio- 
lent, empty eructations. °Pulsation in pit of stomach, as of 
beating of the heart. 

Abdomen. — Rolling and rumbling in the intestines, with emis- 
sion of a great quantity of foetid flatus, smelling like rot- 
ten eggs (Arm). 

Stool and Anus. — Burning at the anus before and after stool; 
when not at stool. Passes food undigested in the morn- 
ing which he has eaten the day before. Liquid, soft, yellow 
faeces. Involuntary stools ; °in children when passing flatus. 

Respiratory Organs. — Stitches in sternum and left side of 
chest, daring inspiration and expiration. 

Heart. — Dull, drawing pain over the heart, worse when stoop- 
ing, and at last during expiration. Anxious palpitation of 
the heart; chest feels expanded. 

Upper Limbs. — Cramp-like drawing in arms and fingers. Dull 
pressure in forearms, hands and fingers. 



OPIUM. 575 

Lower Limbs.— Weakness of the lower limbs when walking, 
with sensation as if "asleep" in fore part of feet, worse in 
soles. Paralysis of the legs and feet. 

Skin. — Violent itching of various parts of the body ; eruption, 
bleeding, oozing out of fluid, forming scabs. Biting, itch- 
ing on undressing. 

Sleep. — Voluptuous dreams with seminal emissions. 

Fever. — Febrile chilliness over the body, without thirst or sub- 
sequent heat. 

Compare. — Anac, Cinch., Coccul., Clem., Nux v., Staph., Sil. 

Antidote.— Camph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been used chiefly in Crusta lactea, with symptoms 
above described, especially on occiput and behind the ears. Has 
also been used in paralysis, especially hemiplegia, preceded by 
vertigo. Very weak digestion. Diarrhoea with above symptoms. 
Diarrhoea of phthisis. 



OPIUM. 



Synonym. — Papaver Somniferum. Natural order. — Papa- 
veracese. Common names. — Opium. White Poppy. Habitat. — 
A plant native of Asia, extensively cultivated. Preparation.— 
Tincture from inspissated juice. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal and the sympathetic nervous 
system, producing brief excitation, rapidly followed by depres- 
sion and paralysis of all functional activity. As a result 
there is a general torpidity of the entire system. The cerebral 
powers are overcome and stupor ensues; motion and sensa- 
tion are destroyed ; the secretions of the mucous membranes 
are diminished, and the mucous surfaces become dry and con- 
gested ; the breathing becomes slow, sighing and irregular ; the 
heart's action is retarded, and these evidences of cerebro-spinal 
paralysis continuing, death results ; or, passing off, leave de- 
ranged digestion, headache, sleeplessness and constipation. 



576 OPIUM. 

The leading feature of Opium is its depression of the cere- 
bral functions, indicated by great drowsiness and stupor, with 
stertorous breathing, in which condition it is the true homceo- 
pathic remedy. Its universal use as a palliative to diminish re- 
flex irritability and destroy the consciousness of suffering pain 
cannot be too strongly condemned. Such palliation is only ad- 
missible in hopelessly fatal cases, or possibly under other very 
exceptional circumstances, but is not in any sense homoeo- 
pathic. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS 

Mind. — Complete loss of consciousness {Bell., Hyos., Laur.), 
with slow stertorous breathing ; insensibility to exter- 
nal impressions . Delirious ; eyes wide open ; glistening , 
face red, puffed up ; sees frightful and distressing visions 
(Absinth., Bell., Hyos., Stram.). Drunkenness with stu- 
por, as from smoke in the brain; eyes burning, hot and 
dry (Bell.). Dull and stupid, as if drunk (Nux m.). Im- 
becility. Confusion. F 'ear of impending death. Anxiety. 
Vivid imaginations, exaltation of the mind (Can. ind.). 
Fretful, nervous and irritable; easily frightened (Nux v.). 

Head. — Great confusion, dullness and heaviness of the head, 
making thought and writing difficult (Nux v.). Sensation 
like that following a debauch. Vertigo, as from intoxi- 
cation (Cinch., Coccul., Nux in., Nux v., Puis.). Conges- 
tion of blood to the head, with pulsation in it (Bell.). 
Aching above right frontal eminence when reading, with 
heat, then pinching in right temple. Pressing pains in the 
temples. Cold sweat on forehead (Verat. alb.). 

Eyes.— Pupils dilated and insensible to light (Bell.). Pupils 
contracted {Merc, cor., Phos., Phyt., Physos.). Eyes 
glassy, protruded, immovable (Amy!., Bell., Hyos., Stram.). 
Eyes half-closed, red, burning, hot and dry (Bell.). Sensa- 
tion of dust in the eyes. Lids hang down as if paralyzed 
(Caust., Coni., Gels.). 

Ears.— Violent roaring in the ears (Aeon., Bell., Cinch.). Acute- 
ness of hearing (Coff., Coca). 

Face. — Face bloated, dark-red and hot (Aeon., Bell., Hyos., 
Stram.); flushed; pale; earthy. The face of a suckling 
was like that of an old man. Features distorted (Cic, 



OPIUM. 577 

Cupr.). The lower lip and jaw hang down (Lye). Twitch- 
ing in the corners of the mouth (Ign.). 

Tongue. — Paralysis of the tongue, and difficult articulation 
(Caust., Dulc., Nux m., Nux v., Hyos., Gels.). Tongue: 
purple; black (Phos.); white (Ars., Bry., JVujo v., Puis., 
Sulph.). Dryness of the mouth (Ars., Bry., Dulc, Nux m., 
Puis.). Constriction in pharynx. 

Throat. — Dryness of the throat (Apis, Ars., Nux m.). Inability 
to swallow from paralysis (Nux m.). 

Stomach— Loss of appetite (Alunx., Ars., Cinch., Natr. mur., 
Phos., Sulph.). Violent thirst (Aeon., Ars., Bry., Nitr. ac, 
Sulph.). Hiccough; vomiting of food; of green substance 
(Iris, Podo.); of blood (Ham., Nux v., Podo., Stan.); of 
faecal matter; with violent cutting colic and convulsions. 
Heaviness and pressure in the stomach (Ars., Bry.). Vio- 
lent pain in the stomach ; increased by pressure. Constric- 
tion in stomach ; with constipation. 

Abdomen. — Inactivity of the digestive organs {Alum.). In- 
testines sluggish, strongest purgatives lose their power. 
Abdomen hard, distended and sensitive to touch (Aeon., 
Bell.). Distension, but no power to expel contents. Accu- 
mulation of much flatus, with rumbling in abdomen (Card, 
v., Lye). Tension in hypogastrium, with pain on touch, 
incarcerated umbilical and inguinal hernia; faecal vomit. 
Violent griping and cutting in the abdomen (Coloc). 
Pressive pain in the abdomen, as if the intestines would 
be cut to pieces. 

Stool and Anus. — Anus spasmodically closed during the colic, 
with difficult emission of flatus. Involuntary stool (Am., 
Carb. v., Hyos., Ehus tox.); offensive (Ars.); ° after fright 
(Gels.). Diarrhceic stools, whitish pasty, frothy, causing 
burning in anus (Aloe, Ars., Sulph.)-, black, foetid (Ars., 
Lept.). Constipation from inactivity of the bowels (Alum., 
Camph., Plumb.); from spasmodic retention in small intes- 
tines. Stool composed of hard, round, black balls (Alum., 
Kali carb., Plumb.); gray; crumbling. °Cholera infantum, 
with stupor, snoring, convulsions. 

Urinary Organs. — Involuntary micturition (Bell., Hyos.). 
Retention of urine from paralysis of fundus of 
bladder; from spasm of sphincter; °from nursing after 



578 OPIUM. 

passion of nurse. Desire to urinate, but inability ; only 
after long exertion. Urine scanty, red, dark-brown, cloudy 
(Canth.). 

Male Organs. — Increased sexual desire, with frequent erec- 
tions and pollutions (Phos., Nux v.). 

Bespiratory Organs.— Dry cough, with tickling and scraping 
in the larynx (Eumejo); better from drink of water, with 
gaping, drowsiness {Ant. tart.), yet cannot sleep. Deep 
snoring respiration, with open mouth. Frequent invol- 
untary deep breathing; long and sighing respiration. 
Respiration irregular, slow and stertorous, laryngis- 
mus stridulus. Cough, with scanty, tenacious expectora- 
tion and rattling in the chest. Cough, with dyspnoea and 
blue face. °Cough, with profuse sweat on whole body. 

Pulse. — Full and slow (Digit.), ivith snoring ; slow and soft; 
small and w r eak (Ferr.); beat of heart and pulse cannot be 
felt; irregular. 

Back. — Spasmodically curved, like an arch (Cic). 

Limbs. — Trembling of all the limbs, especially arms and hands 
°after fright. Numbness and sensation of swelling in hands 
and forearms. Spasmodic jerkings and numbness of limbs. 
Convulsive movements of limbs (Cic, Bell., Hyos.). Cold- 
ness of the extremities (Camph., Verat. alb.). 

Generalities. — Twitching, trembling of head, arms and hands ; 
now and then jerks of flexors ; body cold; inclination to 
stupor ; motion of body and uncovering of head relieves. 
Tetanic spasms; opisthotonos; begin with loud screams, 
foam at mouth, trembling of limbs, eyes half open, pupils 
dilated and insensible to light; face dark-red and hot 
(Hyos.); °from fright, anger, etc. General insensibility of 
the nervous system ; no reaction (Carb. v.). Sensation di- 
minished; afterwards reflex irritability. °Paralysis after 
apoplexia ; in drunkards ; in old people. °Bed feels so hot 
she cannot lie on it. Emaciation and debility. 

Sleep. — Great clro^vsiness, can hardly keep awafoe (Nujc m.). 
TJnrefreshing, soporous sleep (Arm, Laur., Physos.), with 
eyes half open and snoring (Sulph.). Sleepy, but cannot 
go to sleep (Cham., Bell., Lach.). Restless, uneasy sleep; 
full of visions and imaginations. Whining in sleep. Sleep- 
lessness (Cimic, Com), with acuteness of hearing; clocks 



OPIUM. 579 

striking and cocks crowing at a great distance keep her 

awake. 
Fever. — Body cool, head warm. Cold limbs. Head hot, cheeks 

red and burning. Whole body burning, even when bathed 

in sweat ; w r ants to uncover ; complains that bed is too hot. 

Cold perspiration over w T hole body, especially on the head 

and forehead. 
Aggravation.— From heat ; from brandy, wine ; while perspir- 
ing; during and after sleep. 
Amelioration.— From vomiting; from coffee, all symptoms 

except trembling, but they soon return. 
Conditions.— Especially suitable for children and old persons; 

for drunkards. 
Compare.— Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry., Cam ph., Can. ind., Carb. 

v., Coff., Digit., Gels., Hyos., Lye, Merc, Nux v., Puis., 

Rhus tox., Sec. c, Stram., Sulph., Verat. alb. 
Antidotes.— Bell., Coff., Coni., Camph,, Ipec., Merc, Nux v., 

Plumb., Yinum. To large doses: very strong Coffee; 

Cain ph., Bell., emetics; w T arm baths. 
Opium Antidotes.— Ant. tart., Bell., Digit., Lach., Merc, Nux 

v., Strych., Plumb., Stram., Charcoal Vapors. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

A valuable remedy for ailments from fright (Aeon., Gels.), 
or emotion after fright, fear of the fright still remaining— after- 
effects. An extremely valuable remedy in apoplexia, the symp- 
toms agreeing, especially in drunkards. Paralysis of the brain. 
Cerebral haemorrhage. Delirium tremens, especially old and oft- 
repeated cases, worse from the least quantity of liquor. Con- 
vulsions, as described in symptoms ; especially from fright or 
anger ; particularly in infants, especially after nurse has been 
frightened or very angry Epilepsy. Lock jaw. Puerperal 
convulsions with coma, etc. Paralysis of tongue. Paralysis of 
pharynx. Colic, with great tympanitis, belching without re- 
lief, constipation. Intestinal obstruction, colicky pains, faecal 
vomiting. A most valuable remedy in constipation resulting 
from inertia of the rectum and the entire intestinal tract ; no 
inclination for stool; impacted faeces and incarcerated flatus; 
often after long-lasting and debilitating diseases from long con- 
tinued and habitual use of enemas. Ailments from lead in 



580 ORIGANUM. 

paints, pipes and otherwise; lead colic. According to Allen, 
Opium "has cured chronic catarrh and ulceration of the ileo- 
cecal region, with persistent discharge of enormous quantities of 
flakes of mucus, constipation, faecal stools completely enveloped 
in mucus, the indication being complete atony of the lower 
bowels and the accumulation of hard balls of faeces." Cholera in- 
fantum, especially after discharges have been suppressed, with 
stupor, snoring and convulsions. Has been found useful for re- 
tention of urine, especially when resulting from fright, or after 
parturition. Aphonia from frighb. Laryngismus stridulus. 
Threatening paralysis of lungs. Bronchial catarrh. Haemop- 
tysis, especially in drunkards, chest hot, limbs cold, drowsy, 
with cough. Suppuration of the lungs, especially in drunkards; 
rattling and snoring respiration, blue face, etc. Amenorrhoea 
from fright. Threatening abortion from fright. Suppressed 
lochia from fright. Has been used in diphtheria, with charac- 
teristic respiration, etc. Sometimes indicated in typhoid types 
of fever, stupor, can scarcely be aroused ; speechless ; eyes halt 
open ; mild delirium or loud talking, fury, singing, desire to es- 
cape; the darker-red the face, the more it is indicated ; impend- 
ing cerebral paralysis from profound congestion. Puerperal 
fever, with stupor, etc.; offensive discharges. Intermittent fever, 
cold stage predominates; fever, with heat of the head and great 
drowsiness, the body burning hot even with a profuse sweat, 
which does not relieve the heat or drowsiness. Congestive chills 
with characteristic stupor, snoring respiration, hot sweat with- 
out relief, etc. Said to be useful in ailments from charcoal 
vapors. 

ORIGANUM. 

Synonyms. — Origanum Majorana. Origanum Vulgare. 
Habitat. — An indigenous perennial plant found growing in 
poor soils, along road-sides and in fields. Preparation. — Tinct 
ure from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

Acts especially upon the generative organs, particularly of 
women, stimulating the seat of erotic impulses, and affecting 
the brain and nervous system just as excessive sexual excite- 



OSMIUM. 581 

inent does. Its chief symptom is an increased sexual desire, 
lascivious ideas and dreams. It is used successfully for trou- 
bles arising from sexual irritation and onanism, especially in 
girls; leucorrhoea, with sexual irritation. 



OSMIUM. 

Synonym.— Osmium Tetroxide. An element. Common 
name. — Osmic Acid. Preparation. Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the cerebro-spinal system Osmium exerts its chief 
action on the respiratory tract and upon the kidneys, produc- 
ing violent irritation and inflammation. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Morose, irritable, impatient. Consciousness of mental 
weakness. Misplacement of words (Dulc, Plumb.). Disin- 
clination for work. 

Head. — Dull, heavy headache. 

Eyes. — Sharp pain in orbit ; lids spasmodically closed. Dim- 
ness of sight ; letters run together, as from a fog ( Cycl., 
Phos., Gels.). Burning pain in eyes, with profuse lachry- 
mation. Flame of candle surrounded by a bluish-green or 
yellow circle (Phos.); or a rainbow ring; at a distance the 
flame seems enveloped by dust or smoke. 

Ears. — Ringing in right ear. Earache evenings; first right, 
then left ear. 

Nose. — Coryz a, with sneezing (Aeon., Arg., Euphorb.). Burn- 
ing irritation in nose. Nostrils sensitive to cold air (Hy- 
dras., Psor.). Sense of smell diminished. 

Mouth. — Aching in jaws ; pain in muscles of mastication. 
Tongue coated ; edges rough ; red stripe in middle. Copious 
salivation. Taste of blood ; metallic (JEsc, Coccnl., Merc, 
Naja). 

Stomach.— Eructations ; nausea ; vomiting. Qualmishness and 
extreme discomfort, with dull pain and heaviness in pit of 
stomach. 



582 OSMIUM. 

Abdomen. — Distended and sensitive; much rumbling. 

Stool and Anus. — Burning in anus during and after stool 
(Ars., Canth., Iris, Merc.). Diarrhoea. Constipation. 

Urinary Organs. — Urine albuminous {Merc, cor., Phos., 
Phyt., Plumb.). Strong-scented; dark-brown and scanty 
(Plumb.). Deposits bright-red sediment. °Bright's disease. 

Male Organs. — Pain in testicles and spermatic cords (Clem,., 
Spong. ) . Violent erections . 

Respiratory Organs.— Larynx, tickling, irritation to hawk 
and cough; sore pain; burning; rawness and scraping 
(Ehus tox., Rumex). Profuse secretion of mucus in air 
passages (Ant. tart., Ipec, Phos., Stan.). Stringy mucus, 
very difficult to loosen, has to swallow it (Kali bi.). Burn- 
ing irritation in trachea. Hoarseness and pain in larynx ; 
with cough and coryza. Hoarseness, worse from singing, 
and worse entering the house. Paroxysms of convulsive 
coughing (Coral, rub., Dros.). Dry, hacking cough. Bron- 
chitis. Difficult respiration; tightness and oppression of 
the chest (Merc, cor., Phos.). Pain under sternum when 
coughing, extending to both sides of chest, with burning 
soreness, as if everything were raw ; after long coughing, 
expectorates lumps of yellow, tenacious mucus. 

Back. — Pressive pain in back and loins. 

Generalities.— Great weakness and prostration. Cutting and 
pinching pains in limbs. 

Skin.— Red spots on dorsum of hand. Copious exanthema on 
forearms, hands and cheeks. Red-brown papules, with des- 
quamation, on arms. Small, pointed vesicles, surrounded 
by red areola. Itching, as from crawling of insects. 

Compare. — Ars., Mang., Selen. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been used but little clinically. Has been of benefit in 
acute laryngitis, bronchitis and pneumonia and in whooping 
cough with characteristic irritation in air passages, spasmodic 
cough, stringy mucus, with great and futile efforts to ex- 
pectorate, etc. Has been used in supra and infra-orbital neu- 
ralgia, with lachrymation. Has actually cured glaucoma 
(Allen); is indicated by iridescent vision and severe pain 
around the eyes. 



OXALICUM ACIDUM. 583 



OXALIOUM ACIDUM. 

Synonym. — Hydrogen Oxalate. Common name. — Oxalic 
Acid. Preparation.— Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon the brain and spinal cord, exerting its- 
special influence upon the motor nerve centers, paralyzing them 
and sometimes annihilating the functional power of the cere- 
brospinal axis and destroying life very suddenly. It produces 
violent spasmodic conditions, especially of the muscles of the 
chest, and stiffness of the limbs, and also anaesthesia, neuralgia 
and paralytic symptoms. It also affects the respiratory mu- 
cous membrane, producing an inflammatory condition, and in 
large doses, by its irritating presence, causes violent inflamma- 
tion of the mucous lining of the alimentary tract. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Diminished power to concentrate ideas. Very much ex- 
hilarated; quicker thought and action (Coff.). As soon as 
she thinks about the pains they return (Baryt. a). 

Head. — Vertigo; swimming sensation on lying down. Sensa- 
tion of emptiness in head; faint feeling, as if all the blood 
had left the brain. Dull, heavy headache in forehead and 
vertex. Compression in head, as if from a screw behind 
each ear. 

Eyes.— Type blurs when reading. Vanishing of sight, with gid- 
diness and sweat. Pains in both orbits ; worse in left. 

Nose. — Sneezing; watery coryza. °rled, shining swelling of 
right side of nose, beginning at the tip (Bell.); with pimples 
in nose. 

Face.— Face pale and and livid. Feeling of heat in face. Feel- 
ing of fullness in face ; face redder. Face covered with cold 
sweat (Tabac, Verat. alb.). 

Mouth. — Gums bleed and are painful in spots. Small ulcers on 
gums. Tongue swollen, sensitive, red, dry, burning; swol- 
len, with thick, white coating. Sour taste in mouth (Calc. 



584 OXALICUM ACIDUM. 

c, Mag. carb., Nux v.). Profuse secretion of saliva (Iodi., 
Merc, JVitr. ac). 

Throat.— Burning in throat and stomach. Kawness and scrap- 
ing in throat ; thick mucus accumulates. Difficult, painful 
swallowing. 

Stomach.— Appetite increased; absent, with loss of taste. 
Thirst, with vertigo, loss of appetite, nausea, colic. Heart- 
burn; worse evenings. Empty or sour eructations; of 
tasteless wind, after each meal. Frequent hiccough (Ign., 
Hyos.). Nausea and frequent vomiting. Empty feeling, 
compelling one to eat. Violent pressive pain at pit of stom- 
ach. Burning at pit of stomach (Ars., Colch., Merc. cor.). 
Stomach sensitive; slightest touch causes excruciating 
pain. 

Abdomen.— Stitches in liver ; relieved by a deep breath. Con- 
tinuous pain in left hypochondrium, as if bruised ; stitches. 
Colic about the navel (Coloc); difficult emission of flatus. 
Burning-and pain in abdomen. 

Stool. — Constant involuntary stools. Stools: dark, muddy, 
copious; mucus and blood. °Diarrhoea as soon as one 
drinks coffee. °Lying down causes return of diarrhoea. 
Pressing and straining in rectum ; tenesmus. Constipation. 

Urinary Organs.— Pain in region of kidneys. Frequent and 
copious urination, which is clear, straw-colored ; oxaluria. 
Burning in urethra, as from acrid drops. Pain in glans pe- 
nis when urinating. 

Male Organs. — Great increase of sexual desire. Emissions at 
night with lascivious dreams. Testicles feel heavy and con- 
tused ; shooting along cords (Clem., Spong.). 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness and sensation of mucus in 
larynx during talking. Constant dry cough on violent ex- 
ertion. Difficulty of breathing, with constrictive pain in 
larjmx, and wheezing; oppression more toward right side; 
°angina pectoris. Spasmodic breathing. Paroxysms of 
short, hurried breathing, with intervals of ease. Sharp, 
shooting pains in left lung and heart, extending down to 
epigastrium ; °angina pectoris. Dull, heavy, sore pain in 
chest. 

Heart and Pulse. — Shooting pains about the heart. Heart in 
a continual fluttering palpitation. Pulse increased in fre- 



OXALICUM ACIDUM. 585 

quency, almost imperceptible; with coldness, clammy sweat, 
etc. (Tabac, Verat. alb.). 

Neck and Back.— Pain under point of scapula, between shoul- 
ders, extending to loins ; bruised sensation, worse beneath 
tip of left scapula, with stiffness. Stitches from chest into 
scapulae. Acute pain in back, gradually extending down 
the thighs, with great torture; seeks relief in change of 
posture. Weakness in loins and hips, extending down 
to lower extremities; back feels too weak to support the 
body. 

Limbs— Strange sensation of numbness in limbs. °Pains in 
rheumatic gout worse from sweets. 

Upper Limbs. — Numbness of shoulders to tips of fingers. 
Sharp, lancinating pains in arms ; °angina pectoris. Eight 
wrist pains as if sprained ; wants to stretch it ; cannot hold 
anything. Hands feel heavy; cold, as if dead; fingers and 
nails livid ; fingers twitching. 

Lower Limbs.— Bluen ess, coldness, and almost complete im- 
mobility of the lower limbs. Numbness and tickling or 
pricking in thighs. Lameness and stiffness in lower limbs. 
Numbness and weariness in lower limbs, making it difficult 
to ascend stairs. Violent contracting pain in external ten- 
don of left knee. 

Generalities. — Peculiar numbness, approaching to palsy. 
Symptoms recur in paroxysms; intermit for hours or a day. 
Pain in small circumscribed spots. Jerking pains, like 
short stitches, confined to small spots, lasting only a few 
seconds. 

Skin.— Sensation during shaving, as from chafing. Skin mot- 
tled in circular patches. 

Sleep. — Yawning ; sleepy during the dav. awakens at night 
with palpitation. 

Fever. — Chilliness, with sneezing. Shaking chill, with red face. 
Creeping chill up the spine. Heat from every exertion. 
Flushes of heat, with perspiration. Cold, clammy perspi- 
ration. 

Aggravation. — All symptoms and pains reappear when think- 
ing about them (Baryt. c); from sugar, coffee, wine. Bet- 
ter in the open air {Puis.). 

Compare.— Ars., Merc. cor. 



586 PAREIRA BRAVA. 

Antidotes. — Chalk or Lime; Carbonate of Magnesia; Potash 
and Soda not available, since their oxalates are exceedingly 
poisonous. Sugar, Coffee and Wine disagree. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Has been used chiefly in spinal diseases. Softening of the 
spine, with weakness and numbness about the loins and hips, 
extending down the legs, and numbness in the back. Spinal men- 
ingitis, intense inflammatory pains all through the back. Lo- 
comotor ataxia, with violent shooting pains down the limbs, 
dyspnoea and numbness, with symptoms of the drug. Paralysis 
from inflammation of the spinal cord, stiffness of limbs; parox- 
ysms of dyspnoea. Acute spinal symptoms of this drug are 
characteristic and important. Spinal neuralgia from under 
joint of scapula to loins, sharp, lancinating pains. Has proved 
useful in angina pectoris, sharp, shooting pains about left lung 
and heart, dyspnoea, with forced expiration ; back numb and 
weak, legs cold and powerless, etc. Palpitation after lying down 
at night. Congestion and inflammation localized at base of left 
lung. Neuralgia of spermatic cords, shooting pains. Some- 
times useful in amenorrhcea, with spinal symptoms. Oxaluria, 
with characteristic symptoms of extremities. Rheumatic gout, 
pains worse from sweets. Diarrhoea immediately after drink- 
ing coffee. Dysentery. Gastro-enteritis. Gastralgia. 



PAREIRA BRAVA. 

Synonym.— Chondodendron. Tornentosum. Natural or- 
der. — Menispermacese. Habitat. — A plant supposed to be na- 
tive of West Indies and South America. Preparation.— -Tinct- 
ure from the dried roots. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

Acts specifically upon the mucous lining of the genito-uri- 
nary passages, producing irritation and catarrhal inflamma- 
tion, which has led to its successful use in the treatment of gon- 
orrhoea, leucorrhcea and chronic inflammation of the bladder. 



PARIS QUADKIFOLIA. 587 

Its chief symptoms are constant urging to urinate ; violent 
pain in glans penis ; straining ; pain extorts screams ; must 
get clozvn on all fours to urinate; urine contains much vis- 
cid, thick, white mucus, or deposits a red sand. The urine has 
a strong ammoniacal odor. Frequently there are pains down 
the thighs, during the efforts to urinate. 

Compare— Aeon., Berb., Can. sat., Chim., Canth., Hydrangea 
arb., Urva ursL 



PARIS QUADRIFOLIA. 

Natural order. — Liliacese. Common names. — Herb Parfo. 
Fox Grape. True Love. Habitat.— A plant growing in Europe, 
in wet woods and thickets. Preparation. — Tincture from the 
entire fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal system, causing neuralgic 
pains and other symptoms of nerve irritation. Its chief local 
action is upon the respiratory tract. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Loquacious mania (Lach.); foolish talk and silly ac- 
tions. 

Head. — Vertigo and dullness in the head. Piercing and single 
stitches in the head ; in temples ; then weight on forehead, 
worse from stooping. Constrictive pressure in forehead and 
temples; brain, eyes and skin feel tense, and the bones 
scraped sore ; worse from motion, excitement or using the 
eyes; w T orse in evening. Pressive pain in right temporal 
region, relieved by pressure of the hand. Bruised pain in 
left parietal bone on touch. 

Eyes. — Feel too large or swollen, and orbits too large (Carls., 
Phos. ac, Plumb.). °Eyes feel as if projecting with a 
sensation as if a thread ivere tightly drawn through the 
eyeball, and backward, into the middle of the brain, very 
painful ; sight weak ; stitches through middle of eye. Jerk- 
ing and twitching of right upper lid (Agar.). 

Ears.— Sudden pain in ears, as if forced apart by a wedge. 
Ringing in left ear. 



588 PARIS QUADRIFOLIA. 

Nose. — Red and greenish mucus blown from the nose. Alter- 
nate fluent and stopped coryza (Amm. carb., Natr. ars., 
JV'ujc v.). 

Face. — Tetter around the mouth. Vesicles on surface of lower 

Mouth. — Tongue dry, rough, and coated white; feels too large. 
Dryness of mouth in morning. Profuse tart saliva. 

Throat.— Sore throat, as if a ball were lodged in it. Much mu- 
cus in fauces, causes hawking. 

Stomach.— Hiccough, after eating (Bry., Ign., Hyos.); eructa- 
tions. Heaviness in stomach, as from a stone (Ars., Bry., 
Nwjcv., Puis.); better from eructations. Weak, slow di- 
gestion. 

Abdomen.— Rumbling and rolling in abdomen (Aloe, Carb. v., 
Cinch., Lye); cutting, griping pains. 

Stool.— Diarrhoea; stools smell like putrid meat. 

Urinary Organs.— Burning and stinging in urethra when sit- 
ting. Sticking in forepart of urethra. Frequent mictu- 
rition, with burning. Dark-red urine, with red sediment, 
and a greasy-looking pellicle on surface ; acrid, excoriating. 

Respiratory Organs. — Periodical, painless hoarseness. 
Hoarseness, voice feeble, continuous hawking of mucus and 
burning in larynx. Expectoration of greenish, viscid mucus. 
Oppression, with desire to draw a long breath. Constant 
hawking and gagging from tenacious mucus in larynx and 
trachea. Stitches in the chest (Bry., Kali c). 

Heart and Pulse. — Palpitation during rest and motion; in 
evening. Pulse full but slow. 

Neck and Back. — Nape of neck weary, as if a great iveight 
were lying on it. Neck feels stiff and swollen on turning it. 
Stitches between the scapulae. 

Limbs. — Stinging pains in limbs. All joints painful on mo- 
tion. Icy-cold feet (Sil., Verat. alb.); at night in bed. Para- 
lytic pain in limbs. Fingers feel asleep. Stitches in all the 
limbs. Heaviness in all the limbs. Contractive pressure in 
joints. 

Skin. — Papular eruptions, especially face and lips. Skin sore ; 
crawling sensations. 

Sleep.— Restless, broken sleep, with many dreams. Yawning 
and sleepiness 



PETROLEUM. 589 

Fever.— Chilliness, mostly toward evening. Coldness of right 
side; left side natural. Chilliness and goose-flesh, yawning 
and cold feet. Heat descending back from neck (reverse, 
Phos.). Heat and sweat of upper part of body. Sweat in 
morning, on waking, attended with frequent biting itching. 

Compare.— Led., Lye, Rhus tox. 

Antidote— Coff. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Perhaps the most common use of this not commonly used 
drug is in neuralgic headache when the eyes feel as if projecting, 
and a painful sensation, as if a thread were drawing through the 
eye backwards into the middle of the brain. Facial neuralgia, 
hot stitches in left malar bone, which is very sore. Neuralgia 
in left chest extending into arm, which becomes stiff; nape of 
neck weary, as if a great weight were lying on it. Has also 
been successfully used in spinal neuralgia. Neuralgia of coc- 
cyx. Catarrhal laryngitis, green viscid mucus, painless hoarse- 
ness. Laryngeo-tracheitis, much tenacious mucus, causing con- 
stant hawking and gagging. 



PETROLEUM. 

Synonyms.— Oleum Petrae. Naptha Montana. Common 
names. — Rock Oil. Coal Oil. Preparation. — A tincture is pre- 
pared by dissolving one part of the crude oil in ninety-nine 
parts of Alcohol, which corresponds to the 2x dilution. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the skin and mucous membranes, pro- 
ducing irritation and the usual secondary conditions, as indi- 
cated in the following pathogenesis. Allen says the action is 
"very complex and not easily defined." 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS 

Mind..— Violent, excitable, irritable, easily offended (Caps., Nux 
v.). Quarrelsome. Great tearfulness; easily frightened 
(Nuxv., Op.). Loss of consciousness. Very forgetful, and 
disinclined to think. Delirium, thinks another person lies 



590 PETROLEUM. 

alongside of him, °or that he is double, or one limb is 
double. 

Head— Vertigo on stooping or on rising (Bell.) Confusion 
after eating a little. Dullness and heaviness of the head ; as 
if enveloped in a fog. Headache from anger, or after fast- 
ing in the morning. Dull, pressive frontal headache. Heavy 
headache in the morning. °Neuralgic headache, beginning 
in occiput and extending forward. °Occipital headache ex- 
tending to vertex, with vertigo. Stiffness of neck, swelling 
of muscles ; rapid motion of the hands seems to relieve. 
°Vertigo in the occiput, with general feeling of numbness, 
stiffness and nausea. °Occipital headache, with nausea, es- 
pecially in seasickness. Pressure and heaviness, like lead, 
in occiput. Dull, pulsating pain in the occiput. Pinching 
in occiput. Falling off of the hair (Graph., JVitr. ac, 
Phos., Sep.). Moist eczema, worse on occiput (Lye, Sep.). 
Moist, itching eczema; sore after scratching (Graph., Lye, 
Merc). 

Eyes. — Burning and pressure in the eyes and on exerting them 
dimness. Conjunctivitis and blepharadenitis. Inflamed 
swelling in inner canthus, like an incipient lachrymal fist- 
ula, with dryness of right side of nose. Inflammation, with 
itching and stitches in the eyes. Weakness of vision ; veil 
before the eyes (Caust., Puis.). Itching of the lids; he is 
obliged to rub them. 

Ears. — Inflammation and painful swelling of meatus audito- 
rius. Hardness of hearing. Boaring, ringing and cracking 
in the ears (Bell., Cinch.). Bedness behind the ears, with 
rawness, soreness and moisture. Eruption on outer ear. 

Nose. — Bleeding of the nose (Aeon., Bell., Bry., Ham.). Ulcer- 
ated nostrils ; and stopped catarrh. Much mucus in nose. 
Itching on tip of nose. 

Face.— Pale. Papular eruption at corners of mouth. 

Mouth. — Swelling of the gums. Pustule above a hollow tooth, 
like a fistula. Painful soreness on chewing. Tongue coated 
white (Ant. crud., Bry., JVux v., Puis.). Bad odor from 
the mouth (Hep. s., Iodi., JVitr. ac, Merc, JVux v.). Taste 
slimy, sour, bitter (Ars., Bry., Puis.). Accumulation of mu- 
cus in the mouth (Iodi., Merc). 

Throat. — Swelling of the submaxillary glands (Baryt. c, Calc. c, 



PETROLEUM. 591 

Natr. card., Rhus toa>.). Rawness in pharynx on swallow- 
ing. Tickling on swallowing extending to the ear. Dryness 
and burning in pharynx. 

Stomach. — Ravenous hunger, but speedily satisfied after a 
stool. Violent thirst for beer (Coccul., Puis.). Hot, sharp, 
sour eructations, tasting like bad eggs (Arn.). Heartburn 
toward evening. Incessant nausea and qualmishness in 
the morning, with accumulation of water in the mouth ; 
°from motion of carriage or boa£ {Coccul., Nux m.). Vio- 
lent vomiting {Ant. tart., Ipec). Feeling of great empti- 
ness in stomach (Hydras., Ign., Sep., Sulph.). Heaviness 
and pressure in stomach (Nux m.). 

Abdomen.— Distension. Violent, cutting colic, with nausea, 
retching and diarrhoea; as from taking cold; evenings; 
°colic better from bending double (Coloc). 

Stool and Anus.— In anus burning itching ; pressure. Weak- 
ness of rectum. Diarrhoea, preceded by colic, only during 
the day. Stools difficult and hard ; slimy, profuse mucus ; 
bloody mucus; violent, involuntary. 

Urinary Organs. — Constant dribbling of urine after mictu- 
rition (Caust., Stram.). Involuntary micturition. Fre- 
quent, scanty urination. Discharge of mucus with the 
urine. Burning pain in the urethra. Urine bloody and tur- 
bid; offensive; it deposits a red, slimy sand that adheres 
tightly to vessel; urine contains albumen, hyalin and granu- 
lar casts ; covered with a glistening film and with red sedi- 
ment. 

Male Organs. — Reddish eruption on glans, with itching. Itch- 
ing and moisture on scrotum (Sil.) . 

Female Organs. — Itching, soreness and moisture of external 
parts. Menses too early; the discharge causes itching. 
The nipples itch, and have a mealy coating. 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness {Card, v., Caust., Phos., 
Sulph.). Dry cough at night {Coni., Hyos., Puis., Sulph.). 
Oppression of the chest at night. 

Heart. — °Feeling of coldness about the heart (Graph., Kali 
nit., Natr. m.). 

-Neck and Back. — Heaviness and pain in nape of neck. Pain 
in the back and loins. Painful drawing extending from 
nape to occiput. Coccyx painful on sitting. 



592 PETKOLEUM. 

Upper Limbs. — Great weakness in the arms. Bruised pain in 
finger nails when touched. Tips of fingers rough, cracked, 
fissured, with sticking, cutting pains. Hands cracked 
and rough. °Salt-rheum, red, raw. burning; moist or cov- 
ered with thick crusts. 

Lower Limbs. — Itching, burning, moist eruption on legs. 
Stiffness in thighs on walking, with heaviness. Stiffness in 
knees, legs and ankles. Heel painfully swollen and red, with 
stitches; blisters; chilblains (Agar., Nitr. ac, Zinc). Burn- 
ing and stitching in corns. Eruption between the toes 
(Calc. c, Camph., Nux v., Nitr. ac, Sep.). Profuse perspi- 
ration on feet (Sil.). °Fcetid perspiration of the feet with 
tenderness. Cramp in calves, thighs and feet all day. 
Cramp in the soles at night (Sulph.). 

Generalities. — Limbs go to sleep and become stiff. Cracking 
and arthritic stiffness in joints. Aversion to open air (Aur., 
Coccul., Nux v., Sep., Sil.). Takes cold easily. Weakness in 
morning in bed. 

Skin. — Unhealthy skin; small wounds ulcerate and spread 
(Borax, Cham., Hep. s., Graph., Sil., Sulph.). Chronic 
moist eczema; parts seem excoriated (Graph.). Painful 
sensitiveness of skin of whole body; clothing painful (Bell.). 
Ulcers, with stinging pain and proud flesh (Carb. v., Nitr., 
ac); often deep ulcers, with raised edges. 

Aggravation.— °Before or during a thunder storm ; °from rid- 
ing in a carriage or ship. 

Amelioration. — At noon ; °in the open air. 

Compare. — Bell., Bry., Calc c, Cham., Coccul., Colch., Graph., 
Ign., Lye, Nux v., Phos., Puis., Rhus tox., Sep., Sil., 
Sulph., Tabac 

Antidotes.— Coccul., Nux v. 

Petroleum Antidote.— Lead Poisoning. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Petroleum is in the treatment of diseases of 
the skin, especially eczema and herpes, upon any part of the 
body, but more especially in and about the ears, on the occi- 
put and on the hands. In eczema there is a raw, moist surface 
over which thick scabs form, or the eczema may first appear as 
a vesicular eruption, forming a thick crust and oozing pus. 



PETROLEUM. 593 

The herpetic conditions calling for Petroleum are very impor- 
tant and often met with. The affected part becomes fiery -red 
and almost entirely raw and oozing a thick gelatinous fluid,- 
with violent itching and burning. This is most liable to attack 
the perineum and scrotum. Herpes zoster. An important con- 
dition of the skin indicating Petroleum, and which is often pres- 
ent with eczematous eruptions, is where the skin is dry, rough 
and chapped, and frequently, especially on the tips of the 
fingers, bleeding fissures form which are very sore, always 
worse in cold weather. The skin is unhealthy, slight wounds ul- 
cerate and spread. Ulcers with stinging pains and proud flesh. 
Intertrigo. Psoriasis of the hands. Has been found useful in 
the eruption of secondary syphilis. Blepharitis marginalis. 
Inflammation of the lachrymal canal when suppuration has 
commenced and a fistula has formed. Catarrh of the middle 
ear. Often valuable in chronic nasal catarrh and ozoena where 
scabs and purulent mucus are discharged, and the posterior 
nares obstructed, nose sore and nostrils cracked. Tendency 
to the formation of dental fistula. Catarrhal pharyngitis, raw- 
ness on swallowing, with pain and tickling which extends along 
the Eustachian tube to the ears. Has been found useful in the 
morning sickness of pregnancy. Sea-sickness. Acid dyspepsia 
with nausea and attacks of vertigo, better after eating. Gas- 
tralgia, with sharp, cutting pains and feeling of great emptiness 
in stomach. Haemorrhoids and fissures in anus. Diarrhoea, con- 
taining undigested food ; also with other symptoms described 
in pathogenesis; from taking cold; from eating cabbage or 
saur-kraut, with offensive stools, nausea and offensive eructa- 
tions. Catarrh of the bladder. Atony of the bladder, dribbling; 
after urination. Hsematuria. Chronic Bright's disease. Sprains 
of joints, especially in old rheumatic patients. Rheumatism 
with great stiffness of the joints, especially knees and neck ; 
cracking sounds w 7 hen moving the head, due to roughness of 
the muscular fiber. A popular domestic remedy in rheumatism 
(externally), in which it undoubtedly possesses curative virtues 
not yet understood. Has cured intermittent fever with the 
characteristic occipital headache. Is given in typhoid fever 
and other low T fevers, w T hen the patient imagines that another 
person lies alongside of her, or that she is double, or that one 



594 PETEOSELINUM. 

limb is double (Bapt.). In childbed the patient imagined that 
there were two sick babies in bed with her, and that she could 
not take care of both. 



PETROSELINUM. 

Synonym. — Apium Petroselinum. Petroselinum Salivum. 
Natural order. — Umbelliferse. Common name. — Parsely. 
Habitat. — A plant native of Southern Europe, cultivated as a 
house-plant. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts decidedly upon the urethral mucous membrane, pro- 
ducing a considerable degree of irritation and inflammation, 
and has been used accordingly in subacute gonorrhoea and 
gleet. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Urinary and Sexual Organs.— Discharge of a milky fluid 
from the urethra. Orifice of urethra agglutinated with mu- 
cus. Yellow discharge from the urethra {Hydras., Puis.). 
Burning in navicular fossa while urinating. Drawing and 
sticking in navicular fossa, changing to a cutting bit- 
ing after urination, (Can. sat.). Creeping and crawling 
throughout whole length of urethra. Pressure just behind 
navicular fossa. Frequent voluptuous tickling in navicu- 
lar fossa. Frequent desire to urinate, caused by crawling 
stitch behind navicular fossa. Priapismus, with curvature 
of penis. Profuse emission toward morning. 

Compare.— Canth., Can. sat., Copaib. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Subacute gonorrhoea and gleet, especially with the char- 
acteristic localization of the sensations in the navicular 
fossa. 



PHOSPHORICUM ACIDUM. 595 



PHOSPHORICUM ACIDUM. 

Common name. — Glacial Phosphoric Acid. Preparation. — 
One part of the purified Glacial Phosphoric Acid is dissolved in 
ninety parts of distilled water, and then ten parts of Alcohol 
are added to make the 2x dilution. The 3x dilution is pre- 
pared with dilute Alcohol. Subsequent dilutions with Alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The chief sphere of action of Phosphoric Acid is upon the 
nervous system, in which, from waste of nerve tissue or from 
depression, it produces debility without erethism (with ere- 
thism, Cinchona), giving rise to conditions simulating those 
which result from continued grief, over-exertion of mind or 
body, sexual excess, etc. Through this influence its chief local 
effects are upon the kidneys and male sexual organs, and next 
upon the bones and skin, as indicated by its pathogenesis. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Weakness of memory (Anac, Agu., Ambr., Kreos., 
Lach., Merc, Natr. mur., Nux m.). Quiet ; perfectly in- 
different (Berb., Selen., Sep.); difficult comprehension; im- 
becility. Ideas lost and mind weak. Incapacity for 
thought (JEth., Cimic, Gels., Mux v.). Disinclination to 
talk; answers questions reluctantly (Agar., Phos.). Can- 
not find the right word when talking. Homesickness 
(Caps., Hell.), with inclination to weep. Quiet delirium, 
with stupefaction and dullness of the head (Bell., Rhus tox., 
Phos.). 

Head.— Vertigo ; in the morning ; towards evening, when stand- 
ing and walking ; and head sinks backward and forward. 
Confusion and dullness of the head. Pressure as from a 
weight in the head, or as if the vertex had been beaten. Ach- 
ing with tingling in the head. Violent pressure in the fore- 
head, in the morning on waking. Headache forces one to lie 
down, and is in supportably aggravated by least shaking 
or noise {Bell.). Bones in the skull feel as if some one 
had scraped the szvollen and tender periosteum with a 



596 PHOSPHOBICUM ACIDUM. 

knife. °Hair turns gray early (Lye), or flaxen; falls off, 
especially after grief or sorrow. Itching of the scalp (Calc. 
c, Carb. an., Sulph.). 

Eyes.— Pressure in the eyes, as if the eyeballs were too large 
(Carls., Paris, Plumb., Spig.). Agglutination, mornings. 
Yellow spots on the white of the eyes. Dilated pupils (Bell., 
My os., Strain.). 

Ears. — Every sound re-echoes loudly in the ears (Caust., Merc, 
Phos.). Intolerance of noise, especially music (Aeon., 
Ambr.). Roaring in the ears, with difficult hearing 
(Calc. c, Merc, Sec, Sulph.). Spasmodic drawing pain in 
the ear. 

Nose. — Bleeding of the nose, dark blood (Croc, Ham.). 

Face.— Paleness of the face. Large pimples on the face. 

Mouth. — °Red streak in middle of tongue, widens in front. 
°Teeth become yellow. Regeneration of the gums, w T hich 
bleed easily. °Speech difficult, tongue swollen. Dryness of 
tongue, palate and whole mouth, without thirst (Apis, Nujo 
m., Puis.). °Lips dry and cracked, with brownish crusts, in 
fever. ° Bites side of tongue involuntarily ; also at night. 

Throat. — Sticking in throat on swallowing food. 

Stomach. — Loss of appetite (Alum., Ars., Cinch., Natr. mur., 
Sulph.). Unquenchable thirst (Aeon., Ars., Bry., Nitr. ac). 
Longs for something refreshing and juicy (Phos.). Sour or 
acrid eructations (Carb. v., Nux v., Phos., Puis., Sulph.). 
Aversion to coffee (Lye); desire for milk and beer (Coccul., 
Puis.). °Sensitiveness in lower csecal region. Pressure in 
the stomach, as from a weight, after every meal (Aeon., 
Ars., Bry., Nux v., Puis., Sep.). Pressive pain in stomach, 
from touching pit of stomach. 

Abdomen. — Meteoristic distension of the abdomen (Aeon.); 
rumbling and gurgling. ° General tympanitis with enlarged 
spleen. Pressure in the hypogastrium. 

Stool.— Diarrhoea not debilitating (Puis.), though of long 
continuance (reverse, Ars., Cinch., Phos., Sec). Involun- 
tary stools, with the emission of flatus (Aloe). Stool thin, 
ivhitish-gray (Phos.); yellowish and very offensive (Asaf.); 
pasty, involuntary , bright-yellow. 

Urinary Organs.— ° Urine like milk (Stil.), even coagulating. 
Urine passed in large quantities (Acet. ac, Ascl. c, Eupat* 



PHOSPHORICUM ACIDUM. 597 

purp., Physos.), especially at night (Arubr., Amm. mur.), 
profuse, watery, pale, flowing freely; deposits a sediment. 

Male Organs. — Erections in the morning in bed; in morning 
when standing. Frequent, profuse and debilitating emis- 
sions (Cinch.). Emissions when pressing at stool. Emis- 
sions at night without erections. Weakness of sexual or- 
gans (Agar., Agn., Baryt. c, Coni., Phos., Sulph.), with 
onanism and little sexual desire. Exhaustion after coition ; 
also after pollutions (Agar., Cinch., Kali c, Staph.). Swell- 
ing of left testicle. 

Female Organs— .°Menses too early and too long ; too copi- 
ous ; blood dark. °Pain in the liver during menstrua- 
tion. Profuse, yellow leucorrhoea, mostly after the menses, 
with itching. ° Meteoristic distension of the uterus. 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness and roughness in the 
throat (Phos., Carb. v., Nux v.). Capillary bronchitis, 
worse evenings, with fever, dyspnoea, pain under sternum, 
then violent sneezing, thirst and coryza, profuse purulent 
secretions. Dry cough, caused by tickling low down in 
the chest ; worse evenings after lying down. Cough in morn- 
ing, with yellow expectoration. Cough, with copious ex- 
pectoration ; with expectoration of herby taste and odor. 
Salty expectoration in the morning. Oppressed, difficult 
respiration. Pain in the chest, as from weakness (Stan.). 

Heart. — °Palpitation in young persons growing too fast ; after 
onanism. Pulse irregular, intermittent. 

Back.— Boring pain between the scapulae. Burning pain in a 
spot above small of back. 

Limbs. — Bruised pain in all the joints in the morning, and in 
the arms and legs. Burning, gnawing, tearing pains in the 
bones of the extremities. ° Weakness of extremities after 
loss of fluids (Calc. c, Cinch., Phos.). 

Generalities. — Great weakness and prostration, especially 
in the morning. Disinclination to do anything (Cinch., 
Nux v.). °Swelling and sponginess of the bones (Asaf., Hep. 
s.). °Painless swellings of glands (Iodi.). Periosteal in- 
flammation (Staph.), with burning, gnawing, tearing pains. 
Bruised sensation in all joints in morning ; in hips, arms, 
thighs and nape, as from growing pains. Pains at night, 
as if bones were being scraped with a knife (Cinch.); °after 



598 PHOSPHOKICUM ACIDUM. 

contusions. Constant disposition to move (Aeon., Khus 
tox.). 

Skin. — Formication of the whole body. Herpes dry or humid, 
squamous; ° variola. 

Sleep. — Great drowsiness and apathy. Sleeps in the evening. 
Sleeplessness after midnight. Cannot arouse in the morn- 
ing. Lascivious dreams (Sil.), with emissions. 

Fever.— Chills with shuddering and shaking, always in the 
evening; more internal shivering than external coldness 
(LJupat.); with coldness in hands and tips of fingers. Heat 
over the whole body in the evening. Internal heat, without 
being hot to the touch. Profuse sweat during the night 
and in the morning (Calc. c, Cinch., Merc, #^.,Sulph. ac). 
Fever heat, almost depriving one of consciousness. 

Aggravation. — At rest, at night ; from uncovering ; from 
warm food ; from coffee. 

Amelioration. — General relief of pains by motion, sometimes 
by pressure. 

Conditions. — Especially suitable for young people who are 
growing too fast. 

Compare. — The Mineral acids. Fluoric acid, Picric acid 
Asaf., Anac, Ars., Bell., Calc. c, Cinch., Coni., Ign., Lye, 
Merc, Phos., Puis., Khus tox., Sep., Sil., Staph., Sulph., 
Verat. alb., Phos. ac. follows Cinch, (sweat, diarrhcea and 
debility), Nux v. in fainting after a meal, while after it comes 
Ferr., Rhus tox., Verat. alb 

Antidotes.— Camph., Coff. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Phosphoric acid represents a mental and physical weakness 
and torpidity of a nature found in no other drug. It is especially 
useful in neurasthenia, or nervous debility. This may have 
resulted in young people, in whom the drug is most often useful, 
from growing too rapidly, the physical system developing at 
the expense of the nervous and mental, or it may result as a re- 
mote effect from depressing emotional causes, such as grief, sor- 
row, homesickness or disappointed love, but more often the 
neurasthenia is of sexual origin, and results from long-contin- 
ued sexual excesses or onanism. The patient has involuntary 
emissions during sleep, or after urinating or straining at stool. 



PHOSPHORICUM ACIDUM. 599 

Is greatly exhausted therefrom, and has vertigo, weakness of 
the back and limbs, mental torpidity, brain fag, etc. The sex- 
ual powers are so weakened that erections are deficient ; during 1 
an embrace emissions take place too soon, and after coition the 
patient is greatly exhausted, with symptoms as above stated, 
and burning in the spine. It is unquestionably the chief rem- 
edy in spermatorrhoea and sexual neurasthenia. It has also 
been used for swollen and tender testicles. Herpes preputialis 
with tingling. Sycotic excrescences. Fig warts complicated 
with chancre. In women it has been useful for monorrhagia of 
dark blood, with great weakness ; debility from long-continued 
nursing; leucorrhoea ; meteoris tic distension of the uterus. In 
all nervous diseases the urine is loaded with phosphates, and 
there is generally aching in the small of the back. Frequently 
the hair turns gray early, and falls out after the emotional 
causes above named. The drug causes polyuria, and is the chief 
remedy in diabetes insipidus, and is unquestionably curative in 
diabetes mellitus, as the experience of the author and many oth- 
ers abundantly testify. Catarrh of the bladder. The drug may 
be useful in chorea and hysteria, with characteristic weakness 
and mental symptoms. The peculiar mental apathy of Phos. 
ac. with its prostration, involuntary stools, nosebleed, etc., has 
led to its frequent use in typhoid and other low forms of fever. 
A clinical symptom is a red streak in the center of the tongue, 
which widens in front, the urine often looks milky, contains 
albumen, and decomposes rapidly, and the abdomen is tym- 
panitic. It does not reach the very profound low types of fe- 
ver, such as call for Ars. or Lach. or even Rhus tox. Has often 
proved useful in intermittent fever, probably not of malarial 
origin. Acid dyspepsia (see stomach symptoms). Chronic di- 
arrhoea, painless, not debilitating. Painless diarrhoea during 
cholera time (Phos.). Sometimes useful in laryngitis, tracheitis 
and bronchitis ; cough arising from tickling low down in the 
chest, worse in the evening after lying down ; expectoration, 
mostly in the morning, tasting salty. Capillary bronchitis 
(see symptoms). Phthisis, with great weakness in chest (Stan.). 
Nervous palpitation of the heart, from causes previously 
named. Spinal ansemia from sexual excesses or onanism. Has 
proved palliative in caries of the lumbar vertebrae. Swelling 
and sponginess of bones. Caries (not necrosis). Periostitis. 



600 PHOSPHORUS. 

Hip-joint disease. Painless swelling of glands. Warts indented 
or pedunculated. Condylomata, with bone pains, complicated 
with chancre. Atonic ulcers on legs. Skin adhering after ul- 
ceration grows to the bone. Acne of young people from onan- 
ism. Blood boils. Chilblains. 



PHOSPHORUS. 

Common name.— Phosphorus. Preparation.— A saturated 
solution is prepared in Alcohol by a special process (see Phar- 
macopoeia) which corresponds to the 3x dilution. Subsequent 
dilutions are prepared in the usual manner. Triturations are 
also used, but the alcoholic solution is preferable. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon the vegetative nervous system and 
upon the blood, tending in each to disorganization and destruc- 
tion, which is manifest more especially in the paralysis conse- 
quent upon the destruction of nerve force, and in the disorgani- 
zation and decomposition of organic substance, consequent 
upon the modification of the blood life. The first condition 
produced is one of violent erethism, going on to congestion and 
inflammation; this soon gives way to a condition of torpor and 
paralysis, which may indicate exudations in parenchymatous 
organs, or decomposition of the blood and of organic tissues, 
including the brain, spinal marrow and the bones. The most 
essential action of Phosphorus is upon the blood, the maxillary 
bones, the lungs and the teeth. The character of this action 
has already been indicated. In the blood, as a result of the de- 
composition and of the lowering of the power of resistance in 
the parietes of the vessels by fatty metamorphoses, there are 
haemorrhages and ecchymoses ; in the maxillary bones and the 
teeth, caries and necrosis, and in the lung tissues sanguinous 
infiltration, while in various organs and tissues there is fatty 
degeneration, notably in the liver and heart. It causes nephri- 
tis, subacute hepatitis and acute yellow atrophy of the liver. 
In all mucous membranes it causes inflammation and degene- 
ration, especially throughout the alimentary and respiratory 



PHOSPHORUS. 601 

tracts. The special action of Phosphorus on each of the sepa- 
rate tissues and organs of the body may only be studied in the 
careful provings which Hahnemann and his immediate follow- 
ers have left us. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Stupor, low muttering delirium (Phos. ac, Rhus 
tox.); grasping at flocks (Bell., Hyos., Stram.); loquacious 
(Hyos.). Thinks he is several pieces, and cannot adjust the 
fragments (Bapt., Petrol.). Stupor from which he could 
be aroused for a moment only to lapse bach into a mut- 
tering lethargy ; and for get fulness. Great apathy ; very 
sluggish ; dislike to talk; answers slowly or not at all 
(Merc, Phos. ac). Great indifference to everything (Berb., 
Carb. v., Cinch., Phos. ac, Selen.). Alternations of hyster- 
ical laughing and weeping (Aeon., Ign., Nux in.). Tender 
mood, weary of life. Sad, apprehensive, depressed; filled 
with gloomy forebodings (Ign., Natr. mar., Plat., Puis.). 
Anxious, apprehensive. Great anxiety and restlessness 
(Aeon., Ars., Bell.), especially when alone or during a 
thunder storm. Nervous, fearful (Aeon., Cinch., Ign.), 
especially in the evening (Calc. c, Rhus tox.). Very irrita- 
ble and fretful mood (Bry., Nux v.). Great indisposition 
to mental or physical exertion (Nux v., Sep., Sulph.). In- 
ability to think ; ideas slow ; cannot keep the mind on 
any particular subject (Gels., Nux v., Phos. ac). 

Head. — Vertigo, with heaviness and pain in head, as if he 
had been lying with the head too low. Staggers while 
walking (Nux m.); after rising from bed (Bry., Cham., 
Lye, Pier, ac); or from a seat (Bry., Kali bi.); worse 
mornings (Alum., Nitr. ac). Great dullness of the head ; 
confused and heavy, with some vertigo. Weakness in head, 
could not endure sound of a piano. Congestion to the head 
(Aeon., Bell., Glon.). Dull, pressive, frontal headache, ex- 
tending to the eyes and root of nose (Aeon., Bapt., Kali bi., 
Merc. iod.). Throbbing pain in the temples. Stupefying 
pain in the vertex. °Sensation of coldness in cerebellum, 
with sensation of stiffness in the brain. Pulsations, stick- 
ing and burning in the brain ; the heat enters the head from 
the spine (reverse, Paris) . °Sensation of heavy pressure on 



602 PHOSPHORUS. 

the top of the head. °The brain always feels tired, as if he 
could not get it rested. °Shocks in the head following a 
mental strain. Sensation, as if the skin of the forehead 
were too tight (Caust.). Violent itching of the scalp 
(Caust.); with copious dandruff (Canth., Mez.). Falling out 
of the hair {Graph., Nitr. ac, Sep., Sulph. )\ the roots seem 
dry ; in large bunches ; bald spots above the ear. 

Eyes.— Pupils contracted (Merc, cor., Op., Phyt., Physos.); 
dilated. Eyes give out while reading (Myrica, Buta, Sep.). 
Distant objects appear to be covered by a smoke or mist 
{Gels., Lye, Natr. mur., SiL). Sees better in the morning, 
in twilight, or by shading the eyes with the hand. As if a 
black veil were before the eyes. Green halo around the 
candle (Osm.; red halo, Bell.). Black floating points; 
sparks, spots and flickering before the eyes (Agar., Bell., 
Cycl., Merc, Sep., Sulph.). (Edema of the lids and about 
the eyes {Ars., Apis, Natr. ars., Rhus tox.). Twitching of 
left lids and external canthus. Frequent itching in the 
eyes. 

Ears. — Difficult hearing, especially of the human voice (SiL). 
Sounds re-echo in the ears {Caust., Merc, Phos. ac). Feel- 
ing as if something were in front of the ears. Roaring ring- 
ing in the ears. Aching. Tickling. Itching. 

Nose. — Nose swollen and painful to touch (Alum., JVitr. ac, 
Rhus tox.). Internal nose swollen, dry, and stopped up; 
ulcerated; scabs on margins of nostrils (Alum., Calc c, 
Graph., Lye, Merc, Sulph.). °Polypus of the nose (Calc. c, 
Mar. ver.); bleeding easily. Frequent sneezing (Aeon., Gels., 
Sang.). Greenish-yellow discharge from the nose (Kali bi.); 
bloody, purulent mucus. Frequent blowing of blood from 
the nose; profuse nosebleed (Aeon., Ham.). Slow bleed- 
ing. Coryza; with inflammation of the throat (Merc), and 
dullness of the head; fluent and dry alternating (Alum., 
Nux v., SiL). Over-sensitive smell (Aeon., Agar., Bell., 
Colch., Graph., Hep. s., Lye, Sulph.); especially with head- 
ache. 

Face. — Face red, pale, sunken, earthy (Natr. carb.); sickly 
yellow (Sep.); icteric (CheL); swollen, puffy (Rhus tox.). 
Eyes sunken with blue rings around (Cinch., Kali iod., Sec, 
Sulph.). Cheeks hot; one or the other. (Edema of the lids 



PHOSPHORUS. 603 

and around the eyes {Apis). Tension of the skin of the 
face. Tearing, darting pains in bones of the face, temples 
and jaw. Lips dry and parched, swollen (Bry.). Crack in 
middle of lower lip. Necrosis of the lower jaw, rarely of the 
upper. 

Mouth. — Tearing, stinging pains in teeth. Gums separated 
from the teeth, and bleed easily (Arg. nit., Carb. an., Carb. 
v.), especially from touch {Merc, Xitr. ac.)\ painfully sen- 
sitive (Carb. an.. Merc). °Toothache from having the 
hands in cold water. Tongue swollen, dry and black (Op., 
Yerat. alb.), chalky white; dry and white; dry and red 
(Rhus tox.); dry and brown center (Bapt., Plumb.); 
coated yellow (Chel., Cinch.). Dryness of the mouth and 
throat (Ars., Bry., Nujc m., Puis.). Bitter taste in the 
mouth; sour; after milk. Blood}' erosions on inner surface 
of cheeks. Saliva increased, watery, tasting saltish (Ant. 
crud., Merc, cor., Sulph.); or sweetish (Plumb., Puis.). 
Difficult articulation (Bell., Gels., Strain.); speech slow. 

Throat. — Dryness of the throat day and night. Tonsils swol- 
len. Hawking of cool mucus in the morning. Roughness 
and scraping in the throat; worse toward evening (Amm. 
carb., Carb. v., Caust., Puis., Rumex). 

Stomach.— Ravenous hunger, especially at night; feels faint. 
Loss of appetite (Alum., Ars., Cinch., Natr. mur., Op.). 
Longing for acids and spicy things (Ant. crud., Ant. tart., 
Hep. s., Yerat. alb.). Thirst: unquenchable; longs for some- 
thing refreshing (Phos. ac). Regurgitations of food 
(Podo.); also in mouth fuls (Alum., Carb. v., Nux v., 
Sulph.). Eructations, empty, sour, of food; tasting of the 
food(\ut. crud., Calc. a, Carb. an., Cinch., Graph.); ineffect- 
ual. Much belching of wind after eating (Carb. v., Cinch.). 
Constant nausea (Ant. tart., Digit., Ipec, Lob.). As 
soon as the water becomes warm in the stomach it is 
thrown up (Bism.). Vomiting of food (Ipec, Kreos., 
Plumb., Yerat. alh.)\ of blood, mingled with bile and mu- 
cus (Xitr. ac); of black substances (Plumb.); like coffee 
grounds. Great fullness in stomach, and pain fulness to 
touch and pressure (Ars., Bell., Bry., Lye). Cardialgia. 
Pressure, as from a hard substance above pit of stomach. 
Pressure in pit of stomach, as from a heavy weight, after 



604 PHOSPHORUS. 

eating {Bry., JVux v.). Oppression and burning in epigas- 
trium (JEsc, Ars., Canth., Iris, Yerat. alb.). Drawing pain 
in pit of stomach, extending to chest. Spasmodic drawing 
pains in stomach {Puis.). 

Abdomen. — Enlargement and induration of the liver (Cinch., 
Sulph.); with pain. Pain in hepatic region on pressure. 
Enlargement of the spleen (Cinch.). Sensitiveness in hepatic 
region, worse when lying on right side, with pain on touch. 
Painful pulsation in right hypochondrium. Abdomen dis- 
tended and tympanitic; painful to touch {Bell., Cinch.). 
Incarcerated flatus; loud rumbling in abdomen {Lye); 
emission of much flatus {Aloe, Cinch., Lye). Sensation 
of great weakness and emptiness in abdomen {Sep., 
Stan.); must lie down. Sensation of coldness in the abdo- 
men (Caps.). 

Stool and Anus.— Stitches or smarting in rectum. °Paraly- 
sis of the sphincter ani, anus always open. Violent burning 
in anus and rectum, with great exhaustion, after stool 
{Ars., Cinch.). Urging in rectum; on rising; stitches and 
itching in anus. Painless, debilitating diarrhoea {Cinch., 
Podo.; not debilitating, Phos. ac); worse mornings 
(Aloe, Apis, Rumex, Sulph.). Chronic, painless diarrhoea of 
undigested food (Calc. c, Cinch., Podo.). °Desire for stool 
whenever she lies on left side. Intestinal haemorrhage. Di- 
arrhoea; stools involuntary {Am., Ars., Carb. v., Hyos.); 
at least motion, gray or whitish-gray {Phos. ac); bloody; 
green; watery, with flakes of mucus and clots of blood; 
watery, with whitish -yellow and cheesy masses; lumps 
of white mucus; copious, like water from a hydrant. 
Constipation ; faeces slender, long, dry, tough and hard, 
like a dog's; voided with difficulty (Caust.); small, dark, 
difficult, clay -colored. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent micturition at night; scanty dis- 
charge. Urine turbid and high-colored ; brown, with red, 
sandy sediment (Arm, Cinch., Lye, Natr. mur., Nuph.); de- 
posits white, cloudy sediment (Calc. c, Sep.); variegated 
cuticle appears on surface; albuminous {Merc, cor., Osm., 
Phyt., Plumb.); bloody, milky-white. Haimaturia (Arm, 
Canth., Colch., Ham., Tereb.); with acute pain in region of 
kidneys and liver, and jaundice. 



PHOSPHORUS. 605 

Male Organs.— Sexual excitement; frequent erections and 
emissions, or irresistible desire for coitus (Canth.); with 
feeble erectious or none at all. Emissions soon after coi- 
tion. Impotence after excessive excitement and onanism 
(Cinch., Phos. ac, Staph.). 

Female Ogans. — Menses too early and too scanty, or too pro- 
fuse ; pale, with colic, nausea and diarrhoea. Frequent and 
profuse metrorrhagia (Aeon., Ham.). Acrid, excoriating 
leucorrhoea (Alum., Coni., Kreos., Merc, Puis.). 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness, cannot speak above a 
whisper (Aeon., Carb. v., Caust., Spong., Sulph.); morn- 
ings. Voice husky, rough. Aphonia ; from prolonged loud 
talking (Arg. met., Arg. nit., Arum, triph.). Irritability 
in lower part of trachea, with suffocative pressure in up- 
per part of chest. °Cannot talk on account of pain in the 
larynx {Bell.). Rawness in larynx (Aeon., Ambr., Lach., 
Plumb., Sulph.) and trachea, with frequent hacking 
cough and hawking . Cough dry ; tickling, with tight- 
ness across chest (August., Merc, cor.); hollow spasmodic ; 
loose, without expectoration; with soreness of chest (Arm, 
Caust., Nux v., Stram.); loose rattling; hacking; hollow, 
mornings in bed, with trembling of whole body; dry on 
reading aloud; from tickling in throat (Hep. s., Rumex, 
Sang., Sep.); with violent oppression of the chest and 
difficult respiration, causing pain in the abdomen. Expec- 
toration difficult, frothy; bloody; rust-colored ; tenacious, 
purulent mucus {Kali bi.); mucus streaked with blood 
(Digit.); purulent, white and tough; cold mucus, tasting 
salty (Ambr., Calc. c, Carb. v., Lye, Sep.); transparent 
mucus, in morning after rising. Cough worse evening and 
night (Nux v., Puis.); change from warm to cold air (Ars.; 
reverse, Bry.); from reading, laughing or loud talking 
(Cinch., Dros.); from lying on left side or back; drinking; 
exercise. Pains in chest, with coughing, relieved by exter- 
nal pressure. Respiration short, labored, anxious, pant- 
ing, with tightness and oppression of the chest. Loud mu- 
cous rales during respiration {Ant. tart., Ipec), especially 
in lower lobes. Tightness; of upper part ; worse lying on 
left side. Sensation as if everything about the chest were 
too tight. Congestion of the chest, with anxiety and 



606 PHOSPHOBUS. 

oppression. Heaviness in the chest, as if a weight were ly- 
ing on it (Ferr., Nux v.). Stitches in the chest (Aeon., Bry., 
Kali c), especially on left side (Sep., Stram.). Stitches 
through lungs, worse on deep inspiration, in various parts. 
Suffocative constriction of the chest ; at night. Burning, 
soreness and tension in chest. Inflammation of the lungs ; 
hepatization ; especially of lower half of right lung, la- 
ter part of period of deposit, and early part of that of ab- 
sorption. Suppuration. Cavities. Tubercles, with hectic 
fever. All symptoms ivorse when lying on left side. Yel- 
low spots on chest (brown spots, Sep.). 

Heart and Pulse. — Violent palpitation, with anxiety, evenings 
and mornings in bed ; while lying on left side (Natr. carb., 
Natr. mur.); on slight motion. Blowing sounds of the 
heart. Pressure in middle of sternum and about the heart. 
Pulse ra.pid, full and hard ; small, weak, easily compressed. 

Neck and Back.— Stiffness in nape of neck (Kali c, Lach., 
Khustox.). Weakness in back, as if crushed, then weak- 
ness in limbs, and trembling on least exertion. Sensitive- 
ness of spinous processes of dorsal vertebral to pressure 
(Agar.). Softening of the spine. Burning pain between 
the scapulae. Throbbing pain in a small spot between 
shoulder blades. Pain in lumbar region. 

Limbs. — Weakness in all the limbs, as if paralyzed; especially 
in joints, trembling from every exertion. Swelling of hands 
and feet. Bruised pain in limbs. Extremities, especially 
hands and feet, heavy as lead. 

Upper Limbs. — Tearing pain in left shoulder, worse at night in 
bed. Stiffness in morning on washing, with pressure. Arms 
and hands become numb ; fall asleep. Trembling of the 
hands (Agar., Calc. c). Fingers drawn bent at times, as 
from cramp. Fingers, especially tips, feel numb and insensi- 
ble. Motor paralysis of fingers. 

Lower Limbs. — Uneasiness, weakness, worse on ascending 
steps, with heaviness. Pain in right hip-joint. Suppura- 
tive pain in nates on sitting long. Bruised pain in perios- 
teum of tibia. Gangrenous periostitis of tibia, with fever ; 
the periosteum peeled off as far as the knee, leaving the 
bone rough. Weariness and heaviness of the legs and feet. 
Paralytic feeling in feet. Pain in knee drawing to feet. 



PHOSPHORUS. 607 

Cramp in the calves. Sprained pain in ankles on walking. 
Heaviness in the hollow of the knees. Feet swollen in the 
evening, or when walking. 

Generalities. — Great emaciation (Ars., Ferr., Graph., Iodi.). 
Can lie only on the right side (reverse, Merc.). Haemor- 
rhages from various organs and parts of the body (Croc, 
Ham.); blood fluid, non-coagulable. Small wounds bleed 
much. Great iveahness and prostration of the whole 
system {Ars., Cinch., Ferr.). Nervous exhaustion, ivith 
general heaviness and dread of motion. Mucous mem- 
brane pale. Muscular system lax. Ataxia and adyna- 
mia. Trembling. Motions involuntary and uncertain, as 
in palsy. Paralyzed feeling. Painful heaviness of the 
whole body. Lying on the left side at night causes anxi- 
ety. Numbness of the whole body, accompanied by pricking 
sensations. Takes cold easily in open air (Calc. c, Kali 
c, Sil.). Pains tearing, drawing, tensive, excited by 
slightest chill; body feels bruised, with sensation of cold- 
ness. Epilepsy, with consciousness. Spasms of the para- 
lyzed side. Paralysis, formication and tearing in the limbs ; 
anaesthesia; increased heat. Exostosis, especially of the 
skull. Hip-joint disease, oozing a watery pus. 

Skin. — Jaundice (Chel., Cinch., Merc). Pale. Ecchymosis 
(Arm, Sec). Petechia (Arm, Ars., Sec). Purpura hemor- 
rhagica spots. Anaesthesia. Formication. Itching over the 
whole body. Tetter in round spots over whole body. 
Ulcers bleed on appearance of menses. Fistulous ulcers : 
erysipelatous ; pus thin, ichorous, hectic. 

Sleep. — Constant sleepiness ; °coma vigil. Sleepless and rest- 
less before midnight. Unrefreshing sleep. Dreams anx- 
ious, lascivious; of fire; of biting animals; of restless 
work and business which he could not finish. Sleepy all 
day, restless at night. 

Fever. — Typhus fever, often with pneumonia and bronchitis, 
that developed into consumption. Chilliness every even- 
ing, with shivering, without thirst (Igm, Puis.); not re- 
lieved by warmth. Coldness of limbs ; in knees at night in 
bed. Chill at night, alternating with heat. Heat, with 
anxiety, burning in face and hands, flushed cheeks, left 
more than right ; afternoon and evening. Heat at night. 



608 PHOSPHORUS. 

Profuse perspiration; at night {Cinch., Merc.)', during 
sleep (Cinch.); in morning, in bed (Calc. c, Chin, sulph., 
JVitr. ac); on slight exertion (Calc. c, Hep. s„ Kali nit., 
Lye, Sep., Sil.). Exhausting sweat in morning. Cold, 
clammy sweat {Ars., Camph., Kali nit., Merc). 

Aggravation. — Before midnight ; ° during a thunder storm ; 
when lying on back or left side; in warm room; from 
onanism and emissions. 

Amelioration. — In cold, open air; after eating; from rest. 

Conditions.— Tall, slender women. 

Compare.— Aeon., Ambr., Amm., Apis, Ars., Bell., Bry., Calc. 
c, Carb. v., Caust., Cinch., Crotal.,Ipec.,Kali c, Lye, Merc, 
Nux v., Natr. sulph., Podo., Puis., Rhus tox., Sec. cor., Sep., 
Sil., Sulph. The remedies Calc. c, Cinch., Kali c, Lye, Nux 
v., Pier, ac, Rhus tox., Sil. and Sulph. precede Phos. well, 
while Ars., Carb. v., Rhus tox. and Sulph. follow well. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Coif, c, Nux v., Tereb., Vinum. To large 
doses : Emetics, Magnesia in water. 

Phosphorus Antidotes.— Excessive use of Salt: Iodi., Camph., 
Tereb., Rhus ven. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Phosphorus is the first remedy to be thought of in fatty de- 
generation of organs, especially of the liver and kidneys. It 
may also be useful when it is the lungs, heart, brain or spine 
that is affected. It is indicated in a hemorrhagic diathesis — 
haemorrhages from various organs and parts of the body, the 
blood being fluid and non-coagulable, hence the symptoms 
"small wounds bleed much," it being almost impossible to stop 
the bleeding from the prick of a pin, or from a small cut (com- 
pare Lach.). Persistent haemorrhages after extraction of a 
tooth. Useful in diseases of bones — caries and necrosis, as will 
be hereafter noticed . Exostosis, especially of the skull. Rick- 
ets. Frequently indicated in marasmus. Fistulous ulcers, es- 
pecially in glands. Polypi, erectile tumors, ulcers, etc., which 
bleed readily. Vascular growths. Fungus hsematodes. Fun- 
gus excrescences. Ecchymoses. Petechia. Purpura hsemorrha- 
gica. Cancerous ulcerations, burning, profuse bleeding. Psori- 
asis palmaris. The action of Phos. upon the nervous system is 
of special clinical importance. The mental symptoms are pe- 



PHOSPHORUS. 609 

culiar, and frequently indicate the drug in typhoid fever, especi- 
ally with painless diarrhoea, and swollen liver and spleen. Es- 
pecially useful when a typhoid state sets in with pneumonia 
or other respiratory diseases— typhoid-pneumonia, etc. The 
chief remedy in brain fag ; sometimes with a feeling of coldness 
in the cerebellum and stiffness in the brain. Neuralgia of the 
brain. Apoplexia; grasps at the head; mouth drawn to the 
left. Impending paralysis of the brain and collapse; burning 
pain in brain. Very often required in softening of the brain, 
with persistent headache; slow answering questions; vertigo; 
feet drag; formication; numbness of the limbs. Acute atrophy 
of the brain and medulla oblongata, with uraemia. 

Useful in many forms of paralysis. Paralysis of face and 
extremities, usually hemiplegic. Post-diphtheritic paralysis. 
Paralysis following exposure to wet. Pseudo-hypertrophic 
paralysis, with numbness, etc. Spinal irritation ; spine sensi- 
tive to touch; weakness, the back soon gives out, the limbs 
tremble and totter, etc., especially from loss of animal fluids, 
haemorrhages, sexual excess, etc. Locomotor ataxia, with burn- 
ing along the spine, formication; may arise from causes last 
named. Chorea especially in children who are growing too fast ; 
they are weak and walk as if paralyzed. General neuritis, with 
numbness, etc. Phosphorus is an invaluable remedy in diseases 
of the deeper tissues of the eye, especially when involving the 
nerve supply. Dim vision from nervous exhaustion, especially 
sexual neurasthenia, objects seem covered by a smoke or mist. 
Various disturbances of vision from lesion of the retina and op- 
tic nerve. An invaluable remedy in muscular asthenopia, the 
eyes pain and give out when reading. Myopia. Ambylopiaafter 
typhoid fever, sexual excess or loss of fluids. Blindness after a 
lightning stroke. Retinitis albuminurica. Retinal apoplexia. 
Glaucoma, and detachment of retina. Will arrest the growth 
of a cataract if the symptoms of vision, etc., are present. Lach- 
rymal fistula. Deafness from neurasthenia. Polypus of the 
nose, bleeding easily. Nasal catarrh, nose swollen and sore; 
obstructed; ulcerated; greenish, yellow, bloody discharge. 
Caries of the nasal bones. Necrosis of the lower jaw, rarely of 
the upper. Retarded development of speech in children. Phos- 
phorus is useful in a variety of diseases of the digestive system. 
Atonic dyspepsia, and regurgitation of food with vomiting. 



610 PHOSPHORUS. 

Vomiting o. pregnancy. The vomiting of Phos. is tempora- 
rily relieved by a cold drink, but returns as soon as the water 
becomes warm in the stomach. Chronic gastritis. Perforat- 
ing ulcer of the stomach. Cancer of the stomach. Gas- 
tralgia, with excruciating, cutting, burning pains, and heavy 
pressure. Haemorrhage of the stomach, temporarily better 
by drinking cold water. Diseases of the pancreas (Iris), es- 
pecially inflammation or fatty degeneration, with Phos. symp- 
toms, stools oily or like cooked sage. A useful remedy in 
various diseases of the liver, especially fatty degeneration. 
Jaundice from organic changes in the liver, stools grayish- 
white. Malignant jaundice. Jaundice from anaemia; from brain 
disease ; during pregnancy. Diffuse hepatitis. Cirrhosis of the 
liver. Hepatitis, being extremely valuable in the stage of sup- 
puration, much swelling and soreness of the liver, hectic fever, 
night sweats. Acute yellow atrophy of the liver. Ascites. 
Chronic enteritis, stools pasty and yellow. Intestinal haemor- 
rhage; bleeding haemorrhoids; chronic diarrhoea; painless, 
worse in hot weather ; stools contain undigested food ; or 
particles like grains of tallow, very debilitating. Cholerina. 
A valuable remedy in constipation, with the characteristic 
long, dry, hard stool. Very frequently useful in Bright's 
disease, the urine containing epithelial, fatty or waxy casts, 
especially with the characteristic degenerative heart changes, 
pulmonary engorgement and oedema. Hematuria. A val- 
uable remedy in sexual weakness, with great desire and ex- 
citement, too rapid emissions, nocturnal pollutions. Impo- 
tence after excesses. Nymphomania. Sterility. Menorrha- 
gia. Metrorrhagia, especially in nursing women. Amenor- 
rhcea, with blood-spitting, or haemorrhage from nose, anus 
or urethra (Bry., Ham., Puis.). Chronic metritis. Membra- 
nous dysmenorrhcea. Cancer of the uterus, sharp, lancinat- 
ing pains, bleeding easily. Abscesses and ulceration of the 
mammae, with hardness (Coni.); bluish color (Lach.); red 
streaks start from the openings in the abscess; fistulous open- 
ings with burning, stinging pains; thin, watery, ichorous, 
offensive discharges (Silic). Phosphorus is an exceedingly 
valuable remedy in respiratory diseases, in which it is more 
often prescribed than in any other form of disease. Laryn- 
gitis, with hoarseness and aphonia, larynx extremely sore, 



PHOSPHORUS. 611 

so that it causes pain to talk or cough. Aphonia from 
prolonged loud talking. Not useful - in the first stages of 
croup, but may be later in the disease, when collapse threat- 
ens, rattling breathing, weak, thready pulse. Said to act 
as a prophylactic and prevent the return of the disease. 
Tracheitis and bronchitis, with dry cough; worse in going 
from warm to cold air, from lying on the left side, caused 
by tickling in trachea, frothy, mucous expectoration, with 
soreness, oppression and constriction in chest. Occasion- 
ally useful in capillary bronchitis. Phosphorus is indicated 
in a great variety of coughs, the character of which is mostly 
outlined in the foregoing pathogenesis. It is often a useful 
remedy for reflex coughs, brought on by excitement, strong 
odors, or any nervous disturbance ; also reflex from stomach 
and hepatic derangement. Phosphorus is an invaluable rem- 
edy in pneumonia after exudation has taken place. It is never 
indicated in the inflammatory stage of this or any other dis- 
ease, but follows after the symptoms usually indicating Aeon, 
and Bry. (not in alternation) have subsided, and the patient 
has a dry cough with bloody mucus, or rust-colored expecto- 
ration, violent oppression or tightness of the chest, difficult 
breathing, as if a heavy weight lay on the chest, worse when ly- 
ing on the left side. May be useful when any part of the lungs 
are involved, but more often the lower lobe of the right lung. 
There is complete solidification of lung tissue, with dullness on 
percussion and an absence of vesicular murmur. In purulent 
infiltration and abscesses of lungs in the third stage of pneu- 
monia. May be indicated in any stage of pneumonia when ty- 
phoid symptoms supervene, as has already been mentioned. 
Chronic solidification of the lung after typhoid fever. Equally 
valuable in broncho-pneumonia and pleuro-pneumonia. Bron- 
cho-pulmonary catarrh, with dilitation, or fatty degeneration 
of the heart. In pulmonary tuberculosis Phos. is valuable in 
the stage of tubercular deposit, especially of miliary tubercles, 
attended with afternoon fever, flushed cheeks, dry, short cough, 
rapid respiration and progressive emaciation. Said to be es- 
pecially useful in tuberculosis occurring in tall, slender persons, 
or in the young who are rapidly growing ; great debility ; fre- 
quent attacks of bronchitis; hoarseness and aphonia; dry, 
tormenting cough ; hectic fever. Phthisis florida. Hgemopty- 



612 PHYSOSTIGMA. 

sis. Fatty degeneration of the heart. Endo-carditis; myocar- 
ditis, especially, when occurring in the course of pneumonia or 
acute rheumatism. 



PHYSOSTIGMA. 

Synonym. — Physostigma Venenosum. Natural order.— 
Leguminosae. Common name. — Calabar Bean. Habitat. — 
A perennial plant growing near the mouths of the Niger and 
Old Calabar river on the Gulf of Guinea. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the pulverized bean. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the spinal cord, Physostigma produces general 
paralysis and loss of sensibility, death resulting from paralysis 
of respiration, or from diminished heart's action, due to paraly- 
sis of the exciting ganglia of the heart, in all cases the sense of 
touch and consciousness remaining unimpaired to the last. It 
first causes contraction of the smaller blood vessels, and after- 
ward dilitation of the same, and both internally and externally 
applied, produces strongly contracted pupils, due to its convul- 
sive action upon the muscular substance of the iris, which it 
causes to contract by small, rapid jerks or twitches. It also in 
a like manner acts on the accommodation in the approxima- 
tion of both the far and near point of vision. Fibrillary mus- 
cular twitching occurs very persistently, due to local irritation 
caused by paralysis of the motor nerve termini. The same cause 
produces a tetanic condition of the involuntary muscles, result- 
ing in frequent discharges from the bladder, stomach and bow- 
els, the latter often being twisted up in knots. All secretions are 
somewhat increased, especially the tears and saliva. The most 
important feature in the action of this drug is its effect upon 
the eye, in causing contraction of the pupil and disturbed ac- 
commodation, myosis being only caused by Physostigma and 
Opium. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS 

Mind. — Uncommon mental activity (Cinch., Coff. c). Difficult 
thinking; cannot concentrate the mind (Gels.). Nothing 



PHYSOSTIGMA. 613 

right ; too many things in the room ; continually counting 
them. 

Head. — Confusion and dizziness; dull, heavy, stupid feeling. 
Dull, heavy, oppressive headache. Intolerable pain over 
both eyes (Cinch., Chin, sulph.). Severe, dull frontal head- 
ache, especially in the morning (Kali bi., Natr. mur., Nux 
v.). Sensation of rush of blood to frontal and temporal 
regions (Bell., Glon.). Sharp, shooting pains in temples. 
Throbbing of temporal and carotid arteries (Bell.). In- 
tense, painful pressure in vertex and both temples, the pres- 
sure in vertex extending over to occiput; must lie down. 

Eyes.— Inflamed, first right, then left; sclerotic dry, red and 
swollen; eyeballs pain and smart; lids feel sore. Sharp, 
shooting pains, and drawing, twisting sensation in the 
eyes. Eyes sore and painful when moved from side to side 
(Bry., Spig.). Pain deep in over top of eyeball, running up 
from inner canthus to right frontal eminence, then down 
obliquely outward into temple. The musoularis intemus 
seems not to do its worh rightly, and the axis of the eyes 
differs in each ; eyes feel weak, with lachrymation. Sight 
blurred, hazy or misty (Canst., Phos., Merc), film over 
eyes (Puis.); objects mixed; after which dull pain over the 
eyes and between the eyes. Muscat volitantes (Agar.), both 
black and white. Aching in posterior part of orbit, extend- 
ing back into the brain ; worse on reading, causing nausea. 
Lids heavy (Coni., Caust.); cannot bear to raise them; 
twitching of the lids (Agar.). Contraction of the pupil 
(Merc, cor., Op., Phos., Phyt.). Eyes sensitive to light 
(Aeon., Bell., Sulph.). Disturbed accommodation; approxi- 
mation of far point (myopia), and also of near point (the 
accommodation recovers before the pupil). Vision abnor- 
mally acute; double; dim and indistinct; blurred, hazy, 
misty. 

Ears.— Sharp, shooting pains in the ears. Hissing, buzzing, 
ringing in the ears. 

Nose. — Fluent coryza, sneezing; burning, smarting, itching 
and tingling of nostrils ; nose stuffed and hot. Twitchings 
in nose and involuntary expansion of nostrils. 

Fatee. — Face pale ; flushings of the face (Ferr . ) . Neuralgic pain in 
ris:ht side of face. Sensation of contraction of left side of face. 



614 PHYSOSTIGMA. 

Mouth. — Tongue sore on tip, and rough. Smarting of end 
of tongue; feels as if burnt (Iris). Tongue coated, 
more heavily at root. Numbness and tingling of tongue 
and lips, with constant desire to moisten them. Bad taste 
in mouth. Profuse salivation ; thick, leathery saliva. Diffi- 
cult speech (Caust., Coni., Gels., Hyos.). Power of speech 
retained long after inability to swallow. 

Throat.— Sore throat, painful swallowing; tonsils and soft 
palate dark-red ; burning, scraping, raw feeling ; elongated 
uvula ; small ulcers, with yellow centers in pharynx. Pain 
extending from throat to left ear when swallowing (Phyt.). 
Feeling as if a ball were coming up in throat (Asaf., Lye). 
Submaxillary gland tender and tumefied. 

Stomach.— No appetite, disgust for food, tobacco and coffee, 
and especially for cold drinks. Tasteless eructations. 
Nausea and vomiting. In stomach : prickling, sharp pains ; 
heaviness and weight, as from undigested food; griping; 
emptiness and weakness; sensation of nervousness and 
trembling. Soreness in region of stomach. 

Abdomen.— Lancinating pains in hypochondria. Hard, sore 
pain in splenic region. Pain and soreness in umbilical re- 
gion. Stitches in left side of abdomen. Much rumbling and 
distension in abdomen, with discharge of large quantities 
of flatus (Aloe, Lye). Colicky pains, with feeling as if diar- 
rhoea would occur (Aloe). Sharp, cutting pains in lower 
part of abdomen. Dull pain in groins. 

Stool and Anus.— Sphincter ani swollen and rigid ; evacuation 
painful; rectum protruding, swollen and very sensitive; 
piles hard, protruding, painful and very sensitive. Tenes- 
mus and burning, with diarrhoea ; also tenesmus of bladder 
(Merc. cor.). Stools: copious; soft, thin; watery; yellow- 
ish ; bilious ; brown, black like tar ; lumpy ; dark and offen- 
sive. Constipation. 

Urinary Organs. — Bruised, sore feeling in region of kidneys. 
Bladder feels distended. Frequent and copious urination 
(Phos. ac). Urine yellow; high-colored ; strong smell; 
clear ; muddy. 

Female Organs. — Leucorrhoea; metrorrhagia. Pain as if 
menses were coming on. °Irregular. Menstruation, with 



PHYSOSTIGMA. G15 

palpitation; congestion of the eyes, with tonic spasms, 
rigidity, sighing respiration, consciousness retained. 

Respiratory Organs.— Cough, from tickling in throat. La- 
bored, sighing respiration; yawning. Stitches in the 
chest. 

Heart and Pulse. — Dull pain, uneasiness and distress about 
the heart (Digit.). Violent palpitation of the heart (Aeon., 
Cact.), °with feeling of pulsation through whole body. 
Heart's action irregular and tumultuous (Digit.), when ly- 
ing on left side, better when lying on the back. Pulse vari- 
able; accelerated; small, frequent, slow, feeble, intermit- 
tent. 

Neck and Back. — Stiffness in neck. Drawing on turning the 
head. Rheumatic pains in neck. Back very Aveak, unable 
to stand erect. Dull pain in the back. Creeping numbness 
from back of head down the spine. Cramp-like stitches up 
and down the spine. Pain under right shoulder blade 
(Chel.). Dull, heavy pain in lumbar region; also over left 
hip, extending to back. Pain in sacral region, worse on 
motion. 

Limbs. — Limbs feel weary, as after great fatigue (Calc. c, 
Cinch.). Numbness and paralytic feeling in all the limbs 
(Aeon.). Neuralgic pains in the limbs. Stiffness or bruised 
feeling in the joints. Staggering gait. Unsteadiness from 
knee downward when walking, especially with the eyes shut. 

Generalities. — Great sense of fatigue and weariness; weakness 
(Ars., Cinch.). Convulsive twitehings (Agar., Cic, Strain.). 
Violent trembling all over the body (Ant. tart.). Great 
prostration of the muscular system. Omits bath on ac- 
count of horror for cold water. Sore and stiff all over, as 
from a cold. Severe, sharp pains in various parts of the 
body. 

Sleep. — Irresistible desire to sleep; soporific sleep (Op.). Rest- 
less sleep, with dreams. 

Fever.— Creeping, chilly sensation in back. Hands and feet 
cold (Sil., Verat. alb.). Cold, clammy skin. Heat in head 
and face ; flushed and hot. Dry, burning heat in hands. 
Perspires very easily. Cold sweat in drops over whole body. 
Strong-smelling sweat around the genitals. 



616 PHYTOLACCA. 

Aggravation. — Mostly in morning ; from exercise ; from men- 
tal activity. 

Amelioration. — In open air and from walking; closing the 
eyes; from quiet; in warm room ; from inhaling Camphor; 
from Arnica. 

Compare. — Agar., Atrop., Gels., Jabor., Nux v., Op., Stram., 
Tabac. 

THERAPEUTIC S. 

Physostigma has been used with some success in paralysis, 
traumatic tetanus, chorea, progressive locomotor ataxia, gen- 
eral paralysis of the insane; paralysis agitans and progressive 
muscular atrophy. Congestion of the spinal cord, with tetanic 
spasms. Numerous cases of tetanus in horses. Its chief homoeo- 
pathic application has been in eye troubles, such as myopia, 
astigmatism, spasms of the ciliary muscles; torpor of the 
retina.. Staphyloma; glaucoma; prolapsed iris; opacity of 
cornea ; ulcers ; keratitis, etc. On account of its extraordinary 
power to contract the pupil it has been used to tear up adhe- 
sions of the iris, especially when complicated with ulceration of 
the cornea at the margin. — Allen. 



PHYTOLACCA. 

Synonym. — Phytolacca Decandra. Natural order. — Phy- 
tolaccacese. Common names. — Poke Weed. Poke Koot. Garget. 
Habitat. — An indigenous perennial plant. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the glandular system, particularly of 
the throat and mammae, and the serous, fibrous and mu- 
cous tissues. It acts upon the kidneys, and produces symptoms 
of general litha?mia. It also acts prominently upon the perios- 
teum and the skin, its effects resembling those of Mercury, the 
iodide of Potash, or of the syphilitic poison. The general con- 
dition produced by Phytolacca is one of inflammation, which, 
in the fibrous tissues, partakes of a rheumatic character, and, 
in mucous and glandular tissues, has a tendency to ulceration 



PHYTOLACCA. 617 

and suppuration. It also acts prominently upon the stomach 
and bowels, producing emesis and purging. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Indifference to life. Loss of personal delicacy, complete 
shamelessness (Hyos.). 

Head.— Vertigo, with dimness of vision. Sore pain over head, 
worse on right side. Sensation of soreness deep in the brain, 
as if bruised. Headache, with sick stomach (Iris, Nux v., 
Podo., Sang.); worse in forehead, or above eyebrows ; comes 
every week (Sulph.). °Headache, worse from wet weather. 
Headache, commencing in frontal region and extending 
backward. Pain in the vertex, with dryness. Pressive pain 
in forehead or on top of head. Tinea capitis {Graph., 
Hep. s., Merc, Nitr. etc., Sep.). 

Eyes. — Pupils contracted {Merc, cor., Op., Phos., Physos.). 
Double vision {Aur., Bell., Cic, Stram.). Feeling of sand 
in the eyes, with burning and smarting (Ars., Caust., Ign., 
Natr. mur., Sulph.). 

Nose. — Flow of mucus from one nostril while the other is 
stopped. Drawing sensation at root of nose (Aeon.). Feel- 
ing in nose and eyes as if a cold would come on (Cepa, 
Euphr.). Acrid, excoriating discharge. 

Face. — Paleness of the face. Pains in bones of face and head, 
at night. Chin drawn closely to sternum by convulsive 
action of muscles of face and neck ; lips everted and firm ; 
tetanus. 

Mouth.— Tongue feels rough; white-coated blisters on both 
sides, and very red tip {Ars., Rhus tooo.). Great pain in 
root of tongue when swallowing. Profuse saliva; tena- 
cious, yellowish, ropy, with metallic taste (Cham.). 

Throat. — TJiroat sore ; fauces congested, and of a dark-red 
color {Alianth., Arg. nit., Bapt., Naja); dryness of the 
throat; tonsils sivollen {Bell.). Sore throat, swelling of 
soft palate in morning, with a thick, white and yellow mu- 
cus about the fauces. Feeling when swallowing as of a 
lump in the throat {Bell., Lach.), also when turning head 
to the left. Sensation of rawness and scraping in the throat 
and tonsils (Carb. v., Caust., Phos., Puis., Kumex). Dry- 
ness, soreness, smarting and roughness of the throat. Dry- 



618 PHYTOLACCA. 

ness in the throat provoking cough, with disposition to 
hawk and clear the throat. Difficult swallowing; with 
every attempt excruciating shooting pains through doth 
ears. 

Stomach.— Violent vomiting of clotted blood and slime, with 
retching, intense pain, and desire for death to relieve. 

Abdomen. — Intense vomiting and purging, with griping pains 
and cramps in the abdomen. 

Stool and Anus. — Neuralgic pains in anus and lower part of 
rectum, shooting along perineum to middle of penis; in 
middle of night. Diarrhoea of mucus and blood, or like 
scrapings from intestines. Bleeding haemorrhoids (Ham., 
Nitr. ac). 

Female Organs.— °Menses too frequent and too copious 
(Amm.carb., Ars., Bell., Borax, Calc. c, Nujc v.). Metror- 
rhagia (Aeon., Bell., Ferr., Ham., Ipec, Sabin.). 

Urinary Organs.— Chalk-like sediment in the urine. Urine acid 
and albuminous (Osm., Phos., Plumb.). Slight suppression 
of urine, with pains in loins. 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness. Dryness of the larynx. 
Sharp pains through upper part of chest, preventing a long 
breath. Tenderness and lameness of the muscles of the 
chest, as if bruised. °Kheumatism of lower intercostal 
muscles from exposure to cold and dampness. 

Neck and Back.— Hardness of glands in right side of neck. 
Stiff neck, worse on right side, and in bed; after midnight. 
Back very stiff every morning. Constant, dull, heavy pain 
in lumbar and sacral regions. Pains shooting from sacrum 
down both hips. 

Limbs. — Rheumatic pains in arms and hands. Neuralgic pain 
in outer side of both thighs ; sciatica. Rheumatic pains in 
lower extremities. Ulcers and nodes on legs. Nightly pains 
in periosteum of tibia (Merc). Stitches in various parts, 
always from without inward and near surface. The. pains 
are always in outer parts. 

Skin. — °Syphilitic eruptions and ulcerations — secondary and 
tertiary (Merc, Nitr. ac). °Squamous eruptions; tinea 
capitis; lupus; ulcers. 

Aggravation. — Pain always worse at night and in wet 
weather. 



PHYTOLACCA. 619 

Amelioration. —Most symptoms better while lying down ; pain 
better in the open air. 

Generalities.— Great exhaustion and prostration. Convul- 
sions. Feeling of soreness in all the muscles (Aeon., Bry.). 
Bones and glands inflamed and swollen (Asaf., Hep. s., 
Merc., Nitr. ac). 

Compare— Colch., Kali bi., Kali hyd., Lye, Merc, Mez., Nitr. 
ac, Petrol., Bhus tox. 

Antidotes.— Milk and Salt; Ign., Sulph. To large doses: Op., 
Coffee. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Phytolacca has been found useful in syphilis, both primary 
and secondary. Syphilitic headache. Syphilitic periostitis. 
Spyhilitic sore throat. Chancres. Syphilitic eruptions and 
ulcerations. Syphilitic or gonorrhceal rheumatism, glands 
swollen, worse at night and in damp weather. Subacute 
rheumatism and gout; pains shift; joints swollen, red; peri- 
osteum affected, especially in mercurialization and in syphi- 
lis ; pains in middle of long bones or attachment of muscles ; 
worse in damp weather or at night. Intercostal rheuma- 
tism from exposure to cold and dampness. Bheumatism 
affecting dorsal muscles. Chronic endocarditis from rheu- 
matism. Gouty heart. Fatty degeneration of the heart. 
Inflammation and swelling of bones and glands in general. 
By many considered our most valuable remedy both inter- 
nally and locally for inflammation, swelling and suppura- 
tion of the breasts ; pain whenever milk flows into the breast, 
especially when nursing; pains radiate from the nipple over 
the whole body, particularly up and down the backbone (a 
poultice of the fresh root is invaluable for dissipating recent 
inflammations and engorgements and lumps in the breast, 
and preventing suppuration). Abscesses or fistulous ulcers of 
the breasts (Sil.). Nipples sensitive, cracked and excoriated 
(Graph.). Mammary gland full of hard and painful nodosities. 
In the same line of glandular action comes the remarkable clin- 
ical value of Phytolacca in tonsilitis. The tonsils are swollen 
and bluish, usually worse on the right side, throat dry, swal- 
lowing difficult, with every attempt excruciating pains through 
both ears. Pharyngitis, and sore throat in general where the 



620 PHYTOLACCA. 

fauces are congested and have a dark-red color, with dryness, 
scraping, rawness and roughness in the throat, and stiffness of 
the muscles externally ; sometimes ulceration ; usually worse on 
right side. Much aching in the limbs. Often useful in diphtheria. 
Throat and fauces covered with a dirty, dark pseudo-mem- 
brane (Merc, iod., JVitr. ac), like washed leather; mucus 
hawked with difficulty from posterior nares; hangs down in 
strings; cannot drink hot fluids. Severe pains in head, neck, 
back and limbs ; great prostration ; faint on rising. Urine often 
albuminous. Aphthous ulceration on cheeks and margin of 
tongue, thick, tenacious secretion in the mouth. Granular con- 
junctivitis. Blepharitis, with swelling of the meibomian glands, 
lids thickened, indurated, dark-red and tender; sometimes be- 
come ulcerated and covered with crusts. Hypopion. Suppura- 
tive choroiditis. Threatening suppuration of the cornea. Na- 
sal catarrh, fluid, acrid discharge from one nostril, the other 
stopped ; drawing pain at root of nose. Sometimes indicated 
during difficult dentition. Constipation. Bleeding haemorrhoids. 
Diarrhoea. Ulcers and fissures in rectum, (Natr. m., Nitr. ac). 
Metrorrhagia. Bright's disease: also for ursemic convulsions. 
Nephritis, with dull, heavy pain, heat and soreness in region 
of kidneys; most on right side; urine albuminous, dark-red, 
stains the vessel ; chalk-like sediment. Catarrhal laryngitis, with 
hoarseness, burning in larynx and trachea, sensation of con- 
traction of the glottis, labored breathing, spasm of the glottis. 
Sciatica. Squamous eruptions. Tinea capitis. Lupus. Chronic 
ulcers surrounded by small boils. Ringworms. Barber's itch 
(local application of tincture). Phytol. has been found use- 
ful in boils and carbuncles, with burning pains worse at night, 
usually swollen glands. Scarlatina, with characteristic sore 
throat; acrid coryza; urine dark-red ; non-appearing eruption. 
Tetanus, alternate spasms and relaxation of muscles, especi- 
ally of the face; general muscular rigidity. 



PICMCUM ACIDUM 021 



PIORICUM ACIDUM. 

Synonym.— Carbazotic Acid. Common name. — Picric 
Acid. Preparation.— One part of pure Picric Acid is dissolved 
in ninety-nine parts of distilled water to make the 2x dilution. 
The 3x dilution is made with dilute alcohol, and subsequent 
dilutions with alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

In poisonous doses Picric Acid acts profoundly upon the 
blood, causing disintegration of the blood corpuscles, and soft- 
ening and degeneration of the cortex cerebri, cerebellum, me- 
dulla oblongata and spinal cord, and consequent paralysis. It 
also causes inflammation of the kidneys, the urine being loaded 
with phosphates, urates and uric acid. Albumen and sugar are 
also found in the urine. In smaller doses there is at first slight 
congestion followed by weariness, which may vary from a slight 
feeling of fatigue to actual paralysis. Associated with this is a 
mental inactivity, lack of will power, indifference to everything, 
and a desire to lie down and rest, thus simulating brain fag and 
neurasthenia, in which conditions is found its chief sphere of 
usefulness. 



CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Great indifference ; lack of Ivill power to undertake 
anything (Phos.). Disinclination for mental or physical 
work. Aversion to talking or movement, with the head- 
ache. Mental prostration after reading a little; after 
writing a little. Inability to collect thoughts or to study. 

Head. — Vertigo and nausea. Vertigo on stooping (Aeon., 
Bell., Puis., Sulph.); bending the head; lying down; rising 
from a seat (Bry., Sulph). Heat in head ; in forehead. Burn- 
ing along coronal suture. Headache worse on rising, better 
in the open air; worse on motion or on stooping; better 
from pressure, from bandaging the head (Arg. nit., Sil.). 
Heavy, blind, dizzy aching iu vertex, worse from stooping. 
Pressure outward, as if the head would fly apart, worse from 



622 PICRICUM ACIDUM. 

motion or study. Throbbing pain in left side of head, worse 
in the eyeball and forehead, and extending back to occiput, 
better from quiet. Aching over the eyes, worse from study 
and motion, better from sitting still. Heavy pain in su- 
pra-orbital region, extending to vertex, worse from motion 
or rolling the eyes. Sharp, shooting, cutting pains in the 
temples. Full heavy pain in vertex, worse on stooping and 
moving the eyes. Pain in occiput and nape of neck. 
Heavy pain in occiput extending down neck and spine. 
Confusion in the base of the brain. 

Eyes. — Yellow sclerotica. Conjunctivitis ; ivorse right eye; 
better from washing with cold ivater and by cold air ; 
ivorse in a ivarm> room, with difficulty in keeping eyes 
open, and sticky sensation on reading. Dryness and sen- 
sation of sand in the eyes (Ars., Caust., Hep. s., Ign.,Merc, 
Puis., Rhus tox., Sep., Sil., Sulph.). Feeling of sticks in the 
eyes. Agglutination in the morning on waking. Heaviness 
of the lids on studying, cannot keep thern open (Gels.). 
Vision dim and confused; as if looking through a veil 
(Caust., Croc, Natr. in.. Puis., Sepia, Sulph.). Air looks 
smoky. Whirling of objects ; sparks before the eyes. 

Ears. — Ears burn and look puffy, with sensation as if worms 
were crawling in them . Buzzing and hissing in the ears. 

Nose. — Sensation of a weight on bridge of nose (Kali bi.). Nose 
full of mucus ; can only breath through the mouth, better 
in the open air. 

Mouth. — White, frothy saliva hangs in strings to the floor. 
Taste sour ; bitter ; bad. 

Throat. — Throat red, feels raw and scraped (Amm. c, Caust., 
Carb. v., Nux v., Phos., Puis., Sulph.); stiff and hot, as if 
burnt; with thick, white mucus on tonsils; great difficulty 
in swallowing, with sensation as if the throat would split 
open; soreness, worse on left side; worse after sleep (Apis, 
Lach., Sulph.); better after eating. 

Stomach.— Appetite increased, then lost. Thirst unquench- 
able for cold water. Empty or sour eructations. Water- 
brash. Nauseated, faint feeling in epigastrium, worse on 
rising and moving about. Sensation of weight at pit of 
stomach, with ineffectual desire to eructate. 

Abdomen. — Rumbling. Emission of flatus. Sharp stitching 



PICRICUM ACIDUM. 623 

pains in hepatic region ; in umbilical region ; mostly on left 
side. -Sensation of giving way in epigastrium. 

Stool and Anus.— Stinging and itching in anus during and 
after stool. Stools yellow, copious, oily, frequent; light- 
colored, with straining; soft plugs, shooting away easy, 
then much flatus ; quick, as if greased ; sweetish smell, as of 
boiling soap. 

Urinary Organs.— Dribbling micturition. Urine yellow; dark- 
yellow, with strong odor; scanty ; copious and pale; urates 
abundant; contained much indican, numerous granular 
cylinders and fatty degenerated epithelium. 

Male Sexual Organs. — Terrible erections at night, with, rest- 
less sleep. Great desire and violent erections all night, 
with emissions. Desire, with almost constant priapism 
day and night. 

Female Sexual Organs.— In left ovarian region, aching; 
twinges of pain. Yellowish-brown leucorrhoea in place of 
the menses, which are delayed. Voluptuous pruritus at 
night in bed, before menses. 

Hespiratory Organs. — Dry cough, as from dust in the throat. 
Tightness of chest, as if encircled by a band (Cact.). 

Heart and Pulse.— Fluttering. Palpitation. Pulse slow, small, 
feeble and irregular. 

Back.— Pain in back, worse from sitting. Heaviness and weak- 
ness in the back and limbs. Dragging pains in region of 
kidneys. Burning along spine, worse on trying to study, 
better on motion. 

Limbs. — Great heaviness of the limbs, especially the left ; of 
arms and legs on exertion, especially legs ; weakness and 
heaviness of the legs ; and in region of hips; worse on 
left side. Numbness of the lower limbs. Feet feel as if frost- 
bitten (Agar.). 

Generalities. — Tired feeling on the least exertion ; with lame 
sensation over the whole body. No desire to talk or to do 
anything; indifferent to everything. Numbness, with 
pains, as when taking cold. 

Skin. — Yellow. Pimples and boils, especially on face; painful. 

.Sleep. — Frequent yawning. Sleepiness; in evening; better from 
walking in the open air. Sleep sound, but unrefreshing. 
Sleepless all night. Restless sleep. Constant dreams. 



624 PICKICUM ACIDUM. 

Fever. — Cold extremities ; cold feet. Chilliness predominates. 

Heat in lower dorsal and lumbar regions. Cold, clammy 

sweat. 
Aggravation. — From study; after sleep (Lach.); from motion 

(except burning in spine). 
Amelioration. — In open air; walking in open air; cold water; 

at rest. 
Compare.— Arg. nit., Caust., Coccul., Gels., Lach., Petrol., 

Phos., Phos. ac, Puis., Sep., SiL, Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Picric Acid has proved extremely valuable in brain fag 
(Phos.) and neurasthenia (Phos. ac). The indications for its 
use are to be found in the pathogenesis. An important char- 
acteristic is the general prostration, both mental and physi- 
cal, from any attempt at mental labor. A valuable remedy in 
occipital headache, worse from any mental effort. Has proved 
useful in hysteria; aching in left ovarian region; leucorrhcea 
in place of menses; great exhaustion during menses (Coccul.), 
etc. A case of hysteria is authentically reported as speedily 
alleviated by administering Picric Acid to the husband for 
"toothache" — in which is a thought worthy of considera- 
tion. A valuable remedy in sexual weakness, with seminal 
emissions and general exhaustion, even threatening paralysis. 
Dim vision from neurasthenia, especially sexual neurasthenia. 
Ophthalmia, better from cold water and in cold air. Chronic 
deafness following long-continued nervous headaches and pros- 
tration. Nephritis, chronic or subacute ; dark, scanty urine; 
dragging pain in region of kidneys ; great prostration. Proba- 
bly an antipsoric remedy (see cases reported in Medical Ad- 
vance, April, 1890). Pimples and boils on the face. Said to 
be especially useful when there is a disposition to boils on the 
back of the neck, or within the ears. 



PLATINUM. 625 



PLATINUM. 

Synonym. — Platinum Metallicum. Preparation. — Tritura- 
tions of precipitated Platinum. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts chiefly upon the nerve centers, depressing the senso- 
rium, and producing in general a tendency to anaesthesia, tor- 
por and paralysis, manifested mostly in women in deranged 
sexual health, hysterical conditions and melancholia. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Illusions; everything around her is very small, and 
everybody inferior to her in mind and, body. Arrogant, 
proud, haughty (Lach., Strain.) ; looks down with pitiful 
contempt on others. Low-spirited, sad, apprehensive, in- 
clined to shed tears (Ign., Natr. mur., Nux m., Puis.), worse 
evening in the house, better in the open air. Alternate 
cheerful or depressed mood (Croc, Ign., Nux m., Strain.). 
Feels that she is all alone in the world, and that life is 
wearisome, but dreads death, which she thinks is near at 
hand. Deathly anxiety, with trembling of the limbs, op- 
pression of breath and palpitation. Absent-minded and for- 
getful. Peevish, irritable, fretful mood; very sensitive to 
the least word or action, however innocent (Caps., Nux v., 
Staph.). Easily excited to' anger. Physical and mental 
symptoms alternate. 

Head.— Vertigo on sitting down or ascending stairs. Sensa- 
tion of numbness in the head, especially in forehead , as 
if constricted ; intermittent, cramp -like. Tense, numb sen- 
sation in temples, zygomatic and mastoid processes, as 
if the head were screwed together, or too tightly bound 
(Aeon., Ant. tart., Chel., Gels., Merc). °Periodical head- 
ache, increasing and decreasing gradually, worse from 
stooping, better from exercise in the open air. Numb pain 
on top of vertex, as if scalp would be contracted, and as if a 
heavy weight were lying on it. Formication in one temple, 



626 PLATINUM. 

extending to lower jaw, with sensation of coldness on 
that spot. 

Eyes.— Spasmodic twitching of the eyelids (Gels.). Intermit- 
tent, cramp-like pain near right outer margin of orbit. Ob- 
jects appear smaller than they really are. Objects appear 
larger {Hyos.). 

Ears.— Koaring, whizzing and ringing in the ears. Sticking 
jerking in right outer ear, with numbness and coldness ex- 
tending through cheeks to lips. 

Nose. — Numbness and crampv pain in nose and root of nose 
(Aeon., Kali bi., Merc. iod.). Corrosive sensation on nose, 
as of something acrid. 

Eace. — Face pale and sunken. Sensation of coldness, crawl- 
ing and numbness in right side of face. Sensation of 
burning and redness in face, without any visible change in 
color. Cramp, pain, numbness and boring in malar 
bones, especially left. 

Mouth. — Toothache, with pulsating, digging pains. Numb 
pain in left lower teeth. Sensation as if the tongue were 
scalded {Iris, Puis.). Crawling sensation on the tongue. 

Stomach. — Ravenous appetite, and greedy , hasty eating, with 
contemptuous mood. Empty eructations, after fasting, 
in morning; loud. Continuous nausea, with great weak- 
ness, anxiety, and trembling sensation through the whole 
body {Ant. tart.). Fermentations in epigastric region. 
Flatulent soreness towards hypogastrium. 

Abdomen.— Sensation as if the abdomen were too tightly con- 
stricted. Pressing and bearing down in abdomen, extend- 
ing into pelvis {Bell., Cimic, Lil. tig., Puis., Sep.). 

Stool and Anus.— Constipation ; frequent urging, scanty 
stool, with sensation of great weakness. Crawling tenes- 
mus in anus every evening before sleep. Stool indurated, 
as if burnt {Bry.)\ preceded and followed by pressure. Stool 
adheres to rectum and anus, like soit clay. 

Urinary Organs. — Red urine. 

Male Organs. — Excessive sexual desire, with violent erections, 
especially at night, with amorous dreams. Voluptuous 
crawling in genital organs and abdomen, with anxious op- 
pression and palpitation, then painless pressure downwards 
in genitals, with sticking in sinciput and exhaustion. 



PLATINUM. 627 

Female Organs. — Painful sensitiveness and constant pres- 
sure in mons veneris and genital organs, with internal 
chill and external coldness, except face. Frequent sensation 
as if the menses would appear. Menses too early and too 
profuse (Calc. c, Nujc v.); lasting too long; flow dark and 
clotted (Amm. carb., Cycl., Croc, Ign*); with much bear- 
ing down and drawing pains in abdomen. Stitches in 
right ovarian region. Leucorrhoea like the white of an 
egg (Amm. c, Borax, Bovis.). 

Respiratory Organs. — Deep breathing, caused by a sensation 
as of a weight on the chest (Ferr., Xux v., Phos.). Inclina- 
tion to draw a long breath prevented by a sensation of 
weakness in the chest (Stan.). °Xervous, dry cough, with 
palpitation and dyspncea. Cramp-like pain in left side of 
chest. Cramp-like constriction close to the shoulder. 

Neck and Back.— Tensive, numb sensation in nape, close to 
occiput, as if tightly bound. Weakness in nape of neck; 
the head sinks forward (Aloe, Cimic, Kali c, Xatr. mur.). 
Pain in back and small of back, as if bruised or broken 
(Bell., Nux v.). Numbness in sacrum and coccyx, while 
sitting, as after a blow. 

Limbs. — Tension in the limbs, especially thighs, as if 
wrapped tightly. Paralyzed sensation in left arm. Cramp- 
like pains; numbness in limbs and joints; trembling of 
right thumb, with numbness. Sensation of great weakness 
in and about the knee-joints. Paio as from a blow 7 in left- 
knee. Tremulous, restlessness and tired feeling in legs and 
feet, when sitting ; a numbness and rigidity, worse even- 
ings in bed. 

Generalities.— Weakness and prostration. Bruised pain on 
pressure in the parts affected by cramp -like pain. Tremu- 
lous sensation at times, through whole body, with throb- 
bing in veius, Painful numbness here and there, as from 
a blow ; in spots, more on head. °Dull, pushing pains, as 
from a plug (Anac, Asaf., Ign.). °Pains generally increase 
and decrease gradually. Sudden heat; she thought she was 
very red, but color same as usual. 

Sleep.— Great inclination to violent, almost spasmodic yawn- 
ing. ^Sleeplessness, with great nervous excitability. 
Awakes at night and has difficulty in collecting his senses. 



628 PLATINUM. 

Aggravation— In evening ; before sleep ; in room ; °at rest. 

Amelioration. — From motion in open air. 

Conditions.— Especially suited to females. 

Compare.— Aur., Asaf., Bell., Croc., Hyos., Igu., Lye, Plumb., 

Puis., Rhus toje., Sabad., Sep., Sulph., Yerat. alb. 
Antidotes.— Puis., sp. nitr. d. 
Platinum Antidotes.— Bad effects of Lead. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Platinum is in the treatment of diseases of 
the female sexual system and certain forms of mental and nerv- 
ous disturbances arising therefrom, the latter constituting 
the chief indication for its use. A peculiar haughtiness and 
pride, or a melancholia, or both combined, as described in the 
pathogenesis, are usually associated with the diseases referred 
to where Platina is indicated. It is very frequently called for in 
hysteria with the above symptoms; also hysterical spasms, 
from nervous excitement, with globus hystericus, and embar- 
rassed respiration simulating asthma. Useful in mania, es- 
pecially puerperal ; nymphomania, especially in lying-in women 
(Verat. alb.), with voluptuous tingling extending from geni- 
tals into abdomen. Great sensitiveness of external organs, 
sometimes numbness. Melancholia, with fear of death, which she 
thinks near. Anxiety. Palpitation and weeping. Sexual melan- 
cholia in both sexes. Hysteria and other characteristic mental 
and nervous symptoms of a reflex character, such as a dry, nerv- 
ous cough, palpitation, spasms, sleeplessness, etc., from suppres- 
sion of the menses or other uterine or ovarian disorders. Pru- 
ritus vulva, with voluptuous tingling, anxiety and palpitation 
of the heart. 

Useful in indurated and prolapsed uterus, with contin- 
ued pressure in the groins and back, sensation of numbness, 
sensitiveness to touch. May be indicated in fibroid tumors 
and uterine cancer, with same symptoms, and also with met- 
rorrhagia, flow dark and clotted. Ovaritis, especially right 
side, with burning pain, occurring in paroxysms, sensitiveness 
to touch, often sterility. Neuralgia, dysmenorrhea, even 
spasms, with characteristic nervous symptoms, usually fol- 
lowed by a profuse flow of clotted blood. The Platina patient 
not only has the mental symptoms first mentioned, but also 



PLUMBUM. 629 

usually menorrhagia with dark, clotted blood, and an abnor- 
mal sexual appetite. In the male satyriasis. Bad effects of pre- 
pubic masturbation, melancholia, epileptiform spasms, etc. 
Otalgia. Nervous deafness. Facial neuralgia (see symptoms). 
Gastralgia, hysterical, flatulent pressure towards hypogas- 
trium. Painter's colic; pain in umbilical region, extending 
through into back; patient screams and tries to relieve the 
pain by turning in all possible directions. Constipation, after 
lead poison or while traveling. Spasms caused by nervous ex- 
citement ; during labor ; from sexual erethism ; spasmodic affec- 
tions in general occurring in hysterical women or in children. 
(Asaf.,Ign.). Neuralgia of various parts, characterized by ting- 
ling, and especially by numbness of the parts affected. Paraly- 
sis with numbness. 



PLUMBUM. 



Synonym. — Plumbum Metallicum. Common name. — 
Lead. Preparation.— Triturations of precipitated Lead. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially and with great power upon the spinal nerve 
centers, first producing irritation, giving rise primarily to in- 
creased sensibility, neuralgic spasms and convulsions. This 
condition of the nerve centers gradually gives way to softening 
or induration (also cerebral degeneration), and as a result of 
this process there are anaesthesia, paralysis, muscular atrophy, 
mental and physical decay, while at the same time there may 
occur, at longer or shorter intervals, neuralgia, epilepsy or 
kindred affections of the nervous system. Plumbum acts di- 
rectly upon the kidneys, causing granular degeneration of these 
organs, and producing albuminuria ; hence its use in Bright's 
disease and other renal affections. It may also cause degenera- 
tion of the heart, liver and other organs. According to Allen 
(op. cit., p. 89 8), " it produces general interstitial inflammation 
characterized by proliferation of connective tissue (nerve mus- 
cles, and parenchyma of organs)." 

The chief feature of Plumbum is the well-known "lead 
colic," or "painter's colic," characterized by excruciating spas- 



630 PLUMBUM. 

modic pains in the abdomen, from contraction of the colon, 
with obstinate constipation. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Slow perception ; apathetic (Phos., Phos, ac). Loss 
of memory (Anac, Natr. mur., Nux m., Merc, Phos. ac); 
unable to find proper word while talking (Dulc). Coma. 
Quiet and melancholy mood. Wild delirium with distorted 
countenance. Delirium; dread of assassination, poison- 
ing ; thinks every one about him a murderer. 

Head. — Vertigo. Aching. Heaviness in the head, especially in 
cerebellum. Pain and heaviness in forehead. °Headache, 
as if a ball were rising from the throat into the brain. 

Eyes.— Yellowness of the sclerotica (Cinch., Caust., Chel.); of 
conjunctiva. Hypopion. Diplopia. Loss of vision. Disc 
prominent, opaque, its outline hazy. Pain in eyeballs, as if 
too large (Carls., Phos. ac, Spig.). Paralysis of the upper 
lid (Caust., Gels., Nitr. ac, Op.). Pupils dilated. 

Face. — Sallow, pale complexion, like a corpse (Carb. v.). Ex- 
pression of extreme anxiety and suffering (Ars., Camph., 
Verat. alb.). Lockjaw (Cic, Ign., Hyos., Laur.). 

Mouth. — Distinct blue line along margins of gums. Tongue 
dry and white. Tongue paralyzed, cannot put it out 
(Caust., Dulc, Gels., Hyos., Lach.). Breath foetid. Imper- 
fect articulation (Caust., Gels., Hyos., Stram.), sometimes 
only confused sounds. Margin of tongue red, brown fur 
down the center (Bapt., Phos.); slate-colored, along border 
coated. Dryness of the mouth (.Apis, Ars., Bry., Nujc m., 
Puis.). Taste siveetish (JEsc, Bry., Merc, cor., Sulph.); 
bitter, metallic. 

Throat. — Constriction of the throat when trying to swallow 
(Bell., Hyos., Stram.). Tonsils swollen, inflamed and indu- 
rated. Paralysis of the throat, with inability to swallow 
(Bell., Op., Nux m.). 

Stomach. — Loss of appetite (Alum., Ars., Cinch., Phos.). Vio- 
lent thirst (Aeon., Ars., Bry., Merc, Phos. ac). Eructa- 
tions sweetish, sour (Carb. v., JVu jc v., Phos., Sulph.); of 
offensive odor (Cham., Kreos., Phos., Sep., Verat. alb.). 
Hiccough. Nausea. Lncessant vomiting of food ; of fae- 
cal matter; of brownish or blackish substances (Ars., 



PLUMBUM. G31 

Phos.); streaked with blood. Pressure and tightness about 
the stomach. Pains extending from the stomach to the 
loins and down the limbs. Feeling in epigastrium as if a 
ball ascended to throat, where it caused suffocation, pre- 
venting speaking and swallowing, with anxiety. 

Abdomen. — Violent colic ; abdomen retracted to the spine, as 
if drawn in by a string (Chel., Podo., Tabac). Constric- 
tion of the intestines ; navel violently retracted, recti mus- 
cles hard and knotty. Excruciating pains in umbilical 
region, shoot to other portions of the abdomen and body ; 
somewhat relieved by pressure. Rumbling in the bowels. 
Sensitiveness to touch. Lacerating pains in the umbilicus 
and epigastrium. 

Stool and Anus.— Anus drawn up; with constriction. Diar- 
rhoea; alternating with constipation. Constipation; 
stools scanty, hard, in lumps or balls, like sheep's dung 
(Alum., Kali c, Op., Mag. mur.); blackish or green color; 
passed with difficulty. 

Urinary Organs. — Difficult micturition ; urine passes only 
in drops (Aeon., Bell., Canth.); ineffectual urging; stran- 
gury (Merc. cor.). Urine dark-colored and scanty 
(Osm.); albuminous (Merc, cor., Osm., Phos., Phyt.); 
brownish-red, turbid, acid, flocculent sediment, consisting 
of red blood, corpuscles and cylinders; all the symptoms 
of acute diffuse nephritis; with amaurosis and cerebral 
symptoms. 

Male Organs.— Loss of sexual desire (Agn., Arg. nit.,Camph.), 
or increased desire, and violent erections (Agar., Canth., 
Graph., Nitr. ac). 

Female Organs.— Vaginismus (Ham.). Milk scanty. 

Respiratory Organs. — Cough short, dry, spasmodic, with 
purulent or bloody expectoration (Cinch., Dulc, Kali c, 
Lye, Phos., Sep., Sil.). Suppuration of the lungs (Phos.). 
Pressure upon the chest (Psor.). 

Heart.— Change in muscular structure without coincident dis- 
ease of the valves, with or without atheromatous degenera- 
tion of vessels, usually hypertrophy and dilitation of left 
ventrical, sometimes with parenchymatous nephritis. Bruit 
de souffle. Palpitation, worse on ascending stairs or run- 
ning. Pulse rapid, jerky, weak. 



632 PLUMBUM 

Limbs. — Violent pains in the limbs, especially in muscular 
parts of thighs; worse evening and night. Sciatica. 
Twitching and jerking in the limbs. Trembling. Coldness 
of the hands and feet. Paralytic weakness in limbs. Cramp 
in calves, worse at night (Sulph.). Wrist drop. Trem- 
bling of the hands. Dilitation of veins on back of hands, 
arms and calves. Sharp, lightning-like, neuralgic pains 
in lower limbs, mostly from hips to knees, occurring in 
paroxysms ; worse from movement. Pain in great toe at 
night. 

Generalities. — Extreme emaciation {Ars., JVatr. mur.,Phos.); 
wasting of the muscles, especially paralyzed parts. Ance- 
mia. Anaesthesia. Hypercesthesia. Convulsions, tonic 
and clonic. Trembling. Kestlessness. Epilepsy. General 
prostration ; lassitude faintness ; restlessness . Diminished 
sensibility of right side of body. Arthralgic and neural- 
gic pains in trunk and limbs. Wandering pains. Sensa- 
tion of constriction, with pain and spasm in the internal 
organs. Entire lack of perspiration. 

Skin. — Dry, yellow (Bry., Cinch.), or bluish (Lach.). Jaundice. 
Dry skin. 

Sleep.— Sleeplessness at night; sleepy during the day. Best- 
less sleep. 

Aggravation.— At night ; while lying in bed ; from drinking. 

Amelioration. — From friction and strong pressure. 

Compare. — Alum., Ars., Bell., Calc. c, Colch., Coni., Cupr., 
Ferr., Led., Lye, Merc, Nux v., Op., Phos., Plat., Rhus 
toje., Strain., Sulph., Zinc. 

Antidotes to Lead Poisoning.— Alumen, Alumina, Bell., Coc- 
cul., Hyos., Nux v., Op., Plat., Stram., Zinc, Electricity. 
Alcohol as a preventive. Milk. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Plumbum, from its profound action on the nerve centers, is 
•one of our most important remedies in neuroses. In many 
forms of paralysis it is often valuable, as has already been in- 
dicated in the pathogenesis. Paralysis preceded by mental de- 
rangement, trembling, spasms, or by shooting, darting, intense 
tearing pains in track of larger nerves; the parts emaciate; 
wrist drop, caused by apoplexia, sclerosis of brain, or pro- 



PLUMBUM. 633 

gressive muscular atrophy; alternating with colic. Spinal 
paralysis of a rheumatic character. Often a valuable palliative, 
at least in multiple cerebro-spinal sclerosis, and locomotor 
ataxia, especially for the violent neuralgic pains. Paralysis of 
the face, eyes, throat, tongue, etc. Epilepsy, chronic forms ; be- 
fore the spell, legs heavy and numb ; tongue swollen ; afterward, 
long-lasting, stupid feeling in head ; constipation. Convulsions, 
tonic and clonic, with other symptoms of the drug. Lockjaw. 
A valuable remedy in neuralgia, especially sciatica, accompany- 
ing cerebral and spinal disease, with marked consecutive mus- 
cular atrophy, or earlier when walking causes great exhaus- 
tion. General anaemia, mucous membranes very pale, great 
prostration and lassitude. Chlorosis inveterate, with consti- 
pation, tendency to neuralgia. Hypopion. Dim vision from 
paralysis of the optic nerve. Violent gastralgia, relieved by 
pressure and by eructations. Persistent or periodical vomiting 
from cerebral disease. Excruciating colic; abdomen retracted 
to the spine ; recti muscles hard and knotty ; tympanitic dis- 
tension, obstruction of the bowels and frequent vomiting. In- 
carcerated hernia. Hepatitis, with characteristic pains. Jaun- 
dice, with constipation, vomiting, etc. Neuralgia of the rectum. 
Occasionally indicated in diarrhoea. Alternate diarrhoea and 
constipation. A valuable remedy in chronic constipation, with 
characteristic abdominal pains, retraction of the navel, marked 
spasm or contraction of the sphincter ani, stools dark, in 
lumps or balls, like sheep's dung. Paralysis of the bladder. 
Useful in the various forms of nephritis, acute and chronic, with 
symptoms given in pathogenesis. Chronic Blight's disease. 
According to Farrington there is very little dropsy or albumi- 
nuria, but a marked tendency to uraemic convulsions. Haema- 
turia, with excruciating pains in course of the ureters. Dys- 
nienorrhoea, with characteristic colic and retraction of navel. 
Vaginismus. Abortion from failure of the uterus to develop. 
Has been found useful in phthisis, stage of suppuration, short, 
dry cough, with purulent expectoration. Haemoptysis. 



634 PODOPHYLLUM. 



PODOPHYLLUM. 

Synonym. — Podophyllum Peltatum. Natural order. — 
Berberidese. Common names. — May Apple. Mandrake. Habi- 
tat. — A perennial, herbaceous plant found abundantly in the 
Western and Middle states, and southward. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the liver and the digestive tract, its 
special affinity being for the mucous membranes, more espe- 
cially of the duodenum and rectum, and for glandular struct- 
ures, producing irritation, excessive, secretions, inflammation 
and even ulceration or suppuration. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Morning headache, with heat in vertex (Nux v.). Gid- 
diness and dizziness, with sensation of fullness over the 
eyes. °Headache preceded by blurring of vision, then gradu- 
ally increasing pain, especially in the occiput, with nausea 
and vomiting (Iris). °Headache, rolling from side to side, 
with moaning (Hell.); during dentition, or with bowel dis- 
orders. Headache, alternating with diarrhoea. 

Nose. — Soreness and little pustules in the nose. 

Mouth.— °Grinding of the teeth (Ars., Cic, Hell., Hyos.), at 
night, especially during dentition. Offensive odor from the 
mouth (Arn.,.Aur., Hep. s., Iodi., Merc, Nujc v.). Tongue 
coated white, with foul taste (Nujc v., Puis.) Much vis- 
cid mucus in the mouth (Kali bi., Merc. cor.). 

Throat.— Dryness of the throat (Apis, Ars., Bry., Nux m., 
Puis.). Soreness of the throat, extending to ears (Bell., 
Hep. s., Kali bi.). 

Stomach.— Loss of appetite (Alum., Ars., Cineh., Phos.). De- 
, sire for something sour (Ant. tart., Hep. s., Phos.). Great 
thirst for large pjuantities of cold water (Pry.). Regurgi- 
tation of food, which is sour (Phos.), with acid eructations. 
Heartburn, with waterbrash, with heat in stomach (Ars.).. 



PODOPHYLLUM. 635 

Nausea and vomiting', with fullness in head. Vomiting of 
food (Ipec., Nux v., Phos.); of thick, dark-green bile (Aeon., 
Ars., Grat., Iris), mixed with dark, coagulated blood 
(Ham., Nux v., Op., Stram.); of hot, frothy mucus. Hol- 
low sensation in the epigastrium. 

Abdomen. — Fullness, with pain and soreness in right hypo- 
chondria. Pain and rumbling in transverse colon, at 3 a.m., 
followed by diarrhoea. Cramp-like pain in bowels, with re- 
traction of abdominal muscles (Aloe, Chel., Plumb.), at 10 
p.m. and 5 a. m. (Chel.). Heat in bowels, Avith inclination 
to stool. 

Stool and Anus. — Haemorrhoids (Ars., Xux v., Sulph.). Pro- 
lapsus ani (Ars.), with stool, or from least motion {Ign.). 
Faintness, with sensaMon of emptiness in abdomen, after 
stool. Protrusion of rectum after stool or any sudden mo- 
tion, such as sneezing, and mental excitement, sometimes 
prolapsed for days owing to swelling and congestion. Di- 
arrhoea early in the morning (Aloe, Nuph., PLumex, 
Sulph.); stools green ; sour (Hep. s. 7 Rheum, Sulph.), with 
much flatulence (Aloe, Coloc, Lye). Diarrhoea after much 
eating or drinking {Coloc.). Stools natural, but too fre- 
quent during the day, and exhausting. Alternate diarrhoea 
and constipation {Ant. crud., Cimic, Natr. ars., Nux v.). 
Stool: frequent, painless (Nuph.), watery (Cinch.), gush- 
ing, foetid (Ars.), yellow, liquid; with mealy sediment; 
green, sour, watery; yellow, undigested faeces (Arm, 
Cinch.); mixed with mucus, offensive; streaked with 
blood, and tenesmus; black only in morning; preceded by 
griping and colic ; with heat and pain in anus ; clay-col- 
ored, chalk-like {Bell., Calc. c, Dol., Hep. s., Myrica). 

Urinary Organs.— °Enuresis; frequent nocturnal urinations 
{Caust., Puis.). Suppression of urine (Aeon., Bell., 
Stram.). 

Female Organs. — Pain in region of ovaries, especially right 
(Bell.), also with pain in uterus. Sensation as if genitals 
would come out during stool. Prolapsus uteri, w T ith aching 
and bearing down pains (Coni., Sep.). °Leucorrhcea of 
thick, transparent mucus {Alum.). 

Generalities.— Pain under right shoulder blade (Abies). Pain 
between shoulders in morning. 



636 PODOPHYLLUM. 

Sleep.— Sleepy, especially in forenoon. Drowsy, half-closed 
eyes, moaning, whining-, especially in children. Unrefreshed 
by sleep on waking in the morning. Eestless sleep, especi- 
ally forepart of night (Phos.). 

Aggravation.— In morning, 2 to 4 a.m., of all symptoms ex- 
cept weakness in epigastric region. 

Amelioration. — In the evening. 

Conditions.— Bilious temperaments; especially after mercuri- 
alization. 

Compare.— Aloe, Apis, Bry., Chel., Colch., Hell., Iris, Lept., 
Mere., Nitr. ac, Nux v., Puis., Swlph., Sulph. ac, Yerat. 
alb. After Ipec. Nux v. (vomiting). 

Antidotes. — Lact. ac, Nux v. Salt increases its action. 

Podophyllum Antidote.— Merc. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Podo. is in the treatment of hepatic dis- 
turbances — bilious conditions in general. Chronic congestion 
and torpidity of the liver. Chronic hepatitis. Tongue coated 
white or yellow, dull headache, liver swollen and sensitive, jaun- 
dice. Gall-stones, colic, with jaundice. Duodenitis, with jaun- 
dice. Ulceration of duodenum. Bilious headache. Bilious di- 
arrhoea. Especially useful in morning diarrhoea, with sour, bili- 
ous stools. A valuable remedy in diarrhoea during hot weather, 
with a variety of stools such as have already been described 
in pathogenesis. A valuable remedy in prolapsus ani and pro- 
trusion of the rectum, especially when accompanying the char- 
acteristic diarrhoeic conditions. Haemorrhoids, with prolapsus 
ani ; also when associated with prolapsus uteri. Constipation, 
stools clay-colored, prolapsus ani. May be found useful in dys- 
entery characterized by prolapsus ani, hollow, sinking feeling in 
the abdomen, nausea, etc. Chronic dysentery, stools like wash- 
ings of meat, with tenesmus and burning, nausea and vomit- 
ing. Catarrhal enteritis, with hot, Avatery stools. Often a val- 
uable remedy in the diarrhoea of dentition, also reflex cerebral 
disturbances, grinding of the teeth, rolling head from side to 
side, with moaning. Will often prevent hydrocephaloid when 
the symptoms accompany profuse, exhausting stools. Gas- 
tric complications in liver disorders ; also with uterine com- 
plaints. Acid dyspepsia. Enuresis. Prolapsus uteri, especi- 



PTELEA TRIFOLIATA. 637 

ally after confinement with aching and bearing down pains. 
Endometritis. Leucorrhoea of thick, transparent mucus. Sup- 
pression of menses, with haemorrhoids, bearing down, etc. Ova- 
ritis, especially on right side. Said to be indicated and useful 
also in ovarian tumors on right side. Often useful in bilious 
fever of a remittent type, with pronounced bilious symptoms. 
Bad effects from the use of Mercury. 



PTELEA TRIFOLIATA. 

Synonym. — Ptelea Yiticifolia. Natural order. — Ruta- 
ceae. Common names. — Wafer Ash. Hop Tree. Swamp Dog- 
wood . Habitat. — An indigenous shrub growing west of the Al- 
leghenies, in shady, moist hedges and in rocky places. Prepa- 
ration.— Tincture from the fresh bark of the root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the mucous membranes of the diges- 
tive tract, producing symptoms of indigestion and bilious dis- 
turbance, and causing congestion of the liver, stomach and 
bowels ; also, secondarily, of the lungs. Its action is not violent, 
but slow and pervading, giving rise to many chronic abnormal 
conditions. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Disinclined to mental work, with languor rather 
than with inability. Great mental confusion, as in a bilious 
attack. Memory weak ; forgetful, as if the intellect were 
slow to act ; can remember by making a great effort. 

Head. — Confusion ; vertigo ; worse when turning the head, or 
from sudden motion. Racking frontal headache, with red 
face and hurried manner. Constant dull headache; worse 
from walking. Headache in occipital region, passing to 
frontal, over the eyes. Pressive, bruised feeling at base of 
brain. 

Ears. — Intolerance of loud talking or noise. Ringing in ears; 
slight giddiness. White blisters on a red sore on right ear, 



638 PTELEA TRIFOLIATA. 

discharging watery fluid ; later, desquamation or pus and 
scabs form ; boils. 

Face.— Sickly-pale expression, especially around the eyes. Face 
yellow; skin dry and hard. 

Mouth. — Carious teeth sensitive; gums sore; teeth feel as if 
elongated (Merc, Nitr. ac). Tongue coated with white fur; 
swollen; yellow; feels rough; papillae red and prominent; 
brown-yellow, dry. Taste sour, mornings; bitter; food 
tasteless. Saliva profuse, drooling at night. 

Stomach. — Voracious appetite ; craves acid food (Ant. tart., 
Cinch., Phos. ac, Verat. alb.). Dislikes things formerly en- 
joyed. Repugnance to butter and fats (Hep. s., Puis.); 
also to animal food (Alum., Arm, Carb. v., Graph., Puis.); 
and rich puddings. Hepatic and gastric symptoms worse 
after meals and in mornings (JVujo v.). Eructations sour 
or bitter; tasting like rotten eggs (Arm, Ant. tart., Psor., 
Sep.). Nausea, rising of a bitter fluid; confused head; 
dizzy; sweat on forehead; bilious. Sense of weight and 
fullness, even after a moderate meal. Burning distress in 
epigastrium ; oppressing vomiting; chronic gastric catarrh. 
Pressure at pit of stomach, as from a stone (Ars., Pry., 
Nwx v., Puis.); worse from a light meal. 

Abdomen. — Liver swollen, sore on pressure, causing dull and 
aching pains. Weight and aching distress in hepatic re- 
gion ; dull pain, heaviness ; better lying on the right side, 
turning to left causes a dragging sensation. Sharp, cut- 
ting pain in liver ; worse from deep inspiration. Soreness 
and aching distress in abdomen. Pulsation in umbilical re- 
gion, synchronous with the heart. Griping, colicky pains, 
with rumbling and discharge of wind from the bowels. 

Stool.— Small hard stool, with much . straining. Diarrhoea, 
bilious, thin, dark, offensive stools. 

Urinary Organs. — Smarting in urethra during and after mic- 
turition; urine scanty, scalding {Aeon., Apis, Ars.). Urine 
scanty, clear, or deep reddish-yellow ; deposit of epithelia, 
phosphates and urates. 

Respiratory Organs. — Pressure on lungs, with sense of suffo- 
cation; walls of chest feel as if they would sink in. 

Back. — Severe aching distress in back. 

Limbs. — Aching, bruised feeling in muscles and joints on awak- 



PULSATILLA. 639 

ing; drawing pains, especially with gastro-hepatic symp- 
toms. 

Generalities.— Restless, uneasy; malaise. Feeling of weak- 
ness; languid, irritable; sick, faint sensations, as in bilious 
patients. Smarting and prickling in mucous membranes. 

Fever.— Chilliness, shivering ; wants to be near the fire. Dry, 
general heat ; worse in face and hands. Hot flushes and 
headache ; feverish, hot head ; dull, frontal aching. Sweat 
profuse on awaking ; on forehead during stool. 

Aggravation. — Lying on right side ; from motion ; walking in 
warm room ; in mornings ; on awaking ; after meals. 

Amelioration.— In open air. 

Compare.— Berb., Hydras., Merc, Nux v., Podo. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Ptelea has not been used clinically to any great extent, but 
has been found useful in bilious attacks ; indigestion ; gastral- 
gia ; congestion of liver ; chronic hepatitis ; diarrhoea ; consti- 
pation, etc., the symptoms of the drug agreeing. 



PULSATILLA. 

Synonyms. — Pulsatilla Nigricans. Pulsatilla Pratensis. 
Natural order. — Kanunculaceae. Common names. — Wind 
Flower. Meadow Anemone. Pasque Flower. Habitat— A. plant 
found on sunny, elevated places and pasture-grounds in sandy 
soil, and also in clear pine forests, in central and northern Eu- 
rope. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Pulsatilla acts prominently upon all the mucous mem- 
branes of the body, and upon the synovial membranes, the 
veins, the eyes, the ears and the generative organs of both 
sexes, more especially the female. In the mucous membranes a 
catarrhal process is established, the secretions are modified, 
sometimes retarded, more often increased, the functions of the 
organs they supply are disturbed, the nervous system becomes 



640 PULSATILLA. 

irritated and depressed, and as a result we obtain the numer- 
ous symptoms of deranged digestion, respiratory troubles, 
genito-urinary disturbances, and catarrhal affections of the 
eye and ear, which so fully characterize the action of this drug. 
On the generative system Pulsatilla exerts a marked action 
outside of its catarrhal sphere, due probably to its influence 
over the cerebro-spinal system. On the synovial membranes it 
produces arthritic or rheumatic inflammation, and in the veins 
varicose conditions. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Mild, gentle, timid, yielding disposition, with incli- 
nation to weep (Apis, Ign., Lil. tig., Natr. mur., Nux m.). 
Tremulous anxiety, as if death were near (Aeon., Ars.). 
Fears ghosts at night, or in the evening (Aeon., Ars.). Anx- 
iety about the heart in the evening, even to suicide. Anx- 
iety at night, as from heat. Peevish and capricious, 
though not vexed. Irresolute. Hypochondriac morose- 
ness ; out of sorts with everything (Nux v.). Many wan- 
dering thoughts. Ill-humored, discontented, fretful (Bry., 
Cham. ) . 

Head. — Confusion of head, with bruised pains or hollow feeling 
in head. Vertigo ; as if intoxicated (Cinch., Coccul., Nux 
v., Rhus tox.); on stooping (Bell.); better while sitting; 
in morning on rising {Bry.); must lie doiun again; with 
nausea and inclination to vomit. Heaviness on stooping, 
as if he could not raise it again. Dullness of the head, and 
bruised sensation in forehead (Cinch., Puis., Sang.). Head- 
ache on one side, as if the brain would burst (Bry., Caps., 
JVatr. mur.), and the eyes fall out. Headache from stoop- 
ing. Headache from overloaded stomach (Bry., Ipec, 
Iris, Nux v.), or from fats. Violent boring pain behind one 
side, as if a nail were driven in. Headache, with aching 
pain in the eyes, in the evening. Throbbing, pressive 
headache, relieved by pressure (Apis, Arg. nit.). Pressive 
pain in forehead above the orbits, aggravated on raising 
the eyes. Stitching, tearing pain in temples and through 
the whole head. Pulsation in the head in the evening (Nux 
m.). Biting itching of the scalp. Pressive and constrictive 



I 

PULSATILLA. 641 

pain in temples. Constriction above eves, worse on looking 
intently. 

Eyes.— Dryness of the eyes and lids, with sensation as if dark- 
ened by mucus, which ought to be wiped away (Alum., 
Croc, Euph.). Pressure, as from sand in the eyes, when 
reading (Ars., Canst., Ign., Xatr. mur., Sulph.). Conjunc- 
tivitis, with profuse, thick, yellow, bland discharge. 
Burning and itching in the eyes, provokes rubbing and 
scratching. Inflammation of eyes and margins of eye- 
lids, with lachrymation and nightly agglutination 
(Alum., ^Eth., Calc. c, Graph., Lye, Merc, Sulph.). Sub- 
ject to styes, especially on upper lids (Graph., Lye). Itch- 
ing, biting and burning in the lids and canthi, in the 
evening. Profuse lachrymation, in the wind or open air 
(Sulph.). Dimness of vision, like a fog or veil before the 
eyes (Canst., Hyos., Laur., Merc, Phos., Petrol., Ranunc, 
Sulph.). Dark before the eyes in the morning on rising 
(Dulc), and on going into a warm room. 

Ears. — External ear and meatus red, swollen and hot (Aeon., 
Apis, Bell.). Otalgia, with darting, tearing pains (Bell., 
Sil.), and pulsating at night (Merc). Itching deep in the 
ears. Violent pain in the ear, as from something forcing 
outward. Hardness of hearing, as if the ears were 
stopped. Sensation as if the ear were stopped, with roar- 
ing in it like a loud, distant noise. Humming, roaring, 
singing and ringing in the ears (Calc. c, Graph., Kali c). 
Cracking in ears on moving head or body. Bland, nearly 
inoffensive discharge of mucus and pus from the ears. 

Nose. — Coryza, fluent or dry; frequent sneezing ; loss of smell 
and taste (Ant. tart.); nostrils sore ; wings raw (Lye); 
latter, yellow-green discharge (Graph., Merc); worse in- 
doors (Cepa, Xux v.); chilliness ; pale 'face; head con- 
fused; frontal headache (Aeon., Cepa, Sang.). Stoppage 
of nose in evening ; and in icarm room in morning ; yel- 
low, opacpte, offensive mucous discharge (Xitr. ac). Bad 
smell, as of old catarrh in the nose (Sulph.). Epistaxis ; 
with catarrh; with suppressed menses (Bry., Carls., Ham., 
Sep.). Abscess at root of nose near inner canthus, as if a 
lachrymal fistula would form. Ulceration externally of 
wings of nose, and oozing of watery moisture. Pressive sen- 



€42 PULSATILLA. 

sation at root of nose (Aeon., Kali bi.). Nasal bones pain 
as if they would be forced asunder. 

Pace. — Paleness of the face. Boring in left malar bone. Lower 
lip swollen and cracked in the middle, with tensive pain. 

Mouth. — Sharp, shooting pains in teeth, or drawing, jerking, 
as if nerve were put on the stretch, and then let loose. 
Toothache worse ; evening and night ; in warmth of bed 
(Cham.); from taking anything warm in the mouth 
(Cham.); when eating; from picking teeth. Pain in the gums 
as if sore. Better in open air ; from uncovering ; ivhen cold 
ivater taken into the mouth becomes zuarm. Tongue 
dry ; covered ivith a tenacious mucus ; as with a mem- 
brane ; coated thick, white or yellow (Bry., Merc, Nux. 
v., Podo.). Sensation in middle, as if burned (Iris, Plat., 
Sang., Sulph. ac, Yerat. vir.); insensible, even when moist; 
at night and in morning ; painful blister on right side of 
tip. Very offensive odor from the mouth (Arn., Aur., Hep. 
s., Merc, Nux v.) in morning; in evening after lying down; 
at night. Mouth and pharynx dry and covered with 
tasteless, insipid, tenacious mucus in morning. Accu- 
mulation of siveet saliva in the mouth (Cham., Phos.); 
watery saliva, like waterbrash. Taste : of putrid meat, in 
morning, with inclination to vomit (Arn., Merc); slimy ; 
foul, clammy, insipid; bitter, especially after eating 
(Bry., Coloc, Nux v.); or smoking, though food has a 
natural taste ; bad taste in the mouth in the morning. 
Food, especially bread, tastes bitter (Bry., Cinch., Coloc, 
Nux v., Sulph.). or taste of food diminished. Great dry- 
ness of the mouth in the morning, without thirst (Apis, 
Nuxm.). 

Throat. — Rawness and scraping in the throat (Amm. carb., 
Carb. v., Caust., Phos.), with dryness of the mouth. Great 
dryness of the throat (Apis, Nux m..), in the morning. 
Throat internally covered with a tenacious mucus, in morn-, 
ing. Pressure and tension in throat on swallowing. Con- 
striction. Sensation of a worm creeping up into the 
throat. 

Stomach.— Desires food, but does not know what kind. Aver- 
sion to fat food (Hep. s., Ptel.), meat (Graph., Ptel.), bread 
(Natr. mur.), butter (Ptel.), milk; to smoking (Ign.). 



PULSATILLA. G43 

Thirst for beer (Coccul., Petrol.), or alcoholic drinks. 
° Tliir sties sness, with all complaints (Ant. tart., Apis). 
Eructations after eating, tasting and smelling of food 
(Ant. crud., Calc. c, Cinch., Graph., Phos.); hitter, bilious, 
rancid, sour (Bry., Nitjz v., Phos.)] tastes like putrid 
meat. Hiccough when smoking. Nausea ; in epigastric 
region, worse from eating or drinking ; water brash (Led., 
Nux v.); disagreeable risings, especially after eating and 
drinking (Ars.). ° A Iorning nausea, especially during 
menses, from suppressed menses, or during pregnancy 
(Graph., Kali c, Nux m., Sep.). Vomiting of bilious mat- 
ter (Ars., Bry., Xux v., Podo.); of food eaten long before, 
or after each meal. Distension. Griping pains in pit of 
stomach and epigastrium. ° Stomach disordered from fat 
food (Cycl., Tarax.i, pasty (Ipec, Nux v.), fruit or ice- 
cream. Pain in stomach an hour after eating (Xux v.). 
Weight, as from a stone (Aeon., .Esc, Ars., Bry., JVujc v.), 
especially in morning on waking. Crampy pains in stom- 
ach, in morning, or after meals. Gnawing distress in 
stomach, as from hunger (Abies c). Pressing, pinching, 
or choking pains in stomach after eating, impeding breath- 
ing. Sensation as of having taken too much food, which 
rises into the mouth, as if one would vomit. Scraping 
sensation in stomach (Nujc v.), and oesophagus , like a 
heartburn. Tension in region of stomach in forenoon, 
better from moving about. Perceptible pulsation in pit of 
stomach (Ant. tart., Asaf.). 
Abdomen. — Flatulent colic ; loud rumbling and gurgling 
(Lye); flatus moves about in abdomen (Aloe, Carb. v.), 
especially in evening ; in bed. Incarcerated flatus, press- 
ing here and there; not relieved by passing flatus (Cinch.); 
after midnight. Colic and griping, especially in upper ab- 
domen. Fullness and distension of abdomen and stomach ; 
painful sensitiveness. Pain, in evening after drinking; after 
drinking; after stool; on touch. Chilliness extending 
around from abdomen to lower part of back. Pressure in 
abdomen (Berb.), and small of back, as from a stone; 
limbs go to sleep while sitting ; ineffectual desire to stool. 
Drawing, tearing or forcing -down pains in abdomen, 
like labor-pains. Cutting low down in abdomen, pene- 



644 PULSATILLA. 

trating into pelvis (Cham.). Constriction as from a stone 
extending to the bladder. 

Stool and Anus. — Painful, protruding, blind piles {Aloe, 
Calc. c, Lach., Merc, Sil.), with stitches, smarting, soreness 
and itching {Sulph.). Pressure in rectum after stool. Fre- 
quent urging, as if diarrhoea would occur. Stools ivatery 
at night, like bile, preceded by rumbling ; green mucus 
(Apis, Arg. nit., Ars., Bell., Ipec, Merc, Sulph.)] slimy; 
soft ; mixed with mucus, or only mucus, with colic ; fre- 
quent {Merc, cor.); bloody mucus, without colic; not ex- 
hausting {Phos. ac). Constipation; difficult evacuation, 
with painful pressure and pain in back ; stools white ; yel- 
lowish-white, mucus mixed with stool. 

Urinary Organs.— Tenesmus of the bladder (Canth., Caps., 
Merc. cor.). Eegion of bladder painful to touch. Sharp 
pressure on bladder, without desire to urinate. Burning in 
orifice of urethra during and after micturition ( Can. sat., 
Canth.). Frequent, almost ineffectual, urging to urinate,, 
with acrid urine and cutting pains. Involuntary micturi- 
tion {Ars., Bell., Hyos.); at night, in bed (Arm, Cupr., 
Graph.), especially in little girls, while coughing or passing 
flatus [Caust., Natr. mur.). Dribbling of urine while sitting 
or walking. Frequent urinations, profuse flow (Apis, 
Apoc, Arg., Cepa, Ber.). Urine watery, colorless; brown; 
bloody. 

Male Organs. — Drawing, tensive pains, from abdomen 
through spermatic cords, into testicles (Berb., Ham., 
Merc), which hang loiv down. Swelling of the testicles, 
ivith soreness and tearing pains. Swelling of right side 
of scrotum (Clem.). Desire in the morning on waking. Noc- 
turnal emissions (Cinch., Phos.), without dreams. Itching 
biting on inner and upper part of prepuce. °Thick, yellow, 
or yellow-green discharge from urethra, in gonorrhoea 
(Agn., Hydras.). 

Female Organs.— During menses and with uterine troubles, 
heavy, pressive pain in abdomen and small of bach, as 
from a stone (Alum., Caul., Cimic); limbs tend to go to 
sleep; ineffectual urging to stool. Drawing, pressing 
pain extending toivard uterus, with nausea in morning. 
Chilliness before the menses, ivith yawning and stretch- 



PULSATILLA. 645 

ing. Constrictive pain in left side of uterus, like labor- 
pains, obliging her to bend double. Menses suppressed; 
after getting feet w et. Menses delayed, with coldness of 
body and chilliness and trembling of the feet. First 
menses delayed (Graph.). Menses too late, scanty, and of 
short duration (Cimic, Sulph.); suppressed, or flow inter- 
mittent (Cimic); flow thick and black (Ign.); more during 
da y while walking about (at night, Mag. carb.). Leucor- 
rhoea thick, lihe cream or milk (Calc. c, Coni., Sep., 
Sulph. ac); worse when lying down; with swollen vulva ; 
painless; acrid, thin, burning (Alum., Coni., Kreos., 
Merc.,Phos.). 

Respiratory Organs. — Violent tickling and scraping in the 
larynx, bringing tears into the eyes and causing dry 
cough. Constriction in larynx, especially at night when ly- 
ing down. Hoarseness and roughness of throat ; cannot 
speak a loud word (Caust., Hep. s., Phos.). Dry cough at 
night or in evening, after lying down (CWz.,Mez., Xux v., 
Eumex, Sulph.); disappears on sitting up in bed, returns 
on lying down (Hyos.); causes dryness of throat; pre- 
vents sleep ; with nausea and vomiting; causes exhaustion. 
°Cough dry at night, loose during the day. Expectoration, 
difficult ■ ; yellow mucus (Calc. c), in morning after rising; 
bitter; scanty, of tenacious mucus; black clotted blood 
{Xux v.). Dyspnoea in lower part of chest, as if too full and 
tight, especially mornings (Bell., Phos.). Oppression of the 
chest. Cramp-like and constrictive tension in the chest. 
Shortness of breath, anxiety and palpitation when lying 
on left side. Scraping and soreness in chest, causing cough 
(Cham.). Pain in chest behind sternum, as if ulcerated 
(Psor.). Pressure and soreness in chest. Stitches in the 
chest and sides, when lying, at night, from inspiration or 
coughing (Aeon., Bry., Kali c). 

Heart and Pulse. — Catching pain in cardiac region; better 
for a time from pressure of hand. Stitches in precordial re- 
gion, better while walking, with pressure and anxiety, imped- 
ing respiration. Palpitation, with anxiety, after dinner ; 
from lying on left side, with anxiety and want of breath; 
°\vith menstrual irregularities, chlorosis, etc. The beat of 
the pulse is felt in the pit of the stomach. 



646 PULSATILLA. 

Neck and Back. — Stiffness, and rheumatic, tensive, and draw- 
ing* pains in nape of neck (Colch.). Sticking pains in nape 
of neck and back. Pain in nape at night, as if he had lain in 
an uncomfortable position. Pain in small of bach, as from 
long stooping (Arm, Cinch.), or from a sprain (Sulph.); 
on motion; after sitting (Rhus tox.); in evening. Back 
painfully stiff. Lab or -like pains in small of back (Caul., 
Cimic, Kreos.), as if constricted by a tight band. Pain as if 
suppurating. Drawing, tensive pain in loins. Pressive 
pains in sacrum, in evening, as from fatigue. 

Limbs. — Redness and swelling of joints (Bry.), with stinging 
pains (Apis). Anxious tremulous sensation in limbs. Draw- 
ing, sticking, worse in joints, which are painful to touch. 
Weakness in limbs morning after rising, with relaxation 
without feeling weary. Drawing, tearing pains in limbs 
(Aeon.), ° shifting rapidly from place to place; worse at 
night, from warmth (Merc); better from uncovering. Pain 
in limbs in morning in bed, ivorse in joints, forcing him 
to stretch, with general heat. On waking, the parts on 
which he has lain are asleep, with crawling and tingling 
(Aeon.). Coldness of hands and feet; they seem dead. 

Upper Limbs.— Sensation of numbness and heaviness in the 
arms, as if beaten. Drawing, tearing pains, in shoulder 
joints, and in arms, hands and fingers (Bry., Led., Rhus 
tox.). Swelling and wrenching pains in elbow joints. 

Lower Limbs. — Hip -joint painful, as if dislocated. Acute, 
drawing, jerking pains from the hip to the knee. Bruised 
pains in the gluteal muscles, and in muscles and bones of 
thighs. Drawing, tensive pains in thighs and legs at 
night, with great restlessness, sleeplessness and chilliness. 
Painless swelling of the knee. Knees swollen t with tear- 
ing, drawing pains. Drawing, heaviness and weariness in 
legs and feet. Legs seem asleep on rising from a seat. 
Cramps in legs, in evening, after lying down (Sulph.). Feet 
inflamed, red-hot, swollen (Bry.), with tensive, burning 
pains; also soles. Varices on the legs (Ham., Zinc.); on 
feet. Weakness in feet. Pain in soles, as if beaten. Boring 
pain in heels toward evening (Zinc). Chilblains, burning, 
sticking, itching (Agar., Nitr. ac). 

Generalities. — Violent trembling of the whole bodv; with cold 



PULSATILLA. 017 

sweat, anxiety and drawing pains. Excessive weariness 
and prostration (Ars., Phos., Ferr.). Everything about 
body seems too tight, wishes to throw off her clothes. 
Heaviness of the whole body. Inclination to stretch. Lies 
upon back with hands above head when sleeping ; also with 
feet drawn up. Longing for fresh air (Lye). Feeling of 
discomfort over the whole body, in morning, after rising, 
disappearing on moving about. Weaker the longer he 
lies in the morning. °Wandering pains shift rapidly from 
part to part (Benz. ac, Kali bi., Led.). °Symptoms ever- 
changing. Pulsations through the whole body (Glon., Sep., 
Zinc). 

Skin. — Burning, biting, itching here and there; worse from 
warmth of bed, in evenings and before midnight ; from 
scratching ; from becoming heated during a walk (Clem., 
Merc, Mez., Sulph.). Ltching in the evening in bed. 
°Measly-like eruption (Ant. crud., Bapt., Coff. c, Rhus 
tox.); nettle rash (Apis). 

Sleep. — Lrresistible sleepiness in afternoon and early even- 
ing. Cannot go to sleep in evening ; sleepless first part of 
night. Sleeps late in morning. Restless sleep, with sen- 
sation of heat ; wakes frequently, as in frights. Dreams; 
confused; vivid, frightful, disgusting, anxious (Am., Aur., 
Rhus tox., Sulph.). Frequent yawning. 

Fever. — Constant chilliness, even in warm room ; cold chills 
all over, chilly, with the pains; worse evenings (Phos.). 
Shivering, creeping sensations. Anxious heat, as if dashed 
with hot water. Lntolerable, dry, burning heat, evening 
oy night; with distended veins (Cinch.), and burning 
hands that seek out cool places, without thirst (Lgn., 
Phos.). Profuse sweat in morning (Calc. c, Nitr. ac, Rhus 
tox.), one-sided sweat. 

Aggravation. — Ln the evening and in succeeding hoiors till 
midnight; every other evening; at night; from warmth of 
bed ; °while lying down, especially on left side ; °from lying 
on painless side ; in warm room ; after eating, Especially 
after fat food, pork, ice-cream, fruit, pastry. 

Amelioration. — Ln open air (Ox. ac); in cool place; when 
lying upon the back; °lying on painful side; °from cold 
drink ; °from slow motion. 



048 PULSATILLA. 

Conditions.— Sandy hair, blue eyes, pale face, inclined to silent 

grief and submissiveness ; especially women and children. 

Slow, phlegmatic ; peevish but not irascible. 
Compare.— Ant. crud., Ars., Bell., Bry., Calc. c, CWZ.,Cham., 

Cimic, Cinch., CoccuL, Coloc, Coni., Cycl., Euphr., Ferr., 

Ham., Ign., Kali bi., Lye., Merc, Nux v., Nux m., Plat., 

Phos., Rhus to jo., Sep., Sil., Sulph., Zinc. 
Antidotes.— Coff. e., Cham., Ign., Nux v. (Acetum). 
Pulsatilla Antidotes.— Cinch., Iron, Sulph., Sulph. ac. Yapor 

of Mercury or of Copper (Bell., Cham., Coff. c, Colch., Lye, 

Plat., Strain.). 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief clinical use of Pulsatilla is in the treatment of ca- 
tarrhal affections, characterized by thick, yellowish-green dis- 
charges, disorders of digestion and disturbances of the fe- 
male sexual system. It is also useful in rheumatism, usu- 
ally subacute, often arising from derangements of digestion, 
with drawing, tearing, shifting pains, better from cold, worse in 
the evening. Gonorrhoea! rheumatism. Neuralgia, wandering 
pains, mostly tearing, with tendency to chilliness and the char- 
acteristic modalities. Chorea, epileptiform spasms or para- 
lytic symptoms, arising from suppressed menses or other dis- 
turbances of the sexual sphere. Hysteria from similar causes ; 
chlorosis and anaemia, patient always chilly, but wants to be 
in the open air ; mental disorders ; especially after the abuse of 
Iron and Quinine. Pulsatilla acts prominently on the venous 
system (Ham.), and is useful in varicose veins; in the hae- 
morrhages calling for the drug, the flow is passive and dark. 
In all the above conditions and those which are to follow, the 
temperament of the Puis, patient as mentioned under " Condi- 
tions," must be borne in mind, sadness and weeping, even to 
melancholia, being extremely characteristic. We will now con- 
sider the special clinical uses of Puis, in the customary anatom- 
ical order. Conjunctivitis thick, bland, yellow or yellowish- 
green discharge, after measles or from taking cold. Ophthal- 
mia neonatorum. Pustular conjunctivitis. Styes. Blepharitis. 
Pustules or ulcers on cornea. Disease of the lachrymal duct 
with characteristic symptoms of drug. Episcleritis. Hyper- 
emia of the choroid. Betinitis. Occasionally useful in iritis. 



PULSATILLA. 649 

A valuable remedy in earache, with darting, tearing pains, re- 
lieved by cold. Otitis, external ear and meatus red, swollen 
and hot. Otorrhcea, discharge of mucus and bloody pus. Deaf- 
ness from catarrh or after scarlet fever. A most valuable rem- 
edy in acute coryza from taking cold especially in the advanced 
stages, patient cold and chilly all the time (see symptoms). 
Chronic nasal catarrh, with characteristic discharge, etc., worse 
evenings, especially with loss of smell and taste. Neuralgic 
toothache; during pregnancy; with characteristic modali- 
ties. Occasionally useful in pharyngeal catarrh, parts dark- 
red, varicose dry, covered with mucus, bad taste. A frequently 
indicated and extremely useful remedy in various disorders of 
digestion. Gastric catarrh, dyspepsia and indigestion in gen- 
eral, characterized by putrid, slimy, greasy or bitter taste after 
eating or in the morning; tongue coated thick-white or yellow; 
loss of appetite ; vertigo ; bitter or rancid eructations ; contin- 
ual nausea and qualmishness; regurgitation of food; pain and 
weight in stomach; especially aggravated by fat foods (Cyci.). 
Dyspepsia from ice-cream, etc. (Ars.); ice- water; fruit; buck- 
wheat cakes; fat food. Atonic dyspepsia. Gastralgia, with 
more or less of above symptoms. Morning sickness of preg- 
nancy ; also during menses or from suppressed menses; also 
colic from same causes. Flatulent colic, intestinal catarrh and 
diarrhoea from causes above named, and from taking cold, with 
gastric symptoms. Haemorrhoids with characteristic gastric 
symptoms. Occasionally needed in dysentery, with bloody mu- 
cous stools, burning in anus, etc. Enuresis, especially in girls; 
while coughing (Caust.), or passing flatus. Catarrh of bladder 
from cold ; during pregnancy or suppressed menses ; with en- 
larged prostate; from suppressed gonorrhoea. Gonorrhoea 
with characteristic discharge and other symptoms. Orchitis. 
Enlarged prostate. Epididymitis. Neuralgia of testicles. Hy- 
drocele, especially congenital. An extremely useful remedy in 
suppressed menstruation, especially from getting the feet wet; 
dysmenorrhoea from same causes. Amenorrhoea and dysmen- 
orrhea in general, with Puis, symptoms, and especially with 
characteristic temperament; gastric derangements. Vicarious 
menstruation. Leucorrhoea as noted in symptoms, especially 
with delayed or irregular menses and other Puis, symptoms. 
Prolapsus uteri. A valuable remedy for the disorders of preg- 



650 EANUNCULUS. 

nancy ; also during the lying-in period. Is said to correct mal- 
positions of the foetus, by altering abnormal conditions of 
uterus. Inertia of uterus ; during labor-pains slow, weak and 
ineffectual. Retained placenta. Tones up the uterus and pre- 
vents post-partum haemorrhage. Phantom tumors ; scanty or 
suppressed lochia; lochia becomes white, like milk. Phlegma- 
sia alba dolens. Milk suppressed. Puis, is the remedy for lumps 
in the breasts of school girls, before puberty, or escape of thin, 
milky fluid. Puis, is not so often used in catarrh of the lower 
air passages. It may, however, be indicated in catarrhal lar- 
yngitis or bronchitis, or even in catarrhal pneumonia, the 
symptoms agreeing. Aphonia reflex, occasionally catarrhal. 
Asthma, in children, or in women with menstrual irregularities. 
Chlorosis. Occasionally indicated in whooping cough. Threat- 
ening phthisis, especially in girls near puberty, menses delayed 
or suppressed, chlorotic symptoms, soreness in apices of lungs, 
short breath; characteristic temperament. Haemoptysis, blood 
black and clotted, soreness in chest. An excellent remedy for 
the ordinary "backache'' of women, especially with menstrual 
derangements and other Puis, conditions; and during preg- 
nancy; extending from small of back downwards into sacrum 
and hips ; as if sprained ; worse when lying on the back, better 
when lying on the side, or on changing position. Lumbago. 
Spinal irritation; neck and back stiff; small of back feels as if 
constricted by a tight band. Rheumatism of extremities as be- 
fore mentioned. Gout. Varicose ulcers on limbs. A valuable 
remedy in measles, after Aeon., etc., with dry cough, earache 
and other Puis, symptoms. Not often indicated in fevers, but 
mav be useful in gastric, remittent or intermittent fevers with 
the characteristic gastric symptoms, and especially when chilli- 
ness is the predominating feature. 



RANUNCULUS. 

Synonym. — Ranunculus Bulbosus. Natural order.— Ran- 
unculacea?. Common name. — Bulbous Crowfoot. Habitat. — 
An indigenous plant, common in New England. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the entire fresh plant. 



RANUNCULUS. 651 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the sensory nerves, the muscular tissues and 
upon the skin, its most characteristic effects being exerted upon 
the walls of the chest, where it produces a condition simulating 
pleurodynia, in which affection it is most prominently useful. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Vanishing of thought on reflection. Obtuse intellect. 
Irritable and quarrelsome. 

Head.— Vertigo ; with danger of falling, when going from room 
to open air; making it difficult to think. Sensation as if 
the head were too large and distended (Mang. a). Conges- 
tion of blood to the head {Aeon., Bell.). Pain in head aud 
eyes. Headache over the right eye, worse on lying down, 
better from walking or standing; in evening. Neuralgic 
headache in forehead and vertex, as if forced asunder, worse 
evenings, or on coming into warm room. Pressing pain in 
forehead, from within outward. Headache mostly caused 
or aggravated by passing from a hot to a cold place, and 
vice-versa. 

Eyes.— Pressure in the eyeballs. Balls sore on moving them. 
Pupils insensible. Burning, soreness and smarting in lids. 
Smarting and sore feeling in right outer canthus. Smarting 
in eyes as from smoke. Mist before the eyes (Caust., Hyos., 
Phos., Petrol.). 

Ears.— Stitches in the ears, principally in the evening; in region 
of right tympanum. 

Nose.— Redness and inflammatory swelling of the nose, with 
tension. Stoppage. Profuse, tenacious mucus. Blows blood 
from the nose. Internal tingling and upward pressure. 

Mouth.— White saliva, with metallic taste. 

Throat.— Much viscid phlegm in the throat. Inflammatory 
burning pains in the throat and on the palate. 

Stomach.— Increased thirst afternoons. Frequent eructations. 
Spasmodic hiccough (Hyos., Ign.). Nausea in the after- 
noon, sometimes with headache. Pressure in the pit of the 
stomach (Ars., Bry., Puis.). Sensation of burning in pit of 
stomach, and in region of cardiac orifice. 



652 RANUNCULUS. 

Abdomen. — Pain and soreness in hypochondria, as if 
bruised ; evenings ; with pain in back, lassitude and ill- 
humor. Stitches in the hepatic region, arresting the 
breathing with stitches and pressure on top of right 
shoulder (Bry .) . Stitches in left side of abdomen. Pinching, 
cutting colic. Abdomen sore on pressure, as if bruised and 
ulcerated. Pinching sometimes alternating with pain in 
chest. 

Stool.— Frequent and easy. Hard stools every morning, with 
much urging ; natural stool in afternoon. 

Respiratory Organs.— Short and oppressed breathing, with 
burning and fine stitching pains in the chest, and inclina- 
tion to draw a long breath, with much weeping. Stitches in 
chest ; increased by moving, stooping, inspiration (Bry.), 
or touch; ivith pressure and tightness across lower part 
of chest. Rheumatic pains in the chest, as from subcuta- 
neous ulceration. Burning pains. Chest feels sore and 
bruised (Am.); worse from contact and motion (Senega). 

Back.— Pain in back, lassitude and pain as if bruised, in region 
of short ribs. Pain in morning on rising. Stitches in right 
lumbar region when walking, with slight burning sensation. 

Upper Limbs. — Spasmodic, rheumatic pains in the arms. 
Stitches in arms, hands and fingers. Crawling in single 
parts of fingers. Shining red, loose swelling of fingers, with 
inflammation, etc., changing to flat, spreading ulcers. Blis- 
ter-like eruptions on palms of hands and fingers. Itching 
in hollow of hand. 

Lower Limbs.— Drawing pains along the thighs. Great weak- 
ness in lower limbs when walking, forenoons. Pulsative 
stitches in left heel when standing. 

Generalities. — Great heaviness and lassitude in the whole 
body. The whole body feels bruised (Am., Ruta). Shoot- 
ing, tearing, rheumatic and arthritic pains in limbs and 
muscles. 

Skin. — Vesicular eruption, as from burns (Canth.). Dark-blue 
vesicles, small, transparent, in groups, with burning and 
. itching, and forming hard, horny scurfs. Tettery eruptions 
over the whole body. 

Sleep.— Falls asleep late and wakes frequently during the 
night. Restless, disturbed sleep. 



RHEUM. 653 

Aggravation. — From changes of temperature (Mang., Rhus 
tox.), mornings; evenings; touch; motion; °change of po- 
sition ; °from alcoholic drinks. 

Compare. — Aeon., Bry., Cimic, Clem., Puis., Rhus tox., Sa- 
bad. 

Antidotes. — Bry., Camph., Puis., Rhus tox. 

Inimicals.— Alcohol, Staph., Sulph., Vinegar, Wine. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Ranunc. has been found most useful in neuralgic, arthritic 
and rheumatic conditions. Always worse from damp weather or 
from change of temperature. Rheumatic neuralgia. Intercos- 
tal rheumatism, chest feels sore and bruised, as from subcuta- 
neous ulceration. Pleurodynia. Pleurisy. Diaphragmitis. Peri- 
tonitis. A very valuable remedy in herpes zoster: dark-blue, 
transparent vesicles, with characteristic neuralgic pains. Also 
herpes frontalis, with violent pains in and above the eyes. Ve- 
sicular eruptions, with burning and itching. Pemphigus. Malig- 
nant and rapidly spreading ulcers. Hay fever, with smarting, 
burning and tingling in eyes and nose, nostrils dry and ob- 
structed, worse evenings. Has been found useful in delirium tre- 
mens and for the effects of intoxicating liquors in general. 



RHEUM. 

Synonyms. — Rheum Officinale. Rhubarbarum. Natural 
order. — Polygonaceae. Common name. — Rheubarb. Habitat. — 
A plant native of China. Preparation. — Tincture from the 
dried root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the liver and intestinal canal, increas- 
ing the secretion of bile, stimulating the muscular activity of 
the bowels, and causing purging of faecal matter, without symp- 
toms of inflammatory action. Its chief characteristic is a diar- 
rhoea, with an excessively sour-smelling stool. 



654 EHEUM. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — The child demands different things, with vehemence 
and crying. 

Head. — Dull, stupefying headache. Heaviness of the head. 
Sweat on forehead and scalp after slight effort. 

Face. — Cool sweat on face (Verat. alb.); most around nose and 
mouth. 

Stomach. — Desire for various things, but cannot eat them; 
they become repulsive (Bry., Cham., Cina). Nausea, as 
from the stomach or abdomen, with colic. Fullness in stom- 
ach, as after eating too much (Cinch., Lye, J\ r ux v., Puis.). 

Abdomen. — Violent, cutting colic, forcing one to bend double 
(Aloe, Caust., Coloc, Iris). Tension. Griping in abdomen, 
with great urging to stool ; better after stool ; worse from 
plums. 

Stool and Anus. — Frequent, ineffectual urging to stool 
(Ambr., Coni., Natr. carb., Nux v.); worse on motion and 
when walking. Colic before each stool (Coloc, Merc). De- 
sire for stool after a meal. Thin, pasty, sour-smelling 
stools (Arm, Hep. s., Podo., Sulph.), with straining before, 
and colichy, constrictive cutting in the abdomen after, 
and shivering during stool (Merc). Frequent, forcible, 
semi-liquid stools; brown, mixed with mucus; followed by 
tenesmus, and great burning in anus and rectum (Ars., 
■Sulph.). 

Back.— Violent cutting, as if in the lumbar vertebra?, increased 
from stool. 

Limbs.— Pain in all the joints during motion. The limbs upon 
which he lies fall asleep. Weariness of the thighs, as after 
great exertion. Tensive, pressive pain in the hollow of the 
left knee, extending to the heel. 

Sleep.— Restless sleep, with tossing about, and talking in sleep 
(Aeon., Rhustox.). Vivid, sad, anxious dreams. Snoring 
inspiration during sleep. 

Generalities.— °Child smells sourish, even if washed or bathed 
every day. Heaviness of the whole body, as after awaking 
from a deep sleep. 

Condition. — Often suitable for children, suckling or during 
dentition. 



RHODODENDRON. 655 

Compare— Ars., Bell., Cham., Coloc, Mag. c, Nux v., Podo., 
Puis., Rhus tox., SulpK. Complementary to Mag. carb., 
while Rheum, follows Ipec. well. 

Antidotes.— Cham., Camph., Coloc, Merc, Nwjc v., Puis. 

Rheum Antidotes.— Canth., Mag. carb. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

The chief and almost only clinical use of Rheum is in the 
treatment of diarrhoea, especially in infants, teething children 
and lying-in women, characterized by excessively sour-smelling 
stools, and other symptoms as noted above. Not only are the 
stools sour, but the whole body smells sour, no matter how 
often bathed, thus showing an excessively acid state of the 
svstem. 



RHODODENDRON. 

Synonym. — Rhododendron Chrysanthemum. Natural or- 
der. — Ericaceae. Common names. — Dwarf Rosebag. Habitat. — 
An evergreen shrub, native of Siberia, growing on mountain 
heights. Preparation. — Tincture from the dried leaves. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the muscular and fibrous tissues, producing artk- 
Titic and rheumatic conditions, and upon the testes and epididy- 
mis, producing inflammation, swelling and induration. Its 
chief characteristic is the aggravation of all symptoms in cold, 
stormy weather, and before and during a thunder storm. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Forgetfulness of what he is talking about. 

Head.— Headache, almost depriving him of his senses, better 
on rising. Confusion. Pain in forehead and temples, when 
lying in bed, in the morning; worse from drinking wine 
(Nux v., Zinc), and in wet weather, cold weather; better 
after rising and on moving about. Tearing, boring pains 
in left temporal region. 



656 RHODODENDRON. 

Eyes.— Sensation of dryness and burning in the eyes ; worse in 
bright daylight, and from intent looking; on reading or 
writing. 

Ears. — Violent pain in the right outer ear, commencing in 
morning, and continuing all day. Humming before ears,, 
with ringing. Buzzing and sensation as if water running 
into the ears. Loud sounds re-echo long. 

Nose.— Obstruction of left nostril, sometimes alternating with 
right ; best in open air. 

Mouth. — Toothache, drawing, tearing pains ; worse in stormy 
weather or before a storm (Rhus tox.); in cloudy or windy 
weather, with cutting. 

Throat.— Scraping and scratching sensation in the throat, as 
if lined. with mucus. 

Stomach. — Empty eructations. Contractive pressure in pit of 
stomach evenings when walking, with tight breath. 

Stool. — Soft stool, evacuated slowly, and with much urging 
(Carb. v., Cinch.). Diarrhoea; in damp weather ; from fruit; 
food passes undigested. 

Urinary Organs. — Frequent urging to urinate, with drawing 
in region of bladder. Pain in urethra, as from subcutane- 
ous ulceration. Urine somewhat increased, pale, of offen- 
sive acrid odor. 

Male Organs. — Drawing pain from anus to testicles. Testicles 
drawn up, swollen and painful {Clem.). Testicles, espe- 
cially epididymis, intensely painful to touch. Contusive 
pain in testicle (Arg. nit., Spong.), with alternate draw- 
ing. Induration and swelling of testicles (Aeon., Arg.,. 
Caust.), especially right, with violent drawing pains, ex- 
tending to abdomen and thighs. Sticking, stitching pains 
in right testicle. Itching, and increase of heat about the 
scrotum (Sil.). 

Female Ogans.— °Pain in ovaries; worse in change of weather. 

Respiratory Organs.— Dry, exhausting cough, morning and 
evening, with oppression of the chest, and rough throat; in 
paroxysms, from tickling in trachea. Transient, dull pain 
from chest to left hypochondrium when walking fast. 

Neck and Back.— Rheumatic pain, with stiffness in nape of 
neck ; early in morning, in bed or after rising. Bruised pain 
in small of back; worse at rest, and in rainy weather (Rhus- 



RHODODENDRON. 657 

tox.). Sprained pain, or as if he had been sitting bent too 
long, or lying upon it too long. Pain in back when sitting, 
better from motion, worse from stooping. 

Limbs.— Rheumatic, drawing, tearing pains in all the limbs 
(Aeon., Coloc, Led., Puis.); worse at rest, and in rough 
weather (Rhus tox.) . Sensation in the joints as if sprained ; 
also tearing, drawing pains. Drawing and tearing in the 
periosteum, mostly in forearms and legs ; in small spots ; 
worse at night; at rest; from change of weather (Rhus 
tox.). Heat of the hands. Itching of right middle and ring 
fingers with erysipelatous redness. 

Aggravation. — In morning; while at rest (Amm. carb., Rhus 
tox.); before a thunder storm; in cold, damp weather 
(Dulc); windy and cold weather ; rough weather. 

Amelioration.— In bed the limbs drawn up. 

Compare.— Aur., Bry., Calc. c, Clem., Coni., Kalmia, Led., 
Lye, Merc, Nux v., Puis., Ranunc, Rhus tox., Sep., Sil., 
Sulph. 

Antidotes.— Bry., Cam ph., Clem., Rhus tox. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Especially useful in arthritic and rheumatic pains in vari- 
ous parts, aggravated before a storm, or in cold, damp, rough 
weather. Chronic rheumatism of small joints (Actea sp., Caul., 
Led.). Rheumatoid arthritis. According to Allen, Rhod. is 
useful in threatening glaucoma, always worse at the approach 
of a storm, better after the storm broke, patient strongly rheu- 
matic. Muscular asthenopia, with darting pains through the 
eye, worse before a storm. Ciliary neuralgia Otalgia. Fa- 
cial neuralgia and neuralgic toothache, with characteristic 
aggravation. Diarrhoea in damp, cold weather ; from fruit, Ca- 
tarrh of the bladder. Hydrocele. A valuable remedy in orchi- 
tis (see symptoms). Induration of testicles. 



658 EHDS TOXICODENDRON. 



RHUS TOXICODENDRON. 

Synonym. — Rhus Humile. Natural order. — Anacardiaceae. 
Common names. — Poison Oak. Poison Ivy. Habitat. — .V 
shrub growing in fields, woods and along fences all over North 
America. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh leaves. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts prominently upon the organs of animal life, upon the 
mucous membranes, the lymphatic glands, the skin, the muscu- 
lar tissues, and the tissue which compose the joints. The pri- 
mary condition produced is one of irritation, and this may pro- 
ceed to inflammation, or, if it stops short of that, produces se- 
rous discharges, in the form of evacuations or oedema. This 
condition of irritation affects most prominently the skin. 
"Even contact of the leaves of the plant, or proximity to them, 
produces an eruption, varying in intensity, from the slightest 
erythema to the gravest form of vesicular erysipelas. ' ? 

The action of Rhus upon the mucous membranes resembles 
that which it has upon the external skin, simulating eczema- 
tous and vesicular eruptions ; it acts most powerfully upon the 
conjunctiva, though affecting other mucous surfaces to a 
greater or less degree. 

In the sero-fibrous tissues the characteristic primary irrita- 
tion develops a rheumatoid inflammation of the joints and 
muscles, affecting particularly the fascia, tendons, sheaths of 
nerves, ligaments and fibrous tissues. The lymphatic glands 
throughout the body become enlarged and inflamed. The cel- 
lular tissues become infiltrated with a serous exudation, and 
the functions of nutrition are depressed and impaired. 

On the organs of animal life Rhus acts secondarily, produc- 
ing dullness of the senses, and a condition of the cerebral sys- 
tem closely resembling that present in low types of fever. The 
chief characteristic of Rhus is the prominent aggravation of its 
symptoms during repose, and amelioration by motion. 



RHUS TOXICODENDRON. 659 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Full of sad thoughts, anxious, apprehensive, especi- 
ally in the evening and at night (Ars., Cale. c, Merc.), 
with desire for solitude (Carb. v., Ign.), and inclination to 
weep (Lye, Natr. mur., Puis.); worse in house; relieved 
by walking ih open air. Anxiety, with great restless- 
ness ; cannot remain in bed (Aeon., JEth., Ars., Camph.). 
Discouragement and dissatisfaction; evening. Satiety of 
life, with desire to die, without sadness. Fretful; impa- 
tient, ill-humored, easily vexed (Bry.). Forgetful; difficult 
comprehension; cannot remember the most recent events 
(Phos. ac.)". Low, mild, delirium, with stupefaction and 
insensibility (Phos., Phos. ac). 

Head.— Confusion, dullness of the head, and vertigo. Giddy, 
as if intoxicated, with staggering (Cinch., Coccul., Nux v.. 
Puis.); when rising from bed {Bry., Phos.). Fullness and 
heaviness of the head, with pressing downward, as from a 
weight in the forehead. Tearing in region of brows and in 
malar-bones, with drawing. Sensation as if the brain were 
loose, and hit against the skull (Cinch., Hyos, Nux m., 
Sulph. ac), when stepping or shaking the head. Aching in 
peciput, which disappears on bending head backward. Sen- 
sitiveness of the scalp to touch (Cinch., Merc, Mez.). 
Moist, suppurative eruptions on the head, forming thick 
crusts, eating off the hair; offensive smell and itching; 
worse at night (Graph., Lye, Merc, Staph., Sulph.). 

Eyes. — Inflammation of the eyes and lids, with redness, 
swelling and nightly agglutination (Ant. crud., Caust.. 
Graph., Lye, Merc, Puis., Phos., Sulph., Zinc). Swelling 
of the whole eye and surrounding parts (Ars.). Eyelids 
cedematous, or erysipelatous, with scattered watery vesi- 
cles; meibomian glands enlarged, cilia fall out. Burning 
and itching in the eyes and lids (Sulph.). Sharp pains 
running into the head. Lachrymation in evening, with 
burning pain. Aching in the eyes on exerting vision. Ach- 
ing, pressive pains, as from sand in the eyes (Ars., Caust., 
Hep. s., Puis., Sep., Sulph.). Heaviness and stiffness of 
lids, as if paralyzed (Kalm.). Eyeball sore when turning 
the eye or pressing upon it (Spig.). Obscured vision, as if a 
veil were before the eyes (Caust., Petrol., Phos., Puis., Sulph.) 



660 RHUS TOXICODENDRON. 

Ears.— Lobule of left ear swollen. Inflammation, swelling- and 
suppuration of parotid gland. 

Nose. — Frequent, violent, spasmodic sneezing. Involuntary 
discharge of mucus in morning after rising, without coryza. 
Nosebleed in morning or at night ; when stooping ; °in ty- 
phus. Puffy swelling of nose {Apis). Tip of nose red 
(Bell.), and painful to touch; nose sore internally. Hot 
burning beneath left nostril. 

Face. — Sickly expression, sunken face, blue rings around the 
eyes (Phos., Sulph.). Erysipelatous inflammation and 
swelling of face (Graph.), with much burning, smarting 
and tingling; also vesicular erysipelas of face (Cist.). 
Cramp-like pain in articulation of lower jaw, close to the 
ear. Pressive and digging pain in glands beneath angle of 
lower jaw. Lips dry, cracked and covered with a red crust. 
Corners of mouth ulcerated and sore (Ant. crud., Graph., 
Lye, SiL). Moist eruptions and thick scabs on the face 
(Lye, Merc, Staph.). 

Mouth. — Toothache, tearing, jerking or crawling ; better from 
external heat; at night. Teeth feel elongated and loose 
(Ars., Mere., SiL). Blisters on the tongue. Tongue red, 
dry and cracked (Ba.pt., Bell.); covered with a brown mu- 
cus; yellowish-white at root. Sore sensation of tongue, 
with red tip (Ars., Arg. met.). Mouth dry, with much 
thirst (Aeon., Ars., Bry.). Saliva runs from the mouth 
during sleep. Putrid breath (Am., Aur., Hep. s., Iodi., 
Kreos., Merc, JV'itr. ac, Nux v.). Taste putrid (Merc); 
bitter (JVux v.); also of food (Bry., Cinch., Coloc, Puis., 
Sulph.); especially of bread (Natr. mur.). 

Throat. — Sensation of dryness of throat (Apis, Nujc m.). Sore 
throat; difficult deglutition, with stitching pains; throat 
swollen externally. Difficult swallowing of solids, as from 
constriction; of liquids, as from paralysis (Bell., Hyos., 
Nux m., Plumb.). Parotid and submaxillary glands 
hard and, swollen (Baryt. c, Calc. c. Iodi.); with sticking 
on swallowing. 

Stomach. — Great thirst for cold water (Aeon., Ars., Bry.), 
or cold milk, from dryness of mouth and throat. Hunger 
and emptiness in stomach, without appetite. Complete loss 
of appetite (Alum., Ars., Cinch., Hep. s., Merc, Phos., 



KHUS TOXICODENDRON. 661 

Sulph.). Eructations incomplete; nausea after eating and 
drinking. Fullness and heaviness in stomach, as from a 
stone, after eating (Ars., Bnj., Merc, Nux v., Puis.). Pres- 
sure in stomach and pit of stomach after eating. 

Abdomen.— Pressive drawing, from below upward, in left hy- 
pochondrium, with anxiety, with nausea in chest. Soreness, 
as if beaten, in hypochondria, and still more in abdomen; 
worse on side lain on, when turning and when beginning to 
move. Extensive distension of the abdomen, especially after 
eating (Cinch., Lye, Nux m., Nuux v.). Cutting, griping 
and jerking pains in abdomen, especially after eating; bet- 
ter after stool ( Coloc). Colic pains and contraction in ab- 
domen force him to walk bent (Aloe, Caust., Coloc, Iris, 
Nux v., Rheum). Swelling. Pain in region of ascending- 
colon. Swelling of the inguinal glands {Cede, c, Clem., 
Iodi.). 

Stool and Anus.— °Sense of constriction in rectum, as though 
one side had grown up. Stools thin, tinged with blood; 
loose, dark-brown (Ars.); mucus, mixed with blood; gela- 
tinous (Colch., Hell.), and liquid, red and yellow. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent urging day and night, with pro- 
fuse emission. Incontinence of urine, especially during re- 
pose (Arm, Caust., Puis.). Urine hot, high-colored, scanty 
(Aeon., Apis), irritating; dark, soon becoming turbid 
(Cina, Digit., Graph.). 

Male Organs. — Swelling of the glans and prepuce; dark-red; 
erysipelatous. Scrotum and penis red ; scrotum flaccid and 
hanging low. Scrotum becomes thick and hard, with intol- 
erable itching. Paraphimosis. (Edema of scrotum. Hu- 
mid eruptions on genitals, and between scrotum and thighs 
{Hep. s., Graph.). 

Female Organs. — Menstrual flow light-colored and acrid, 
causing biting pain in the vulva. Soreness and pain in the 
vagina. Erysipelatous inflammation of the external geni- 
tals. Suppression of the milk, with general heat (Aeon., 
Hyos., Puis.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness and scraping rawness in 
larynx, with roughness and soreness in chest (Osm.). Short, 
hurried respiration ; oppressed and anxious. Putting hand 
out of bed covers brings on a cough {Hep. s.). Short, dry 



662 EHUS TOXICODENDRON 

cough, from tickling in trachea and bronchi (Nux v., Ru- 
mex)\ worse evening and before midnight. Hacking 
cough in the evening after lying down. Cough in the morn- 
ing, soon after waking. Spasmodic cough that shatters the 
head. Cough, with tearing pains, and stitches in the chest 
(Aeon., Bry., Kali c, Puis.). Anxious oppression of the 
chest. Tension in chest in the evening, with short breath 
and weakness in the limbs. Stitches in chest and its sides ; 
worse when at rest, and while sneezing and breathing. 
°Pneumonia, with typhoid symptoms, often after re-absorp- 
tion of pus. 

Heart and Pulse. — Violent palpitation when sitting still, so 
that the body moved with every pulse. Sensation of weak- 
ness and trembling in the heart (Aeon., Kalm.). Pulse 
rapid, small, compressible. 

Neck and Back.— Rheumatic stiffness of neck (Bad., Chel.), 
with painful tension on moving (Aeon., Calc. phos.). 
Pain in shoulders and back, as from a sprain (Aeon.). Pain 
in cervical muscles, as if asleep, or as if head ha,d beeen too 
long in an uncomfortable position, especially toward even- 
ing. Stitches in back, worse when walking or stooping; 
more when rising up after stooping. Rheumatic pain be- 
tween scapulae, better from warmth, worse from cold. Con- 
striction of dorsal muscles when sitting, better bending 
back, worse bending forward. Cutting in sacrum when 
standing and bending backward. Stiffness and aching 
(Aeon.); bruised pains in small of bach, ivhen sitting still 
or ivhen lying (Berb.); better from motion °or when lying 
on something hard (Natr. mur.). 

Limbs.— Limbs swelling, stiffness and paralyzed sensations 
in joints, from, sprains, ° over-lifting or over -stretching. 
Lameness, stiffness and pain on first moving after rest, or 
on getting up in the morning ; relieved by constant mo- 
tion. Trembling or sensation of trembling, in the limbs. 
TJ%e limbs upon ivhich he lies, especially arms, go to sleep. 
Rheumatic tension, drawing, tearing in limbs, during 
rest. 

Upper Limbs. — Rheumatic tearing, stitching or sprained 
pains in shoulder joints, in arms, elbows, wrists, hands, 
and fingers (Aeon., Bry., Led.); ivorse in cold, wet weather, 



RHUS TOXICODENDRON. 663 

in bed and at rest (RhocL). Sprained pain in arm when 
carried far upward and backward. Weakness in upper 
part of forearm, and sprained pain in wrist on grasping 
anything. Swelling of axillary glands (Baryt. c, Lye, 
Sil.). Swelling of hands ; of fingers. Crawling, prickling 
sensation in palms, surfaces and tips of fingers. 

Lower Limbs. — Great iceakness and paralytic heaviness of 
tl i e legs and feet ; is scarcely able to walk. Great weari- 
ness in the legs while sitting, disappearing on walking 
(Ars.). Aching pains in legs; must change position 
every moment. Tingling pain in shafts of tibia at night 
luh en feet arc covered, with constant necessity to move 
legs, preventing sleep. Tension and pain in hip and knee- 
joints, when sitting, when rising from a seat, or after 
over-exercise. Sprained pain in feet in morning on ris- 
ing. Drawing like paralysis in feet when sitting. Cramps 
in legs and feet; must walk about; especially at night. 
Swollen about the ankles after sitting too long ; feet swell 
in evening. 

Generalities. — Great debility, paralytic weakness and sore- 
less, especially when sitting and at rest (Agar.). Great 
restlessness and uneasiness ; must constantly change po- 
sition (Natr. ars.), especially at night. Sensitiveness to 
cold open air (Aur., Petrol., Rumex, Sep.). Sufferings dur- 
ing cold weather and the prevalence of northeasterly winds. 

Skin.— Itchi ug over the whole body (Graph., Sulph.), especi- 
ally on hairy parts. Red rash, like measles, all over the 
body (Ant. crud., Bapt., Coff. c, Puis.). Vesicular and 
pustular eruptions, with burning and itching (Graph., 
Merc, Sulph.). Eczema: surface raw, excoriated; thick 
crusts, oozing and offensive (Graph., Hep. s.,~Lyc, Sulph.). 
Erysipelatous swelling and inflammation (Apis, Bell.)', 
vesicular ; phlegmonous. 

Sleep.— Sleeplessness, with restless tossing about (Aeon.). 
Disturbed sleep, with anxious, frightful dreams (Arm, Aur., 
Puis.). Anxious dreams about business as soon as he falls 
asleep. 

Fever.— Constant chilliness, especially evenings (Phos.). Chill 
in back and heat in anterior portion of body. Coldness of 
hands and feet. Fever in evening, with shivering, over 



664 KHUS TOXICODENDRON. 

the body ; stretching, headache and pains in the limbs. 
Remittent type of fever; sometimes with brain symptoms. 
Profuse sweat in the morning (Calc. c, JVitr. etc., Puis.). 
Sweats from warm drinks. 

Aggravation.— While at rest (Amm. carb., Bhod.); after mid- 
night; before storms ; on rising from a bed or seat; on be- 
ginning to move; from getting wet; in wet weather (Aran.); 
from northeasterly winds; cold air or taking cold; after 
drinking cold water. 

Amelioration. — From continuous motion; from moving af- 
fected parts ; in warm, dry weather. 

Compare. — An ac, Ailam, Apis, Arm, Ars, Bry., Caust., Clem., 
Con., Crot. tig., Dulc, Euph., Ferr., Led., Lye, Nux v., 
Phos., Phos. ac, Puis., Banunc, Bhod., Ruta, Sep., Sil., 
Sulph., Viola tr. 

These remedies precede Rhus tox. well : Arm, Bry., Calc. c, 
Calc. phos., Clem., Lach., Phos. ac, Sulph.; while these fol- 
low well: Ars., Bry., Calc. c, Coni., Nux v., Phos. ac.,Puls., 
Sulph. To Rhus Apis is inimical, while Bry. is comple- 
mentary. 

Antidotes.— Bell., Bry., Camph., Coff. c, Crot. tig., Sulph. 

Rhus Antidotes. — Ant. tart., Bry., Ranunc, Rhod. 

THERAPEUTICS 

Rhus is especially useful in rheumatism and rheumatoid 
affections in general with the characteristic modality of the 
drug — worse on beginning to move, better from continued mo- 
tion. Rheumatism worse during cold, wet weather and from 
northeasterly winds ; from getting wet, especially when over- 
heated; from working in the water; from living in damp houses; 
from checked perspiration. Not ordinarly useful in acute in- 
flammatory muscular rheumatism with high fever, etc, but 
more in chronic forms, or in acute attacks occurring in rheu- 
matic subjects, from causes above named, but without much 
fever. A valuable remedy for sprains, and for soreness of mus- 
cles and tendons from over-lifting, or reaching high up with the 
arms. Rheumatic paralysis, and rheumatoid neuritis, with 
great stiffness and numbness of the parts involved, with char- 
acteristic modalities, and when brought on by causes above 
named. Rhus often becomes a valuable remedv in cellulitis 



RHUS TOXICODENDRON. 665 

after pus has formed, especially when the parts look dark-red. 
erysipelatous, and other Rhus symptoms. Boils. Carbuncles. 
Abscesses. One of our most valuable remedies in skin diseases, 
the vesicular character of the eruption always predominating, 
with much burning and itching. Acne rosacea. Urticaria. Ery- 
thema, with tendency to vesicular formations and oedema. Ec- 
zema (see symptoms). The chief remedy in vesicular erysipelas, 
especially of the scalp, face or genitals. Phlegmonous erysipe- 
las. Suppuration of inflamed glands. Valuable in adynamic 
forms of scarlet fever, with characteristic restlessness, typhoid 
tendency, eruption irregular and dark-red, sometimes vesicular, 
swelling of cellular tissues and oedema, enlargement and threat- 
ening suppuration of the parotid or cervical glands. Purpura 
haemorrhagica. Variola, pustules turn black, diarrhoea, dark, 
bloody stools, restlessness, typhoid symptoms. (Edema is a 
prominent feature in the action of Rhus, reminding us of Apis, 
from which it is readily differentiated. An invaluable and very 
frequently used remedy in typhoid fever, and in low, typhoid 
states in general occurring in the course of other diseases, such 
as diphtheria, peritonitis, typhlitis, enteritis, pneumonia, dys- 
entery, puerperal diseases, etc Mild delirium, stupefaction, 
restlessness; red, dry and cracked tongue; sordes; epistaxis; 
diarrhoea, yellowish-brown, offensive stools, etc. Useful in many 
affections of the eyes, especially when characterized by (edema- 
tous swelling of the lids and surrounding parts, and when ag- 
gravated by cold air or in wet weather. Only second to Apis in 
orbital cellulitis. Purulent ophthalmia, worse at night, intense 
photophobia. Conjunctivitis. Iritis, especialh T rheumatic. 
Glaucoma. Paralysis of the upper lids from exposure to cold, 
especially cold, damp winds. Inflammation of middle or exter- 
nal ear. Otalgia, with pulsation of the ear at night. Paroti- 
tis, especially after suppuration. Nasal catarrh in rheumatic 
subjects, worse from cold, wet weather. Facial neuralgia, from 
cold or wet, numbness and stiffness, cramp-like pains. Some- 
times indicated in sore throat. Haemorrhoids. Fissures in 
anus. Diarrhoea or dysentery from getting wet, stools of dark- 
brown or bloody mucus, tearing pains down thighs during 
stool, etc. Rheumatic cystitis. Paralysis of the bladder. Ox- 
alnria. Useful in various affections of the genital organs, some 
of which have already been outlined in pathogenesis. Uterine 



666 EOBINA. 

displacements. Ovarian cysts. Membranous dysmenorrhea, 
worse in wet weather and from getting wet. Abortion impend- 
ing from straining or over-exertion. Lochia vitiated and offen- 
sive; lasting too long or often returning. Milk leg; also metri- 
tis, with typhoid symptoms. Laryngitis, with hoarseness, scrap- 
ing and rawness, worse in wet weather. Bronchitis. Typhoid 
pneumonia. Haemoptysis. Hypertrophy of the heart from 
over-exertion, such as wood-chopping, etc., also from rheuma- 
tism. Rheumatism of the heart. Organic diseases of the heart, 
with painful lameness and numbness of the left arm (Aeon., 
Kalmia). Lumbago, with characteristic modalities. Sciatica. 
Locomotor ataxia. Sometimes useful in intermittent and other 
forms of malarial fever with characteristic Rhus symptoms. 



ROBINA. 

Synonym. — Robina Acacia. Natural order. — Legumin- 
osse. Common name. — Yellow Locust. Habitat. — An indige- 
nous tree, common in the Middle and Southern States. Prepa- 
ration. — Tincture from the fresh bark of the young twigs. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the pneumogastric nerve Robina acts especially 
upon the stomach, arresting digestion, and causing excessive 
acidity, resulting in emesis, the vomited matter being so in- 
tensely sour that the teeth are set on edge.— Burt. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Very low-spirited ; irritable. 

Head. — Constant, dull, heavy, or throbbing frontal headache, 
aggravated by motion and reading. 

Stomach. — Constant eructations of a very sour fluid. Nausea, 
followed by profuse vomiting of an intensely sour fluid, 
setting the teeth on edge. Violent vomiting. Sour stom- 
ach. Sharp pain in stomach and epigastrium. Burning in 
stomach and region of gall-bladder. Dull, heavy, aching 
distress in the stomach. Great distension of stomach and 
bowels, with flatulence: severe colic and acid diarrhoea. 



KUMEX. 667 

Stool.— Desire for stool, but only flatulence passes off; finally 
constipated stool. Diarrhoea, stools yellow, green, burn- 
ing. °Sour stools of infants (Calc. c, Pod., Rheum). 

Generalities. — °The whole child smells sour (Rheum). 

Compare.— Calc. c, Iris, Mag. carb., Puis., Rheum. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Especially useful in gastric disturbances, indigestion and 
sich headache, characterized by excessively sour eructations 
and vomiting. Acid dyspepsia. Heartburn. Cholera infan- 
tum. 



RUMEX. 



Synonym— Ruinex Crispus. Natural order. — Polygona- 
cea?. Common name. — Yellow Dock. Habitat. — A plant na- 
tive of Europe, but introduced into this country where it is 
found in pastures, dry fields, waste grounds, etc. Preparation.— 
Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Rumex affects the mucous membranes, lymphatics and 
skin, but its prominent action is upon the mucous membrane 
of the larynx and trachea, diminishing its secretions, and ex- 
alting, in a very marked degree, its sensibility, indicating an 
excessive morbid irritability, yet not passing into an inflam- 
matory condition. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Dull headache, and slight bruised feeling in the fore- 
head . 

Nose— Epistaxis; violent sneezing and painful irritation of 
nostrils. Fluent coryza. watery discharge, with violent 
sneezing (Aeon., Cepa, Sang.); worse evenings and night; 
with headache; desire to pick the nose. 

Mouth.— Tongue coated yellow (Chel., Cinch., Iodi.). 



668 RUMEX. 

Throat. — Excoriated scraping feeling in the throat (Aram. 
carb., Carb. v., Canst., Phos., Puis.), with secretion of mu- 
cus in upper part of throat. 

Stomach. — Heaviness in epigastrium soon after a meal {Bry., 
JVu x v., Puis.). Feeling of repletion. Sensation of fullness 
on pressure, in pit of stomach, extending up into throat ; 
every empty swallowing carrying it downward, but it im- 
mediately returns. Shooting from pit of stomach to chest. 

Stool. — Morning diarrhoea (Aloe, Podo., Sulph.); brown and 
ivatery (Ars., Kalibi.); preceded by urging, with pain in 
abdomen. Constipation (Alum., Bry., Nux v., Op. ,Fhos., 
Sulph.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Tenacious mucus in larynx (Kali bi., 
Nux v.), with constant desire to hawk, but without relief; 
worse at night. Irritation in larynx when eating, causing 
cough. Pain in larynx (Phos.); hoarseness (Carb. v., 
Caust.). Frequent feeling as though she could not get an- 
other breath; as if the air did not penetrate the chest. 
Bry, incessant, fatiguing cough (JVux v.), caused by tick- 
ling in throat-pit (Hep. s., Phos., Sang., Sep.)', aggravated 
by pressure, talking, and especially by inspiring cool 
air, and in evening, after lying down (Qom., Dros., Hyos., 
Mez., Nux v., Puis.). Dry, spasmodic cough, like the early 
stage of whooping cough, preceded by tickling in the 
throat. Sensation of soreness and rawness in larynx, 
and behind the sternum (Ambr., Aral., Phos., Rhus tox.). 
Stitches in substance of left lung. Aching over anterior 
portion of both lungs. Acute stitching or burning, sting- 
ing pains in left side of chest, near heart ; worse from deep 
breathing, and on lying down in bed at night; °rheumatism 
(Bry.). ' 

Limbs.— Legs densely covered with a rash; small, red pimples. 

Generalities.— Great languor and weakness. Restless in the 
evening. Very sensitive to the open air (Amm. carb., Aur., 
Coccul., Sep., Sil., Rhus tox.). 

Sleep.— Restless, disturbed, with short naps, and unpleasant 
fancies, even w T hen awake. 

Skin. — Itching in various parts (Graph., Rhus tox., Sulph.) ; 
worse on lower limbs, while undressing and on rising in 
morning, better from warmth of bed. Stinging itching, or 



RUTA. 669 

pricking itching of the skin. Vesicular eruption; itching 

when uncovered and exposed to cool air. 
Aggravation. — In evening on lying down ; from cool air ; in 

raw, cold weather. 
Compare. — Apis, Bell., Caust., Hep. s., Lack., Phos., Podo. t 

Spong., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Rumex is a valuable remedy in acute catarrh of the larynx 
or bronchi, and coughs from laryngeo-tracheal irritation, with 
the peculiarities mentioned in pathogenesis; always pro- 
duced by tickling in throat pit and associated with sensation 
of soreness and rawness behind the sternum. Asthma. Sympa- 
thetic gastric cough. Catarrhal aphonia. Gastralgia, pains 
extend to chest or back. Dyspepsia. Affections from excessive 
tea-drinking. Diarrhcea, early in the morning, driving out of 
bed, stools brown and watery, especially when associated with 
characteristic cough. 



RUTA. 



Synonym. — Ruta Graveolens. Natural order. — Rutacese. 
Common names. — Rue. Bitter Wort. Habitat. — A plant 
widely cultivated in gardens ; indigenous to Southern Europe. 
Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Ruta acts especially upon the periosteum, bones, joints and 
cartilages, producing symptoms of a rheumatic character. It 
also has a special action upon the eyes, producing a somewhat 
similar condition. It also acts profoundly upon the uterus, 
causing both active determination of blood to that organ, and 
contraction of its muscular walls, hence its use as an emmena- 
gogue and aborti-facient. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS 

Mind.— Fretful. Inclined to anger and vexation. 

Head.— Pulsative, pressive pain in the head. Stitching, draw- 



670 KUTA. 

ing pain in frontal bone; extending to temporal bones. 
Bruised pain in periosteum, extending from temporal bones 
to the occiput. 

Eyes.— Itching at the inner canthus, and on lower lid, smart- 
ing after rubbing; eye becomes full of water. Bruised pain 
in orbicular cartilages. Pressure deep in the orbits. Cramp 
in lower lid, followed by profuse lachrymation. Eyes burn, 
ache, feel strained ; sight blurred ; from fine sewing or 
reading too much, or otherwise overtaxing them ; worse 
on using eyes in evening (Myrica, Natr. ars., Natr. mur., 
Phos., Sep.). Coldness beneath left eye. 

Ears. — Scraping pressure, as with a blunt piece of wood. 

Face. — Pain as from a blow behind mastoid process. 

Stomach. — Frequent eructations ; odorless. Burning or gnaw- 
ing in the stomach. Nausea in pit of stomach. Tension in 
stomach worse from drinking milk. Epigastric region 
sensitive. 

Abdomen— Pressing, gnawing pain in the hepatic region. 

Rectum and Anus.— Tearing stitches in rectum when sitting. 
Frequent, unsuccessful urging, with prolapsus ani and emis- 
sion of flatus. Kectum protrudes immediately on attempt- 
ing a passage. 

Urinary Organs.— Pressure on bladder as if continually full, 
with constant urging, as if urine could not be retained, yet 
little is voided ; feeling as if bladder moved up and down, 
incontinence at night. 

Female Organs.— Metrorrhagia as a forerunner of miscar- 
riage. Bearing-down pains. Miscarriage ; at seven months ; 

Respiratory Organs.— Hacking cough, awakens about mid- 
night. Pressure in the sternum. Gnawing pain in the chest ; 
in right side with biting and burning. 

Neck and Back. — Pain as if sprained or bruised in nape and 
shoulder. Pain as if beaten, and lame in the spine ; and 
like lumbago. Bruised pain in back in coccyx, extending 
to sacrum. Digging as if bruised just above sacrum, when 
sitting after a long w T alk, better from continued walking, 
returning when standing still and sitting. Coldness down 
the spine. 

Limbs.— Pains in the limbs, joints and bones, as if beaten, or 
as after a blow or fall (Arm). Falling from side to side 



RUTA. 671 

when walking, legs will not support him, no power or steadi- 
ness in thighs. Legs give out on ascending or descending 
stairs. Ankles pain as after a sprain or dislocation ; as if 
ulcerated. Pains in bones of feet, cannot step heavily 
thereon . 

Generalities. — Great weakness after a walk; limbs feel 
bruised (Am.). Small of back and loins painful. All parts 
of the body on which he lies are painful, as if bruised 
(Arm, Bapt.). Bruised pain on touch, worse in hips and 
bones of legs. 

Sleep.— Sleepiness during the day, with stretching. Frequent 
waking at night. Confused dreams ; vivid. 

Skin.— Itching all over the body (Graph., Rhus tox.); relieved 
by scratching {Sulph.). 

Aggravation.— Pains usually worse in cold, wet weather. 

Amelioration. — From motion. 

Compare. — Amm. carb., Am., Bry., Calc. c, Euphr., Lye, 
Merc, Mez., Phos. ac, Phyt., Puis., Rhus tox., Sep., Sil., 
Sulph. 

Antidote.— Cam ph. 

Ruta Antidote.— Merc. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Ruta has been found especially useful in bruises and other 
mechanical injuries of bones and periosteum; periostitis; rheu- 
matism, etc; always characterized by a general feeling of sore- 
ness, as from a bruise. Usually worse in cold, wet weather; 
better from motion. Lameness after sprains, especially of 
wrists and ankles. Synovitis from strains. Ganglia, especially 
on wrist. A very valuable remedy in bad effects from over- 
straining the eyes ; asthenopia. Weakness of accommodation. 
Has been used in dyspepsia resulting from a strain of the 
abdominal muscles ; also when meat always disagrees, causing 
great distress and an eruption like nettle-rash. 



672 SABADILLA. 



SABADILLA. 

Synonyms. — Veratrum Sabadilla. Asagrsea Officinalis. 
Natural order. — Melanthacese. Common names. — Indian 
Caustic. Barley. Cevadilla. Habitat. — A bulbous plant indige- 
nous to Mexico, and countries south of it. Preparation — 
Tincture froni tbe seeds. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the cerebro-spinal nervous system Sabadilla af- 
fects especially the vegetative sphere, the mucous surfaces be- 
ing more particularly involved by its action. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Vertigo on rising from a seat, on waking at night. 
Pressive stupefying headache in forehead and temples, 
causing a reeling sensation. Head feels dull and heavy. 
Headache, especially after every walk ; °after eating. Head- 
ache from much thinking, or too close attention. Corro- 
sive burning point on top of the head. 

Eyes.— Lachrymation, as soon as the least pain is felt in some 
other part. Lachrymation during exercise in the open air. 
Margins of the eyelids red. 

Ears. — Tickling in the ears. 

Nose. — Itching and tingling in the nose. Sensitive dryness of 
upper part of nose. Epistaxis. Violent spasmodic sneez- 
ing, shaking the abdomen, then lachrymation. Fluent co- 
ryza; influenza; °hay fever. One or other nostril stuffed 
up ; inspiration through nose labored ; snoring. 

Face. — Heat of the face, with fiery burning redness (Ferr.). 
Beating and jerking in the muscles of the left upper jaw, 
with itching. Face feels hot, as after wine; red face and 
eyes ; °hay fever. 

Mouth.— Shooting pains in the molar teeth. Tongue coated 
mostly whitish-yellowish, more in the middle and back part. 
Feels sore and full of blisters. Mouth and tip of tongue 



SABADILLA. 673 

burning and sore as if scalded. Bitter taste in the mouth 
(Bry., JViojo v., Puis.). 

Throat.— Dryness of the throat ; when swallowing. Sensation 
in the throat as if a lump were lodged, obliging him to 
swallow. Roughness and scraping in the throat with incli- 
nation to swallow. Constriction in fauces as from an as- 
tringent drink. 

Stomach. — Aversion to meat (Sepia). Nausea; with constant 
spitting of insipid water. Pain as if a sore spot were 
pressed below pit of stomach, on pressure and inspiration. 
Corrosive, burning pain in the stomach and (esophagus; 
when walking. 

Abdomen.— Cutting in the bowels, as with knives. Burning in 
the abdomen (Ars.). Rumbling in the abdomen, as if emptv 
(Lye). 

Stool and Anus. — Crawling in rectum and anus, as from as- 
carides. Diarrhoea; stools brown, as if fermented. 

Urinary Organs.— Urging to urinate, especially in the evening. 
Urine dark, muddy, thick, turbid ; like muddy water. Burn- 
ing in the urethra when urinating. 

Respiratory Organs.— Oppressed breathing, with anxiety. 
Dry cough at night (Hy os.). Short, dry cough, produced 
by scraping in the throat. Stitches in sides of chest, espe- 
cially when inspiring or coughing (Bry.). 

Limbs. — Weariness and heaviness in all the limbs, worse 
towards evening, obliging her to lie down. Stinging sensa- 
tion in the thighs. Tension in the calves. Coldness of the 
limbs. Heaviness of the feet. 

Generalities.— Lassitude and weakness. Intense but transient 
bruised pain in various parts of the body. Intense pains in 
all the bones, especially in joints, as if the anterior of bones 
were cut and scraped with a sharp knife. °Great sensitive- 
ness to cold air, which aggravates. Symptoms appear first 
on right, then on left side. °General aggravation at the 
same hour each day. Most symptoms better when lying 
down ; in the open air. 

Sleep.— Great inclination to sleep during the day. Disturbed 
and unrefreshing sleep at night, with anxious, confused 
dreams. 

Skin.— Red spots and stripes, more marked when in the cold air. 



674 SABINA. 

Fever.— Fever without thirst (Apis, Puis.); shivering, with 
isolated attacks of heat, mostly in head and face. Chill 
afternoon or evening, returning at the same hour ; often 
without subsequent heat. Feverish; feels sick, anxious, 
starts easily, trembles, breath short and hot. Chill pre- 
dominates, particularly on extremities, with heat of face. 

Compare— Aeon., Bry., Cinch., Natr. mur., Puis., Sep., Verat. 
alb. 

Antidote .—Pulsatilla. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Sabadilla has been found useful in intermittent fever with 
above symptoms, paroxysms recurring at the same hour each 
day (Ced.). An excellent remedy for worms ; ascarides; lum- 
brici ; taenia ; fever from worms. Nymphomania and pruritus 
caused by ascarides. Ovaritis, with cutting pain. Influenza and 
hay fever with symptoms already mentioned in pathogenesis. 
Tonsilitis, commencing on left side and extending to right side. 
Measles, with violent sneezing, etc. Gastric disturbances, with 
longing for sweet things, honey or pastry ; aversion to meat, 
symptoms better after eating. Has been found useful in a men- 
tal condition where the patient imagines himself sick, or has 
imaginary diseases. 



SABINA. 



Synonym. — Juniperus Sabina. Natural order. — Coniferse. 
Common names.— Savin. Habitat .—A woody evergreen shrub 
found mostly in the southern Alps in Austria and Switzerland. 
Preparation.— Tincture from the fresh tips of the younger 
branches. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts chiefly upon the generative organs of women, but also 
affects prominently the urinary organs and the gastrointesti- 
nal canal. The general condition produced is one of intense 
irritation, resulting in congestion and inflammation, which in 



SABINA. 675 

the uterus gives rise to haemorrhages aud abortion, in the uri- 
nary organs to strangury, and in the bowels to purging and 
bloody stools. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Hypochondriacal mood (Nujc v.). Great anxiety and 
apprehension (Aeon., Ars.). Music is intolerable (Digit.). 

Head.— Vertigo when standing, as if she would fall; with ob- 
struction of vision; with orgasm and heat in head. Pres- 
sive headache, especially in temporal eminences, suddenly 
appearing; and slowly disappearing. Circumscribed pain in 
temples. Painful stricture in temples. Dull, pressive fron- 
tal headache. 

Nose. — Dry coryza. 

Face. — Drawing pain in right angle of jaw, in masseter mus- 
cles, worse on touch. 

Mouth. — Dryness in mouth (Apis, Nujc m.). Throbbing tooth- 
ache in evening and at night, Tearing in roots of molars. 

Throat. — Dryness, with drawing pain. Sensation as if he had 
to swallow over a foreign body. Stools hard and painful, 
followed by discharge of blood from anus. 

Stomach— Desire for acid things (Ant. tart., Cinch., Hep. s., 
Phos., Podo., Yerat. alb.), especially lemonade. Poor ap- 
petite. Heartburn and eructations (Nux v., Lye). 

Abdomen— Griping, twisting, labor-like pains in the abdomen 
to the groins ; with sensation as if vomiting would come 
on without nausea. 

Stool.— Blood and mucus, or diarrhoeic stools. Stools hard 
and painful, followed by discharge of blood from anus. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent, violent urging to urinate, with 
copious emission (Apis, Apoc, Arg. met.). Retention of 
urine; discharge by drops, with burning {Bell., Canth.,- Can. 
sat.) . Burning pain in vesical region. 

Male Organs.— Burning sore pain in glans, and in figwarts. 

Female Organs. — Menses too profuse, too early, and last too 
long (Bell., Calc. c, Kali c., Nujc v.). Passes clots of 
blood after rising. Almost insatiable desire for coition 
with corresponding gratification. Contractive pain in 
region of uterus. Hce-morrhage from> the uterus in parox- 
ysms ; worse from motion; blood dark (Kali nit.) and 



676 SABINA. 

clotted (Croc); red, profuse ; from loss of tone in uterus 
(Caul.): after abortion or parturition ; with pain from 
back to pubis. Miscarriage, especially at third month (Sec). 
Leucorrhoea, °thick, yellow, foetid ; after suppressed menses 
(Puis.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Crawling and tickling in larynx, ex- 
cited cough and a slimy expectoration. Dry, hacking cough 
and tickling in the trachea. Haemoptysis (Aeon., Cinch., 
Ferr., Ham.). Tensive, pressive pain in sternum, not af- 
fected by respiration. Stitches in left nipple. Intermittent 
stitches in clavicle. 

Neck and Back. — Drawing pains and dragging in small of 
bach, extending into the pubic region. Pain in back oblig- 
ing him to bend hward. Paralytic pain in back. 

Limbs. — Drawing, tearing pains, especially at night; most in 
wrist-joints and toes; with red, shiny swelling; worse from 
motion and touch. Middle of anterior surface of thighs 
feel bruised and painful. Stitches in elbows ; in heels, ex- 
tending outward. 

Generalities. — Great weakness and weariness in all the limbs; 
with despondency. Heaviness and indolence of the body, 
obliging him to lie down. Throbbing in all the blood ves- 
sels. Symptoms cease in open air, return on entering the 
house. 

Sleep. — Eestless, disturbed sleep. 

Compare.— Arm, Bell., Calc. c, Croc, Coccul., Ipec, Millif., 
Puis., Khus tox., Kuta, Sulph., Tril. 

Antidotes.— Camp h , Puis. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Sabina is in uterine haemorrhages and men- 
orrhagia, with the symptoms above described. Said to be es- 
pecially useful in women of gouty diathesis. Dysmenorrhoea, 
with characteristic pain from back to pubis. Threatening mis- 
carriage, with haemorrhage and pain from back to pubic re- 
gion. Leucorrhoea after menorrhagia or suppressed menses; 
during pregnancy; acrid, much biting and. itching, thick, yellow, 
foetid. Chlorosis, with tendency to haemorrhages; also hysteria. 
Useful in arthritic affections, better in open air, worse from 
warmth. Arthritic nodes. Facial neuralgia, better in open air. 



SAMBDCUS. 677 



SAMBUCUS. 

Synonym. — Sambucus Nigra. Natural order. — Caprifoli- 
acese. Common names.— Black Elder. European Elder. Habi- 
tat. — An indigenous shrub, common in thickets and waste 
grounds. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh leaves and 
flowers. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Affects, especially the mucous membranes and the respira- 
tory organs and the skin, causing in the former obstructive ca- 
tarrh, and in the latter profuse debilitating perspiration. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Constant fretfulness; very easily startled; trembling, 
anxiety and restlessness (Aeon.). 

Face. — Bloated or dark-blue. 

Abdomen. — Griping colic, as after taking cold, with emission of 
flatus. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent desire to urinate, with copious 
discharge. °Deposits a heavy sediment. 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness, with much tenacious, 
glutinous mucus in the larynx (Kali bi., Rumex). Op- 
pression of the chest with pressure in the stomach, nausea 
and weakness. Oppression and stitches in left side of chest, 
below the nipple (Kali c). Suffocative attacks after mid- 
night (Aeon., Ant. tart., Ars., Cinch.); wakens suddenly, 
sits up in bed, turns blue, gasps for breath (Ipec). °Quick, 
wheezing respiration, suffocative cough, with crying in chil- 
dren. 

Generalities.— Hands and feet bloated and blue. Dropsical 
swelling of the body. 

Sleep.— Sleepiness, without sleep (Bell., Cham., Lach.). 

Fever. — During heat, dread of uncovering (reverse, Led.). Sen- 
sation of burning heat in the face, with moderate warmth 
of body, and icy-coldness of feet, without thirst. Very pro- 



678 SANGUINARIA. 

fuse, debilitating perspiration, while awake without 

thirst ; skin dry and burning, without sweat during sleep. 

Profuse night sweats {Cinch., Phos., Phos. ac, Sulph.). 
Aggravation.— While at rest. 

Amelioration. — From motion ; on sitting up in bed. 
Compare. — Aeon., Ars., Bell.. Cinch., Ipec., Rhus tox., Sep., 

Sulph. 

Sambucus follows well after Opium. 
Antidotes.— Ars., Camph. 
Sambucus Antidote.— Abuse of Arsenic. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Sambucus is of use chiefly in respiratory affections charac- 
terized by suffocative attacks as above described. Laryngis- 
mus stridulus ; acute laryngitis ; suffocative catarrh ; croup ; 
whooping cough; asthma of Millar. Cough, etc., always worse 
after midnight and lying with the head low. Useful in dropsy, 
especially from acute nephritis, with characteristic urine and 
sweat. 



SANGUINARIA. 

Synonym— Sanguinaria Canadensis. Natural order. — 
Papaveracea?. Common name. — Blood Root. Habitat.— An 
indigenous perennial plant. Preparation. — Tincture from the 
fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Affects chiefly the respiratory mucous membrane, produc- 
ing irritation and catarrhal irritation. It has a decided influ- 
ence upon the pneumogastric nerve, and through it creates de- 
rangement of the liver and digestive tract. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Vertigo in morning on rising from a sitting or stoop- 
ing position (Bry.); on quickly turning the head (Calc. c.) 
or looking upward (Calc. c, Cupr.). Determination of 



SANGUINARIA. 679 

blood to the head, with whizzing in the ears, and flushes 
of heat (Aeon.). Headache in morning-; worse from stoop- 
ing and moving about. Dull, pressive frontal headache 
(Euph., Merc- cor.). Headache occurring in paroxysms 
(Cinch.). ° Headache begins in occiput (Yerat. vir.), 
spreads upward, and settles over right eye. Headache, as 
if it would burst (Bry., Caps., Cinch., Puis., Natr. mur.), in 
forehead and temples; mostly right; better in open air 
(Puis., Sep.). Pain over eyes in morning lasting all day; 
on rising from a seat, with vertigo. Pain in occiput and 
nape in afternoon. Headache with nausea and chilliness, 
followed by flushes of heat, extending from head to 
stomach. Throbbing headache, worse from motion or 
stooping ; with bitter vomiting. 

Eyes.— Pupils dilated ( Ail ant h., Bell., Cic, Hyos.). Burning 
dryness in the eyes, followed by copious lachrymation 
(Ars., Euphr.). Pain in eyeballs on moving them. Balls 
sore, with darting through them- and dim vision. 

Ears. — Burning of the ears; cheeks red. °Earache, with head- 
ache, with stinging in the ears and vertigo. °Humming and 
roaring in the ears, with painful sensitiveness to sudden 
sounds, in the women at the climacteric. 

Nose. — Fluent coryza, with frequent sneezing (Aeon., Ars., 
Cepa, Gels., Iris, Rumex).; watery, acrid; with tingling; 
with heavy pain at root of nose and stinging in nose. Dry 
coryza, as from a sudden cold. Alternately fluent and dry^ 
coryza. Loss of smell. 

Face.— °Circumscribed redness of one or both cheeks (Kreos.). 
Paleness of the face, with disposition to vomit. Sensation 
of dryness of the lips. Pain in cheek-bones. °Xeuralgia in 
upper jaw, extending to nose, eye, ear, neck and side of 
head ; shooting, burning pains ; must kneel down and hold 
head tightly to the floor. 

Mouth.— Loss of taste, with burnt feeling on the tongue 
(Puis.). Sores on gums and roof of mouth. 

Throat.— Feels swollen, as if to suffocation, when swallowing, 
w T orse on right side. Pain on swallowing. Feeling of dry- 
ness in the throat ; not relieved by drinking. Throat sore, 
as if raw and denuded (Arg. nit., Arum.). 

Stomach. — Craving for he knows not Avhat ; for spiced things 



680 SANGUINARIA. 

(Phos.). Deathly nausea, in paroxysms (Ant. tart.), with 
much salivation ; with headache, chill and heat. Nausea ; 
not relieved by vomiting. Vomiting of bitter water; of 
sour, acrid fluids; of ingesta (Tpec, Phos-., Verat. alb.); °of 
worms (Aeon., Sabad.). Sensation of emptiness in the stom- 
ach, with faint, feverish feeling. Soreness and pressure in 
epigastrium ; worse after eating. Burning in the stomach 
(Ars., Canth., Iris, Verat. alb.). 

Stool.— Diarrhoeic stool, mixed with much flatus (Aloe). °Di- 
arrhoea following coryza; pains in chest, and cough. 

Urinary Organs.— Copious and frequent nocturnal urination, 
clear as water (Natr. mur., Phos. ac). 

Female Organs.— °Climacteric disorders, especially flushes of 
heat, and leucorrhoea (Lach.). Abdominal pains, as if 
menses would appear (Aloe, Caul., Cimic, Puis.). Stitches 
in nipples, especially right. 

Respiratory Organs. — Dry, hacking cough, caused by tick- 
ling in throat (Hep. s., Phos., Pumejc, Sep.), with dryness 
of throat ; crawling sensation, extending down behind 
the sternum; evenings after lying down. Dry cough, 
awaking from sleep ; not ceasing until after he sits up in 
bed and passes flatus, upward and downward. °Cough, 
with circumscribed redness of the cheeks ; pain in the chest 
and coryza. Severe dyspnoea and constriction of chest, 
with inclination to take deep inspirations. Constant pres- 
sure and heaviness in upper part of chest, with difficult 
breathing. Sharp, pinching, myalgic pain midway between 
sternum and right nipple. Intense pain and burning under 
sternum, and in right side of chest. Burning below right 
arm and clavicle, streaming down to hepatic region at 
4 p.m. Acute stitches in right side of chest, near nipple 
(Bry.). ° Expectoration tough, difficult; rust-colored; ex- 
treme dyspnoea; pneumonia; hepatization. Pain in right 
chest to the shoulder ; can only with difficulty place hand 
on top of head. Burning pain between breasts in afternoon, 
worse on right side. Exceedingly offensive breath (Caps., 
Croc.) and expectoration. 

Heart and Pulse.— Irregularity of the heart's action, and of 
the pulse, with coldness, insensibility, etc. Pulse slow, ir- 
regular, feeble. 



SANGUINARIA. 681 

Neck and Back. — Rheumatic pains in nape of neck, shoulders 
and arms. 

Generalities.— Great weakness and prostration, especially in 
morning on waking. General torpor and languor. Sensa- 
tion as if hot water were poured from breast into abdomen. 
An uncomfortable prickling sensation of warmth spreading 
over whole body. Ulcers about the nails. 

Fever. — Burning heat, rapidly alternating with chill and shiv- 
ering. Heat flying from head to stomach. Flushes of heat; 
glow of warmth over body (Calc. c). 

Aggravation.— Morning and evening; from light, noise and 
motion. 

Amelioration.— When lying quiet; in the dark room; after 
vomiting. 

Compare. — Ant. tart., Bell., Bry., Chel., Hep. s., Iris, Lye, 
Merc, Natr. mur., Phos., Rumex, Squilla, Sang., Spong.; 
follows Bell, well in scarlet fever. 

Sanguinaria Antidotes.— Op., Rhus tox. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Sanguinaria is in the treatment of certain 
respiratory diseases and various forms of headache. Nasal ca- 
tarrh, with dull frontal headache, pain over root of nose, sore 
throat, etc. Acute coryza, frequent sneezing with pain over 
and in eyeballs, at root of nose, etc. Aphonia. Laryngitis. 
Croup. Whooping cough. (Edema of glottis. Asthma. Espe- 
cially valuable in pneumonia, rather subacute in character. 
After exudation, dry cough, tough, rust-colored expectoration, 
extreme dj^spnoea, circumscribed redness of cheeks, better when 
lying on the back. Hypostatic pneumonia. Typhoid pneumo- 
nia. A valuable remedy when phthisis follows pneumonia. 
Often of great service in tuberculosis, hectic fever, circumscribed 
redness of one or both cheeks, hsemoptysis. Hydrothorax. 
May be indicated in a variety of headaches, catarrhal, gastric 
and climacteric. The most characteristic is a sick headache, 
beginning in the occiput, spreading upwards and settling over 
the right eye. Other forms of headache are detailed in patho- 
genesis. Catarrhal conjunctivitis, especially of right eye, with 
other characteristic symptoms. Blepharadenitis. Polypus of 
the ear. Nasal polypus. Neuralgia of face (see clinical syrup- 



682 SAKSAPARILLA. 

touts under "Face"). Pharyngitis, feeling of dryness and burn- 
ing as if scalded, feels raw and denuded, worse on right side. 
Ulcerated sore throat. Diphtheria, pearly coating on palate 
and fauces. Gastric derangements, with nausea, not relieved 
by vomiting, headache, etc. Nausea during pregnancy. Ulcer 
in stomach with Sang, symptoms, flushes of heat rising into 
the head, better from vomiting. Sometimes useful in jaundice ; 
hepatic derangements. Catarrhal diarrhoea or dysentery fol- 
lowing or accompanying characteristic coryza. Often a useful 
remedy for the flushes of heat, headache, leucorrhoea, etc., oc- 
curring at the climacteric period. Polypus of uterus. Profuse, 
irregular or suppressed menstruation, with other Sang, symp- 
toms. Ulceration of os uteri ; foetid discharge. Sore, painful 
nipples. Sometimes indicated in rheumatism of nape, shoulders 
and arms, worse at night in bed. 



SARSAPARILLA. 

Synonyms. — Smilax Medica. Smilax Officinalis. Natural 
order. — Smilaceae. Common name. — Wild Liquorice. Habi- 
tat. — A plant indigenous to Mexico and as far south as the 
Northern part of South America. Preparation. — Tincture of 
the dried root (Honduras variety). Triturations of the dried 
root-bark. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon the blood, giving rise to herpes and 
other skin eruptions. It also acts prominently upon the uri- 
nary system, producing symptoms similar to those of gravel, 
in which affection it is an excellent remedy. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Anxiety with the pains, also after seminal emissions. 
Cheerful. 

Head.— Heaviness in the head. Pressing and stitching pains 
in left side of head. °Shooting pains from left ear to root 
of nose; base of nose and eyes swollen. °Neuralgic head- 



SARSAPAKILLA. 683 

ache, right side, throbbing, stitching, starting from occiput. 
Throbbing pains in the head. 

Eyes.— Shooting pain in eyes. Red stripe from cornea to outer 
canthus. Cloudiness before the eyes, as from a fog ( Caust., 
Phos., Ranunc, Sulph.). 

Pace.— Eruptions on the face; like milk crust (Viola trie). 
Stiffness and tension in the muscles and articulations of the 
jaw. 

Mouth.— Bitter taste in the mouth, in the morning (Bry., jYujo 
v., Puis.). 

Stomach.— Bitter eructations after eating. 

Abdomen.— Rumbling, with sensation of emptiness in the ab- 
domen. Stitches in sides (left) of abdomen. 

Stool.— Painful, difficult evacuations. Stools hard. Obstinate 
constipation. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent desire to urinate, with scanty dis- 
charge, accompanied by burning (Aeon., Canth.). Frequent 
and profuse discharge of pale urine, day and night (Apis, 
Apoc, Verbas.). °Urine contains gravel or small calculi. 
Urine scanty and turbid, like clay-water as soon as passed. 
Severe -pain at the conclusion of urination, the last urine 
containing blood. 

Respiratory Organs.— Spasmodic oppression of the chest. 

Back.— Pains from small of back down spermatic cords ; worse 
at night and from motion ; after emissions. 

Upper Limbs.— Stitches in the joints of the arms, hands and 
fingers. Deep rhagades on fingers, with burning pains. 
Finger tips feel as if ulcerated, or as from salt in a wound. 

Lower Limbs.— Weariness in the thighs. Stitches in the 
thighs, knees and legs. 

Skin.— Herpes on almost all parts of the body; especially on 
prepuce. Deep, burning, painful rhagades (Graph.). Itch- 
ing sometimes over the whole body, especially in evening in 
bed and in morning when rising. °Moist eruptions, with ex- 
coriating discharges. Dry, red pimples, only itching when 
exposed to the heat. Shriveled skin. 

Fever.— Frequent rigors, running from below upward. Heat 
in the evening in bed ; with feeling of strength. Sweat on 
forehead ; during the evening heat. 

Conditions.— Frequently useful after the abuse of Mercury. 



684 SECALE CORNUTUM. 

Compare.— Am m. carb., Bell., Cham., Merc, Sep., Sulph. 
Antidotes.— Bell., Merc. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Sarsaparilla is used chiefly in cystitis with bloody urine, 
and other symptoms above mentioned. Gravel, especially in 
children. Discharge of gas in urine, showing fermentation in 
bladder. Herpes preputialis. Swelling of spermatic cords, 
pain from small of back down cords, after sexual excitement or 
nocturnal emissions. Secondary syphilis. Herpes and other 
eruptions. Eruptions during hot weather, becoming ulcers. 
Rhagades. Bone pains, especially after Mercury, worse from 
dampness. Marasmus, with characteristic urine, emaciation, 
shriveled skin. Useful in syphilitic and Mercurial headaches, ex- 
tending from occiput to eyes. 



SECALE CORNUTUM. 

Synonyms. — Acinula Clavus. Ergota. Natural order. — 
Fungi. Common names. — Spurred Bye. Ergot. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the fresh fungus. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon the cerebro-spinal system, giving rise 
to two distinct and characteristic conditions known as convul- 
sions and gangrenous ergotism ; the former resulting directly 
from nerve poisoning, while the latter is due to secondary blood 
disorganization, or, as is well maintained, to the power Ergot 
possesses over the unstripped muscular fiber, producing persist- 
ent contraction of the arterial coats, diminishing their caliber, 
and so reducing their current of blood. This, too, might pro- 
duce cerebral and spinal anaemia, and thus also cause the con- 
vulsive form of Ergot poisoning. A full description of these 
conditions may not be presented here, but sufficient may be 
gathered from the annexed list of symptoms. 

To the powerful action of Ergot on the unstripped muscu- 
lar fiber also is due the important effects it displays upon the 



SECALE CORXUTUM. 685 

gravid uterus, exciting contractions thereof, and expelling its 
contents. To avert such a disaster Secale is often the true 
homoeopathic remedy, but to give it in parturition, in order to 
hasten delivery is an inexcusable practice. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Stupid, half-sleepy condition (Bell., Op.). Dullness of 
all the senses. Moaning. Mild or raving delirium (Bell., 
Hyos., Strain.). Great anxiety and fear of death {Aeon., 
Ars.). 

Head.— Stupefaction. Vertigo. Aching. Dullness. Heaviness 
of the head and tingling in the legs. 

Eyes. — Eyes sunken, and- surrounded by blue margins 
(Phos., Cinch., Kaliiod., Sulph.). Eyes look fixed, wild, 
staring (Canth., Bell., Hyos.). Obscuration of sight. Pu- 
pils generally dilated (Bell., Hyos., Strain.). Cataracts, 
hard and soft, with headache, vertigo and roaring in the ears. 

Ears.— Roaring in the ears, with great difficulty in hearing. 
(Calc. c, Merc, Phos. ac, Sulph.). °Hard hearing after 
cholera. 

Nose.— Bleeding of the nose (Aeon., Bell., Bry., Ham.). 

Face. — Pale, sunken^ Hippocratic, anxious expression {Ars., 
Camph., Verat. alb.). Lips bluish or deathly pale. Risus 
sardonicus. 

Mouth.— Tongue clean or coated white (Ant. crud., Bry., Xux 
v., Puis.). Painful crawling in tongue; burning and ting- 
ling. Very offensive breath (Am., Hep. s., Iodi., Merc., 
Nitr. ac., Xux v.). Increased secretion of saliva (Sep. s., 
Merc., Kaliiod.)* Feeble stuttering, indistinct speech, as 
if the tongue were paralyzed (Caust., Gels., Hyos., Strain.). 

Throat.— Dryness of the throat (Apis, Ars., JVux m.). 

Stomach. — Ravenous hunger (Bry.. Cina, Ferr.. Lye). Vio- 
lent, unquenchable thirst (Aeon., Ars., Bry., Rhus. tax.. 
Sulph.). Hiccough. Nausea and inclination to vomit 
(Ant. tart., Ipec). Vomiting of bilious matter (Bry., Iris, 
v.. XuxPodo.); of mucus; of dark-brown, coffee-grounds 
fluid (Coni.); of all food and drink. Haemorrhage from the 
stomach (Ham., Phos.). Great anxiety and oppression in 
stomach, with great sensitiveness to the touch. Violent 
pressure in the stomach, as from a heavy weight (Aeon., 



686 SECALE CORNUTUM. 

Ars., Bry., Nujc v., Puis.). Burning in the stomach (Ars., 
Canth., Iris, Sang.), with pain in abdomen. 

Abdomen.— Abdomen distended and tympanitic (Arm, Cinch., 
Phos.). In liver: enlargement; inflammation; gangrene. 
Painful colic, with convulsions. Continual bearing down in 
lower abdomen. Cold feeling in abdomen and back. Pains 
in hypogastric region. 

Stool and Anus.— Paralysis of rectum and anus. Anus wide 
open. Diarrhoea ; frequent brown, slimy discharges ; dark- 
colored (Ars.); very offensive (Ars., Asaf): thin, olive- 
green; involuntary (Am., Ars., Hyos.); very exhausting 
(Cinch., Phos.); pernicious. Haemorrhage from the bowels 
(Ham., Op.). Constipation (Alum., Bry., Nujc v., Op., 
Phos., Sulph.). 

Urinary Organs. — Paralysis of the bladder (Bell., Caust., 
Coni., Hyos.). Retention of urine (Bell., Op., Strain.). 
Suppression of urine. Urine pale and watery (Natr. mur., 
Phos. ac, Staph.). 

Female Organs.— Menses too profuse and of too long dura- 
tion (Amm. carb., Ars., Calc. c, Kali c, Nujc' v.). Uterine 
haemorrhages ; worse from the slightest motion (Erig., 
Sab.); discharge black, fluid, and very foetid. Pains as of 
an ejcpulsive character in the uterus (Caul.). Irregular, 
stormy contractions. Uterus and right ovary congested 
and sensitive to touch. Pain in uterus and ovaries. Threat- 
ened abortion, especially at third month (Sab.). After 
abortion uterus does not contract (Caul.)) thin, black, 
foul-smelling discharge. Gangrene of vaginal mucous mem- 
brane, with a dark, slate-color. Suppressed lochia, fol- 
lowed by fever and inflammation of the uterus [Aeon., 
Bell.). Suppression of milk. 

Respiratory Organs. — Voice feeble, inaudible, stammering. 
Spitting of blood, with or without cough. Anxious, la- 
bored inspiration. Expectoration of blood during vio- 
lent efforts to breathe. Constant sighing (Calc. phos., 
Ign.); hiccough (Cic, Nux v., Hyos., Stram.). 

Heart and Pulse. — Palpitation of the heart. Pulse small, 
very rapid, contracted ; frequently intermittent (Coni., 
Digit., Kali c, Natr. mur.); fluttering, slow, depressed. 

Back. — Pain in back and small of back (Bell., Cimic, Nux v., 



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Puis.). Tingling in the back, which is numb, extending to 
fingers and toes (Aeon.). 

Limbs.— Convulsive movements of the limbs (Cic, Bell., Hyos., 
Stram.). Contraction of hands, feet, fingers and toes. 
Heaviness and trembling of the limbs. Limbs become cold, 
pale, and wrinkled, as after being a long time in hot 
ivater. Numbness, insensibility , and coldness of the 
limbs, especially tips of fingers and toes. Disagreeable 
sensation of sleep and formication in the limbs. Cramps in 
legs, calves, arms, hands and toes. Crawling and tingling 
in the limbs (Aeon.). Drawing pains in the limbs. Burn- 
ing of the hands and feet (Ars., Sulph.). Fuzzy feeling in 
the limbs. Cold gangrene of the limbs (Ars.); the dead 
part separates at joints and drops off. 

Generalities. — Extreme debility, prostration and restlessness 
(Ars.). Unsteadiness of the whole bod v ; trembling. Rapid 
sinking of strength (Ars., Camph., Carb. v.). Convulsions; 
tonic; of all extensors; epileptiform spasms. Epilepsy. 
Cramps in legs, arms and chest. 

Skin. — Cold and dry. Formication over the whole body. Sen- 
sation of something creeping under the shin. Petechia 
Arm, Ars., Phos.); ecchymosis (Arm, Phos.); gangrenous 
blisters (Ars.). Swelling and pain without inflammation; 
coldness, blue-color, gangrene. Anthrax becoming gan- 
grenous. 

Fever.— Coldness of the surface of the body, especially the ex- 
tremities and face; dryness. Heat in internal organs; 
hands and feet. Profuse cold, clammy sweat over the whole 
body (Ars., Camph., Merc, Phos.). 

Aggravation.— During menses; from warmth; heat applied 
to any part. 

Amelioration.— In the cold air, and from getting cold; from 
sweat, 

Conditions.— Particularly useful in tall, scrawny women, of lax 
muscular fiber ; feeble, cachetic ; in very old decrepit persons. 

Compare.— Ars., Bell., Cham., Carb. v., Caul., Colch., Lye, 
Phos., Plumb., Puis., Rhus tox., Sabim. Sulph., Tabac, 
Ustil.j Verat. alb. After Sec. follows Cinch. Resembles 
Colch. in cholera morbus. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Op. 



688 SECALE CORNUTUM. 

* 
THERAPEUTICS. 

Especially useful in uterine haemorrhages, from atony of the 
uterus ; after parturition or abortion ; during climacteric ; flow 
black and offensive ; worse from slightest motion ; skin cold ; 
threatening collapse. Often used after labor to cause contrac- 
tion and prevent post-partum haemorrhage. Allen says {Hand- 
book of Materia Medica, p. 993): ''During labor or uterine 
haemorrhage it should be used with great discretion ; it is ex- 
tremely dangerous when there is albuminuria, for it is liable to 
bring on convulsions ; if used too freely during labor it is 
extremely apt to cause puerperal metritis." The drug should 
never be given during parturition in large doses to hasten de- 
livery. Sometimes if the pains are prolonged and ineffectual, 
irregular, spasmodic, weak or entirely wanting, a dose of the 
potentized drug may be of benefit. Hour-glass contractions 
causing retained placenta. Suppressed lochia, with metritis, or 
offensive, purulent discharge. Often valuable in puerperal fever, 
with putrid discharges, tympanitis, coldness, threatening col- 
lapse. Has cured fibroid and other uterine tumors. Milk sup- 
pressed, threatened abortion. A valuable remedy in spasms ; 
epilepsy; puerperal convulsions; extensor muscles especially 
involved. Paralysis of flexor muscles (Plumb.). Paralysis with 
flexor muscles (Plumb). Paralysis, with numbness and for- 
mication; spinal anaemia. A valuable remedy in gangrene, 
especially senile (see symptoms). Ulcers. Anthrax. Petechia. 
Ecchymosis. Lymphatic tumors. Collapse with choleroid 
and other diseases (Garb, v.), skin cold, but external warmth 
intolerable. Asiatic cholera, with collapse, icy-coldness, but 
cannot bear covering or warmth, face sunken and distorted, 
particularly about the mouth. Dysentery, threatening col- 
lapse. Cholera infantum, watery, offensive, causing great pros- 
tration. 



SELENIUM. 689 



SELENIUM. 

An element. Preparation. — Triturations. 
GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts chiefly upon the larynx, and upon the male sexual or- 
gans, producing inflammation of the former, and weakness 
tending to complete impotence ; in the latter, the general tend- 
ency of the drug being to produce exhaustion and debility. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Great dullness, with complete insensibility and indiffer- 
ence to his surroundings (Carb. v., Cinch., Phos.). Forget- 
ful, especially in business ; but when lying half asleep, every- 
thing recurs to him. Difficult comprehension, mental labor 
fatigues; unfit for any kind of work. 

Head.— Vertigo, as if intoxicated (Agar., Nujc v., Strain.). 
Hair falls off when combing; also of eyebrows, whiskers 
and genitals. 

Nose. — Itching in nose and on borders of wings. Inclination 
to bore fingers into nose (Cina). Yellow, thick, jelly-like 
mucus in nose. 

Face.— Greasy, shining skin of face. Comedones (Sulph.). Great 
emaciation (Natr. mur.) of face and hands. 

Mouth. — Teeth covered with mucus. Stammering speech ; ar- 
ticulates with great difficulty (Can. ind., Caust., Strain.). 

Throat. — Hawking of lumps of transparent mucus every morn- 
ing (Argent.). 

Abdomen. — Pains in right side, around under last ribs, especi- 
ally on inspiration, extending to region of kidneys, which 
were sensitive to external pressure. 

Stool.— Threads, like hairs, in stools. Constipation, hard 
stools, with blood at end. 

Urinary Organs.— Urine dark, scanty; red in evening. Invol- 
untary urination when walking; dribbles after stool or uri- 
nation when walking. Biting in the top of urethra. 



690 SELENIUM. 

Male Sexual Organs.— Erections slow, insufficient; semen 
emitted too rapidly, and with long-continued thrill; weak 
and ill-humored after an embrace; weakness in loins. Se- 
men thin, without normal odor. Lewd thoughts, but phys- 
ical impotence. Prostatic juice oozes while sitting, during 
sleep, when walking, and at stool (Agn., Sil.). 

Respiratory Organs. — Voice hoarse when beginning to sing, 
or from long talking (Arg. met., Arum., Phos.); has to clear 
the throat, hawks transparent lumps of mucus every morn- 
ing, sometimes bloody. Cough in morning, straining the 
chest, with expectoration of lumps of mucus and blood. 

Neck and Back. — Neck stiff on turning the head. Pain, as 
from lameness, in small of back, in morning. 

Limbs. — Tearing in hands at night, with cracking in wrists. 
Emaciation of hands and legs. Itching of xjalms, also of 
ankles, in evening. Ulceration on legs; blisters on toes. 
Cramps in calves and soles (Calc, c, Sulph.). Legs feel 
weak, with fear of paralysis, after typhus. 

Generalities. — Irresistible desire to lie down and sleep; 
strength suddenly leaves him. Throbbing in vessels of 
whole body (Glon., Sep.), especially felt in abdomen. Every 
draft of air, even warm, causes pain in limbs, head, etc. 
Great emaciation, especially of face, thighs and hands. 

Fever— Chill, alternating with heat. External heat, burning 
in skin, and only in single spots. Profuse sweat on chest, 
armpits and genitals, from least exertion ; as soon as he 
sleeps ; stains yellow or white, and stiffens the linen. 

Aggravation. — Pains and most other symptoms worse after 
sleep ; from draft of air ; on hot days. 

Compare.— Arg. met., Caust., Phos., Stan. 

Antidotes.— Ign., Puis. Incompatible: Cinch., Wine. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Selenium is an excellent remedy in general debility, especi- 
ally of old people, or after typhoid fever or other exhaustive dis- 
eases ; early exhausted both mentally and physically ; after coi- 
tion or seminal emissions; bad effects from sexual excesses. 
Impotence. Nervous headache over left eye, worse from heat of 
the sun, strong odors, tea or acids (lemonade); periodical every 
afternoon; hysterical with profuse flow of urine, and melan- 



SENECIO AUREUS. . 691 

choly. Headache of drunkards, enlargement of liver, stitching 
pains, sensitiveness, worse on motion and pressure, rash over 
hepatic region. Constipation from atony of the bowels. Follicu- 
lar laryngitis. Paralysis of vocal cords. Hoarseness, especially 
of singers and public speakers, must hawk and clear the throat 
of mucus. Incipient tubercular laryngitis. 



SENECIO AUREUS. 

Natural order. — Composite. Common names. — Golden 
Ragwort. Squaw Weed. Habitat.— An indigenous perennial 
plant, growing on banks of creeks and on low marshy grounds 
throughout the North and Northwest. Preparation.— Tinct- 
ure from the entire fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon the mucous surfaces, causing irri- 
tation and increased mucous discharge. It has especial 
affinity for the generative and urinary organs, and to a less 
degree, the bronchial and intestinal tracts. It also produces a 
condition of nervous irritability and prostration similar to 
that present from reflex causes in hysteria and other affections 
of the female generative organs. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Inability to fix the mind on any one subject for any 
length of time. 

Head.— Dull, stupefying headache. °Catarrhal headache from 
suppressed secretions. 

Eyes.— Sharp, lancinating pains in left eye and left temple. 
°Catarrhal inflammation from suppressed secretions. 

Nose.— Sneezing and sense of burning and fullness in the nos- 
trils. Coryza. 

Mouth.— Dryness of the mouth, throat and fauces. 

Stomach. — Nausea on rising in the morning (Graph., Nux m., 
Puis., Sep.). 

Abdomen.— Griping, colic-like pains, relieved by bending for- 
ward (Coloc). 



692 . SENECIO AUREUS. 

Stool.— Stool : thin, watery; dark -colored ; containing hard 
lumps. 

Urinary Organs.— Tenesmus of the bladder, with heat and 
urging; pain in region of kidneys and frequent urination. 
Urging to urinate followed the chilliness ; urine tinged with 
blood. Urine scanty and high-colored. Frequent copious 
flow of urine. Slight pains in region of kidneys. 

Male Organs.— Full, heavy pain in left spermatic cord, moving 
along the cord to the testicle. Prostate gland enlarged, 
and feels hard and swollen to the touch. 

Female Organs. — Suppressed menses from cold (Cimic). 
°Dysmenorrhoea, with urinary sufferings. °Premature and 
profuse menstruation, with backache. °Eetarded and 
scanty menstruation (Sep.). °Irregular menses, at times 
too soon, at times retarded. °Leucorrhoea instead of the 
menses, or with urinary troubles. 

Respiratory Organs.— °Loose, catarrhal cough; especially 
when attended with irregular or suppressed menses. In- 
creased secretion from bronchial mucous membrane; the 
bronchi and lungs seem full, but it cannot be coughed up. 

Back.— Pain in back and loins at night. Dull pain in the lum- 
bar region in morning. Lancinations in lumbar region. 

Generalities. — Nervousness, sleeplessness and hysterical 
moods. Great sleeplessness, with vivid, unpleasant dreams. 

Aggravation. — Symptoms generally worse in the afternoon. 

Compare.— Calc. c, Helon., Phos., Puis., Sang., Sep. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Senecio has been found of most value in disorders of men- 
struation (see clinical symptoms above mentioned). Bronchial 
catarrh and pulmonary diseases, especially associated with sup- 
pressed menses, chronic cystitis with heat, strangury and 
bloody urine. Nephritis, pain in back, tenesmus and urging. 
Scanty and bloody urine. Ascites with scanty, high-colored 
urine. Insomnia from uterine irritation. 



SENEGA. 693 

SENEGA. 

Synonym. — Polygala Senega. Natural order. — Polygala- 
cese. Common name. — Seneca Snake Eoot. Habitat. — An in- 
digenous perennial plant, most common in the Western States. 
Preparation. — Tincture from the dried root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Chief action is upon the mucous lining of the respiratory 
tract, where it produces catarrhal inflammation. It produces a 
similar effect upon the conjunctiva, and also acts upon the eye 
itself. It causes irritation of the gastric and intestinal lining, 
resulting in vomiting, colic, and diarrhoea, and has a marked 
action upon the pleura and joints, as shown by the chronic exu- 
dations from these parts. It also produces paralytic symp- 
toms, which are most pronounced in the eye and larynx. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Confused feeling in head. Slight vertigo before the 
eyes; reeling sensation in head. Dullness of the head, with 
pressure and weakness of the eyes. The head feels heavy. 
Sort of achiug in forehead, sinciput and occiput; comes 
eA^ery day, is felt when sitting in a warm room, and is ac- 
companied by pressure in eyes, that does not bear touch, 
though headache is not worse from pressure, better from 
exercise in open air. Pressing pain in forehead and orbits 
after dinner, especially in left side of head ; relieved in open 
air. 

Eyes. — Aching over the orbits : eyes tremble and water when 
he looks at any object intently or steadily; eyes weak 
and watery when reading. Burning in eyes when reading 
or writing. Drawing and pressure in eyeballs, with diminu- 
tion of visual power. Dryness, with sensation as if balls 
were too large for orbits. Weakness of sight and flickering 
before the eyes when reading; must wipe them often. When 
walking toward the setting sun, seemed to see another 
smaller sun beneath the first, assuming a somewhat oval 
shape on looking down disappearing on bending the head 
backward and on closing the eyes. Double vision relieved 



694 SENEGA. 

by bending head baehward. Cilia hang full of hard mucus ; 
smarting of the conjunctivae, as if soap were in the eyes ; 
mornings ; blepharitis ; sometimes lids stick so after sleep 
they must be soaked before they can be separated. 

Nose. — Troublesome dryness of Schneiderian membrane. 
Sneezes so often and so violently head grows dizzy and 
heavy ; followed by thin coryza. 

Face. — Paralytic feeling in left half of face. 

Mouth. — Tongue coated white, yellowish-white, or slimy, in 
morning, with slimy, unpleasant taste. 

Throat. — Mouth and throat dry ; tenacious mucus difficult to 
hawk up ; scraping and roughness ; constriction in fauces ; 
hawking; rawness; burning. Irritation and roughness in 
oesophagus; burning sensation as if abraded. 

Stomach. — Eructations which relieve the mucus and hawking. 
Pressure below pit of stomach; sense of gnawing hunger; 
burning; deranged digestion. 

Stool.— Watery stools spurting from the anus (Crot. tig., Grat., 
Thuja). 

Urinary Organs. — Diminished secretion of urine; dark-colored 
and frothy ; acrid. After cooling, urine becomes turbid and 
cloudy, or deposits a thick sediment, yellowish-red, with 
upper stratum yellow and flocculent. 

Respiratory Organs. — Tenacious mucus, causing hawking or 
coughing. Sudden hoarseness when reading aloud. Tearing 
and stinging in larynx and trachea. Hacking cough from 
irritation in the larynx. Short breathing and oppression 
of chest on going up stairs. Dry cough, with oppression of 
chest and roughness in throat ; short, hacking cough from 
mucus, or from irritation or tickling in larynx, worse in 
open air, and from ivalking fast. Cough ends in a sneeze, 
as in a common cold. Soreness of chest, dry cough, throat 
dry, hoarseness ; later much mucus in bronchi and trachea. 
°Cough worse evenings, at night, during rest, sitting, lying 
on (left) side, and in warm room. Orgasms of blood ; op- 
pression, with flushes of heat; oppression especially during 
rest. Tightness and oppression of the chest (Merc, cor.), 
worse during rest. Violent aching pain in chest, especially 
at night and while at rest. Walls of chest sensitive or pain- 
ful when touched, or on sneezing; better from deep inspira- 



SENEGA. 695 

tions; °often remaining after colds on chest (Ranunc). Cer- 
tain movements cause pain, as if chest were too tight; dis- 
posed to expand the chest; this leaves soreness. Burning, 
sore pain under sternum, especially during motion and on 
deep inspiration. Shooting stitches in chest, worse during 
inspiration, and during rest. Accumulation of much mu- 
cus in larynx, trachea, and chest (Ant. tart., Ipec, Stan.). 

Heart.— Violent boring pain in region of heart (Stil.). 

Generalities.— Great debility, with stretching of the limbs, and 
confusion in head. Lassitude and slight trembling of upper 
limbs. Faintness when walking in open air. 

Fever.— Chilliness ; shuddering over back ; heat in face ; weak ; 
burning eyes; beating headache: difficult breathing; body 
feels bruised ; hot skin ; accelerated, hard pulse. 

Aggravation.— During rest; walking; in open air. 

Amelioration. — From sweat. 

Conditions.— Best suited for the phlegmatic, also for fat chil- 
dren predisposed to catarrh ; or to the sluggish, who react 
from colds imperfectly.— Hering. 

Compare.— Baryt. c, Bry., Calc. c, Canst., Hep. s., Phos. ? . 
Spong., Squilla. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Senega is in the treatment of catarrhal 
affections of the respiratory tract, with symptoms above out- 
lined, especially laryngeal and bronchial catarrh. Catarrhs 
that tend to leave sore and tender places in w r alls of chest, as 
though there had been left circumscribed spots of inflamma- 
tion. Bronchial catarrh in the aged, especially during cold 
weather, much tough mucus, which cannot be raised, difficult 
breathing. Anxiety. Whooping cough, with characteristic ex- 
pectoration. Congestion of lungs. Pneumonia, especially right 
side. CEdema of the lungs. Hydrothorax after pleuro-pneu- 
monia. Exudations in pleura, after Bry. with tightness and 
great oppression. Useful in various affections of the eye. Pro- 
motes the absorption of lens fragments after operations for 
cataracts. Iritis. Catarrhal conjunctivitis. Hypopion in scrofu- 
lous subjects. Double vision, relieved only by bending the head 
backward. Muscular asthenopia. Catarrhal pharyngitis. Ca- 
tarrhal cystitis. 



696 SEPIA. 



SEPIA. 

Synonyms. — Sepia Octopus. Sepia Succus. Natural or- 
der. — Dibranchiata. Common, names. — Cuttlefish. Squid. 
Preparation. — Triturations from the inky juice of the cuttle 
fish. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Affects especially the portal, hepatic, and the female sexual 
systems, and diminishes in general the reproductive energies of 
the vegetative sphere. Its action is sluggish, and its pains and 
isolated symptoms feebly pronounced, the general condition 
being one of torpidity and depression. 

The functions of the liver are not greatly disturbed, but the 
secretions are altered, becoming sour and foul, and their con- 
sistence changed, as is indicated by a special analysis of the 
symptoms produced. Sepia exerts its chief local action upon 
the female sexual organs, producing weakness and irritation, 
and upon the skin producing hepatic eruptions. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Excessively nervous ; sensitive to the least noise (Coc- 
cul., SiL). Great sadness and dejection, with much weeping 
(Lye, JVatr. mur., Plat., Puis.): in evening; when walking 
in the open air. Gloominess, and dark forebodings of the 
future; about her health. Depression on awaking in the 
morning. Anxiety, with flushes of heat in the evening 
(Aeon.). Very irritable, fretful, and easily offended 
(Bry., Cham.). Great apathy ; indifference to everything 
(Berb., Phos. ac.); even to one's own family. Indolent 
mood; indisposed to any exertion, mental or physical (Nux 
v., Phos., Sulph.). Absent-minded. Dullness of compre- 
hension. Stupid. Heavy flow of ideas; language coming 
slowly (Nux m., Phos.); unable to collect thoughts; weak* 
memory (Anae., Kreos., Lach., Merc.,Natr. mur., JVux m.). 

Head. — Painful confusion of the head, particularly in the fore- 
head. Rush of blood to the head. Vertigo when walking 
in the open air (Agar., Calc); with nausea and anxiety. 



SEPIA. 697 

Violent pressive headache, as if the head would burst (Natr. 
mur., Puis., Sang.); worse from stooping, motion, coughing 
or shaking the head (Bell., Bry.). Headache, with mental 
depression in the morning. Headache, with nausea, begin- 
ning in the morning (Natr. mur., JVux v.), and lasting till 
noon or evening; better in the open air (Puis., Sang.). 
Heavy, pressing pain in the left orbit and left side of head, 
with darting pains from left eye over side of head 
toward occiput ; better after meals. Headache worse from 
mental labor. Pain over eyes ; over left eye ; worse on mo- 
tion in the house ; better on walking in the open air, and on 
lying down; with nausea. Intense frontal headache, dull 
pressure, or stitching, tearing pains. Jerking pains in fore- 
head. Tearing pains from left temple to upper part of left 
side of head. Fullness in forehead and temples, with throb- 
bing in carotids. Great falling out of the hair (Ambr., 
Graph., Hep. s., Lach., Lye., Merc, Natr. mur., Nitr. ac, 
Petrol., Phos.). Moist eruptions on vertex and back part 
of the head {Graph., Hep. s., Lye, Rhus tox., Sulph.). 
Scalp and roots of the hair very sensitive to touch (Cinch., 
Ferr.j Hep. s., Staph., Sulph., Yerat. alb.). Much itching of 
the scalp (Caust., Graph., Sulph.). 
Eyes. — Inflammation of the eyes, with swelling, redness, and 
burning, smarting, pressive pains; lachrymation, which 
relieves. Lachrymation morning and evening. Eyes feel 
heavy, and lids inclined to close, as from paralysis 
(Caust., Coni., Gels., Plumb.). Soreness, roughness and 
burning in the eyes, from walking in cold wind ; aggra- 
vated by gas-light, and from reading. Pressure as from 
sand in the eyes; aggravated by rubbing and pressing 
lids together (Ars., Caust., Hep. s., Puis., Rhus tox., 
Sulph.). Whites of eyes become yellow. Eyes become easily 
fatigued from reading and writing, especially by candle-light 
(Myrica, Phos., But a.) Nightly agglutination of the eyes 
(Calc. c, Graph., Lye. , Merc. ,Bhus tox., Sulph.). Bed, her- 
petic spot on upper lid, scaly and peeling off. Pustules on 
conjunctiva. Heat and dryness of the margins of the lids, 
with much itching (Staph., Sulph.). Vision obscured, as 
from a veil (Caust., Croc, Natr. mur., Petrol., Phos., 
Sulph.). Sight vanishes during the menses, better on lying 



698 SEPIA. 

down. Intolerance of reflected light from bright objects. 
Fiery sparks (Bell., Cycl., Natr. mur., Phos., Sulph.) and 
zigzags before the eyes. Many black spots before the eyes 
{Agar., Merc, Phos.). 

Ears. — Very sensitive to noise (Aeon., Bell., Lye, Sil.). Loud 
sounds and humming in the ears. Itching. 

Nose.— Nose inflamed and swollen; nostrils sore and ulcerated 
(Alum., Ant. crud., Graph., Merc). Painful eruption on tip 
of nose. Severe dry coryza, especially of left nostril. Flu- 
ent coryza, with frequent sneezing (Aeon., Cepa). Violent 
bleeding of the nose, especially during menses. 

Face.— Face pale; yellow (Hep. s., Natr. mur.); red; flushed; 
swollen. Yellow saddle across the nose and upper part of 
cheeks; also yellow spots on the face (Ferr.). Yellowness 
around the mouth. Herpetic eruption on the lips. Red 
roughness on face; on forehead. Skin swollen on forehead. 
Itching pimples on the skin. 

Mouth. — Early deca^y of the teeth. Toothache, drawing, tear- 
ing, stitching, extending to the ear, especially after eating, 
drinking, or taking anything hot or cold into the mouth. 
Toothache during the menses. Gums painful, swollen dark- 
red, ulcerated, and easily bleeding (Merc, Nitr. ac,Phos.). 
Vesicles on the tongue (Borax, Nux v., JVitr. ac). Tongue 
coated white (Ant. crud., Bry., Nux v., Puis.). Tongue 
feels as if scalded (Iris, Merc, Plat.). Bad smell from the 
mouth (Am., Hep. s., Iodi., Merc, JVitr. ac, Nux v.). 
Dryness of lips, mouth and tongue (Apis, Nux m.). Taste 
bitter (Bry., Cinch., Nux v., Puis., Sulph.), sour (Calc c, 
Cinch., Mag. carb., Nitr. ac, Nux v.), slimy, foul, mostly in 
morning. 

Throat. — Dryness and soreness in throat, with tension and 
scraping. Much mucus in throat. Pressure in throat in 
region of tonsils, as if neck-cloth were too tight. Roughness 
and burning in fauces ; aggravated by hawking. Soreness 
of throat, with swelling of cervical glands. 

Stomach.— Excessive appetite, never satisfied, or no appetite 
at all. Aversion to meat (Sabad.). Desire for vinegar 
(Hep. s.). Frequent eructations, sour, bitter (Nux v., 
Phos., Puis.), or like rotten eggs (Agar., Am., Borax), es- 
pecially after eating and drinking. Hiccough after a meal. 



SEPIA. 699 

Nausea, mornings, passed off after eating something ; 
after a meal ; from smell of food ; with weakness, vertigo, 
and darkness before the eyes. Vomiting of bile and food 
(Nux v., Podo.) during pregnancy (Kali c, Nux m., Puis.); 
straining so hard that blood comes up. Sensitiveness of 
pit of stomach to touch (Hyos., Natr. carb., Sil.). Pain- 
ful sensation of emptiness in stomach and abdomen 
(Cimic, Hydras., Ign., Petrol., Puis., Sulph.). Pressure 
in stomach as from a stone, after eating (Bry., Nujc v., 
Puis.). Pulsation in pit of stomach (Ant. tart., Asaf., 
Puis.). Stitches or burning in pit of stomach. 

Abdomen. — In region of liver, stitches (Ars., Bry., Cinch., 
Kali c); fullness; pressure; soreness (Apis, Bell., Bry.). Se- 
vere stitches in left side of abdomen. xVttacks of contract- 
ive pain in right hypochondrium. Pressure and heaviness 
in the abdomen. Abdomen distended and sensitive (Bry., 
Cinch., Graph.). Abdomen puffed up; °pot-belliedness of 
mothers. Loud rumbling in abdomen (Agar., Aloe, Lye), 
especially after eating. Pain across hypogastrium at night 
on lying down, better from micturition. Brown spots on 
the abdomen. 

Stool and Anus. — Burning and itching in the rectum and 
anus {Sulph.). Prolapsus of rectum. Weak feeling in rec- 
tum in evening in bed. Painful protruding hcemorrhoids ; 
during stool; when walking; bleeding when walking. 
Soreness, aching, or stitches in the anus. Inactivity of the 
bowels (Alum., Cam ph., Op.). °Rectum feels full all the 
time, even after a soft stool. Ineffectual urging to stool, 
with discharge of mucus or flatulence only; with sensation 
of a plug. Stool insufficient, retarded ; like sheep's dung 
(Alum., Kali c, Op., Plumb.); difficult, mixed with mucus. 
Bloody. Diarrhoea, °after boiled milk. Whitish or brownish 
color of the stools. Expulsion of ascarides (Ferr., Merc, 
Spig.). 

Urinary Organs. — Urging to urinate from pressure on the 
bladder and tension in hypogastrium. Frequent mictu- 
rition, even at night (Ambr., Borax, Coni., Phos. ac). 
Feeling as if the bladder were greatly distended. Burning 
in the urethra, when urinating (Aeon., Ars., Canth., Coni., 
Natr. carb.); stitches.; smarting. Urine; turbid, clay -col- 



700 SEPIA. 

ored, with reddish sediment ; thick, slimy, very offensive 
(Cale. c, Kreos.), depositing a yellowish, pasty sediment ; 
becomes turbid and offensive, with white sediment (Calc. c, 
Colch., Graph.); staining bottom of vessel. 

Female Organs. — Pain in the uterus, and sensation of bear- 
ing doivn in all the pelvie organs, with strong pressure, 
as though the contents ivould issue through the vulva 
{Bell., Lil. tig., Natr. mur., Plat.); must cross her limbs to 
prevent protrusion of the parts, with oppressed breathing . 
Dull, heavy pain in the ovaries; especially left. Great dry- 
ness of vulva and vagina, especially after menses ; pain- 
ful to touch. Prolapsus uteri (Arg. nit., Coni.), with con- 
gestion, with yellow leucorrhoea. Prolapsus, with inclina- 
tion of fundus to left (Puis., Nux v., right side), causing 
numbness in left lower half of body, with pain, better when 
lying, especially on right side, tenderness of os uteri. Menses 
too early ; and scanty, appearing only in the morning. Too 
late and scanty; regular but scanty; flow dark (Nux v.). 
Soreness and redness of the labia; in the perineum, and 
between the thighs (Kreos.). Leucorrhoea yellow; like 
milk (Calc. c, Coni., Lye, Sulph. ac, Puis.); excoriating 
(Alum., Ars., Kreos.); like pus; of bad-smelling fluids; 
before the menses ; with soreness of pudenda. Abortion 
after the fifth month. Itching of nipples which bleed and 
seem about to ulcerate (Graph.). 

Respiratory Organs. — Dry, hacking cough, especially in the 
evening, on lying down and at night ( Coni., Hyos., Puis., 
Sil.). Spasmodic; from tickling in larynx (Hep. s., Phos., 
Hume jo, Sil., Sang.); much rattling of mucus in the chest 
(Ant. tart., Ipec, Phos.). Short, dry cough, as if proceed- 
ing from the stomach (Bry.); with pain in stomach; with 
nausea and bitter vomiting. Expectoration profuse, puru- 
lent, offensive, tasting salty (Ambr., Carb. v., Lye, Phos.). 
Expectoration of blood while lying down. Oppression of 
the chest and shortness of breath when walking or from 
slightest exertion (Aeon., Ars.). Oppression of the chest 
morning and evening. Stitches in chest when coughing 
(Bry., Kali c); especially in left side (Phos.\ Brown spots 
on the chest (yellow, Phos.). 



SEPIA. 701 

Heart and Pulse. — Palpitation ; in evening, in bed with beat- 
ing in all arteries ; during digestion ; with stitches in left 
side of chest. 

Neck and Back. — Pain in the bach, and small of back par- 
ticularly with stiffness; Unproved by walking {Rhus 
tox.). Aching pain between the shoulders, and under left 
scapula. Tearing in back during the menses, with chills, 
heat, thirst and contraction of chest. Aching and dull pain 
in lumbar and sacral regions, extending to thighs and legs. 
Heaviness in back in morning on waking, almost as if 
asleep. Weakness and tired pain in small of back (Hy- 
dras.), when walking. Sprained pain over hips, in evening 
in bed, and in afternoon. 

Limbs. — Heaviness of the limbs. Drawing, paralytic pains, 
and weakness in limbs, especially in joints. Arthritic pains 
in the joints. Limbs go to sleep easily (Sil., Sulph.). Cold- 
ness of the hands and feet ; but moist. 

Upper Limbs. — Itching eruption in bends of elbows. Tension 
in meta-carpal joints. 

Lower Limbs. — Lancinating stitches over right thigh ; must 
get out of bed for relief; sore as if ulcerated. Bruised feeling 
in lower limbs, desires to sit down, and when sitting 
feels that she must stand up. Pains in hips and thighs, ex- 
tending to knees. Soreness and burning pain between the 
thighs. Swelling and heaviness of the feet. Sticking pain 
in heel ; and corns. Offensive foot-sweat (Baryt. c, JVitr. 
ad.), causing soreness between the toes (Sil.). 

Generalities.— Frequent trembling of the whole body. Exces- 
sive prostration, exhaustion and faintness in morning 
during menses ; in morning on waking ; in morning on ris- 
ing. Indolence; after a meal. Easily fatigued from the 
least exercise. °Excessive sensitiveness to pain (Aur., 
Cham., Cinch., Coff., Ign.). Sensitive to cold or damp air 
(Aur., Nux v., Petrol., Rhus tox., Bumex, Sil.). Violent 
ebullition of blood, also during the night. Feels pulse beat- 
ing through the whole body (Glon., Puis,, Sil., Zinc), espe- 
cially in whole of left chest. 

Skin. — Itching on various parts of the whole body (Rhus tox., 
Sulph.), face, arms, hands, back, hips, feet, abdomen and 
genitals. Red, herpetic eruptions ; with itching and burn- 



702 SEPIA. 

ing. Brown or reddish liver spots on the skin. Indolent 
ulcers, with itching, stinging and burning. 

Sleep. — Great sleepiness in the day-time, especially in forenoon. 
Difficult waking in the morning, with much weariness. Kest. 
less, unrefreshing sleep ; wakes up tired and aching. Wakes 
at night in a fright, and screaming. Talking in sleep. 

Fever.— Want of natural body warmth {Led., Sil.). Chilli- 
ness in the evening, in the open air, and from every motion. 
Chilly in the warm room, during the day. Flushes of heat, 
as if hot water were p ourecl over him, or from least mo- 
tion. Anxious heat afternoons and evenings. Heat as- 
cends to the head and face. Profuse perspiration ; at night 
(Calc. c, Cinch., Merc., Phos., Sil., Stan., Sulph. ac), in 
morning after awaking (Calc. c, JViir. ac., Nux v., Puis., 
Sulph.); while walking; from slightest motion (Ambr., Calc. 
c, Hep. s., Lye, Phos., Sil.). Cold sweat at night on breast, 
back and thighs. 

Aggravation. — Morning and evening; from 12 till 1 p.m., and 
from 4 till 6 p.m.; after eating; while sitting; after sexual 
excesses. 

Amelioration. — In the open air ; during violent exercise. 

Conditions. — Especially suited to persons with dark hair; for 
women, and particularly during pregnancy, child-bed, and 
while nursing. 

Compare. — Aeon., Ars., Bell., Berb., Bry., Calc. c, Carb. v., 
Cinch., Graph., Lit. tig., Lye, Merc, JYatr. mar., Nux v., 
Podo., Puis., Rhus toje., Sil., Sulph. After Puis., Sil., Sulph., 
then Sep. follows well. Inimical to Sep. is Lach. 

Antidotes. — Vegetable acids, Nitr. sp. d., Aeon., Ant. crud., 
Ant. tart., Khus tox. 

Sepia Antidotes. — Calc. c, Cinch., Merc, Phos., Sars., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief clinical use of Sepia is in the treatment of diseases 
of the female organs. In general it stands at the head of all 
remedies in the treatment of uterine displacements, especially 
prolapsus, with engorgement and the characteristic bearing- 
down sensation as if the organs would protrude, has to cross 
her limbs to prevent it. Has cured many cases of prolapsus 
without this symptom, but where other indications for Sepia 



SEPIA. 703 

were present, especially a sensation of "goneness" in the stom- 
ach. In general it is the chief remedy in chronic endometritis, 
and uterine leucorrhoea, with pain in back, yellow or milky ex- 
coriating discharge, etc. Congestion and induration of the cer- 
vix, with soreness and burning. Useful in all disorders of men- 
struation. Especially valuable in chronic amenorrhcea ; scanty 
irregular menstruation. Dysmenorrhea. Metrorrhagia. Chronic 
vaginitis, parts dry and painful, especially during coition. 
Morning sickness. Threatening miscarriage; disposition to 
miscarry; sore nipples. Pot-belliedness of mothers. Flushes 
during climacteric period. Ovarian irritation. Indurations; 
of mammary glands and ovaries. Chlorosis. Often useful in 
melancholia and hysteria, associated with uterine troubles. 
Hemicrania. Anaemia. Jaundice. Epithelioma of lip, stomach 
or vagina, with burning pain. Herpetic eruptions, especially on 
face and in bends of joints. Acne. Eczema. Indolent ulcers, 
and ulcers around joints, especially of fingers. " Liver spots," 
especially on abdomen and chest. Often used in eye affections. 
Asthenopia associated with uterine disease, worse evenings; 
also from loss of semen in the male. Sudden vanishing of sight 
during the menses. Scrofulous conjunctivitis, subacute muco- 
purulent discharge in the morning, eyes dry in the evening. 
Supra-orbital neuralgia from uterine disease. Granulated lids. 
Paralysis of upper lid from uterine disease or disordered men- 
struation. Phlyctenular conjunctivitis. Blepharitis ciliaris. 
Pustular keratitis. Tarsal tumors. Cataract. Dry catarrh. 
Nasal polypi. Epistaxis during menses. Facial neuralgia dur- 
ing pregnancy, with chronic amenorrhea; intermittent worse 
at night. Toothache from same causes. Frequently useful in 
dyspepsia during pregnancy, or with uterine disease or amen- 
orrhcea, with hypochondriacal mood, also from severe mental 
labor or sexual excesses; desire for acids, "gone" feeling in 
stomach, etc. Acid dyspepsia, enlargement and congestion of 
the liver, with heaviness and soreness. Useful when the liver is 
sluggish and torpid, with headache, bad taste mornings, sal- 
low complexion, especially "yellow saddle," across bridge of 
nose, constipation, etc. Constipation from inactivity of the 
rectum. Bleeding, painful, protruding haemorrhoids, especially 
with uterine or hepatic disease. Diarrhoea from boiled milk, 
especially in teething children. Chronic cystitis, with charac-* 



704 SILICIA. 

teristic urine and sediment, constant urging and pressure, etc. 
Atony of the bladder. Nocturnal enuresis. Chronic urethritis. 
Gonorrhoea. Bladder troubles, with uterine displacements. 
Chronic bronchitis, cough worse evenings, with gastric, hepatic 
and other Sepia symptoms. Whooping cough, worse before 
midnight, cough seems to come from the stomach. Reflex 
coughs from uterine or gastric troubles. Often indicated and 
useful in the course of phthisis pulmonalis, particularly in 
women, with characteristic Sepia symptoms. Functional heart 
troubles with uterine disease, menstrual disorders or at climac- 
teric, especially palpitation, fainting, flushes, etc. Arthritic 
affections. Sometimes indicated in intermittent fever. 



SILICIA. 

Synonyms. — Acidum Silicum. Silex. Common names. — 
Flint. Silica. Preparation. — Triturations of pure Silica. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts powerfully upon the vegetative sphere, affecting more 
especially the organic substances of the body and involving 
prominently mucous surfaces, glandular structures, bones and 
joints. The general condition of system produced, representing 
a perverted nutrition, resembles the two great dyscrasias — scrof- 
ula and rachitis — while the action of the drug, like that of the 
disease, is also slow, deep and long-lasting. The chief property 
of Silicia is its power to produce a suppurative process, either 
in soft tissues, in the periosteum, or in the bone itself. 

As a secondary result of the morbid processes set up by 
Silicia, the nervous system becomes involved, giving a condi- 
tion of erethism conjoined with exhaustion, and resulting in va- 
rious nervous disorders, spinal irritation, exalted activity of 
the senses, followed by depression and paralysis. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Difficulty in fixing the attention ; mind confused (Gels., 
Nux v.). Eestless and fidgety ; startled and anxious from 



SILICIA. 705 

the least noise, to which he is very sensitive (Coccul.). De- 
sponding, melancholy, tired of life ; lachrymose. Irritable, 
peevish, low-spirited (JVux v.). Excitement, with eas t v or- 
gasm of blood. Compunctions of conscience about trifles 

(Ign.)- 
Head.— Vertigo ascending from dorsal region, through nape of 
neck into head, constantly inclined to fall forward ; all day, 
while stooping at work. Congestion to the head, with red- 
ness and burning in the face. Difficulty in holding the 
head up. Heat of head. Pressing, bursting headache, as 
. if the eyes and brain were forced outward (Aeon., Bry., 
Kaliiod.). Headache, rising from the nape of the neck 
to the vertex. Violent headache, with loss of reason and 
unconsciousness. Headache at night, with confusion of 
mind. Roaring and shattering sensation in the brain, when 
stepping hard, or knocking the foot against anything. Vi- 
olent pressive headache in the morning, with chilliness and 
nausea. Violent tearing in the head, frequently one- 
sided, starting from occipital protuberances ; extending 
upward and forward. Headache, consisting of a bruised 
pain above the eyes, so that he could scarcely open them. 
Jerking headache extending deep into the brain. Tearing 
to vertex as if it would burst, extending through the 
head, with throbbing and chilliness, necessity to lie down 
and toss about in bed, better from binding the head tight- 
ly. Stitches in the forehead and temples. Weight over the 
eyes. Jerking pain in middle of forehead, renewed by sud- 
denly turning around, stooping or talking. Pressive head- 
ache in occiput. Headache worse from mental exertion; 
noise; motion; jarring; light; stooping; cold air; bet- 
ter from binding head tightly {^Irg. nit.); wrapping head 
warmly (Mag. mur.); hot compresses; in warm room. 
Head is wet from profuse sweating at night (Cinch.); 
likes wrapping up. Scalp very sensitive to touch, even of 
the hat (Carb. v., Cinch., Merc). Eruption on back of 
head, moist, dry, or offensive; scabby, burning, itching; 
discharging pus (Hep. s., Graph., Lye, Rhus tox., Sulph.). 
Itching on scalp (Camph., Sep., Sulph.); painful and sore 
after scratching (Merc). Itching pustules on scalp and 
neck ; better from wrapping up warm. 



706 SILICIA. 

Eyes.— Inflammation of the eyes; red, with smarting, burning 
and profuse lachrymation (Alum., Calc. c, Lye, Merc, 
Puis., Sulph.). Agglutination of the lids at night (Calc. c, 
Graph., Lye, Phos., Rhus tox., Sulph.). Painful dryness 
of the eyes, as if full of sand, in the morning (Ars., Caust., 
Hep. s., Puis., Rhus tox., Sep.). Tearing shooting pains hi 
the eyes, on pressing them together. Weakness. Heat, 
twitching. Swelling of the right lachrymal gland and 
sac; shin inflamed. Dimness of vision ; mist or flickering 
before the eyes (Phos., Sil.). Blackness before eyes after 
headache. Letters run together (JVatr. mur.); appear pale. 
Black spots before the eyes (Agar., Cycl., Merc, Phos., Sep., 
Sulph.). Ulcers, spots and opacities of the cornea (Euphr., 
Nitr. ac, Sulph.). 

Ears. — Swelling of the external ear, with thin discharge from 
the inner ear, accompanied by a hissing noise. Otalgia, 
with drawing, stitching pains (Puis.). Itching in the ears 
(Baryt. c, Hep. s., Sulph.), especially when swallowing. 
Stoppage of the ears (Coccus., Mang.), which open at times 
with a loud report. Difficult hearing, especially of the hu- 
man voice (Phos.). Roaring and singing in the ears (Cinch., 
Merc, Sulph.). Over -sensitiveness to loud sounds (Aeon., 
Bell., Lye, Sep.). 

Nose. — Frequent, violent sneezing, or inefficient efforts to 
sneeze. Acrid, corroding discharge from the nose (Ars., 
Amm. carb., Arum., Merc cor.). Discharge of much mucus 
without coryza. Drycoryza; complete stoppage of the nos- 
trils (Nux. v.). Alternate fluent and dry coryza (Alum., 
Nux v., Phos.). Sore, painful spots beloiv septum of nose, 
ivith sticking on touch. Nose inwardly dry, painful, ex- 
coriated, covered with crusts. Drawing in root of nose and 
in right malar bone. Bleeding of the nose (Aeon., Bell., 
Bry., Phos. ac). Itching in the nose (Sulph.). Voluptu- 
ous itching about the nose, in evening. Soreness as if 
beaten, in nasal bones. 

Face.— Pale, suffering expression. Pimples and ulcers in Ver- 
million border of lower lip. Blisters on margins of upper 
lip, sticking or smarting on touch. Painful ulcers in cor- 
ners of mouth (Ant. crud., Graph., Lye, Rhus tox.), Avith 
itching. Burning about the mouth. Herpes on the chin 



SIL1CIA. 707 

(Hep. s., Graph.). Painful swelling of the submaxillary 
glands (Hep. s.); pain on touch. 

Mouth. — Teeth become loose and feel elongated (Ars., Merc, 
Rhus tox.), with swelling and painful soreness of the gums; 
inflamed gums ; gum boils. Gums painfully sensitive on 
taking cold water into the mouth. Soreness of the tongue. 
Sensation of a hair lying on forepart of tongue (back 
part, Kali bi., Natr. mur.). Offensive odor from the mouth 
( Arm, Hep. s., Iodi., Mere., JVitr. ac.) in the morning. Taste 
sour after eating. Dryness of the mouth (Apis, Ars., Nux 
m., Puis., Sep.). 

Throat.— Sore throat, as if swallowing over a lump or an ex- 
coriated surface ; especially on left side. Swelling of uvula. 
Sticking on swallowing, with pain on touch. Pressive pain 
or prickling in throat when swallowing. Paralysis of the 
velum palati ; food is ejected through the nose. 

Stomach— Ravenous hunger, or loss of appetite. Excessive 
thirst (Aeon., Ars., Bry., Rhus tox., Sec). Bitter taste in 
the morning {Bry., Cinch., Puis., Sulph.). Sour, acid eruc- 
tations (Carb. v., Nux v., Phos., Puis.); after a meal, with 
burning in throat. °Water tastes bad ; vomits after drink- 
ing. Nausea, with good appetite and natural taste of food. 
Heaviness and pressure in stomach after eating (Ars., Bry., 
Nux v., Sep.). Burning in pit of stomach {Ars., Canth., 
Phos., Sang.). Sensitiveness of pit of stomach to pressure 
(Hyos., Natr. carb., Puis., Sep.). Squeezing and clawing in 
Dit of stomach, especially after meals. 

Abdomen. — Swelling; uneasy and pressive pain in region of 
liver. Abdomen distended, hard and tense {Ars., Baryt. 
c, Calc c,Merc). Flatulence, with much rumbling (Agar., 
Aloe, Hep. s.). Emission of very offensive flatus {Aloe, 
Bry., Graph.): Cutting and pinching pains in abdomen, 
with constipation. Inflamed inguinal glands, large as peas, 
painful to touch. 

Stool and Anus. — Cutting and stinging in the rectum. 
Burning or stinging in rectum during stool. Moisture in 
the anus (Carb. an., Carb. v., Merc. cor.). Burning in the 
anus {Ars., Canth., Sulph.), especially after a dry, hard 
stool. Constriction in anus during stool. Constant but 
ineffectual desire for stool (Nux v.). Stool remains long 



708 SILICIA. 

in rectum. Diarrhoea ; stools horribly offensive (Ars., Asaf, 
Lept.). Pasty, liquid mucus. Constipation ; stools scanty 
or composed of hard lumps, light - color ed ; expulsion, 
difficult, as from inactivity of the rectum (Alum.); when 
partly expelled, it slips back again. Painful hemor- 
rhoids ; protrude during stool (Aloe, Calc. c, Lach., Mur. 
ac, Puis.). 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent micturition, with distress, from 
irritable sphincter. Urging at night. 

Male Organs.— Sexual desire increased or very weak. Violent 
erections at night (Graph.). Nocturnal emissions (Cinch., 
Digit., Phos. ac). Lascivious thoughts. Discharge of pro- 
static fluid while straining at stool (Agn., Selen.). Itching 
and moist spots on scrotum (Petrol., Sulph.). Hydrocele. 
Sweat on scrotum (Khod.). 

Female Organs. — Increased menses, with repeated paroxysms 
of icy coldness over the whole body. Suppressed menstrua- 
tion (Caul., Cimic, Puis.). Menses too early and too feeble. 
Profuse, acrid, corrosive leucorrhoea (Ars., Kreos.); °puru- 
lent; milky; in paroxysms. Pressing-down feeling in va- 
gina. Itching, burning and soreness in pudenda (Sulph.); 
during menses. Mammae swollen hard, and painful (Coni.), 
as if " gathering" (Merc, Phyt.), near the nipple. Darting, 
burning pains in left nipple. Nipple ulcerates ; is very 
tender. 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness ; roughness of the larynx 
(Carb. v., Hep. s., Kali bi., Khus tox.). Dry, hacking cough 
with hoarseness ; with soreness in the chest, caused by tick- 
ling and irritation in the throat (Phos., Rumex, Sang., 
Sep.). Cough, especially in the evening on lying down, dur- 
ing the night (Coni., Puis., Sep.), and after waking in the 
morning. Expectoration thick, yellow, lumpy; puru- 
lent (Carb. v., Lye, Staph.); tenacious mucus (Kalibi., 
Phos.)\ profuse; greenish (Stan.). Obstructed respiration ; 
shortness of breath; oppression. Bruised pain in chest 
when coughing (Apis., Arn.). Sticking pain in the chest 
and sides (Bry., Kali c, Phos., Sep.). Pressive pain in the 
sternum . 

Heart. — Palpitation and throbbing over the whole body while 
sitting. Violent palpitation on every movement. 



SILICIA. 709 

Neck and Back.— Cervical glands and parotids swollen ; indu- 
rated (Baryt. c, Calc. c., Iodi.). Stiffness of the nape of 
jbeck; with headache (Chel., Ign.). Weakness in back, 
and paralyzed feeling in limbs ; could scarcely walk. Burn- 
ing in back when walking in the open air and becoming 
warm. Aching, shooting, burning and throbbing in lumbo- 
sacral region. Stitches between the hips. Tearing between 
and beneath the scapulae. Stiffness and pain in small of back 
on rising from a seat, or on getting out of bed in the morn- 
ing. Pain as if beaten, in the small of back and hips. 
Coccyx painful, as after a long carriage ride. Stinging 
in os coccygis on rising ; painful to pressure. Scabby ele- 
vation on coccyx, above fissure of nates. 

Limbs.— Nails dirty-yellow, crippled and brittle. Ulcers about 
nails. Weakness of the limbs; can scarcely walk. Limbs 
go to sleep easily (Sep., Sulph.). Icy -cold legs and feet 
( Verat. alb.). Soreness and lameness in the limbs. 

Upper Limbs. —Heaviness and paralytic weakness of the 
arms. Trembling in all the limbs, especially in the hands. 
Great swelling of the axillary glands (Baryt. c, Lye). 
Tearing pain in wrists and ball of hand. Arms go to sleep 
when resting on them. Skin cracked in arms and hands. 
Cramp-like pain and lameness of the hand after slight exer- 
tion. Profuse sweat of the hands. Falling asleep of the 
hands at night. Finger nails rough and yellow. Dryness 
in tips of fingers. Contraction of flexor tendons ; very pain- 
ful when moving fingers. Tearing, drawing, stiching pain 
and numbness in fingers, as if suppurating, or as if a 
panaritium would form. 

Lower Limbs. — Heaviness and weariness of the lower limbs. 
Tearing, stitching pains in the hips and thighs, llcer on 
leg, with stiching, burning pains. Suppurating pains in 
hip-joint. Drawing pains extending from the hips to the 
feet. Knee is painful, as if too tightly bound. Tearing in 
knee when sitting, better from motion. Cramp-like tension 
in the calves, and contraction. Swelling and redness of the 
feet. Intolerable carrion-like odor of the feet, without 
sweat, every evening. Offensive foot sweat (Baryt. c, Xitr. 
etc., Graph.) , with rawness between the toes (Sep.). Burning 
of feet. Cramp in soles of feet (Carb. v., Sulph.). Corro- 



710 SILICIA. 

sive ulcer on heel, with itching. Soreness of the soles ; 
also burning (Calc. c, Sulph.). Itching, suppurating scabs 
on toes. Constant, violent boring or tearing in the 
great toes. °Ingrowing toe nails (Mar. ver.); offensive dis- 
charge. Stitching pains in corns (Sulph.); also under toe 
nails. 

Generalities. — Weakness and sense of great debility ; wants 
to lie down; in morning after waking; on rising; evening; 
after walking ; at night, even to faintness. Emaciation ; 
with pale, suffering expression. Trembling when writing. 
Coldness of left side of body. Epileptiform spasms; start- 
ing, distortion of eyes, twitching of lips, lolling of tongue, 
stretching and distortion of head and limbs. Restlessness, 
with excitement. Want of vital warmth (Led., Sep.), even 
when taking exercise. Sensitive to cold air (Aur., Coccul., 
Kreos., Sep.); takes cold easily (Calc. c). Painful, bruised 
feeling over the whole body (Arn., Bapt.); after coition; 
at night, as if he had lain in an uncomfortable position. 
Whole side of body on which he lies is painful, as if 
ulcerating, with chilliness on uncovering ; thirst, and 
flushes of heat to the head (Calc. phos.). Itching and stick- 
ing in various parts of the body. Feeling as if knives were 
running into her. 

Skin. — Small wounds heal ivith difficulty, and suppurate 
profusely (Borax, Graph., Hep. s., Sulph.). Painful pus- 
tular eruptions (Cic, Crot. tig., Sulph.); at last forming 
suppiorating ulcers ; on forehead, occiput, sternum and 
spine. Eczematous or herpetic eruptions (Graph., Sep. s., 
Lye, Sulph.). Disposition to boils; boils in various parts ; 
with stinging on touch. Ulcers, ivith stinging, sticking, 
burning pains ; offensive, with ichor and proud flesh (Ars., 
Carb. v., Graph.). Itching on various parts, worse at night, 
with sticking. Painless swelling of glands; also with sup- 
puration (Graph., Hep. s.). Fistulous openings ; discharge 
offensive ; parts around hard, swollen, bluish-red. 

Sleep. — Great sleepiness after eating (Kali c, Nux m.), and in 
the evening. Yawning. Sleepiness all day. Restless, un- 
easy sleep ; starting from sleep in fright, with trembling of 
whole body. Talking in sleep. Sleepiness after 2 a.m., with 
rush of thoughts. Dreams confused ; frightful, of his 



SILICIA. 711 

youth; ot past events ; anxious; lascivious, Avith emissions 
(Phos. ac). 

Fever. — Constant chilliness, even when exercising or in a 
warm room {Puis.). Shivering creeping over the whole 
hotly. Fever, with violent heat in the head (Bell.); after- 
noons ; at night, with thirst and catching inspiration. 
Frequent flushes of heat, especially face and head. Fever 
worse at night Profuse perspiration at night (Cinch., 
Stan, ac, Sulph.); sour or offensive (Arn., Ars., Carl), an.). 
Perspiration 071 slight exercise (Ambr., Calc.c, Hep. s., 
Lye, Phos., Sep., 

Aggravation. — During new moon (Caust.); from motion ; at 
night; in morning; from uncovering the head; open air; 
cold and wet; lying on painful side; wine. 

Amelioration. — From wrapping head ; from warmth ; in the 
room. 

Conditions. — Scrofulous children ; large bellies, weak ankles, 
and much sweat about the head. Over-sensitive; imper- 
fectly nourished, not from want of food, but from imperfect 
assimilation. 

Compare. — Arn., Bell., Calc. c, Carb. v., Fluor, ac, Graph., 
Hep. s., Hyper., Kali c, Lach., Lye, Merc, Mur. ac, Nitr. 
ac, Nux.j Phos., Phos. ac, Pier, ac, Puis., Rhus tox.,Ruta, 
Sep., Sulph., Thuja. After Bell., Bry., Calc c, Cina, Graph., 
Hep. s., Ign., Nitr., ac, or Phos., then Sil. follows well. 
After Sil. come Fluor, ac, or Hep. s., Lach., Lye, Sep. 

Antidotes.— Cam ph., Hep. s., Fluor, ac. 

Silicia Antidotes.— Merc, Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief clinical value of Silicia is in the treatment of slow 
suppurative processes in general — long-lasting suppurations; 
glands, abscesses ulcers, felons, boils, carbuncles, cancers, 
caries, etc Bad effects of splinters, needles, etc., penetrating 
the flesh. Indurations following suppurative inflammations, to 
cause absorption. Valuable in scrofulous and rachitic condi- 
tions in general. Defective nutrition in scrofulous children, not 
from want of food, but from imperfect assimilation; open fon- 
tanelles ; head large ; body emaciated ; large abdomen ; sweat 
on the head, earthy complexion. Child slow in learning to 



712 SILICIA. 

walk. Diseases of bones (Fluor, ac); of glands. Caries of bones, 
especially long bones, with stabbing pains. Caries of vertebrae. 
Spinal curvature. Necrosis. Enchondroma. Exostoses. Hip- 
joint disease. Felons sometimes aborted; they are generally 
better from warmth. Abscesses, especially about joints, with 
fistulous openings, offensive discharge, surrounding parts hard, 
swollen, bluish-red. Mild and malignant suppurations, cellular- 
tissues. Disposition to boils. Pustular, eczematous and her- 
petic eruptions. Herpes zoster. Ulcers, with stinging, burning- 
pains, offensive, proud flesh. Ailments from impure vaccina- 
tion. Finger nails become yellow and brittle. Ulcers about the 
nails. Ingrowing toe-nails. Offensive feet. Offensive foot sweat. 
Useful in a variety of chronic diseases of the nervous system. 
Epilepsy, with well-marked aura starting from the solar plexus. 
Paralysis, more often a paralytic weakness arising from defect 
ive nutrition. Spinal irritation. Locomotor-ataxia. Often 
useful in nervous affections following injuries of the spine. 
Chronic effects of fright or shock. In all nervous diseases the 
patient is extremely sensitive to all external impressions. The 
"surface of the body is tender to the touch, and the spine can- 
not bear the least jar or pressure, also mental irritability 
and restlessness. Often valuable in nervous headaches, with 
symptoms noted in pathogenesis, especially when better from 
bandaging the head tightly or wrapping it up warmly. Useful 
in various diseases of the eye. A valuable remedy in inflamma- 
tion of the lachrymal sac and in lachrymal fistula (Fluor, ac). 
Caries of the orbital bones. Scrofulous conjunctivitis. Blepha- 
ritis. Tarsal tumors. Ulcers and opacities of cornea ; corneal 
fistula?. Senile cataract. Keratitis. Hypopion. Sclero-cho- 
roiditis. Irido-choroiditis. Big styes; also to prevent their 
Tecurrence. Inflammation of external, middle or inner ear; 
especially chronic suppurative inflammation of middle ear ; 
hissing noises most characteristic ; ichorous discharge. Caries 
of mastoid processes. Chronic nasal catarrh, offensive puru- 
lent discharge, or thin, bloody, excoriating ; ulcerated mem- 
brane; Eustachian tube involved, with itching and tingling. 
Hay-fever, with symptoms given in pathogenesis. Necrosis 
of the jaw (Phos.). /Yn extremely valuable remedy in ab- 
scesses at the root of the teeth and dental fistula?. Tonsilitis, 
when the tonsils have suppurated and the process does not 



SPIGELIA. 713 

cease. Hepatic abscess. Haemorrhoids. Fissures of the anus, 
with irritability and moisture. Diarrhoea, stools painless, offen- 
sive, lienteric, with constitutional symptoms of the drug. Con- 
stipation, from inactivity, stool when partly expelled slips back 
again. Diabetes, with general Silicia symptoms. Nocturnal 
seminal emissions. Sexual weakness. Hydrocele. Chlorosis. 
Suppuration of mammary tumors. May be useful in bronchial 
troubles of Silicia children ; also in old people, especially phthi- 
sis mucosa. Suppurative stage of tuberculosis, with offensive, 
purulent expectoration. Sometimes useful in asthma following 
a suppressed fistulous discharge of long standing. Hectic fe- 
vers, with night sweats. Sometimes useful in chronic rheuma- 
tism. 



SPIGELIA. 

Synonym. — Spigelia Anthelmia. Natural order. — Logan- 
aceae. Common name. — Pink Root. Habitat. — An annual 
plant found in the AVest Indies and South America. Prepara- 
ti on.— Tincture from the freshly dried herb. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially on the nerves of animal life and of special 
sense, and upon the fibrous and muscular tissues of the eye and 
the heart. It produces irritation of the nerves, resulting, in the 
motor sphere, in spasmodic movements of the facial muscles, 
subsultus tendium, and even convulsions; in the sentient 
nerves, to neuralgic pains, especially of the fifth pair and of the 
heart, which, together with the rheumatic condition of the eye 
and heart which it produces, is the most important action of 
the drug. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Weak memory. Mental exertion difficult. 

Head. — Vertigo on looking down, as if he would fall; better 
when lying down. Dullness of the whole head, ivith pressive 
pain from within outward, in the forehead. Sensation 
of a, tight band around the head (Ant. tart., Gels., Kali 



714 SPIGELIA. 

iod.), especially when stooping. Burrowing pain in fore- 
head, occiput and left side of vertex, worse from motion, 
loud noise, better from lying down. Tearing pains in tem- 
ples and forehead, extending toivard the eyes ; worse on 
motion, especially on making a false step. Brain feels 
loose on turning the head. Pressive headache, mostly 
in right temple, and involving the eye; ivorse from mo- 
tion, noise, jarring or straining at stool. Shooting through 
frontal sinuses ; behind and above right eminence. Neu- 
ralgic pains flying from one part to another. Feeling as if 
the head would burst asunder (Bry., Caps.). Periodical 
headache. Shaking in the brain ; worse when moving the 
head or stepping hard {Bell., Nux m., Rhus tox.); swashing 
sensation. Scalp sore and sensitive to the touch (Aeon., 
Cinch., Merc, Natr. mur., Sit., Sulph.); worse on moving 
the scalp. 

Eyes. — Eyes hurt on motion, as if too large for their orbits 
(Carls., Paris, Phos. ac, Plumb.). Sharp, shooting, cut- 
ting pains radiate from the eye in every direction. Itching 
in right eye-ball, returning after rubbing. Intense, pressive 
pain in eyeballs, especially on turning them {Bry., Phy- 
sos.). Pain in the eyes, deep in the sockets (Aloe, Cimic). 
Vision dim. 

Ears. — Sensation of distant ringing in the ears, with sensation 
as if the ear were loosely stopped, or a thick mist were in 
front of it. Itching in right vesicle. Otalgia, with pressiye 
pain, as from a plug. 

Nose.— Copious mucus flows through the posterior nares, caus- 
ing choking at night ; mucus at one time white, at another 
yellow. Tickling on back of nose, as if lightly touched 
by hairs, or as if a gentle wind were blowing across it. 

Face. — Prosopalgia, mostly left-sided (Aeon.), with tearing, 
shooting, burning pains, especially in cheek-bones, lower 
jaw extending to ears, above the eyebroivs, and in the eye- 
ball ; periodical ; from morning until sunset; worse at 
noon; ivorse from motion or noise (Cinch., Chin, sulph.). 
Burning in right side of upper lip. 

Mouth. — Toothache, pressing outward; throbbing, tearing, 
and jerking, especially in hollow teeth (Merc); aggravated 
by cold water (Ant. crud., Graph., Staph., Sulph.); cold 



SPIGELIA. 715 

air (Aeon.); after eating (Ant. crud., Lach.); better when 
lying down. Toothache in the evening after smohing. 
Tongue cracked (Bapt., Bell., Rhus tox.). Stitches in right 
side of tongue. Salivation, white, frothy. 

Throat. — Discharge of mucus from fauces all day, most from 
posterior nares 

Stomach. — Pressing in pit of stomach, as from a hard lump. 
Dull stitches in pit of stomach (Biy., Kali c, Merc, Nux v., 
Sep.), worse from inspiration, with oppression of the chest. 

Abdomen. — Griping in abdomen, as if constricted, with anxi- 
ety and difficult breathing. Sharp stitches in the abdomen. 
Pain in abdomen as if it would burst, worse evening before 
a soft stool, then slight relief. 

Anus. — Itching and tickling in anus and rectum; °ascarides 
(Ferr., Merc, Sep.). Boring stitches in perineum. 

Urinary Organs. — Discharge of prostatic fluid from the ure- 
thra. 

Sexual Organs. — Erections, with voluptuous fancies, but with- 
out sexual desire. Itching stitch in right testicle and penis, 
from behind forward. 

Respiratory Organs. — Constriction in chest, with anxiety and 
difficult breathing. Tearing constriction in pectoral muscles 
when standing. Stitches in the chest ; Avorse from the least 
movement, or when breathing (Bry., Kali c). Cutting, 
tearing beneath the left nipple, extending to region of 
scapulce and upper arm, worse during inspiration and 
deep breathing. Dyspnoea and suffocating attacks when 
moved in bed, or raising the arms; must lie on right side, 
or with head high. 

Heart and Pulse. — Palpitation (Cact., Calc c), violent, visi- 
ble and audible (Glon., Kali nit., Thuja, Yerat. alb.); when 
bending forward, on sitting down, or after rising from 
bed in the morning ; from deep inspiration, or holding the 
breath; with anxious oppression of the chest (Aeon., 
Sulph., Yerat. alb, ,); Trembling of the heart. Heavy ach- 
ing in region of apex, with feeling as if a dull-pointed knife 
were slowly driven through it. Stitches in the heart (Arm, 
Ascl., Bry., Cact., Kali c); sometimes synchronous with the 
pulse. Pulse weak, irregular, trembling. 

Back.— Bruised feeling in spine, even during rest. 



716 SPIGELIA. 

Limbs.— Trembling of the upper limbs. Fatigue. Drawing, 
tearing, twitching pains in limbs and joints (Bry., Led.). 
The limbs are affected mostly when walking. 

Generalities.— Body painfully sensitive to touch or jarring; 
causes pain, or tingling, or crawling. Great weakness, es- 
pecially mornings. 

Sleep. — Kestless sleep, with frequent waking. Late falling 
asleep. Confused dreams, which cause him to awaken 
wearied, and which he cannot remember. 

Fever. — Chilliness from the slightest motion. Chilliness every 
morning on rising, without thirst. Clammy sweat on the 
hands, from motion of arms; lying on back. 

Aggravation. — From motion; noise; inspiration; touch; 
turning the eyes ; from 10 a.m. till 12 M. Better about 3 or 

4 P.M. 

Compare. — Aeon., Arm, Bell., Bry., Cactus., Calc. c, Cimic. 
Cinch., Cina, Digit., Kali c, Kalmia, Laur., Lye, Merc, 
Nux v., Phos., Puis., Rhus tox., Sep., Sulph., Zinc. After 
Aeon, (endocarditis), then Spig. follows well. After Spig. 
comes Ars., Digit., Kali carb. (heart symptoms), Cimic, 
Zinc. 

Antidotes. — Aur., Coccul., Camph., Puis. 

Spigelia Antidote.— Merc 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Spigelia is chiefly useful in neuralgia, especially of the fifth 
pair of nerves, and in rheumatic and neuralgic affections of the 
heart. A general characteristic in neuralgia is that the pain 
begins at one point and radiates in different directions, gener- 
ally worse in stormy weather. Neuralgic headaches, with symp- 
toms already described. The chief remedy in ciliary neuralgia. 
Rheumatic ophthalmia. Inflammation of the eyes, with red 
injected sclerotica, violent ciliary pains. Rheumatic iritis. 
Ptosis, with sharp pains and profuse lachrymation. Astheno- 
pia. Post-nasal catarrh, supra-orbital pains. An extremely 
valuable remedy in facial neuralgia, especially supra-orbital, 
also involving the eyeball, worse on left side, begins in the 
morning, grows worse towards noon and diminishes towards 
evening. Neuralgic toothache. Enteralgia. Inter-costal neu- 
ralgia. A valuable remedy in organic disease of the heart, 



SPONGIA. 717 

with symptoms noted in pathogenesis. Eheumatic pericardi- 
tis, or endocarditis; purring feeling over the heart; Avave- 
like motion not synchronous with the pulse. Systolic blowing 
at apex. Always great dyspnoea and extremely violent palpi- 
tation. Nervous palpitation of the heart, irregular tremulous 
action, intermittent pulse. Neuralgia about the heart. An- 
gina pectoris. Hydrothorax. May be useful for the pains and 
general reflex symptoms resulting from worms. 



SPONGIA. 

Synonyms.— Spongia Officinalis. Spongia Tosta. Nat- 
ural order. — Ceratospongise. Common, name. — Sponge. Prep- 
aration.— -Tincture or triturations from the turkey-sponge, 
roasted brown, but not burnt. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Affects chiefly the larynx, trachea, thyroid gland, heart, 
and testicles, producing irritation, inflammation, swelling and 
sometimes fibrous exudations. Its action upon glandular 
structures — enlargement and induration, as well as its inflam- 
matory effects upon the larynx and trachea — resembles closely 
the action of Iodine. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Irresistible desire to sing, with excessive mirth, then 
distraction of mind and disinclination to work. 

Head.— Dull headache in right side of brain, on coming into 
warm room from the open air. Sharp stitches in left tem- 
ple extending to forehead. Congestion of blood to the head. 
(Aeon., Bell.). 

Eyes.— Yellow, crusty eruption, painful to touch, on left eye- 
brow. 

Nose. — Fluent coryza, with much sneezing (Aeon., Cepa). Dry 
coryza; nose stopped up (Alum., Nux v., Sep., Sil.). 

Face. — Bloated, red, or bluish, with anxious expression. Heat 
of face. Swollen gland beneath left lower jaw, painful to 
touch. Stitches transversely through left upper jaw. 



718 SPONGIA. 

Cramp-like pain from left jaw-joint to cheek, in evening 
when eating. 

Mouth. — Swelling of the submaxillary glands. 

Throat. — Thyroid gland swollen and hard (Iodi.), with suf- 
focative attacks at night ; stitching pains and pressure. 

Stomach.— Increased appetite. Hiccough. Bitter taste (Ars., 
Bry., JVujo v., Puis.), especially in throat. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent urging to urinate. 

Male Organs. — Pressive, -painful sivelling of the testicles 
(Clem., Ehod.). Pinching, bruised, squeezing pain in the 
testicles (Aeon., Arg. nit., Bhod.). Stitches from testicles 
into spermatic cord (Clem.). Spermatic cord swollen and 
painful. 

.Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness; voice cracked. Great 
dryness, of the larynx, worse from hawking. Pain in the 
larynx on touching it (Aeon., Lach.), and on turning the 
head ; when singing. Scraping in larynx, with burning and 
constriction. Sensation in region of thyroid and cervical 
glands on breathing, as if forced in and out. Sensation of 
obstruction in the larynoc, as from a plug (Lach.), with 
impeded respiration. Incessant cough from low down in 
chest, where there is a sore pain. Cough dry, barking 
(Bell.), holloiu, croupy, or ivheezing and asthmatic. Dry 
cough day and night, with burning in the chest. Cough 
worse from lying with head low ; °from too warm room ; 
°dry, cold winds (Aeon., Hep. s.); better after eating or 
drinking. °Wheezing, whistling, sawing, anxious breath- 
ing ; worse during inspiration, and when lying down. Ex- 
pectoration yellow, tenacious, hard or slimy ; tasting salty. 
Dyspnoea and great iveakness in chest, so that she could 
hardly talk after slight exercise (Hep. s., Stan.). Short, 
panting respiration, surging from heart into chest, as if 
it would force out upward. °Awakens from sleep with suf- 
focative sensation. Burning sore pain in chest and bron- 
chi, ivith rawness in throat, when coughing. Sensation 
as if he had to breathe through a dry sponge. °Chronic 
cough, violent attacks, brought up small, hard tubercle. 

Heart and Pulse.— Violent palpitation of the heart (Aeon., 
Ars., Bell., Lycopus, Spig., Sulph.), with pain and gasping 
respiration ; awakens after midnight with suffocation, great 



SPONGIA. 719 

alarm, and anxiety. Pulse full, hard and frequent \Acon., 
Bell., Verat. vir.). 

Back and Neck.— Painful stiffness of muscles of neck and 
throat ; on left side when turning head to the right. Cold- 
ness in back, not relieved by warmth of stove. 

Limbs. — Twitching of the muscles about the left shoulder 
joint. Cramp-like pain in the ball of the right thumb ; on 
moving hand, extends to thumb. 

Generalities. — Extreme exhaustion and heaviness of the 
body after slight exertion, with orgasm of blood in chest, 
heat of face, vessels hard and distended, great anxiety, 
and difficult breathing. Heaviness when walking in open 
air, must sit down. 

Sleep.— Sleepy, yawning, no activity, afternoons. Sleep inter- 
rupted by dreams. 

Fever.— Feverish heat, with hot, dry skin (Aeon., Ars.); anx- 
ious heat ; red face ; weeping ; inconsolable ; wants to die. 

Aggravation.— At night ; lying with head low ; in the room ; 
when ascending. 

Amelioration. — When descending ; after eating and drinking, 
especially the cough; when resting in horizontal position. 

Conditions. — Children and women, especially with light com- 
plexion and lax skin and muscles. 

Compare.— Aeon., Bell., Brom., Bry., Calc. c, Carb. v., Coni., 
Dros., Hep. s., Ign., Iodi., Kali bi., Lye, Merc, Nux v., 
Phos., Puis., Rhustox., Sep., Spig., Stan., Sulph. Aeon, or 
Hep. s. precede Spong. well. After it, Brom., Hep. s. 

Antidote.— Camph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The most common use of Spongia is in croup, in which it 
is a most valuable remedy, though it is often prescribed when 
a careful selection of Iodine or Bromine would answer better. 
The virtues of Spongia largely depend upon the small amount of 
Iodine and Bromine which the drug contains, especially the for- 
mer. Spongia is not indicated in croup with high fever and 
dry hot skin, but in cases when this condition is not present, or 
after it has been subdued by Aeon., a dry, barking croupy 
cough, and anxious, wheezing, whistling, sawing respiration, 
with suffocative attacks, still remaining. If Spongia fails to re- 



720 SQUILLA. 

lieve, consult Iod. or Brom. If the symptoms are similar to 
Spong. but more moisture, there being a slight mucous rat- 
tling in the respiration, give Hep. sulph. Aeon., Hep. sulph. 
and Spongia are all indicated in croup arising from dry cold 
winds. Suffocative attacks are more common in Spong. than 
any other drug except Bromine. Generally of little value after 
membranes have formed. Acute laryngitis, with similar symp- 
toms to those first mentioned, larynx very sensitive to touch 
and sore when turning the head. Laryngismus stridulus. Lar- 
yngeal phthisis, with great hoarseness ; voice gives out when 
reading or talking (Phos.). Bronchial catarrh. Whooping 
cough, worse about midnight and from cold air. Pneumonia, 
stage of resolution, patient cannot lie down, profuse mucus ex- 
pectoration. Phthisis, especially following pneumonia; begin- 
ning in apex of (left) lung ; hoarseness ; suffocative attacks , 
worse from exposure to dry cold air. Often useful in organic 
diseases of the heart, when the patient cannot lie flat with the 
head low without bringing on suffocative attacks. Rheumatic 
endocarditis ; loud blowing with each beat of the heart. An- 
gina pectoris; contracting pain in chest; heat, suffocation, 
faintess, anxious sweats. Aneurism of aorta; dry, paroxysmal 
cough; worse lying down. A valuable remedy in goitre (con- 
sult pathogenesis). Sometimes useful in enlarged and indurated 
testicles, after maltreated orchitis, or following checked gonor- 
rhoea; spermatic cords swollen and painful, etc. 



SQUILLA. 

Synonym. — Scilla Maritima. Natural order. — Liliacese. 
Common names. — Squill. Sea Onion. Habitat. — A perennial 
plant found generally in countries bordering on the Mediter- 
ranean. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh biilb. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Squilla acts upon the mucous membranes of the respiratory 
and digestive tracts, producing irritation, even to inflamma- 
tion. It also acts upon the kidneys, causing excessive secre- 
tion ; sometimes bloody urine and even suppression. 



SQUILLA. 721 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Cloudy dizziness in the head. Stitching* pain in right 
side of forehead. Contractive pain in both temples. Sud- 
den transient drawing paiu in occiput from left to right. 

Eyes.— Contraction of the pupils. 

Ears.— Tearing pain behind the left ear. 

Nose. — Acrid, corrosive, fluent coryza in the morning; sneez- 
ing and watering of the eyes (Ars., Cepa, Ezuphr.). Sensa- 
tion of soreness of the margins of the nostrils. 

Throat.— Burning in palate and throat. Irritation and tick- 
ling in throat, inducing cough. 

Stomach.— Sweet or bitter taste of food. Insatiable appetite. 
Excessive nausea in back of throat, with accumulation of 
saliva in mouth. Pressure in the stomach, as from a stone 
(Ars., Bry., Nux v., Puis.). 

Abdomen. — Painful sensitiveness of the abdomen and region 
of bladder. 

Urinary Organs. — Continuous painful pressure on the bladder. 
Great desire to urinate, with profuse emission of watery 
urine (Apis, Apoc). Red, deep-colored urine (Aeon., Ars., 
Canth.). Scanty urine. Greatly increased secretion of 
urine (Apis, Apoc). 

Respiratory Organs. — Cough violent, with stitches in the 
side; caused by tickling beneath thyroid cartilage; with 
expectoration of mucus; short and dry on inspiration. 
Cough in morning, with profuse, slimy expectoration. 
Cough causes retching. Violent, dry cough, causing shat- 
tering in abdomen and dryness in throat. Difficult respi- 
ration ; frequently obliged to take a deep breath, which ex- 
cites cough. Oppression and tightness in chest. Dyspnoea, 
ivith stitches in chest ; ivorse during inspiration. Stitches 
in chest, especially when inhaling or coughing ; pleurisy 
(Bry.). 

Neck and Back.— Stiffness of the neck. Painful jerking above 
left scapula, Painless drawing on left scapula. 

Limbs.— Convulsive twitching of the arms and legs. 

Generalities. — Stretching and yawning, without sleepiness. 
Great weakness and weariness of the whole body. Exco- 
riation in bends of limbs (Graph., Mang.). 

Sleep.— Eestless sleep, with much tossing about (Aeon.). 



722 STANNUM. 

Fever. — Icy-cold hands and feet, with warmth of the rest of the 
body. Dry, burning heat, with shivering and pain when in 
the least uncovered. 

Compare.— Ant. tart., Bry., Caust., Cepa, Kali c, Nux v., Rhus 
tox., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Squilla has been used almost exclusively in catarrhal affec- 
tions of the respiratory tract. Influenza; bronchitis; pneu- 
monia, later stages; pleurisy; pleuro-pneumoma. Said to be 
especially useful in pleurisy and pneumonia after blood-letting. 
Cough during measles. Whooping cough. In all coughs there 
is considerable rattling of mucus; spasmodic cough; causing 
urine to spurt ; stitches in chest ; dyspnoea, etc. Has been used 
in nephritis ; cystitis ; diabetes ; abdominal dropsy, with scanty 
urine; atony of the bladder, urine spurts when coughing, sneez- 
ing or blowing the nose (Caust.). 



STANNUM. 

Synonym. — Stannum Metallicum. Common names. — Tin. 
Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts primarily upon the cerebro-spinal system, giving rise 
in the motor sphere to profound prostration (neurasthenia), as 
well as paralysis and convulsions, and in the nervous sphere to 
neuralgic pains. It also acts prominently upon the respiratory 
mucous membrane, producing catarrhal inflammation, and 
profuse muco-purulent expectoration, with dilitation of the 
bronchi, together with excessive prostration of the respiratory 
nerves. Tin has formerly ranked as an important vermicide, 
acting, according to Hahnemann, as a narcotic to the para- 
sites, so that they may readily be dislodged by appropriate pur- 
gatives It has also proved of service for the removal of those 
symptoms of the digestive sphere, which usually accompany 
vermicular affections, whether the parasites be actually present 
or not. 



STANNUM. 723 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Great anxiety and restlessness, melancholy and disposi- 
tion to weep (Ign., Jfatr. mur., Puis., Rhus tox.). Quiet fret- 
fulness ; answers unwillingly and abruptly. Sad. Discon- 
tented, discouraged. Aversion to and dread of people. Rest- 
less and distracted, not persistent in work. Fruitlessly 
busy. 

Head. — Vertigo. Heaviness in the evening. Neuralgic head- 
ache ; begins lightly and increases gradually to Us high- 
est point, and then gradually declines. Dull pressure from 
within outward in the forehead. Constriction as from a 
band, and pressure in whole upper part of head, and in 
forehead, sloivly increasing and decreasing. Intermittent 
tearing pain in right half of forehead, worse on stooping. 
Crashing pain in forehead. Sharp jerking in right anterior 
lobe of brain, above orbit. Pressive, tearing frontal head- 
ache. Painful jerks through left temple, forehead and cere- 
bellum, leaving a dull pressure worse during rest ; better 
from motion. Throbbing headache in the temples. 

Eyes.— Pustular swelling of left inner canthus, like a lachrymal 
fistula. Pressive pain in left inner canthus, as from a 
stye. Agglutination of the lids at night (Calc. c, Lye, 
Merc, Rhus tox., Sil., Sulph.). 

Face.— Pale face and sunken; sickly expression; features elon- 
gated. 

Mouth.— Tongue coated with a yellowish mucus. Foetid smell 
from the mouth (Am., Hep. s., Iodi., Kreos., Nitr. ac). 

Throat. — Accumulation of thick, viscid, grayish, bloody mu- 
cus in throat ; efforts to expel excite vomiting. Extreme 
dryness and rawness of throat; worse when swallowing 
(Alum., Arg. nit., Hep. s.). Cutting in pharynx on swal- 
lowing. Scraping and roughness in throat in the morning. 
Ulcerated sensation in right side of throat. 

Stomach. — Excessive hunger; cannot eat enough (Bry., Cina, 
Ferr., Lye). Bitter eructations, after eating (Bry., Cinch., 
Nux v.). Nausea, especially after a meal, followed by vom- 
iting of bile {Kudo v.). Vomiting of blood (Ham., Nux v., 
Op., Podo.). Heavy pressure in stomach, with soreness to 
touch. Cramps in the stomach. 

Abdomen.— Sensation of emptiness in the abdomen (Phos., 



724 STANNUM. 

Sep.). Digging; soreness. Abdomen sore, and sensitive to 
touch (Apis, Bell., Bry.). 

Stool. — Ineffectual desire for stool. 

Male Organs. — Emission without dreams. 

Female Organs.— Prolapsus of the vagina, with hard stool. 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness and roughness in the lar- 
ynx, with great iveakness and emptiness in the chest ; at 
times hoarseness better from an expulsive cough (Carb. v., 
Phos.). Great accumulation of mucus in the trachea 
{Ant. tart., Ipec, Osm., Phos.), easily detached by a slight 
cough. Inclination to cough before midnight, ivith 
scanty expectoration. Scraping cough, with profuse 
greenish expectoration (Sil.) of an offensive, sweet- 
ish taste (Calc. a); ivorse in evening before lying 
down; producing soreness in trachea and chest (Caust., 
Kux v.). Bry cough in the evening, in bed, till mid- 
night, with scanty expectoration. Short cough from 
weakness of chest, having a hoarse, iveak sound. Shat- 
tering, deep cough. Fatiguing, paroxysmal cough, so 
that epigastric region ivojS painful, as if beaten. Con- 
stant hacking cough, caused by tickling in the chest, as 
from mucus. Expectoration yellow, foul-tasting (Calc. c), 
globular, grayish lump of thick mucus (Lye); thick mucus 
and blood; greenish, profuse (Sil.); taste putrid, sweet 
(Calc. c). or salty (Ambr., Calc. c, Carb. v., Phos., Sep.). 
Dyspnoea and Avant of breath on ascending (Aeon., Amm. 
carb., Ars., Cact., Calc. c), or from the slightest motion. 
Short, difficult inspiration, from iveakness of chest, ivitfi 
emptiness of stomach.. Dyspnoea in the evening; must 
loosen the clothing. Sensation of great iveakness and 
emptiness in chest. Oppression of chest as from constric- 
tion, with disposition to take a deep breath, and anxiety. 
Sensation of mucus, with rattling when breathing. Sensa- 
tion of great soreness in the chest. Sharp, cutting stitches 
in left side of chest (Kali c, Phos., Sep.); worse from stoop- 
ing. 

Limbs. — Great heaviness and paralytic weakness in arms and 
legs. Swelling of the hands and feet in the evening. 

Generalities. — Extreme weakness and prostration; must sit or 
lie down continually (Sil.). Emaciation. Faintness in go- 



STANNUM. 725 

ing down stairs: can go up without difficulty. Reading 
aloud or talking produces great exhaustion (Cocc.). Pains 
commence lightly, increase gradually to a very high degree, 
and decrease again as slowly. Chilliness over the whole 
body. Profuse, debilitating sweat, night and morning 
(Cinch., Phos., Sulph. ac); hot, even on slight movement; 
c with moldy, putrid smell (Nux v., Staph.). 

Aggravation. — From motion; from talking; when descending. 

Amelioration.— From walking (except weakness); when lying 
on the back. 

Compare.— Arg. nit., Ars., Bell., Bry., Calc. c. Caust., Cina, 
Cinch., Cupr., Hell., Lye, Phos., Puis., Rhus tox., Sep., 
Spig., Sulph., Zinc. After Caust. then Stan, follows well. 

Antidote.— Puis. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Stannum is in the treatment of respiratory 
diseases characterized by profuse mucous or muco-purulent ex- 
pectoration, and great weakness in the chest. The expectora- 
tion of balls of sweetish mucus is also characteristic. Valuable 
in acute and chronic bronchial catarrh. Catarrh of the larynx. 
Especially useful in laryngeal phthisis with characteristic symp- 
toms. Phthisis pulmonalis. Pleurisy. Intercostal neuralgia. 
Chronic catarrh of the pharynx, hawkjng up balls of mucus. 
°Leucorrhcea, transparent and yellow ; at times watery, with 
bearing down. Prolapsus of vagina; of uterus; worse during 
stool, with great weakness and emptiness in chest (in stom- 
ach, Hyd., Ign., Sepia, etc.). 'Vermicular affections. Often use- 
ful in the neuroses, especially neuralgia of different parts, the 
pains gradually increasing and decreasing. Neuralgic head- 
aches. Chronic gastralgia. Epilepsy, reflex from abdominal 
irritation, especially worms. Hysteria, with characteristic 
weakness. Functional paralysis, from fatigue or mental emo- 
tions. Neurasthenia, general nervous exhaustion. Anaemia. 



726 STAPHISAGRIA. 



STAPHISAGRIA. 

Synonym. — Delphinium Staphisagria. Natural order.— 
Kanunculacese. Common names. — Staves Acre. Lark Spur. 
Habitat. — A plant found growing in poor soil in Southern Eu- 
rope. Preparation. — Tincture from the ripe seeds. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Staphisagria acts chiefly on the genito-urinary organs, 
affecting especially the prostatic portion of the urethral mu- 
cous membrane, causing irritation and chronic inflammation, 
sometimes extending into the ejaculatory canals and seminal 
ducts, often presenting in its symptoms a picture of spermator- 
rhoea, in which disease it has proved of great value. Staphisa- 
gria affects also the cerebrum, the digestive tract, and the skin, 
as shown by its pathogenesis, resembling in its action some- 
what the syphilitic and scrofulous miasms. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Very peevish ; throivs or pushes things away indig- 
nantly (Cham., Cina): in the morning. Disinclined to 
mental work. Apathetic; gloomy. Very sensitive to the 
least impression; the least word that seems wrong hurts 
her (Nux v., Plat.). Weakness of memory (Anae., Kreos., 
Lach., Merc, Nuxm.); Especially after sexual excesses or 
onanism (Cinch., Phos. ac). 

Head. — Heaviness of the head relieved by resting it upon the 
hand. Vertigo. Sensation of a round ball in forehead, sit- 
ting firmly there, even when shaking the head. Pressive, 
stupefying headache, especially in forehead. Headache, as 
if the brain were compressed ; worse in forehead. Dullness 
in small spot in middle of forehead. Violent pressing, bor- 
ing stitches in left half of forehead, from within outward, in 
the morning. Burning in left temple ; internally and exter- 
nally, as if the bones would be pressed out, worse from 
touch. Fine, burning, needle-like stitches, externally on the 
vertex. Hard, pressive pain in vertex. Feeling as if the 



STAPHISAGKIA. 72T 

occiput were compressed, internally and externally. Moist,, 
itching, foetid, scurfy eruption on occiput, sides of head and 
behind the ears {Graph., Lye, Sil., Sulph.); worse from 
* scratching. 

Eyes. — Eyes sunken with blue-raised rings around them. Dry- 
ness and pressure in the eye-balls and lids. Pain in upper 
lid, worse on closing the eye. Pain as if a hard substance 
were beneath the left upper lid. Biting, smarting in inner 
canthi. Itching of the margins of the lids (Sep., Sulph.). 
Inflammations of margins of lids, with nightly aggluti- 
nation (Calc. c, Graph., Sep., Sulph.); blepharitis. Pupils 
dilated. 

Ears. — Tensive stitches in left ear. 

Nose. — Coryza, with ulcerated nostrils. Coryza ; at first dis- 
charge of only thick mucus, after of thin water. Sneezing 
without coryza. 

Face. — Inflammation of the bones of the face. Sharp, burning 
stitches in left cheek, which provoke scratching. Sensitive 
induration beneath chin, pain on swallowing and on touch. 

Month.— Painfullness of the submaxillary glands, with or with- 
out swelling. Teeth turn black, crumble and decay (Merc); 
have black streaks across them. Tearing pains in decayed 
teeth ; worse after eating (Lach.) and chewing (Ant. crud.); 
after drinking anything cold (Ant. crud., Calc. c, Coccus, 
Sulph.), and in the open air; teeth sensitive to touch, espe- 
cially at night and in the morning. °Hard pressure fre- 
quently relieves the toothache. Constant accumulation of 
mucus in the mouth. Gums swollen, ulcerating, spongy ; 
bleed when touched (Carb. v.,Merc.,NUr. ac, Phos.). Tear- 
ing in gums of lower incisors, and their roots when eating. 
Excrescences and painful nodosities on the gums. 

Throat.— Dry and rough, with soreness, when talking and swal- 
lowing. Submaxillary glands painful, as if swollen and 
bruised. 

Stomach.— Thirstlessness. Frequent hiccough. 

Abdomen.— A feeling of weakness in the abdomen, as if it 
would drop. Passage of hot flatus. Painful swelling of the 
inguinal glands (Calc. c, Tod., Nitr. ac, Rhus tox.). Grip- 
ing pain, twisting about, here and there, in the whole abdo- 
men; incarcerated flatus. Hard pressure in right side be- 



728 STAPHISAGRIA. 

neath umbilicus. Pinching stitch in left viscera. Swollen 
abdomen, in children, with much colic. 

Stool and Anus.— Smarting, sore pain in rectum after stool. 
Itching in the anus, while sitting. Constipation; stool 
scanty and hard. Loose stools, with much flatulence 
(Aloe). 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent urging to urinate, with scanty 
discharge in a thin stream, or discharge of dark urine, in 
drops (Aeon., Bell., Canth.) . Burning in the urethra during 
micturition (Ant. tart., Canth., Can. sat., Coni.). After 
micturition, urging as if the bladder were not emptied, with 
dribbling of urine (Aeon., Caust., Stram.). Profuse dis- 
charge of watery, pale urine (Natr. mur., Phos. ac, Sec). 

Male Organs. — Sexual desire increased. °Effects of onanism ; 
face sunken, abashed look; melancholy; nocturnal emis- 
sions; backache; legs weak; organs relaxed. Seminal emis- 
sions, followed by great prostration (Agar., Cinch., Kali c, 
Phos. ac). Pressing pain in left testicle when walking; and 
after rubbing; worse from touch. Drawing, tearing in right 
testicle, as if compressed. Drawing, burning, extending 
from right inguinal ring, as if in spermatic cord, into right 
testicle. °Soft, moist excrescences on and behind the glaus 
(Nitr. ac, Thuja). Dyspnoea toward the end of coition. 

Female Organs. — Painful sensitiveness of the sexual organs, 
especially when sitting. °Granular vegetations of vagina. 

Respiratory Organs. — Cough, with purulent, yellow expecto- 
ration, especially at night (Lye. Sil.). Itching stitches in 
the costal cartilages. Itching in sternum beneath pit of 
throat. 

Heart. — Palpitation of the heart from the least motion 
(Merc). 

Neck and. Back. — Painful swelling of the glands of the throat, 
neck and axillae (Calc c, lodi., Merc). Pain in small of 
back, as if broken or sprained ; worse at rest ; on rising 
from a seat; turning the body; principally at night and in 
the morning (Rhocl., Rhus tojo.). Itching stitches in region 
of kidneys. 

Limbs. — Drawing, tearing, stitching pains in extremities. 
Limbs feel beaten and painful, as after a long walk, below 
shoulders and below hip-joint. 



STAPHISAGRIA. 729 

Upper Limbs.— Stitches in shoulder joints, worse on touch 
and motion. Paralytic pain in arms, worse on motion and 
touch; jerking and tearing in muscles of fingers and 
thumbs, worse in tips. Burning itching in left thumb. Par- 
alytic drawing in meta-carpal joints, worse on motion, 
dumbness in tips of fingers. Arthritic nodosities on the 
fingers. Ostitis of phalanges of fingers. 

Lower Limbs. — Itching on inner side of thigh. Pain in thigh 
when walking. Stitches in knee-joint, worse on motion. 
Boring stitches in right tibia during rest. Tearing in mus- 
cles of leg when sitting and standing. Stitches in right calf. 
Nates ache while sitting. 

Generalities. — Weakness of whole body; especially of knees, 
when walking: with bruised pain. Itching in various parts. 
Pain in all bones. In the morning in bed, weary, without 
sleepiness; limbs pain as if bruised, and as if there were 
no strength in them (Am., Cinch.). Weariness and sleepi- 
ness after eating ; needs to lie down. °Pain, swelling and 
suppuration of the bones and periosteum (Asaf., Hep. s., 
Phos. ac). °Meehanical injuries from sharp cutting instru- 
ments. Drawing pain here and there in all the muscles of 
the body, while sitting (Puis.). General bruised sensation 
when walking; weary pains as if beaten; can scarcely drag 
the feet. Sweat, smelling like rotten eggs. 

Skin. — Herpes. Itching in the evening : burn after scratch ing 
(Ars., Rhustox.). Chronic miliary eruption. Painful swell- 
ing of glands (Calc c, Iodi.). 

Sleep. — Sleepy all day, with frequent yawning ; awake all night; 
body aches all over. Amorous dreams with emissions. 

Aggravation.— At night and in morning; from loss of fluids; 
sexual excesses ; onanism; from touch; from motion. 

Compare.— Aeon., Ambr., Calc. c, Canst., Cimic. Cinch., Clem., 
Cocc., Coff. e., Coloc, Kreos., Lye, Merc, Phos. ac, TJiioja, 
Sulph. Staph, precedes or follows Coloc well. 

Antidote .— Camph. 

Staphisagria Antidotes.— Merc, Thuja. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Useful in many affections resulting from scrofula, especially 
of glands and bones. Pain, swelling and suppuration of the 



730 STAPHISAGRIA. 

bones and periosteum. Scorbutic affections; ulcers; spongy 
excrescences on gums; bleeding gums, etc. Antidotes the 
chronic effects of Mercury ; of Thuja. Bad effects of sexual ex- 
cess or onanism. Incised wounds after surgical operations; 
neuralgia; colic after intra-abdominal operations. The individ- 
ual affections in which the drug is useful will be briefly consid- 
ered in the usual anatomical order. Hysteria or hypochondri- 
asis', from sexual excesses or onanism; anger, chagrin or 
wounded pride ; with peevishness, violent temper, great sensi- 
tiveness, etc. Neuralgic headache. Moist eczema on and about 
occiput. Often a valuable remedy in affections of the eyelids. 
Especially valuable for styes, tumors, nodosities, steatoma, 
polypi; chalazse, one after the other, sometimes ulcerating. 
Anchylops, leaving a small, hard tumor. Scrofulous or arth- 
ritic ophthalmia ; eyes burn on least exertion as if very dry, yet 
lachrymation is constant. Deafness after the abuse of Mercury. 
A valuable remedy in caries of the teeth; they turn black and 
crumble, especially in scrofulous or syphilitic children, or in 
women during pregnancy. Valuable in toothache (see symp- 
toms). Scorbutic gums. Dental fistula. Aphthous sore mouth. 
Sometimes useful in the diarrhoea of scrofulous children, who 
have eruptions on the skin, crumbling teeth, etc.; stools hot 
and offensive. Enlarged prostate. Staphisagria stands next 
to Thuja for figwarfcs and condylomata, and is preferable to 
that remedy when the general constitutional symptoms of 
Staph, are present. The excresences are soft, moist and offensive 
and are chiefly located on or behind the glans penis; granular 
vegetations in the vagina. Secondary syphilis, orchitis, especi- 
ally as metastasis of mumps (Puis.). Bad effects of onanism. 
Prolapsus uteri, with relaxed, hanging-down feeling in abdo- 
men, generally from disappointed love, or allowing the mind to 
dwell on sexual subjects, even onanism. Also ovarian troubles 
and irregular menstruation from the same causes. Often val- 
uable in moist itching eruptions; eczema; herpes; burn after 
scratching; after scratching the itching appears in another 
place. Herpes zoster, with shooting pains extending down the 
thighs. Gout ; arthritic nodes. 



STICTA PULMONARIA. 731 



STIOTA PULMONARIA. 

Synonym. — Lichen Pulmonarius. Natural order. — Liche- 
nes. Common names. — Lungwort. Lung Moss. Habitat. — 
Found growing on the trunks of large trees in the mountain- 
ous counties of England; also in New England and as far 
south as Carolina. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh 
lichen, grown on the sugar maple. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the mucous lining of the respiratory tract, pro- 
ducing symptoms of a catarrhal character. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— General confusion of ideas; inability to concentrate 
them. 

Head. — Dull sensation in the head, with sharp, darting pains 
through the vertex, side of face and lower jaw. Dull, heavy 
pressure in forehead and root of nose (Aeon., Kali bi., 
Phyt.); increasing during the day . °Catarrhal headache 
before the discharge sets in. 

Eyes. — Burning in eyelids, with soreness of the ball in closing 
the lids or turning the eyes, increasing in intensity all clay. 
°Catarrhal conjunctivitis, with profuse, mild discharge. 

Nose. — Feeling of fullness and heavy pressure at root of nose 
(Aeon., Kali bi.); °tingling in right side of nose; loss of 
smell; dry coryza. °Acute catarrh of nasal passages; in- 
fluenza (Aeon.). °Constant need to blow nose, but no dis- 
charge results. °Excessive and painful dryness of mucous 
membrane; secretions dry rapidly, forming scabs, difficult 
to dislodge. 

Stool. — °Diarrhcea, with much mucus, associated with cough. 

Respiratory Organs.— °Dry cough ; worse evening and night ; 
can neither sleep nor lie down. °Severe, dry, racking cough, 
caused by tickling in larynx and bronchia. °Incessant, 
wearing, racking cough in consumptives. °Spasmodic stage 
of whooping cough. Oppression of the lungs. 



732 STILLINGIA SYLVATICA. 

Limbs. — Darting* pains in arms, fingers, joints, thighs and toes. 

Generalities. — ° General feeling of dullness and malaise, as 
when a catarrh is coming on (Gels., Hydras.). °Legs feel as 
if floating in the air ; she feels light and airy, without any 
sensation of resting on the bed (Asar.); hysterical chorea. 

Compare.— Aeon., Dulc, Hydras., Kali bi., Merc, Kumex, 



Sang. 



THERAPEUTICS. 



Sticta pulmon. is especially useful in catarrhal affections 
as indicated in the above symptoms. Influenza. Conjunctivi- 
tis. Nasal catarrh. Hay fever. Bronchitis. Whooping cough. 
Phthisis. Cough during measles. Occasionally useful in hys- 
teria. Inflammatory rheumatism of the small joints. Rheu- 
matism of the wrists ; of the knee. Housemaid's knee. 



STILLINGIA SYLVATICA. 

Synonym. — Sapium Sylvaticum. Natural order. — Euphor- 
biacese. Common names. — Queen's Root. Yard Root. Habi- 
tat. — An indigenous perennial plant found growing in pine bar- 
rens and sandy soils from Virginia to Florida and Louisiana. 
Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts prominently upon the periosteum and fibrous tis- 
sues, causing painful nodes, bone pains, and rheumatic symp- 
toms, resembling those associated with secondary syphilis and 
chronic rheumatism, in both of which affections it has been suc- 
cessfully used. It also acts upon the cartilages of the larynx, 
and upon the mucous lining of the respiratory tract, giving 
symptoms of laryngeal and bronchial irritation and inflamma- 
tion. The lymphatic glands are enlarged, and their secretions 
increased in quantity and perverted in character. The skin be- 
comes eczematous, and the seat of ulcerations characterized by 
excessive discharges. 



STILLINGIA SYLVATICA. 733 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Depression of spirits, and gloomy forebodings. 

Head. — Throbbing and giddiness of the head. °Bony swellings 
on head and forehead. °Mercurial periostitis of the skull. 
°Moist, brown, excoriating eruption on the scalp. 

Eyes. — Inflamed and watery, with severe headache and general 
muscular soreness, as though he had taken cold. 

Nose. — Catarrhal discharge from the nose, at first watery, then 
muco-purulent ; nostrils sore on inner surface, inflamma- 
tion and necrosis of bones of nose (Aur.). 

Throat.— Dryness, rawness, stinging and smarting of fauces. 

Stomach. — Pyrosis every afternoon, lasting until bed-time. 
Burning in stomach and bowels {Avs., Iris, Canth.). Dis- 
tress and griping pains in epigastrium, with rumbling in 
bowels, followed by diarrhoeic stool {Aloe). 

Stool. — Diarrhoea; stools irregular, frothy, acrid, bilious; 
white, resembling curds. Constipation. 

Urinary Organs.— Severe dull pain in region of kidneys. Urine 
high-colored, frothy, thick and milky (Phos. ac); abundant 
white sediment, soon deposited ; white, flocculent, or brick 
dust sediment (Lye); brownish-red sediment, like sausage 
meat. Violent, sharp, smarting, burning pains throughout 
entire course of urethra; aggravated by micturition, with 
difficulty in passing urine, and dull pain in region of kid- 
neys ; pains in urethra so severe as to cause perspiration to 
start. 

Female Organs.— °Copious, muco-purulent leucorrhoea, with 
rheumatic pains. 

Respiratory Organs.— Excessively dry cough toward even- 
ing, caused by tickling in trachea. Sensation of lameness, 
seemingly in cartilages of trachea. Constriction in region 
of larynx, with stinging and burning in fauces. Cough 
short, hacking, deep, loose, spasmodic. 

Heart and Pulse.— Boring pains in region of heart (Senega). 
. Pulse very irregular. 

Limbs. — In the evening, pains in right elbow and right leg of 
an aching and pulsating character, with soreness. Sharp, 
shooting pains in arms extending to fingers. Shooting in 
upper side and inner third of forearm. Aching pains in hips, 
legs and feet ; more on right side. Burning and itching of 



734 STRAMONIUM. 

legs below knees. Eruptions, ulcers and periosteal enlarge- 
ments on limbs. 
Generalities. — Malaise; drowsiness; general feeling of distress. 
°Tubercular eruptions, which tend to ulcerate. °Enlarged 
cervical glands. 
Fever. — Feverish heat, especially in face, as from catarrh- 
Aggravation. — Afternoons; from damp air; motion. 
Compare.— Arg., Aur., Hep. s., Kali iod., Merc, Mez., Phyt., 
Rhus tox., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Stillingia sylvat. has been successfully used in the follow- 
ing conditions, the symptoms agreeing: Secondary syphilis; 
syphilitic periosteal rheumatism ; nodes ; chronic rheumatism ; 
sciatica in syphilitic patients ; laryngitis, especially if of a syph- 
ilitic character; mercurial periostitis; urethritis; gonorrhoea; 
gleet ; leucorrhoea ; venereal or scrofulous ulcers and eruptions. 



STRAMONIUM. 

Synonym. — Datura Stramonium. Natural order.— Solana- 
cese. Common names.— Thorn Apple. Jamestown Weed. Stink 
Weed. Habitat.— Supposed to be a native of Asia, but grow- 
ing in many parts of the world. Found on road-sides, near 
dung-heaps, pig-styes or rubbish. Preparation. — Tincture from 
the ripe seeds. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts chiefly upon the sensorium, increasing its activity, 
perverting its function, and giving rise to nausea, delirium and 
to hallucinations ; simulating in kind the action of Belladonna 
and Hyoscyamus, yet differing in degree. The delirium is more 
furious, the mania more acute ; while the congestion, though 
greater than in Hyoscyamus, is much less than in Belladonna, 
never approaching a true inflammatory condition. 

Stramonium also produces great dryness of the throat and 
skin, on the latter causing a fiery red rash, resembling that of 
scarlatina. On other portions of the body Stramonium only 



STRAMONIUM. 735 

acts through sympathetic irritation from the brain. In this 
manner it produces dilated pupils, diminished general sensi- 
bility, perversion of the special senses, convulsive motions, in- 
tense sexual excitement, suppressed urine, etc. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Delirium; furious {Bell., Canth., CEnan.); full of 
fear (Bell., Yerat. alb.); tries to escape; struggles bo get 
out of bed (Bell.); incessant and incoherent talk ; laugh- 
ing (Hyos.); carphologia (Bell., Hyos.); sexual excite- 
ment. Mania; desire for light and company (Kreos.; 
aversion, Hyos.); attacks of rage, ivith beating or strik- 
ing; proud, haughty (Lach., Plat.); screaming, biting, 
scratching ; terrified ; merry ; exaltation ; singing and 
dancing (Croc.) . Hallucinations (Anac, Hyos., Can. ind.), 
which terrify the patient (Absinth.); horrible images ; sees 
strangers, or imagines horrible animals are jumping 
sideways out of the ground, or running at him. Hydro- 
phobia (Bell., Hyos.); excessive aversion to liquids ; water, 
a mirror, or anything bright, excites convulsions; spas- 
modic constriction of throat, etc. Symptoms resembling 
delirium tremens. Dullness of all the senses. Alternate 
exaltation and melancholy. Stupid indifference to every- 
body and everything (Berb., Phos., Phos. ac). °The child 
on waking is frightened at everything that first meets its 
eyes (Bell.); wants to run away from them. °Stra.nge, ab- 
surd ideas ; thinks herself tall, double or lying crosswise ; 
one half of body cut off, etc. (Bapt., Petrol.). Unconscious 
snoring; jaws hang down; hands and feet twitch: pupils 
dilated (Op.). Weak memory (Anac, Kreos., Lach., Merc, 
Natr. mur.); looses thoughts before she can utter them; 
calls things by wrong names. 

Head.— Vertigo ; cannot walk in the dark; falling to the left 
or backward (Bell.); reeling as if drunk (Agar.). Violent 
congestion in the head (Bell.). Aching. Heat in head; 
throbbing about vertex and in forehead; fainting: loss of 
sight and hearing; face bloated and turgid. Convulsive 
movements of the head, mostly to the right side; frequently 
raising the head up. 

Eyes. — Eyes wide open, staring, prominent (Amyl. nit., Bell., 



im STRAMONIUM. 

Hyos., Naja, Op.); brilliant, contorted. Pupils dilated, 
{Bell., Hyos., Op.); sometimes immovable, and insensible 
to light (Cic, Digit.). Conjunctiva injected, as if the ves- 
sel were filled with' dirty liquid. Total blindness, tran- 
sient. Light dazzles; shuns the light; bright light or 
brilliant objects cause convulsions. Double vision (Aur., 
Bell., Cic, Phyt.); sees obliquely. 

Ears. — Hardness of hearing. 

Pace. — Face hot, red and bloated (Aeon., Bell., Op.); eyes 
wild ; expression of terror. Twitching in muscles of face 
(Agar., Ant. tart., Cic, Ign.); frowns on forehead. Lips dry 
and sticky. 

Mouth. — Tongue swollen, stiff, dry, moved with difficulty. 
Stammering (Can. ind.,Caust., Selen. ), speech difficult and 
ztnintelligible, or entirely speechless (Hyos.). Great dry- 
ness of mouth and fauces. Dribbling of glairy saliva from 
the mouth. 

Throat. — Difficult deglutition, from spasmodic constriction 
of the throat (Bell., Hyos., Laur., Plumb., Verat. alb.), 
with paralysis. Great dryness of the throat (Apis, JVujc 
m., Rhus tox.). 

Stomach. — Violent thirst; especially for acid drinks (Ant. 
tart., Cinch., Phos., Verat. alb.). Hiccough. Nausea. Vom- 
iting. 

Abdomen. — Abdomen distended, not hard. 

Stool and Urine. — Suppression of both stool and urine. Dis- 
charge of coagulated blood from rectum. Constipation. 
Urine dribbles away slowly and feebly (Aeon., Caust.). In- 
voluntary urination (Ars., Bell., Cic, Hyos., Op.). Onan- 
ism, causing epilepsy. 

Sexual Organs. — Exalted sexual desire in both sexes; in fe- 
males, nymphomania (Canth., Cinch., Plat.). Metrorrha- 
gia, with characteristic mental symptoms. 

Respiratory Organs. — Voice hoarse and croaking; high, 
fine, squeaking ; indistinct. Difficult, hurried respiration. 
Great sense of suffocation, from constriction of the chest 
(Asaf., Ign.). Oppression, with desire for open air. 

Neck and Back. — Spine sensitive; the slightest pressure 
causes outcries and ravings. Drawing pains in the middle 
of spine; in sacrum. 



STRAMONIUM. 787 

» 

Heart and Pulse.— Palpitation (Aeon., Bell., Spig.). Pulse 
rapid, full, strong ; soft, feeble, frequent. 

Limbs. — Convulsive motions of hands and arms ; carphologia 
(Hyos.). Twitching of the hands and feet (Bell., Hyos.). 
Twitching of the tendons (Hyos., Kali iod.). Trembling of 
the limbs (Coccul., Coni., Gels., Merc.). The limbs fall asleep. 

Generalities. — Suppression of all secretions and excretions. 
Trembling of the whole body as if from fright (Gels.). 
Frequent twitchings (Agar., Cic.); sudden jerks through the 
body. Subsultus tendinum. Convulsions: from the sight 
of bright, dazzling objects ; from water, touch (JVux v.), 
or being spohen to (Cic). Choreic convulsions (Agar., 
Cic, Cimic, Hyos., Ign., Laur.); Especially from fright. 
Constant, restless movements of the limbs and whole 
body. Great restlessness. 

Skin. — Intense, bright, scarlet-red rash over the whole body 
(Apis, Arum., Bell., Rhus tox.). 

Sleep.— Snoring; deep sleep (Laur., Op.). Restless sleep, with" 
tossing about, twitching and screaming. 

Fever. — Coldness of the whole body, especially the limbs. Dur- 
ing chill head is hot ; doesn't want to be covered. Hot, red 
face, with cold feet. Violent fever; skin dry and burning hot, 
especially head and face (Bell.). Cold sweat over the whole 
bod}* (Ant. tart., Ars., Cupr., Digit., Verat. alb.). 

Aggravation.— In forenoon; when alone; in the dark; from 
being touched ; from looking at glistening objects ; when 
attempting to swallow, especially liquids. 

Amelioration.— In the house ; from light and company ; from 
cold water. 

Conditions.— Especially in children, and in young plethoric 
persons. 

Compare.— Agar., Ars., Bell., Bry., Can. ind., Cham., Cic, 
Hyos., Ign., Lye, Merc, Nux v., Op., Plumb., Puis., Secal. 
c, Sulph., Verat. alb. 

Antidotes.— Bell., Hyos., JVu.v v. To large doses: Lemon juice, 
vinegar, tobacco injections. 

Stramonium Antidotes.— Merc, Plumb. 

THERAPEUTICS. 
The chief use of Stramonium is in the treatment of acute 
mania, of the character already described, the chief element be- 



788 STRAMONIUM. 

ing one of terror, attempts to escape, terrifying hallucinations, 
especially of horrible animals, etc.; rage, screaming, biting and 
scratching. Also useful for similar symptoms in delirium tre- 
mens, and in the delirium of typhus and other fevers. In fevers 
delirium characterized by an allusion, as to the proportions of 
the body (see symptoms). Stram is acknowledged by all schools 
of practice to be the best remedy for hydrophobia ; its action 
is strictly homoeopathic. Mania, chorea, epilepsy, convulsions, 
etc., caused by fright. Chorea, affecting especially the muscles 
of the face. Hysteria, with mental characteristic and distorted 
features. Spasmodic conditions from non-appearance of erup- 
tions in children. Strasbismus. Stammering. Early stages of 
locomotor ataxia. Catalepsy. Paralysis after apoplexy. Ery- 
sipelas, with violent cerebral symptoms, characteristic delirium, 
etc. One-sided erysipelas, with meningitis; spasmodic symp- 
toms alternate with paralytic. Occasionally useful in abscesses, 
especially in left hip-joint, or in panaritum, with pain so intense 
as to almost cause convulsions. As a rule, there is an absence of 
p>ain under this drug, but in the conditions named, and in some 
others, it relieves the pain of suppuration. Often indicated in 
scarlet fever, especially of the malignant type ; from suppres- 
sion of the eruption. Anasarca after scarlet fever. 

Measles. Hydrocephalus. Cerebro-spinal meningitis. Pro- 
sopalgia nervosa; pains maddening; spasmodic starts and 
shocks through body ; throws arms upward ; skin of forehead 
wrinkled. Diaphragmitis ; delirium, burning along diaphragm ; 
spasms ; aversion to water, etc. Cholera infantum ; foul smell- 
ing stools ; strabismus ; awakes in fright ; twitching. Satyria- 
sis. Nymphomania. Dysmenorrhcea, with characteristic men- 
tal and spasmodic symptoms. A valuable remedy in puerperal 
mania. Puerperal convulsions. Spasmodic asthma, desire to 
be in the open air, suffocative cough. Whooping cough. Cough 
of drunkards. Sometimes indicated in pneumonia by the char- 
acteristic delirium. Typhoid fever, with characteristic delirium, 
black, putrid stools, suppression of urine, sometimes red rash 
on chest. Remittent and other fevers in children ; cry out in 
sleep ; start as from fright ; jerk, twitch ; eyes half-open ; pupils 
large; suppressed urine. Ailments from the vapor of Mercury. 



SULPHUR. 739 



SULPHUR. 

Synonym.— Flores Sulphuris. Common names.— Brim- 
stone. Flowers of Sulphur. Pj*eparation — Triturations of 
pure Sublimed Sulphur. Sulphuris tincture is a saturated solu- 
tion with Alcohol, and is equivalent to the 2x dilution. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especiauy on the ganglionic nervous system, affecting 
primarily the venous capillary system, and through it affecting 
profoundly the entire vegetative sphere, penetrating deeply 
every recess of the human body. Precisely how this mighty 
agent operates, and exactly the channels through which it pro- 
duces its wonderful changes in organic and functional life, may 
not be definitely known; the effects of these operations are 
ever before us, and offer conclusive evidence as to the character 
of the remedy in its general constitutional action, tainting the 
system, as it does, with a chronic miasm, peculiar to itself, yet 
simulating a vast array of pathological states which have, for 
their peculiar expression, some character of cutaneous eruption. 
Thus, as we have indicated, the chief local action of Sulphur is 
found to be upon the skin, producing various forms of erup- 
tion, papular, vesicular, pustular and herpetic, its most noted 
action being an itching, vesicular formation, holding a marked 
resemblance to scabies or itch, and other kindred affections of 
the skin. 

Sulphur also affects particularly the lymphatic glandular 
system, the mucous membranes, especially of the eyes, bronchi, 
urethra and rectum, and the portal system, especially the hsem- 
orrhoidal vessels. However, as Allen remarks {Hand-book of 
Materia Meclica, p. 1056): " Since Sulphur is an integral part 
of every form of protoplasm, it follows that all tissues become 
affected by its abnormal exhibition, and no particular limit or 
character can be assigned to it." 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS 

Mind. — Melancholy , sad, despondent, inclined to iveep (Aur., 
Ign., Natr. mur., Plat., Puis., Rhus tox.). Discouraged 



740 SULPHUR. 

and weary of life. Peevish, irritable; fretful; ill-hu- 
mored; quarrelsome {Bry., Cham., Nux v.). Indolence of 
mind and body ; indisposed to anything — work, talk, pleas- 
ure, or motion {Mux v., Phos. ac). Great anxiety and 
apprehension in the ' evening (Calc. c, Merc., Rhus tox.). 
°Great tendency to religious and philosophical speculations 
(Verat. alb.). Uneasiness and involuntary haste in every- 
thing (Sulph. ac). Weak memory {Anac, Kreos., Lach., 
JVux in.), particularly for names. Mental distraction; can- 
not think, or fix his mind on any subject (Calc. c, Gels., 
Natr. mur., Phos. ac, Sep.). Awkwardness at his work. 
Head. — Great confusion of the head, with dizziness ; with 
aching, as if a band were tied tight around the forehead 
(CoccuL, Gels., Merc, Puis., Spig.). Vertigo; while walk- 
ing in the open air (Arg. nit., Calc. c, Glon., Sep.), ivhen, 
stooping (Aeon., Bell., Puis.), on looking down; when ris- 
ing from a seat (Bell., Bry., Sulph.); when crossing a 
stream (Ferr.); with nosebleed mornings {Bell., Bry.). 
Heaviness, fullness, and pressure in the forehead. Rush 
of blood to the head ; with pulsation, heat, and pressure in 
the brain {Aeon., Bell.). Pressive headache, especially in 
temples, in the morning, after rising. Pain as if the brain 
were beating against the skull, especially when nodding, or 
moving the head (Ars,, Glon., Hyos., Nux m.). Every step 
is felt painfully in the head. Stitches in the head and out 
of the eyes. Tearing, tensive, jerking, or hammering 
pains in the head. Heavy, pressive, frontal headache, 
especially in the morning {Nux v.), with restlessness. 
Headache, as from a board in front of the head (Aeon., 
Bell., Gels., Merc, Nitr. ac). Pressive headache in vertex, 
as from a weight on top of the brain (Aloe). Scalp, espe- 
cially the vertex, painfully sensitive to touch (Cinch., 
Merc, Natr. mur., Nitr. ac). Profuse falling out of the 
hair {Graph., Hep. s., Lye, Merc, Nitr. ac, Phos., Sep.). 
Roots of hair painful, especially to touch (Cinch., Ferr.). 
Violent itching of the scalp (Caust., Carb. ac, Graph., 
Sep., Sil.). Painful elevations on sinciput and vertex. 
Painful, inflamed, itching pimples on scalp and fore- 
head (Hep. s., Sep., Sil.). °Fontanelles close too late. Hu- 
mid, offensive eruption, with thick pus, yellow crusts, 



SULPHUR. 741 

itching, bleeding and burning (Ars., Graph., Hep. s., 
Merc, SiL). 

Eyes. — Inflammation of the eyes or lids, with swelling, red- 
ness of conjunctivce, and much itching, burning and 
smarting {Ant. crud., Arg. nit., Calc. C. Graph.). Dryness 
of the eyes in the room; lachrymation in the open air 
(Puis.). Lachrymation in the morning, with burning. 
°Retinitis, caused by over-use of eves ; congestion of optic 
nerve. Burning, dryness, smarting and itching of the 
margins of the lids. Pain in lid, as if rubbed against 
spiculce of glass. Burning and rubbing, dry sensation 
between the lids, as if sand were in them (Ars., Caust., 
Hep. s., Thuja). Agglutination of the lids at night (Calc. 
c, Lye, Merc, Puis., Rhus tox., Si].). Dryness in balls, 
and sensation as if they rubbed against the lids. Shoot- 
ing pains in the eyes, and cutting stitches as from a knife, 
especially in right eye. Aching in the eyeballs in even- 
ing, with weight and loss of vision. Pustules and ulcers 
on and around the cornea (Hep. s., Nitr. ac, SiL), with red- 
ness of the eye, photophobia and lachrymation. Ulceration 
of the margins of the lids (Graph.). Great sensitiveness of 
the eyes to the light of the sun (Aeon., Bell., Graph., Ign., 
Merc). Burning in the eyes, and easy fatigue when 
reading. Dimness of vision, as of a veil before the eyes 
(Croc, Natr. mur., Petrol., Phos., Sep., Thuja) . Dark 
points and spots floating before the eyes (Agar., Chel., 
Kalic, Merc, Phos., Sep., SiL). Flickering before the 
eyes (Carls.). Dazzled by looking long at an object. 

Ears. — Pressure and pain in the ear when swallowing and 
sneezing, as if ulcerated. Sharp, shooting or drawing pains 
in the ear, sometimes extend to throat and head. Stitches 
in the left ear (Ars., Com., Graph., Kali bi., Kali c). Itch- 
ing in the ears (Baryt. c, Hep. s., Merc. bin.). Ringing 
and roaring in the ears (Cinch., Merc, SiL); in evening in 
bed with rush of blood to the head. Hardness of hearing, 
preceded by over -sensitiveness of hearing. Something 
seems to come before the ears. Swashing in the ears. Pur- 
ulent, offensive otorrhoea, worse left ear. °Ears very red 
with children. 

Nose.— Nose swollen, red and inflamed (Bell., Phos.); internal 



742 SULPHUR. 

ulceration. Violent, fluent coryza, with frequent sneez- 
ing {Kaon., Cepa, Sang.); in evening and morning. Burn- 
ing coryza in open air; stopped up when in the room. 
Bloody mucous discharge, when blowing the nose. Pro- 
fuse secretion of thick, yellow, purulent mucus (Calc. c, Hy- 
dras., Puis.). Offensive odor of nasal mucus, as of an 
old catarrh (Puis.). Comedones on the nose. Dryness of 
the nose. Tip of nose red and shiny. Itching and burning 
in the nostrils, as if sore. 

Face. — Paleness of face, and expression of great suffering, 
as after long illness. Eyes sunken, and blue rings around 
them (Cinch., Kali iod., Phos.). Heat and burning in the 
face, with dark-red face, or circumscribed red cheeks 
(Bapt.). Pressure and tearing pains in malar bone. Black 
comedones on face (Selen.), especially on forehead, nose, 
upper lip and chin. Swelling of the lips, especially the up- 
per lip (Bell., Calc. c). Swelling of lower lip, with erup- 
tion on it. Upper, lip and margins of nose dry, scaly, 
rough and burning. Burning and sticking in upper lip 
in morning on rising, as if raiv. Dryness of the lips. 
Painful eruptions around the chin. Herpes at the corners 
of mouth (Ant. crud., Ars.). Painful glandular swelling 
of the lower jaw ; drawing, jerking pains. 

Mouth. — Drawing, throbbing, or boring toothache ; in the 
open air, or in slightest draft of air (Cinch.); from cold 
water (Ant. crud., Calc. c, Coccus, Staph.); in the evening 
and night, with pain in submaxillary glands. Swelling of 
the gums, with throbbing pain. Bleeding gums. Taste: 
bitter (Bry., Cinch., Coloc, Nujc v., Puis.); pasty ; offen- 
sive; sweetish (Ars., Bry., Merc, Plumb.)) metallic 
(iEsc, Coccul., Merc, Naja); sour; in the morning. 
Tongue coated white, with red tip and borders (°mostly in 
acute diseases). Blisters on the tongue and in the mouth 
(Borax, Nitr. ac, Nux v.). Burning pain in tongue. Great 
dryness of the month, tongue and palate, with much 
thirst {Ars.). Mouth dry, insipid, and sticky in the morn- 
ing. Foetid or sour smell from the mouth, especially in 
morning and after eating. Accumulation of saliva in 
mouth (Merc); bloody (Nitr. ac), or salty (Ant. crud., 
Merc, cor., Phos.); after eaMng. 



SULPHUR. 743 

Throat.— Roughness, rawness, and dryness of the throat. 
bcrwping in the throat ; hawking and clearing throat 
(Amm. carb., Garb, v., Phos.). Sore throat, with great 
burning and dryness; soreness begins on right side and 
goes to left; redness of tonsils. Stitches in throat when 
swallowing (Alum., Arg. nit.). A hard ball seems to rise 
in throat and to close the pharynx, and take away the 
breath (Asaf., Lye). Painful contraction of the throat 
when swallowing (Bell., Plumb.). Burning up into the 
throat, with sour eructations. Stitches and swelling in 
parotid and submaxillary glands. 

Stomach. — Excessive, ravenous hunger; must eat frequent- 
ly ; if he does not eat, headache and lassitude. Complete 
loss of appetite (Alum., Ars., Cinch., Plumb.): feels full 
arid aversion to food when beginning to eat (Lye). Con- 
stant thirst; thirst for beer (Aeon., Coccul., Phos. ac, 
Sulph.). Milk disagrees, and causes much distress (Carb. 
v.), waterbrash (Natr. carb.), mornings or after meals 
(Ars., Xirx v.). Heartburn. Sour or empty eructations, 
especially after meals and in morning (Ambr., Bry., 
Carb. v., Xux v., Phos.); tasting of bad eggs. Burning in 
the stomach (Ars., Canth., Iris, Lob., Mez.). Nausea and 
qualmishness ; mornings (Calc. c, Nujc v., Puis.); before 
meals; during stool. Vomiting of food or acid substances, 
mornings, evenings, or after meals. Feeling of fullness in 
stomach after eating but little (Cinch., Led., Lye). Anx- 
ious pain in pit of stomach ; at night with palpitation. 
Pain in region of stomach; after eating; at night, better 
from eructations. °Empty, gone, faint feeling (Cimic, Hy- 
dras., Ign., Petrol., Puis., Sep.), about 11 o'clock a.m. 
Pressure and heaviness in the stomach, also after eating 
(Ars., Bry., Nux v., Puis.). Stitches in stomach and pit 
of stomach. 

Abdomen. — Stitches, or dull, pressing pain in region of liver 
Aeon., Ars., Bry., Calc. c, Chel., Cinch., Kali c. Merc, Nux 
v., Sep.). Bile increased. Swelling and induration of 
the liver (Cinch., Phos.). Soreness in both hypochondria, 
which are sensitive to the touch, mornings. Stitches in re- 
gion of spleen (Natr. carb., Xatr. mur.); in left side of ab- 
domen, on deep breathing. Griping pains about the na- 



744 SULPHUR 

vel, relieved by emission, of flatus (Carb. v., Coloc). Ten- 
sion and pressure in the umbilical region. Distension of 
the abdomen (Carb. v., Cinch., Graph.). Bumbling and 
gurgling in the abdomen (Agar., Aloe, Lye., Zinc). 
&titehes. Fullness and tension in abdomen, as from in- 
carcerated flatulence (Carb. v., Cinch., Lye., Kali c, 
Phos.). Bruised -pain in muscles of abdomen on touch. 
Emission of much flatus, smelling of rotten eggs (Am.); 
worse evening and night. Colic and griping in abdomen, 
relieved by bending double (Aloe, Coloc, Iris, Nux v., 
Rheum); before stool. Cutting in hypogastrium, with 
thin stool. Pressure downward in abdomen, toward 
anus. Painful sensitiveness of the abdomen to touch 
(Aeon., Bell., Cupr., Merc). 

Stool and Anus. — Burning and pressztre in rectum during 
stool; burning in anus after stool (Natr. ars.). Vio- 
lent stitches and crazuling in rectum,, especially in even- 
ing. Violent itching in rectum and anus (Caust., Nux v., 
Sil.). Stiching and sore pain in anus. Anus red, in- 
flamed, swollen, covered with red veins. Much moisture 
about anus, with soreness and itching. Bearing-down in 
anus, in forenoon when sitting, with tenesmus. Sensation 
in rectum after stool as if something remained (JVucv v.). 
Itching in perineum, with soft stool. Frequent ineffectual 
urging to stool (Ambr., Coni., Natr. carb., Nux v., Sil.). 
Moist, blind, or bleeding haemorrhoids. Diarrhoea some 
hours after midnight, or driving out of bed early in the 
morning (Agar., Aloe, Dros., Natr. ars., Bitmecv, Podo.). 
Dysenteric stools, ivith colic ; straining and violent tenes- 
mus (Merc, Nux v.), especially at night. Involuntary 
stool when sneezing or laughing, with emission of flatus. 
Stools watery; frothy, green, or bloody mucus; pappy, 
gr eenish -y ellow ; foetid; slimy; tough; gluey; bloody; 
excoriating (Ars., Merc)] semi-fluid; involuntary (Ars.). 
Passing of thread-worms during stool. Constipation; 
stools hard, as if burnt (Bry.)\ scanty, difficult and in- 
sufficient. 

Urinary Organs. — Retention of urine (Aeon., Bell.). Fre- 
quent and sudden desire to urinate, especially at night, 
with copious discharge. Constant desire, with scanty 



SULPHUR 745 

urine. Dragging in bladder in the morning after urinating. 
Pressure soon after urinating, as from a full bladder. Noc- 
turnal enuresis (Arm, Caust., Cupr., Graph., Puis.). Burn- 
ing in the urethra, also while urinating (Ars., Canth., 
Can. sat., Coni.). Stitches and shooting pains in urethra ; 
in fore part. Itching in the urethra. Stream intermits, 
or is thinner than usual. Urine turbid (Ant. tart., Bell.); 
reddish; offensive (Calc., Kreos ); excoriating (Merc); fatty 
pelicle. 

Male Organs.— Involuntary emissions (Cinch., Phos. ac). 
Coldness of penis ; sexual powers much iveahened {Agn., 
Berb., Caps.). Increased sexual powers {Phos.) Inflam- 
mation and swelling, with redness and burning of the 
prepuce, with phimosis. Stitches in penis. Itching in 
glans penis (Mez.). Pressure and tension in testicles and 
spermatic cords. Testicles relaxed (Camph.); hanging 
down (Clem.). Offensive sweat around the genitals. Itch- 
ing of scrotum ; in morning on waking. Soreness and 
moisture of scrotum (Petrol.). 

Female Organs. — Menses too early, too profuse, but of too 
short duration; too late; suppressed (Cimic, Puis.). Men- 
strual blood thick, dark, and excoriating (Amm. carb.). 
During menses , headache, rush of blood to the head, nose- 
bleed (Bry., Ham.); pressure in pit of stomach ; before 
menses, headache; fullness in chest. °Profuse, yellowish, 
corrosive leucorrhcea (Ars., Sep.). Burning in the vagina; 
is scarcely able to keep still. Troublesome itching of the 
genitals, with papular eruption around them (Merc). Ery- 
sipelatous inflammation of mam mse (Rhus tox.); they are 
red, hot, hard, with red rays extending from nipple, and 
stitching pains. 

Respiratory Organs. — Voice roiogh and hoarse, especially 
mornings ; aphonia {Carb. v., Caust., Phos.). Roughness 
and scraping in throat, with much mucus in the chest; 
causes cough (Cham., Nux v.). Shortness of breath from 
talking (Dros.), or when walking in open air. Dyspnoea; 
oppression, and anxiety {Aeon., Ars., Puis.); at night when 
lying on the back. Attacks of suffocation, especially at 
night in bed ; wants doors and windows open {Ars., Bapt., 
Carb. v.) . Dry cough in the evening inbed, or wahing from 



746 SULPHITE. 

sleep, at night (Coni., Hyos., Mez., Nux v., Puis., Bumex). 
Dry cough, with hoarseness, dryness in the throat, and 
watery coryza. Short, dry, violent cough, with pain in the 
sternum, or with stitches in the chest. Cough caused by 
raivness in the larynx (Phos., Bumex). Congestion of 
blood to the chest. Heaviness. Weakness of the chest 
ivhen talking (Carb. v., $tan.)\ also in evening when ly- 
ing down. Bruised pain in upper part of chest. Pain in the 
chest as if sprained. Sensation of constriction in chest. 
Pain in the sternum on moving arm, with oppressed breath- 
ing. Tightness in chest, as if something had grown fast. 
Pressure in the chest, so she could hardly breathe. Stitches 
in chest, extending to back, or to left scapula (Kali c, 
Merc); worse from breathing (Bry.), and from motion 
(Bry.), and when lying on the back. Burning in the chest, 
rising to the face. °Exudation after pneumonia. 

Heart and Pulse. — Palpitation of the heart, with anxiety 
(Aeon., Ars., Spig., Verat. alb.); at night ; in bed; when 
ascending. Pulse hard, full, and accelerated (Aeon., Bell.). 
Stitches in precordial region. 

Neck and Back. — Stiffness in neck and back. Inflammation 
of cervical glands. Cracking in the cervical vertebrae, espe- 
cially on bending head backward. Drawing, tension and 
stitches in nape of neck. Paralytic sprained pain in neck. 
Tensive pain between the scapulae, on motion and when ly- 
ing down. Pain in back, as if sprained {Puis., Rhus tox.); 
or bruised. Violent britised pain in small of back 
(Cupr.), and in the coccyx, especially when stooping or 
rising from a seat (Rhus tox.). Drawing pain in back, with 
weakness. Stitches in the shoulder blades, back and small 
of back. Curvature of spine ; vertebrae softened. 

Limbs. — Weakness and trembling of the limbs, especially 
hands and feet. Unsteadiness of joints. Limbs "go to 
sleep" (Sep., Sil.), especially when lying down. Bruised 
feeling, and drawing, tearing pains in the limbs (Bry., 
Coloc, Led., Lye, Merc). Cramp-like pain in muscles of 
limbs, on motion. 

Upper Limbs. — Bheiomatic, draiving, tearing pains in 
shoulders (left), arms and fingers. Stitches between the 
right shoulder, on motion, extending into the chest. Sen- 



SULPHUR. 747 

sation of weakness and weariness in upper arms. Sprained 
pain and stiffness in wrist, worse in morning. Very dis- 
gusting, offensive sweat in the axillae. Great burning in 
the palms of the hands (Laeh.). Skin of the hands hard, 
dry and cracked (Natr. mur.). Hang-nails (Natr. mur., 
Thuja). Itching vesicles on back of hand. Thick, red 
chilblains on fingers. Numbness of the fingers. Ulcers 
about the nails. 

Lower Limbs.— Weakness and heaviness of the limbs when 
walking; violent, shooting pains in hip-joint; worse from 
touch or motion; from turning over in bed; cannot rise 
from bed. Cramp-like, tensive pain in muscles of thigh. 
Itching and soreness between thighs when walking. Stiff- 
ness of the knee and ankle-joints. Tension in hollow of 
knees, as if contracted on stepping . Sticking in the knee 
and tibia. Weary pain in calves at night in bed. Sprained 
pain in left ankle, when standing and walking. Stiffness of 
maleoli. Cramps in the calves of the legs and soles of th e 
feet (Carb. v., Selen.), principally at night {Calc. c, 
Camph., Cham., Ferr., Nitr. ac, Nux, v., Sil.); even when 
valking the calves are painful, as if too short. Burn- 
ing in the soles (Calc. c, Lach., Sil.); wants them uncov- 
ered (Cham.). Sticking, cutting pain in toes; about the 
nails. Corns, with aching and sticking pains. Coldness 
of the feet, especially the soles. Cold sweat on feet. 

Generalities. — Extreme emaciation {Ars., Ferr., Phos.). 
Great debility and trembling {Alum., Cinch.); weariness 
and prostration. °Sensitive to the open air; inclined to 
take cold (Calc. c, Kali c, Phos., Sil.). Unsteady gait; 
tremor of hands. Cannot walk erect; stoop-shouldered. 
Standing in the most disagreeable position. °Child dislikes 
to be washed and bathed {Ant. crud.). °Child jumps, starts 
and screams. °Epilepsy, with stiffness ; sensation as from a 
mouse running up arms to back, before the fit. Dry, flabby 
skin. Glandular swellings, indurated or suppurating. °Body 
offensive, despite washing. 

Skin. — Voluptuous itching and tingling, with burning and 
soreness after scratching (Carb. ac). Vesicular and her- 
petic eruptions, with much itching and burning (Crot. 
tig., Merc, Khus tox.). Itching; worse from the warmth 



748 SULPHUR. 

of the bed (Alum., Merc, Mez., Puis.). Formication over 
the whole body. Slight cuts and injuries inflame and 
suppurate (Borax, Cham., Graph., Hep. s., Sil.). Soreness 
in the folds of the skin (Graph., Hydras., Ign., Lye, Merc). 
°Ulcers, with raised, swollen edges, bleeding easily (Asa,f., 
Merc, Mez.); surrounded with pimples, and discharging 
foetid pus. 

Sleep.— Irresistible sleepiness during the day {Ant. tart., 
Apis, Nujc m.)\ wakefulness the ivhole night. Yawning. 
Restless sleep, with frequent waking. Late falling asleep. 
Violent starting on falling asleep (Ars., Bell., Hyos.). 
Vivid, frightful, vexatious, anxious dreams (Arn., Aur., 
Puis.). 

Fever. — Chilliness every evening in bed, followed by heat and 
profuse perspiration ; in morning. Frequent internal chil- 
liness, without thirst {Puis.). Chill creeping up the back. 
°Chill and fever; no reaction; constantly sinking. Heat in 
afternoon and evening, with dry skin and excessive thirst. 
Frequent flushes of heat ; sometimes ending with a little 
moisture and faintness. Morning sweat setting in after 
waking (Sep.). Sweat smelling of sulphur. Profuse night 
sweat {Cinch., Phos., Sil., Sulph. ac). Perspiration from 
the least exertion (Ambr., Calc. c, Hep. s., Phos., Sil.). 

Aggravation. — In evening, or after midnight ; from warmth of 
bed ; during rest ; when standing ; from touch ; from wash- 
ing or bathing ; in the open air. 

Amelioration. — During motion; on walking. 

Compare.— Aloe, Ars., Bell., Calc c, Cinch., Colch., Hep. s., 
Iodi., Lye, Merc, Natr. m., Nitr. ac, Nux v., Phos., Psor., 
Puis., Rhus tox., Sep., Sil. 

Antidotes— Aeon., Camph., Cham., Cinch., Merc, Puis., Rhus 
tox., Sep. 

Sulphur Antidotes— Cinch., Iod., Merc, Nitr. ac, Rhus tox., 

Sep. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

As has been already suggested, Sulphur may be indicated 
in any disease, regardless of its character or of the tissue in- 
volved. It will, therefore, be impossible to give a complete 
resume of its clinical range. Its chief use is in chronic diseases. 



SULPHUR. 



i^-j 



Oftentimes it may be prescribed as an intercurrent remedy, 
even when its individual symptoms are absent, in both chrome 
and acute diseases, for the purpose of arousing the reactive en- 
ergies of the system, when carefully selected remedies have 
failed to produce a favorable effect. This power of Sulphur de- 
pends upon its relation to Hahnemann's psora ; and while we 
must admit that the latter theory was based upon false pre- 
mises so far as the single disease, itch, was concerned, science 
having at that time failed to discover the parasitic nature of 
this disease, yet it is evident that Hahnemann only used the 
term scabies or itch to indicate some form of cutaneous erup- 
tion, and the term psora to indicate a constitutional taint de- 
pendent upon, or having for its external manifestation, some 
form of cutaneous eruption, not necessarily always identical 
with itch. This might be hereditary, or due to the suppression 
of an eruption; and while some skin diseases of a parasitic na- 
ture may be cured solely by external means, without immediate 
bad results, yet remote consequences are possible, and in many 
instances at least a constitutional dyscrasia is thus established 
which afterwards more or less modifies and controls the course 
of any disease with which the individual may suffer. Sulphur is 
the chief remedy with which to combat this constitutional con- 
dition, often restoring the suppressed disease, and, if not, so 
controlling the dyscrasia that the action of other indicated 
remedies may not be interfered with. Tt is especially useful in 
people who are subject to eruptions upon the skin, and those in 
whom the skin is rough and harsh and the hair coarse; light- 
complexioned ; lean, stoop-shouldered ; offensive odor from the 
body; general dislike to and aggravation from washing or 
bathing. Said to be indicated for people who have very red 
lips, -and redness of the other orifices of the body, often accom- 
panied by soreness and burning. Diseases which alternate with 
some form of eruption on the skin. All forms of scrofulous dis- 
ease. Rachitic complaints. Sufferings from the abuse of Mer- 
cury or Cinchona, and metals generally. In briefly considering 
some of the individual pathological states in which Sulphur is 
especially useful, the remarks just made on the general action 
of the drug, especially as regards the retrocession of eruptions, 
must be borne in mind in order to save repetition. It is useful 
in some forms of nervous disease ; hysteria ; epilepsy ; chorea ; 



750 SULPHUR. 

paraplegia; neuralgia of various sorts, sometimes periodic. 
Sulphur does not produce any spinal or cerebral changes, but 
its nervous manifestations are due to spinal weakness and gen- 
eral constitutional conditions. Marasmus; tuberculosis; tu- 
bercular meningitis ; hydrocephalus ; open fontanelles in sickly, 
scrofulous children— may be readily differentiated from Calc. by 
the characteristics of the patient. Characteristic eruptions on 
the scalp (see symptoms). Alopecia. A valuable remedy in 
many diseases of the eyes and lids, especially of a scrofulous 
nature. Conjunctivitis. Blepharitis. Styes. Tarsal tumors. 
Ulceration of lids. Painful inflammation from foreign bodies 
in the eye (after Aeon.). Pustular inflammation of conjunctiva; 
of cornea; ulcers on and about cornea; abscesses; always 
great pain, photophobia and lachrymation ; usually worse 
at night ; sharp, burning, sticking and itching ; nightly agglu- 
tination, etc. Keratitis. Kerato-iritis. Iritis. Retinitis. As- 
thenopia. Opacities of the vitreous. Cataract. Inflammation 
of the external and middle ear. Chronic nasal catarrh. Come- 
dones. Tonsilitis. Pharyngitis. Dyspepsia and gastric trou- 
bles in general, with weak, faint feeling at stomach about 11 
a. m. Dyspepsia from milk. Swelling and induration of liver. 
Engorged liver, with piles and other resulting conditions. Vari- 
ous abdominal troubles, with symptoms agreeing; usually fol- 
lows Nux well. Ascites. An invaluable remedy in constipation, 
haemorrhoids and various conditions of the rectum, according 
to symptoms. Diarrhoea, especially in morning; great variety 
of stools (see symptom). Dysentery. A valuable remedy in 
chronic nephritis. Catarrh of the bladder. Chronic gonor- 
rhoea. Gleet. Hematuria. Sexual weakness and neurasthe- 
nia. Phimosis. Hydrocele. Pruritus in both male and fe- 
male. Amenorrhoea. Dysmenorrhea. Menorrhagia. Vicari- 
ous menstruation. Leucorrhoea. Chlorosis. Uterine displace- 
ments, and various forms of uterine and pelvic inflammation, 
with Sulphur symptoms. Often useful in chronic respiratory 
diseases. Aphonia. Laryngeal and bronchial catarrh. Whoop- 
ing cough (vapors of Sulphur said to be extremely beneficial). 
Often useful in chronic asthma, especially after suppressed erup- 
tions or discharges, even many years after. An extremely valu- 
able remedy in chronic pneumonia, and in the later stages of 
acute pneumonia, when resolution does not take place, hepati- 



SULPHUKICUM ACIDUM. 751 

zation remaining, with dry cough, etc.; also in first stage of 
phthisis following pneumonia. Phthisis, with general Sulphur 
indications. Hydrothorax. Cardiac dropsy. Spinal irritation. 
Chronic rheumatism. Rheumatic gout. Synovitis. Lumbago. 
A most important remedy in skin diseases as already men- 
tioned ; vesicular, herpetic and pustular eruptions in general, 
with much itching and burning ; worse at night from warmth 
of bed ; also complaints from their suppression by external 
applications. The chief remedy in "itch" or scabies. Eczema. 
Acne. Intertrigo. Ulcers. Abscesses. Erysipelas. Eruptive 
fevers. Bilious fevers. Typhoid fever. Hectic fever. In fevers 
Sulph. may be indicated by the symptoms of the case, or may 
be useful as an intercurrent remedy, as already mentioned. 



SULPHURIOUM ACIDUM. 

Synonym. — Hydrogen Sulphate. Common name. — Sul- 
phuric Acid. Preparation. — The lx and 2x dilutions are made 
with water ; the 3x with dilute Alcohol ; subsequent dilutions 
with Alcohol. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon mucous tissues, particularly of the ali 
mentary canal and the respiratory tract, and upon the skin, 
though, owing to its chemical action, its dynamic physiological 
effects are comparatively little understood. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Fretful, ill-humored, peevish (Bry., Cham.). Despond- 
ent. Impatient; must do everything in a hurry (Sulph.). 

Head. — Sensation in the forehead as if the brain were loose, 
and falling from side to side (Nux m., Hyos., Khus tox.); 
worse when walking in the open air; better when sitting 
quiet in the room. Painful shocks in the forehead and tem- 
ples ; worse in the forenoon and evening. Gradually increas- 
ing, and suddenly ceasing headache. Externa] pain over 
the whole head, as if suppurating, painful to touch. 



752 SULPHURICUM ACIDUM. 

Eyes. — Sensation of a foreign body in right outer canthus, in 
the morning when walking. Lachrymation. 

Ears. — Hardness of hearing (Calc. c, Sulph.). 

Nose. — Dry coryza, with loss of smell and taste (Ant. tart., 
Puis.). Coryza: thin, lemon-colored discharge. 

Face. — Face deadly pale. Face feels as if the white of an egg 
had been dried on it (Alum.). 

Mouth.— Breath very offensive (Am., Hep. s., JVitr. ae., Nux 
v.). Pain from submaxillary glands into tongue; tongue 
feels burnt (Iris, Plat., Puis., Sang.) . Teeth on edge. Aphthae 
in the mouth (Borax, Hell., Hydras., Iodi.). Mucous mem- 
brane of palate and pharynx swollen, injected and ulcerated. 

Throat.— Swollen, as if a lump were in it; sensitive; impeded 
deglutition (Bell.). Swelling of uvula and root of palate. 
Soreness in evening on swallowing ; worse on left side. Raw- 
ness in the throat (Arg., Arum., Nux v., Sang.). Constric- 
tion. Swelling and inflammation of the submaxillary 
glands. °Stringy, lemon-yellow mucus hangs from poste- 
rior nares, in diphtheria. 

Stomach. — Sour eructations (Alum., Carb. v., Phos.). Violent 
hiccough (Bry., Cic, Hyos., Ign., Verat. alb.). Vomiting; 
°of drunkards (Nux v.). Every drink chills the stomach, 
unless some spirit is mixed with it. Pain in epigastric re- 
gion after eating ; worse from hard food, with sensitiveness 
of stomach. 

Abdomen. — Weak feeling, as if the menses would appear. 
Violent protrusions of an inguinal hernia. 

Stool and Anus.— Haemorrhoids; itching, burning, sticking; 
with moisture. Pressing in anus during and after pasty 
stool. Chronic soft stool. Diarrhoea, with great debility. 
Soft stool, followed by a sensation of emptiness in abdo- 
men. Stool as if chopped (Aeon.), saffron-yellow , stringy, 
and slimy, in children. Stool ; soft, pasty ; yellowish- 
white; partly solid, partly liquid, with much thin mucus 
and streaks of blood ; very offensive. 

Urinary Organs. — Pain in bladder, as if the call to urinate is 
postponed. 

Female Organs.— Menses too early and too profuse (Ars., 
Calc. c, Nujcv.). Leucorrhoea, acrid and burning, or like 
milk (Calc, Coni., Puis., Sep.). 



SULPHURICUM ACIDUM. 753 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness, with roughness in throat 
and larynx. Shortness of breath. Cough from irritation 
in the chest, with expectoration in the morning, of dark 
blood, or of a thin, yellow, blood-streaked mucus, of a sour- 
ish taste. Belching after the cough. Pressure in left side of 
chest. Cough, with haemoptysis (Aeon., Ham., Ferr., Sa- 
bad. ) . Profuse haemorrhage from the lungs. 

Generalities. — Extreme weakness and exhaustion, with sen- 
sation of tremor all over the body, without trembling. 
Pain in lumbar region. Pains appear gradually, and cease 
suddenly. Haemorrhages of black blood from all the out- 
lets of the body (Ham., Phos.). 

Skin.— Blue spots like ecchymoses (Arm. Phos., Sec). Gan- 
grenous tendency after a bruise (Ars.). 

Sleep.— Falls asleep late, and wakes early. Sleepiness. 

Fever. — Chilliness, worse in-doors; better out-doors; when ex- 
ercising. Profuse perspiration with great debility; also at 
night {Cinch., Phos., Phos. ac). 

Aggravation. — In open air; after dinner; in cold, wet weather. 

Amelioration. — From pressure over epigastrium. 

Conditions. — In old people, particularly women; light-haired 
people. In climacteric years, flushes of heat. 

Compare. — Mineral acids, Am., Digit., Puis., Sulph. 

Antidote.— Puis. 

Sulphuric Acid Antidotes.— Bad effects of lead water. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Sulphuricum Acidum has been successfully used for general 
debilitated states of the system, especially with tendency to 
haemorrhages from the outlets of the body. Catarrhal ophthal- 
mia. Hectic fever. Haemoptysis. Tuberculosis. Apthous sore 
mouth, especially during protracted diseases; particularly in 
children with marasmus, sour vomiting, characteristic diar- 
rhoea, etc. A valuable remedy in certain forms of dyspepsia, 
especially where the stomach feels cold and weak, and the pa- 
tient craves stimulants. Acid dyspepsia ; d} T spepsia of drunk- 
ards, especially with enlarged liver, piles, diarrhoea and other 
digestive troubles; digestion feeble; vomiting; patient shriv- 
eled and cold. Sulph. acid is said to remove the craving for 
liquor (crude acid in water). Vomiting of pregnane}'. Hie* 



754 TABACUM. 

cough. Stomach cough; belching after cough. Tonsilitis. 
Diphtheria, bad cases; abundant membrane; drowsiness; liq- 
uids escape through the nose; stringy, lemon-yellow mucus 
hangs from the posterior nares. Enlarged spleen. Inguinal 
hernia. Sometimes useful in typhoid fever, great prostration, 
haemorrhages, drowsiness, vomiting, sour discharges. Purpura 
haemorrhagica. Bad effects from mechanical injuries, bruises, 
chafing, etc.; long-lasting blue spots. 



TABACUM. 

Synonym. — Nicotiana Tabacum. Natural order. — Solana- 
ceae. Common name. — Tobacco. Habitat. — Probably native of 
Central America, but widely cultivated. Preparation. — Tinct- 
ure from the dried leaves of the genuine Havana tobacco. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the pneumogastric nerve and the me- 
dulla oblongata, producing complete relaxation and paralysis 
of the involuntary muscular system, causing nausea, vomiting, 
feeble heart and pulse, low temperature, vertigo, delirium and 
collapse. Its long-continued use may result in degeneration of 
nerve tissue, causing atrophy and general muscular paralysis. 
Through the vagi also the digestive system is powerfully af- 
fected, even to causing violent gastro-enteritis. According to 
Bartholow, "the emetic effect of tobacco is doubtless the prod- 
uct of three factors : its cerebral action, its local irritation of 
the gastric mucous membrane, and its specific emetic prop- 
erty. The secretions of the intestinal mucous membrane are 
increased, and the muscular layer is thrown into tetanic con- 
traction, whence the catharsis which follows its adminis- 
tration." Its chief characteristic is a deathly nausea, accom- 
panied by pallor, vertigo, cold sweat and intermittent pulse. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Anxiety ; better after weeping. Difficult concentration 

of the mind. 
Head. — Vertigo, with qualmishness of the stomach ; worse in- 



TABACUM. 755 

doors ; better in the open air. °Neuralgic headache, sensa- 
tion as of sudden blows struck by a hammer. ° Headache 
from one temple to the other, involving the orbits, or with 
shooting in left eye, better from cold. Heaviness of the head. 

Face. — Death-like paleness of the face, with sick stomach 
(Ant. tart., Ars., Ipec). Face pale, collapsed ; covered 
with cold sweat (Ox. ac). Violent tearing in facial bones 
and teeth, in evening. 

Mouth.— Frothing from the mouth (Cic, Coccul., Laur.). Pro- 
fuse salivation {Hep. s., Merc, JS'itr. ac). Accumulation 
of white, tenacious mucus in mouth and throat, which 
must he frequently expectorated. 

Stomach. — Great thirst ; worse at night. Qualmishness, 
nausea and vomiting ; worse on motion. Deathly nausea, 
with vertigo, in paroxysms ; body covered with cold 
sweat (Verat.); °seasickness (Coccul.). Violent vomiting; 
easy, of sour liquid ; watery, insipid, sometimes bitter, in 
morning. Feeling of coldness in stomach (Camph., Colch.), 
with nausea. Sinking at the pit of stomach ; sensation of 
relaxation (Ipec). 

Abdomen. — Painful retraction of the navel; contraction of the 
abdominal muscles (CJiel., Plumb., Podo.). incarcer- 
ated hernia. 

Stool.— Violent pain in small of back during soft stool, with 
tenesmus and burning. Diarrhoea, yellowish-green, or 
greenish, slimy stools. Cholera-like stools ; watery, urgent, 
painless (Ars., Camph., Cupr., Verat. alb.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Difficult respiration. Violent constric- 
tion of the chest. °Hiccough after every paroxysm of 
whooping cough. 

Heart and Pulse.— Violent palpitation (Aeon., Ars., Aur., 
Spig.). Action weak. Paroxysms of precordial oppres- 
sion, at night, with palpitation, and pain between the shoul- 
ders. Pulse very feeble, soft and slow ; imperceptible, small, 
intermittent. 

Neck.— Neuralgia, Avith tightness of the throat. 

Generalities. — Great weakness and debility (Ars., Cinch.). 
Restlessness, wants to change place continually. Gait slow 
and shuffling, difficulty in ascending stairs. Stupefying 
sleep at night. Itching over the whole body. 



756 TAKAXACUM. 

Fever. — Icy-coldness from knees to toes. Body warm ; hands 
and legs icy-cold (Menyanth.). Cold sweat on hands, fore- 
head and face (Verat. alb.). Cold, clammy sweat (Ars., 
Camph., Merc, Phos., Tereb.). 

Aggravation. — On left side; from great heat or great cold, 
and especially in stormy weather ; from walking, riding in 
a carriage, and jar of a railway train. 

Amelioration. — In open air ; from vomiting. 

Compare.-ei^. tart., Arsen., Bell., Coccul., Digit., Ipec.,Zo&., 
Nux v., Op., Phos., Stram., Verat. alb. 

Antidotes. — Ars., Cham., Ign., Ipec, Nux v., Puis. 

Tabacum Antidotes.— Cic, Stram. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Tobacco has been found useful in diseases originating in 
cerebral irritation, followed by marked gastric symptoms, 
characteristic of the drug. Effects of sunstroke. Nervous dis- 
eases and heart affections, accompanied by deathly nausea, 
feeble, irregular pulse, clammy sweat, etc. Angina pectoris, 
pains radiate from center of sternum, especially towards left 
side, extending down left arm with nausea, faintness, etc. 
Gastralgia, with same symptoms. Asthma. Asphyxia. Benal 
colic. Strangulated hernia. Cholera infantum, with nausea, 
faintness, etc. Seasickness. Characteristic nausea and vomit- 
ing wherever found. Vomiting of pregnancy. 



TARAXACUM. 

Synonyms. — Taraxacum. Dens leonis. Taraxacum offici- 
nale. Natural order. — Compositae. Common names. — Dande- 
lion. Puff Ball. Habitat. — A perennial herb found growing in 
the greater portion of the Northern Hemisphere. Prepara- 
tion. — Tincture from the entire fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the mucous membranes of the diges- 
tive tract, and upon the liver. 



TARAXACUM. 757 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Drawing pain in left temple while sitting, ceasing when 
walking and standing. Needle-like stitches in left temple 
when sitting, ceasing when standing. Tearing pain in occi- 
put. Pressure and heaviness in lower part of occiput, after 
lying down. 

Eyes.— Burning in left eyeball. 

Ears. — Drawing pain in external ear. 

Face.— Hot and red. Pustule in right corner of lips. 

Mouth. — Teeth set on edge as from acids. Tongue covered 
with a white coating, which peels off in -patches, leaving 
dark, red, tender, very sensitive spots. Accumulation of 
saliva in the mouth, with sensation as if the larynx were 
pressed shut. Bitter taste in the mouth after eating (Bry., 
JVucv v.). 

Stomach. — Bitter eructations ; hiccough. Nausea, as if from 
too fat food, with inclination to vomit {Puis.). 

Abdomen. — Stitching pains in sides (left) of abdomen ; in hv- 
pogastrium. Motions in the abdomen, as if bubbles were 
forming and bursting. 

Stool. — Difficult, but not hard stool. 

Urinary Organs.— Pressure to urinate without pain ; frequent 
desire to urinate, and copious urine. 

Respiratory Organs.— Stitches in the chest (Bry.). Twitching 
in right intercostal muscles. 

Neck and Back. — Twitching and dull sticking pain in left 
side of nape of neck ; when standing ; better when sitting. 
Tensive stitches towards right side of back; outward in 
right scapula. Vibration in right scapula, with quivering. 

Upper Limbs.— Twitching in muscles of left forearm. Finger 
tips icy-cold. Pressive pain in three last fingers of right 
hand. 

Lower Limbs. — Stitching pain in left thigh. Pressive pain in 
left calf. Jerking pain in right calf, ceasing quickly when 
touched. Drawing pain in dorsum of right foot, when 
standing; stitches when sitting. Severe or fine stitching 
pains in right sole. Burning in the toes. 

Sleep. — Yawning and sleepiness during the day. Yivid, unre- 
membered dreams. 

Fever.— Chilliness after eating or drinking {Caps.). 



758 TARENTULA HISPANICA. 

Aggravation. — Almost all symptoms appear when sitting, or 

disappear when walking. 
Compare.— Bry., Caps., Chel., Hydras., Nux v., Puis., Spig. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Taraxacum has been found useful in headaches ; gastric af- 
fections; bilious attacks; enlargement and induration of the 
liver; jaundice, etc., usually with chilliness, soreness over the 
liver, bitter taste and "mapped " tongue. Bilious fever. Rheu- 
matism. Neuralgia. 



TARENTULA HISPANICA. 

Synonym. — Lycosa Tarantula. Natural order. — Aranei- 
dese. Common name. — Tarantula. Preparation. — Triturations 
of the live spider. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

The action of this poison differs only from other spider poi- 
sons in that it is more persistent, the cerebro-spinal system be- 
ing the seat of its primary effects, through which it causes, to- 
gether with restlessness and great mental and physical depres- 
sion, choreic phenomena of a marked character, being more se- 
vere and terrible in their manifestations than are those pro- 
duced by great sexual excitement. The chief characteristic is 
that the paroxysms are quieted, sometimes entirely removed 
through the influence of music, a cure sometimes resulting 
therefrom. It is said that the patients will cause their bodies 
to move to the measure of the music, and are often led to exe- 
cute a kind of a dance. Its chief clinical use, accordingly, is in 
chorea, which it is said to have cured in the most aggravated 
forms. It is also useful in hysteria, and some other nervous 
affections of a like character, such as hystero-epilepsy, etc. Ac- 
cording to Allen, "its curative powers in these and other forms 
of mental disturbance rest upon a very slender basis, for it is 
probable that most of the mental symptoms attributed to the 
bite of this spider are purely imaginary." It has also been used 



TELLURIUM. 759 

in nymphomania, and in dysmenorrhea, menstrual irregulari- 
ties, and various forms of diseases of the female sexual organs, 
with the characteristic nervous phenomena of the drug. Spinal 
irritation. Multiple sclerosis. Intermittent fever, with choreic 
convulsions. 
Compare.— Agar., Cimic, Myg., Stram. 



TELLURIUM. 

An element. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts chiefly upon the skin, producing vesicular and herpetic 
eruptions, sometimes resembling herpes circinatus. It also 
causes sensitiveness of the spine, and pain down the sacrum 
and thigh, resembling sciatica. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Very forgetful and negligent. 

Eyes.— °Deposit of a chalky-looking white mass on anterior 
surface of lens. °Purulent discharge ; eczema impetignoides 
on lids. °Herpes conjunctiva bulbi; veins enlarged, run- 
ning horizontally toward the cornea, ending in little blisters 
near edge of cornea ; worse from crying. 

Ears.— Dull throbbing pain day and night ; thin, watery, exco- 
riating discharge. ° Vesicular eruption on membrane; sup- 
puration and perforation ; membrane permanently injured, 
and hearing greatly impaired. Itching and swelling, with 
painful throbbing in external meatus ; in three or four 
days, discharge of a watery fluid, smelling Wee fish 
pickle, which causes vesicles wherever it touches ; ear is 
blistered, as if oedematous ; hearing impaired. 

Nose. — Fluent coryza, lachrymation, and hoarseness when- 
walking in open air ; also short cough and pressure under 
sternum. 

Mouth.— Breath has a garlic-like odor. 

Abdomen.— Burning in hepatic region. 



760 TEREBINTHINA. 

Male Organs. — Increased sexual desire. Herpes on scrotum 
and perineum. 

Back. — Painful, sensitiveness of spine, from last cervical to 
fifth dorsal vertebrce ; sensitive to pressure and touch ; 
dreads even to have it approached. Pain in sacrum, pass- 
ing into right thigh down sciatic nerve; worse w r hen press- 
ing at stool, coughing, laughing, also when lying on affected 
side. 

Generalities.— Restless. Weakness. 

Skin. — Vesicular and herpetic eruptions, resembling ring- 
worms, covering whole body ; more distinct on lower 
limbs; on single parts ; more on left side; itching ivorse 
at night after going to bed. Sticking and pricking in vari- 
ous parts ; worse during rest. 

Compare. — Ars., Rhus tox., Xanthox. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Ringworms; vesicular and herpetic eruptions; eczema of 
the external ear (see symptom). Otorrhsea. Deafness. Scrofu- 
lous ophthalmia. Eczema and herpes of lids (see symptoms). 
Spinal irritation. A valuable remedy in sciatica, usually on 
right side, worse on lying down at night, etc. (see symptom). 



TEREBINTHINA. 

Synonym. — Oleum Terebinthinae. Common name. — Oil of 
Turpentine. Preparation. — One drop to ninety-nine of alcohol 
makes the 2x dilution. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

The chief action of turpentine is upon the kidneys, where it 
produces irritation, congestion and inflammation, together 
with hematuria and albuminuria. It also affects to some ex- 
tent all mucous surfaces, producing a tendency to congestion 
and catarrhal inflammation ; it affects the bronchial and intes- 
tinal mucous membranes, causing cough and loose, bloody 
stools, with marked tympanitis; but more especially does it 



TEREBIXTHINA. 761 

act upon the mucous lining of the bladder and urethra, giving 
rise to inflammation and strangury. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Stupefaction ; inability to fix attention ; comatose con- 
dition (uraemia). (Bell.). 

Head..— Vertigo ; headache ; intense pressure and fullness of the 
head. 

Nose.— Violent nosebleed (Aeon., Bell., Bry., Ham.). 

Face.— Pale, earthy color of the face (Ars.). 

Mouth.— Tongue red, smooth, and glossy, as if deprived of pa- 
pillae. 

Stomach.— Loss of appetite. Vomiting of mucus. Burning in 
the stomach. 

Abdomen. — Excessive distension of the abdomen (Cinch., 
Graph., Hep. s.)\ meteorism {Aeon., Phos. ac.). Colic. 

Stool. — Stools of mucus and water; worse in the morning. In 
testinal catarrh and diarrhoea, with nephritis. 

Urinary Organs. — Heaviness and pressure in region of kid- 
neys. Inflammation of the bladder. Burning* in bladder 
and urethra ; when urinating. Frequent desire to urinate. 
Urine suppressed. Violent burning, drawing pains in 
region of kidneys. Distressing strangury , followed by 
soreness (Canth.). Urethritis, with painful erections. 
Urine scanty and bloody (Ars., Canth., Colch., Ham.). 
Urine having the odor of violets. 

Respiratory Organs.— Difficult respiration, as if from conges- 
tion of the lungs. Breath short, hurried and anxious. 
Great dryness of the mucous membranes of the air pas- 
sages. Expectoration streaked with blood. 

Pulse.— Quick, small, thready, almost imperceptible. 
Generalities. — Great prostration (Ars., Cinch., Phos.). Occa- 
sional subsultus (Hyos., Strain.). Cold, clammy perspi- 
ration all over the body (Camph., Tabac., Verat. alb.). 
Compare.— Canth., Carb. v., Copab., Erig. Phos., Secal. c. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Tereb. is in the treatment of urinary dis- 
eases, especially albuminuria; Blight's disease; nephritis par- 



762 TEUCRIUM MARUM VERUM. 

ticularly when following acute diseases ; always burning, draw- 
ing pains in region of kidneys, with heaviness and pressure. 
Strangury, and scanty, bloody urine. Especially useful in the 
congestive stage of renal disease, before disorganization has 
taken place or soon after. Cystitis. Violent urethritis. Drop- 
sies of renal origin. Pelvic peritonitis and cellulitis with blad- 
der complications and tympanitis. Metritis, peritonitis, scar- 
let fever or typhoid fever, with characteristic urinary symp- 
toms and marked tympanitis. Particularly valuable in intes- 
tinal haemorrhage. Bronchitis, with burning in chest. Capillary 
bronchitis, child drowsy, lungs seem filled up, urine scanty and 
dark. Haemoptysis. Purpura hemorrhagica. Bed sores. Di- 
arrhoea. Red, glossy tongue. Tympanitis. Recommended for 
various eye diseases, especially when dependent upon kidney 
disease. Ciliary neuralgia, over right eye. Epi-scleritis. Rheu- 
matic iritis. Adhesions of the iris. Amblyopia from alcohol. 
Urticaria, after eating shell fish (Urtica.). Exanthema, with 
renal symptoms. 



TEUOEIUM MARUM VERUM. 

Synonym. — Marum Verum. JVatitral order. — Labiatse. 
Common name.—QdX Thyme. Habitat. — A plant growing in 
Southern Europe and Africa, cultivated in Northern countries. 
Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the mucous membrane of the lower 
bowel, where it produces much irritation, leading to its success- 
ful use in the treatment of ascarides. It also acts prominently 
upon the Schneiderian membrane, producing violent sneezing, 
congestion and inflammation. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Irresistible desire to sing. 

Head. — Dullness and dizziness. Pressure in forehead above the 
eyes (Hydras., Kali bi., Puis., Sang.). Very painful pres- 



TEUCRIOI MARUM VERUM. 763 

sure in right temple, frequently alternating with same sen- 
sation in right frontal eminence, and in left temple. 

Eyes.— Red and inflamed; look watery as if from weeping; 
biting sensations ; upper lids red and puffy. 

Ears.— Otalgia, with lancinating pains {Bell., Cham., Puis., 
Merc). 

Nose.— Frequent sneezing, with crawling in nose, without co- 
ryza. Violent crawling in right nostril, with laehrymation 
of right eye. Sensation as if nostrils were stopped ; blow 
ing nose or sneezing does nob remove the obstruction ; 
nasal polypus (Calc. c, Phos.). 

Mouth. — Violent tearing in roots and gum of right lower inci- 
sors. Smarting, as from pepper, at root of tongue. 

Throat.— Biting and scraping sensation posteriorly in fauces ; 
worse left side. 

Stomach. — Unusual hunger ; prevents falling asleep. Frequent 
very violent hiccough. 

Abdomen. — Dull pressing, as from incarcerated flatulence. 
Frequent noiseless emission of warm flatus. 

Rectum. — Crawling in rectum after stool. Crawling and vio- 
lent sticking in anus, in evening in bed. °Ascarides, with 
creeping and itching (Ferr., Sep., Spig.,Sulph.), and nightly 
restlessness; worse from warmth of bed {Merc.). 

Urinary Organs.— Increased discharge of pale, watery urine 
(Phos. ac). 

Limbs. — Rheumatic pains, mostly in bones and joints ; worse 
evenings, better on motion (Rhus tox.). Inflammation in 
right toe, with pain as if the nail had grown into the flesh. 
Ingrowing toe nails with ulceration (Sil.). 

Generalities. — Very indolent; inclined neither to physical nor 
mental exertion. 

Sleep.— Restless sleep ; excited ; vivid dreams. 

Fever. — Frequent feeling of flushing heat in face, without ex- 
ternal redness. 

Conditions.— Especially useful in old people and children. 

Compare.- Calc. c, Caust., Cina, Lye, Sil., Staph., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Teucr. mar. ver. has often been successfully used in nasal 
polypi ; polypus of the vagina ; fibrous polypi of all kinds. Use- 



764 THERIDION. 

ml in ascarides; also in rheumatism, etc., the symptoms cor- 
responding. Has been highly recommended for ingrowing toe 
nails. 



THERIDION. 

Synonyms. — Theridion Curassavicum. Aranya. Class. — 
Arachnida. Order. — Araneidese. Common names. — Orange 
Spider. Black Spider of Curacoa. Preparation. — Tincture 
from the live spider. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal system, giving rise to head- 
ache, vertigo, and neuralgia, which may be accompanied by 
gastric disturbances due to reflex action. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Time passes too quickly. Easily startled (Coccul., Sep., 
Sil.). Aversion to work. 

Head.— Vertigo, with nausea, even to vomiting; worse from 
stooping ; from least movement ; on closing eyes ; on board 
a vessel ; with cold sweat. Head feels thick ; thinks it be- 
longs to another ; that she cannot lift it off. Headache on 
beginning to move. Violent frontal headache, with throb- 
bing extending to occiput. Headache, which she cannot 
describe, nor even make clear to herself. Throbbing over 
left eye and across forehead ; worse on rising after lying 
down; worse from persons walking over the floor; from least 
noise. Headache behind the eyes ; hard, heavy, dull pressure. 

Eyes. — Flickering before eyes in frequent paroxysms, even 
when closing the eyes, like a veil before the eyes ; she must 
lie down. 

Ears. — Rushing in both ears like a waterfall. 

Nose. — ° Chronic catarrh; discharge offensive, thick, yellow 
or yellowish-green. 

Face.— Face feels immovable mornings when waking. 

Mouth. — Teeth sensitive to cold water (Ant. crud., Calc. c, 
Staph.). Every sound penetrates the teeth. Salty taste; 
mouth feels numb and slimy. 



THERIDION. 765 

Stomach. — Much thirst; desire for acid drinks; for wine, 
brandy or tobacco ; for food or drink, but knows not what. 
Nausea on rising in morning ; from sounds ; with vertigo ; 
on closing eyes; like sea-sickness (Coccul., Petrol.); from 
sparkling before eyes ; on motion; from talking; from fast 
riding in a carriage. 

Abdomen. — Violent burning pain in hepatic region ; worse 
from touch ; retching, bilious vomiting. °Abscess of liver ; 
relieves vertigo and nausea. Pain in groins after coitus ; 
on motion. 

Stool. — Small, soft stool daily, with much straining. 

Male Organs.— Desire lessened ; emission during siesta. 

Female Organs.— °Hysteria during puberty; at climacteric. 

Respiratory Organs. — Inclination to take deep breaths; to 
sigh (Ign.). Violent stitches up high in chest, beneath left 
shoulder, through into throat. ° Violent cough, with spas- 
modic jerking of the head forward, and the knees upward. 

Generalities.— Weak ; limbs tremble; sweating. Faints after 
every exertion. Sounds and reverbrations penetrate 
through her whole body, particularly the teeth, and in- 
crease the vertigo, which then causes nausea. During sleep 
bites point of tongue. 

Fever.— Shaking chill, with foam at mouth ; during headache, 
with vomiting. Bones pain as if they would fall asunder; 
coldness, cannot get warm. Sweats easily after walking. 

Compare.— Aeon., Aranea., Bell., Calc. c, Graph., Ign., Lye, 
Spig., Sep. 

Antidotes.— Aeon., Graph., Mosch. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Theridion is useful in headache, especially sick headache ; 
nasal catarrh, offensive, thick, greenish-yellow discharge. Sea- 
sickness ; in nervous women, deathly nausea on closing the eyes. 
Sunstroke, with violent headache, nausea and vomiting. Neu- 
ralgia. Hysteria. Dysmenorrhoea. Spinal irritation. Abscess 
of liver. Phthisis florida, in beginning. Violent stitches high 
up in left chest, through to the back. Climacteric troubles. 
Scrofula when other remedies fail ; rachitis ; caries ; necrosis, 
"to reach the root of the evil and destroy the cause." 



760 THUJA. 



THUJA. 



Synonym. — Thuja Occidentalis. Natural order. — Coni- 
fers. Common name. — Arbor Vitse. Habitat. — An indigenous 
evergreen tree, growing wild in the Northern States and Can- 
ada. Preparation— Tincture from the fresh leaves. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

. Acts chiefly upon the genito-urinary organs, the anus, and 
the skin, producing irritation, changing the secretions to an 
acid, corroding character, and causing a tendency to dissolu- 
tion of fluids and destruction of tissues. As Sulphur is to psora 
and Mercury to the syphilitic poison, so is Thuja to that inter- 
mediate condition, designated by Hahnemann as sycosis, its 
chief characteristic action being the formation of wart-like ex- 
crescences upon mucous and cutaneous surfaces, resembling the 
fig-warts and condylomata which characterize the sycotic 
poison. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Very ill-humored and depressed ; disposed to weep 
(Aur., Ign., Kreos., Puis., Bhus tox.). Sadness. Dis- 
contented; peevish; obstinate {Bry., Cham., Nujc v.). 
Loathing of life (Aur.). Cannot think; talks slowly, as if 
hunting for words. Makes mistakes in writing and talk- 
ing; uses wrong words, or omits words and syllables (Dulc, 
Lye). Indisposition to mental labor (Cinch., Phos. ac, 
Nux v.). Forgetfulness (Anac, Nux m.). °Fixed idea of 
living animal in the abdomen ; of the soul separated from 
the body ; of strange people by his side, etc. 

Head. — Dull confusion in the head. Vertigo on closing the eyes 
(Laeh.). Headache in morning; at one time feeling as if 
the head were forced asunder at the malar bone and upper 
jaw; at another time in vertex as if pierced by a nail; at 
another time in forehead, as if it would fall out ; relieved by 
walking in the open air. Tearing in forehead, temples and 
occiput ; worse at night and on lying down. Boring, stitch- 



THUJA. 767 

ing pains in temples, forehead and over eyes. Intermittent 
drawing pain in left side of forehead. Pain in left frontal 
eminence, and right side of head, as if a nail were driven 
in (Agar., Arm, Anac, Coff. c); worse on touch. °Hair be- 
comes hard, dry and lusterless, and falls out. Scalp very 
sensitive to the touch (Aeon., Bell., Cinch., Merc, Natr. 
mur., Nitr. ac). 

Eyes.— Sclerotica inflamed and red (Bell.), like blood. Pres- 
sure and dryness in the eyes, as if sand were in them (Ars., 
Canst., Hep. s., Sulph.), with weakness. Pupils dilated. 
Violent burning and stinging in the eyes and lids (Ars.). 
Inflammatory swelling of the eyelids, with hardness. Sen- 
sation as if a foreign body were in the eyes. Tearing in left 
eyebrow, better from touch. Nocturnal agglutination of 
the eyelids (Calc. c, Graph., Lye, Sulph.). Dimness of the 
vision, as if a mist or veil were before the eyes (Croc, 
Canst., Natr. mur., Phos., Petrol., Sep.); in open air with 
confusion of head ; with pressure in eyes, as if they would 
be pressed out of the head, or as if they were swollen. Flick- 
ering before the eyes ; flames of light, like fire-flies (Agar., 
Cycl., Merc ). Short sighted. 

Ears. — Roaring in left ear, with cracking when swallowing 
saliva. 

Nose. — Painful ulceration and scabs in the nostrils (Alum., 
Ant. crud., Kali bi., Puis.). Swelling in wings of nose, with 
hardness aud tension. Red, itching eruption on wings of 
nose, at times humid. Discharge of offensive, purulent mu- 
cus from the nose (Graph., Hep. s., Nitr. ac). Dry coryza; 
nose very dry and stopped ; worse evenings. Painful pres- 
sure at the root of the nose (Aeon., Kali bi., Merc iod.). 

Face.— Boring and digging pains in face and cheek bones; re- 
lieved by touch. Stitches between left ear and zygomatic 
arch. Jerking sensation in upper lip, near corner of mouth. 
Red, itching, elevation on upper lip. Sensitiveness of upper 
lip. Flushes of heat in the face. 

Mouth — °The teeth become dirty-yellow, and sore (Iod.). Pain- 
ful ulcers and burning vesicles on the tongue (Nitr. ac). 
Tongue swollen and sore ; tip of tongue painfully sore to 
the touch. Apthae; ulcers; mouth feels as if burnt (Iris, 
N Puis., Sang., Sulph. ac). 



768 THUJA. 

Throat. — Much tenacious mucus in throat ; hawked up with 
difficulty (Alum., Amm. carb., Kali bi.). Throat dry and 
rough. 

Stomach.— Loss of appetite. Eructations. Increased thirst, 
especially at night. 

Abdomen.— Stitches in the hypochondria. Abdomen enlarged 
and puffed ; protrudes here and there as from the arm of 
a foetus ; movements and sensation as if something were 
alive, ivithout pain (Croc.). Abdomen much enlarged after 
eating (Cinch., Nux v.). Abdomen distended by flatulence; 
much rumbling and croaking, as if an animal were crying in 
the abdomen (Coloc). Pressure in hypogastrium. Pain- 
ful swelling of inguinal glands (Calc. c, Clem., Nitr. ac, 
Rhus tox.). 

Stool and Anus.— Condylomata about the anus, sore to 
touch ; stitches when walking. Moisture. Painful contrac- 
tion of anus during an evacuation. Anus sore and very 
sensitive (Sulph.). Haemorrhoids, painful to the slightest 
touch ; pressure and burning. Painful stitches in the anus. 
Stitches in rectum towards small of back. Pressing, itch- 
ing and burning in the hemorrhoidal vessels, with dragr 
ging. Swelling of hsemorrhoidal veins. Itching in the anus 
(Nux v., Sep., Sil., Sulph.). Burning pain in perineum. Tu- 
bercle on perineum, becoming moist and smarting when 
walking. Diarrhoea daily, °in the morning (Aloe, Ru- 
mex, Sulph.); after breahfast ; at times painless; at 
times with colic. ° Stool bright-yellow (Chel.), watery; 
expelled forcibly (Crot. tig., Grat.), with much noisy 
flatus (Aloe); gurgling, as ivater from a bung -hole. Con- 
stipation (Alum., Bry., Nujc v., Op., Phos., Sulph.). 

Urinary Organs. — Frequent urging to urinate, with profuse 
emission ; at night. Boring in region of bladder, with pain- 
ful drawing up of testes. After urination, sensation as if a 
few drops were running down the urethra. Dribbling after 
urination. Urine stops several times before the bladder is 
emptied (Coni.). Burning in the urethra during emission of 
urine (Ars., Coni., Natr. carb.); with gleety discharge, 
stream small and split; next day yellow discharge; like 
gonorrhoea. Jerking, voluptuous formication in fossa navi- 
cularis. Urine scanty; burning; dark-colored; profuse, 



THUJA. 769 

v 

watery, after standing becomes cloudy. Yellowish or wine- 
colored. Orifice of urethra agglutinated by mucus. 

Male Organs. — Sycotic, moist excrescences on the prepuce 
and glans (Nitr. ac, Staph.). Swelling of the prepuce. 
Painful jerking in penis. Sensitiveness of glans. Itching in 
the glans and prepuce (Sulph.); alternating with stitches. 
Feeling as if the testicles moved. Nightly painful erections : 
emissions. Profuse sweat about the genitals, especially on 
scrotum and perineum (SiL, Sulph.). °Checked gonorrhoea, 
causing articular rheumatism; prostatitis; sycosis; impo- 
tence. 

Female Organs.— Sycotic excrescences.; moist, bleeding and 
offensive (Nitr. ac). Biting and itching in the genitals ; af- 
ter urination. Burning and biting in vagina. Mucous leu- 
corrhoea; yellowish-green. °Vagina extremely sensitive dur- 
ing coition (Arg. nit., Kreos., Sulph.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Shortness of breath ; convulsive asth- 
ma (Ars.); at night. Cough immediately after eating. 
Hacking, dry cough. 

Heart.— Visible palpitation (Glon., Spig.), without anxiety. 
Stitches in region of heart. 

Neck and Back.— Painful drawing in sacrum, coccyx anu 
thighs, while sitting ; after long sitting prevents standing 
erect. Drawing pain in nape of neck. Tension and stiffness 
of nape and left side of neck. 

Limbs.— Nails crippled (Ant. crud.); brittle or soft. Hang- 
nails (Natr. mur., Sulph.). Stitches in shoulder. Drawing 
pain in arms. Trembling of hands and feet. Crawling in 
tips of fingers as if asleep. 

Lower Limbs. — Painful laxity in both hip-joints, as if the cap- 
sules were weak and relaxed. Weakness of legs when sit- 
ting, changing into cutting in muscles of calf when walking. 
Perspiration on the feet (Nitr. ac, Sep., Sil., Sulph.). toe- 
nails crumble, brittle. Feet go to sleep. 

Generalities.— Jerks of the upper part of the body. Cramp- 
like jerking in circumscribed spots. Emaciation and anaes- 
thesia of affected parts. Weakness. (Edema about the 
joints ; affects prominently epithelia, first causing harden- 
ing, hypertrophy; then softening. Stitches in various 
parts, changing to burning. 



770 THUJA. 

Skin.— Wart-shaped excrescences here and there, especially on 
hands and genitals (Nitr. ac, Phos. ac, Staph.). Violent 
itching on different parts, as from flea-bites. 

Sleep.— Persistent sleeplessness (Cimic, Coff.). Sleepiness. 
Kestless sleep. Troublesome, anxious dreams, when sleep- 
ing on the left side. 

Fever.— Shaking chill, with yawning. The warm air seems 
cold, and the sun has no power to warm him. Shivering 
from slightest uncovering in warm air. Cold hands and in- 
ternal heat of face. Heat, with activity of mind, and thirst. 
Flushing, without thirst. Profuse night sweat, staining 
ttie clothes yellow, as if saturated with oil. 

Aggravation.— In morning and forenoon; after 3 a.m. and 
3 p.m.; during rest; from heat of the bed; from spirituous 
liquors ; from tobacco. 

Amelioration. — In the open air ; from warmth ; from move- 
ment. 

Conditions.— Especially useful in persons of a lymphatic tem- 
perament; people with dark complexion, black hair, dry 
fiber and not very fat. 

Compare.— Aur., Can. sat., Canth., Copab., Ign., Merc, Nitr* 
ac, Puis., Staph., Sulph. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Cham., Merc, Puis., Sulph. 

Thuja Antidotes.— Abuse of tea, Merc, iod., Nux v., Sulph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Probably the most important use of Thuja is in the treat- 
ment of sycotic diseases, not only for the condylomata, or 
wart-like excrescences, occurring on various parts, but also for 
various diseases which may have their origin in the condition 
of system which Hahnemann designated as sycosis — a constitu- 
tional taint following gonorrhoea, or more apt to occur in 
those who have what Grauvogle termed a hydrogenoid consti- 
tution. Vaccination is more apt to cause bad results in sycotic 
constitutions, so we find Thuja a remedy for the bad effects of 
vaccination (Sil.); especially when the pustules are very large, 
and the patient has diarrhoea. The mental symptoms of the 
drug are very peculiar, and indicate it in some forms of insanity, 
particularly melancholia. Neuralgia of the head and face, es- 
pecially as if a nail were driven in ; violent stabbing pains ; neu- 



TRILLIUM. 771 

ralgia of tea-drinkers. Ciliary neuralgia. Kerato-iritis. Opacity 
of the cornea. Iritis, especially syphilitic, with gummata on 
the iris; sharp sticking in the eye, with much heat above and 
around the eye. Episcleritis. Granular lids, when granules are 
large, wart-like. Chronic conjunctivitis, worse whenever his 
night's rest is disturbed. Dry, bran-like tinea ciliaris; lashes 
imperfect and irregular. Excellent for tarsal tumors. 

Polypi of the ear. Watery, purulent otorrhcea, smelling 
like putrid meat. Nasal catarrh. Syphilitic ozoena, thick, 
green discharge. Toothache, teeth decayed, especially about 
margins of gums, which become retracted. Aphthous sore 
mouth, feels as if burnt. Ranula bluish ; surrounded by vari- 
cose veins. Indurations in the stomach. Flatulent colic (see 
peculiar symptoms). Warts and condylomata about anus. 
Haemorrhoids. Diarrhoea (see symptoms). Gonorrhoea; also 
bad effects after checking gonorrhoea! discharge, especially 
articular rheumatism and inflamed prostate. Secondary syph- 
ilis ; syphilitic herpes ; obstinate chancroidal ulcers, with stick- 
ing pains, as from a splinter. Balanorrhcea. Condylomata 
and warts about the genitals of both sexes. Fungous growths 
about cervix ; cauliflower excrescences, with burning and yel- 
lowish-green leucorrhcea. Uterine polypi. Chronic ovaritis; 
after gonorrhoea. Left ovary inflamed, worse at each men- 
strual nisus ; distressing pain ; burning when walking or rid- 
ing; must lie down. Prolapsus uteri. Polypi of the vocal cords. 
Asthma. Sciatica. Offensive foot-sweat (SiL). Fungoid excres- 
cences on various parts, bleeding on slightest touch. Warts. 
Lupus. Varicose ulcers. Pemphigus. Eczema. Variola; as 
soon as the vesicles become filled ; said to cause rapid dessica- 
tion and prevent scars. 



TRILLIUM. 

Synonym. — Trillium Pendulum. Natural order. — Trillia- 
cese. Common name. — White Beth Root. Habitat. — An in- 
digenous plant common in Middle and Western States, growing 
in rich soils, in damp, rocky and shady woods. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the fresh root. 



772 TRILLIUM. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the cerebro-spinal system, Trillium acts upon the 
mucous membranes and the capillary blood-vessels, more espe- 
cially of the uterus, producing both active and passive haemor- 
rhages. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Nose.— °Profuse nose-bleed (Aeon., Bell., Bry., Ham.). 

Mouth.— °Bleeding from gums, or after extraction of tooth 
(Ham.). 

Stomach.— °Sinking in stomach with heat. °Haematemesis 
(Ham., Ipec). 

Stool and Anus.— ° Dysentery, when passages are almost pure 
blood. Diarrhoea thin, watery, tinged with blood ; painless. 

Urinary Organs.— Hematuria. 

Female Organs. — ° Haemorrhage from uterus; with sensa- 
tion as though the hips and back were falling to pieces, 
better from a tight bandage. ° Metrorrhagia at the cli- 
materic ; pale ; faint ; flow returns every two weeks, dis- 
placed uterus, with consequent menorrhagia. °Gushing of 
bright-red blood from the uterus at least movement ; later, 
blood pale from anaemia. °Haemorrhages from fibroid tu- 
mors. °Threatened abortion ; profuse haemorrhages. °Pain 
in back and cold limbs, with haemorrhages. °Too profuse 
menstrual flow after exhaustion by exercise. °Profuse, ex- 
hausting leucorrhoea. °Profuse, long-lasting lochial dis- 
charges (Caul.). 

Respiratory Organs.— °Cough, with purulent or bloody spu- 
tum. °Haemoptysis (Ipec). 

Generalities. — ° Haemorrhages usually bright-red, profuse; 
also when sacro -iliac synchondroses feel as if falling 
apart ; wants to be bound tightly. °Feels as if bones were 
broken, with haemorrhages. °Crowding sensation in the 
veins, like a tightening up of the parts ; worse in legs and 
ankles. 

Compare.— Ham., Ipec, Sabina, Secal. c 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Trillium is especially useful in haemorrhages, both- active 
and passive, as described above, the symptoms being mostly 
of clinical origin. Particularly useful in uterine haemorrhages. 



CRANIUM NITRICUM— URTICA CRENS. 778 



URANIUM NITRICUM. 

Synonyms. — Uranii Nitras. Uranic Nitrate. Common 
name. — Nitrate of Uranium. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS AND THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief action of Uranium nitr. is upon the kidneys, 
-where it causes a degeneration, with albuminuria or glycosuria. 
It increases the total quantity and specific gravity of the urine, 
and produces acridity, with mucus discharges and incontinence. 
Its chief therapeutic application has been in the treatment of 
diabetes (both mellitus and insipidus) and in Bright's disease. 
Dr. Hughes considers it best suited to cases of diabetes origi- 
nating in dyspepsia or assimilative derangement, while Phos- 
phoric Acid is better adapted to those of nervous origin. In 
this I can, from my own experience, fully concur. Its most 
marked clinical symptom is "great emaciation, debility, and 
tendency to ascites or general dropsy." 
Compare.— Ars., Arg. nit., Merc, cor., Phos., Phos. ac. 



URTICA URENS. 

Synonym. — Urtica Minora. Natural order. — Urticacese. 
Common names. — Dwarf Stinging Nettle. Common Nettle. 
Habitat.— Found in North America, Europe and Asia. Prepa- 
ration.— Tincture from the entire fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts especially upon the skin, producing an inflammation 
very similar to nettlerash, in the treatment of which affection 
we find its chief use. 

^ CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Dull headache, mostly on right side. Urticaria of scalp, 
determining internally. 



774 USTILAGO. 

Eyes.— Pressing pain in eyeballs, as from a blow (Arn., Cimic, 
Ruta.). 

Throat.— Burning in the throat (Ars., Canth., Caps.). 

Stool and Anus.— Dysenteric stools, with burning and itch- 
ing in anus. 

Skin.— The skin of the face, arms and shoulders and chest was 
affected with extremely distressing burning heat, with for- 
mication, numbness, and violent itching (Apis). Excessive 
swelling of the breasts; discharging at first serum, after- 
ward perfect milk ; a very copious secretion of milk lasting 
for eight days. Itching swellings all over the hands. Urti- 
caria; hives; the skin becomes elevated, with a white cen- 
tral spot and a red areola, attended by stinging, burning 
pains ; relieved by rubbing the parts. 

Generalities. — Symptoms return at the same time every year. 

Compare. — Apis, Canth., Led., Rhus tox. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Urtica urens is used chiefly in nettlerash and hives, as 
above described. Urticaria after eating shell fish (Tereb.). Sup- 
pression or deficiency of milk. Pruritus of the genitals in both 

sexes. 



USTILAGO. 



Synonym. — Ustilago Maidis. Natural order. — Fungi. 
■Common names. — Corn Smut. Maize Smut. Preparation.- — 
Tincture from the fresh ripe fungus. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the cerebro-spinal system, Ustilago affects prima- 
rily the circulation, producing long-lasting contraction of the 
arterial capillaries, and dilatation of the venous capillaries, ar- 
resting arterial circulation, and producing passive venous con- 
gestion. The especial local action is upon the female generative 
system, producing uterine contractions, abortion, haemor- 
rhage, and a general atonic condition. 



USTILAGO. 775 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Irritable, and depressed in spirits (Bry., Nux v.). 

Head.— Feeling of fullness of the head. Dull, pressive frontal 
headache. Nervous headache. Scald head ; scalp a mass 
of filthy inflammation ; hair falls out ; watery serum con- 
stantly oozing from the scalp (Mez.). 

Eyes. — Aching distress in eyeballs (Cirnic. Ruta, Spig.). 

Nose. — Dryness of nostrils, as from taking cold. 

Mouth.— Toothache. Saliva very abundant, of slimy, bitter 
taste. Slimy, coppery taste in the mouth (Merc). 

Throat.— Tonsils painful, sore and dry. Feeling as of a lump 
in throat, with dry, burning sensation all along the oesoph- 
agus to the stomach (Caps.). 

Stomach. — Hungiy and thirsty. Constant distress in region 
of the stomach. Acid eructations. Burning pain in stom- 
ach (Ars., Bell., Colch., Phos.). 

Abdomen.— Fine, cutting, colicky pains in abdomen. 

Male Organs.— Depression of sexual system profound (Agar., 
Agn., Coni.). Severe neuralgic pain in one or both testicles 
(Staph.). Irresistible tendency to masturbation. °Seminal 
weakness, melancholy, etc. (Cinch., Phos. ac). 

Female Organs. — Constant aching distress in the mouth of 
the uterus. °Tendency to miscarriage (Sep.). Yellow, offen- 
sive leucorrhoea. Tenderness of left ovary, with pain and 
swelling. Menses copious, bright-red, not coagulating 
easily. °0s uteri dilated and relaxed; pains feeble (Caul.). 
°Menorrhagia from atony of the uterus (Caul., Cinch.). 
°Blood dark and clotted {Croc, Cycl.,Ign.,Sabi7ia). Post- 
partum haemorrhage from a flabby, atonic condition of the 
uterus (Caul.). °Pain in left mammary region. 

Aggravation.— From motion ; better during rest. 

Compare.— Caul., Cinch., Croc, Cycl., Ham., Ign., Sabina. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Ustilago is used chiefly in uterine haemorrhages, especially 
from atony of the uterus; discharge sometimes bright-red, 
sometimes dark and clotted. Post-partum haemorrhage. 
Haemorrhage from fibroid tumors ; seems to cure the tumors, 
as they sometimes disappear under its use. Gvarip.n neuralgia^ 



776 VALERIANA. 

left side, menses profuse ; yellow, offensive leucorrhcea. Ovarian 
congestion. Amenorrhea. Membranous dysmenorrhea. Said 
to be especially useful during the climacteric period, and iu tall, 
slender women (Phos.), with clear, white skin. 



VALERIANA. 

Synonym— Valerina Officinalis. Natural order— Valeri- 
anacea?. Common names.— Valerian. All heal. Habitat — 
An herbaceous perennial plant found growing in Europe and 
Asia, and cultivated in other countries. Preparation— Tinct- 
ure from the dried root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the cerebro-spinal system Valeriana affects di- 
rectly the nervous centers, producing a high degree of irrita- 
tion, which results in excessive nervous excitability, pain and 
spasms, all partaking of a hysterical character, which latter is 
the most important feature of the action of the drug. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Unusually joyous mood. Intellect clouded. Mild de- 
lirium, with trembling excitement.. 

Head. — Headache, the aching especially violent over the orbit. 
Violent pressure in the forehead, followed in a few minutes 
by sticking in the forehead, and especially over the orbits. 
TJie pressure over the orbits alternates between a pressure 
and a sticking ; the sticking is like a darting, tearing, as 
if it would pierce the eyes from within outward. 

Eyes. — Pressure in the eyes in the morning after rising; the 
margins of the lids seem swollen and sore. Smarting in the 
eyes, as if occasioned by smoke (Croc). Sparks and flashes 
before the eyes (Bell., Cycl., Glon., Sulph.); objects seem 
on fire. 

Face. — Neuralgic pains in the face (Bell., Cinch., Merc). 
Crampy jerkings in different parts of the face (Ign.). 

Mouth. — Toothache. Previous to dinner he has a taste and 



VALERIANA. 777 

smell as of foetid tallow. Flat, slimy taste in the mouth, 
early in the morning after waking. 

Stomach.— Frequent empty eructations. Gulping up of rancid 
fluid not rising into the mouth. JVausea, as if a thread 
were hanging in the throat, arising from the umbilicus 
and gradually rising to the fauces, exciting accumulation of 
saliva. Disposition to vomit ; vomiting. Pressure in the 
epigastric region. 

Abdomen.— Abdomen distended, hard. Twisting colic; hys- 
terical. 

Stool.— Diarrhoea. Stools frequent and pasty. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent emission of urine. Urine con- 
tains a white, red, or turbid sediment. 

Respiratory Organs.— When walking feels pressed across 
the lower half of chest, with oppression of breathing. Sud 
den stitching in chest and in region of the liver, from 
within outward. Violent stitches and pressing from 
within, outward in the region of the last true ribs, when 
standing. Dull stitches, resembling a pressing from within 
outward, in the left side of the chest during an inspira- 
tion. » 

Neck and Back.— Intense pain in the left lumbar region above 
the hip, as if he had strained the part much; worse when 
standing , and especially when sitting than when walk- 
ing. 

Limbs. — A very painful drawing, mixed with stitches, from left 
shoulder down to fingers; change of position did not re- 
lieve, but it disappeared when walking. Violent stitch in 
knee. Painful drawing in upper and lower extremities when 
sitting quietly, relieved by walking. 

Upper Limbs. — Crampy, darting, tearing, like an electric 
shock, repeatedly through the humerus ; intensely painful. 
Crampy drawing in region of biceps, in right arm from 
above downward while writing. 

Lower Limbs.— Crampy tearing in outer side of thigh, extend- 
ingtinto hip. Twinging pain in outer side of calf when sit- 
ting. Pulsative, tearing in right calf when sitting, in the 
afternoon. Transient pain, as if sprained in right ankle, 
most felt while standing, but seems to disappear when 
walking. Lower limbs contracted. Sudden pain, as if 



778 VERATRUM ALBUM. 

bruised in outer malleolus of right foot, worse when stand- 
ing, less when walking. Drawing in tarsal joint when 
sitting. Stinging pain in heels when sitting. 

Generalities. — Drawing in many places, now here, now 
there, like transient jerks. 

Sleep.— Wide awake in evening, restless at night, could fall 
asleep only towards morning, when he had vivid dreams. 

Fever.— Chilliness. Sensation of icy-coldness. Constant heat 
in whole body, and uneasiness. Dry heat in face and whole 
body in the evening when sitting. Flushes of heat over 
cheeks for two hours, several times in the evening. Fre- 
quent sweat. Much perspiration during night. 

Aggravation. — In morning; in evening; while sitting or 
standing, Better from walking. 

Compare. — Ambr., Asaf., Ign., Mosch., Puis. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Coff. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Valerian is in the treatment of hysteria, 
and other nervous affections where the hysterical element pre- 
dominates. Usually great restlessness, excitability, and sleep- 
lessness ; globus hystericus, with sensation of something warm 
rising from the stomach to the throat ; afraid of the dark or 
of being left alone. Nervous headache. Supra-orbital neural- 
gia. Trismus from a decayed tooth, with sensation as if a 
thread were hanging in the throat. Gastralgia, eructations of 
a rancid fluid, tympanitis. Sciatica. A valuable remedy to 
promote sleep, where the sleeplessness is caused by nervous ex- 
citement. The aggravation of pains and other symptoms when 
sitting, and amelioration when walking, is very characteristic. 



VERATRUM ALBUM. 

Synonym. — Helleborus Albus. JVatural order.— Melan- 
thacesB. (Liliacese). Common names. — White Hellebore. 
European Hellebore. Habitat. — A perennial herbaceous plant 
growing in the mountainous portions of Middle Europe, and as 



YERATRUM ALBUM. 779 

far east as Asiatic Russia. Preparation.— Tincture from the 
dried root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the cerebro-spinal nervous system Yeratrum acts 
especially upon the system of nutrition, affecting profoundly 
the entire vegetative sphere. The blood becomes disorganized, 
and separated into its constituent elements, the circulation is 
embarrassed, and, as a result, general torpor of the vegetative 
system occurs, giving rise to a true choleraic condition, gen- 
eral coldness, prostration, collapse, copious watery vomiting 
and purging, spasmodic colic, cramps, spasms, rigid contrac- 
tion of the muscles, and profuse, cold, clammy perspiration. 
It also affects, but to a less degree, the sensorium, causing ex- 
citation of the cerebral nerves, resulting in delirium and mania. 
It also produces exhaustion of nerve power, even to complete 
extinction. The chief feature of Yeratrum is the choleraic con- 
dition above described. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Mania ; persistent raging, with desire to cut and tear, 
especially clothes (Bell., Strain.); with inconsolable weep- 
ing, howling (Cic), and screaming over some fancied 
misfortune. Delirium; talks about religious things (Ais., 
Aur.); praying, cursing, and howling all night; loquacious. 
°Disposed to talk about the faults of others, or silent; but 
if irritated, scolding, calling names. °Despair about his po- 
sition in society ; feels very unlucky. Depression of spirits ; 
despondency and discouragement. Anxiety and apprehen- 
sion, as after committing a great crime (Coccul., Ign.). 

Head.— Yertigo, with cold perspiration on the forehead {Op., 
Tabac). Congestion to the head when stooping. Heat of 
head. Paroxysms of headache, as if the brain were bruised 
or torn, with pressure (Coff. c, Mur. ac). Headache, with 
vomiting of green mucus. Dull pressure on vertex; on 
movement becomes throbbing. Coldness on the vertex as 
if ice were lying there (Agar., Calc. c). Painful sensitive- 
ness of the hair (Cinch., Ferr., Sulph.). Crawling, bristling- 
sensation, as if the hair were electrified. 



780 VERATRUM ALBUM. 

Eyes.— Eyes distorted, protruding {Bell., Strain.); fixed, 
sunken (Ars.), lusterless; surrounded by blue or black rings 
(Cinch., Kali iod., Phos., Sec, Sulph.). Lachrymation, 
with redness of the eyes. Excessive dryness of the lids ; 
feel sore ; are stiff and agglutinated ; as in coryza. Sensa- 
tion as if salt were under upper lid. Pupils contracted 
(Merc, cor., Op., Phos., Physos., Phyt.); dilated. Double 
vision. 

Nose. — Grows more pointed ; seems to be longer; face cold and 
sunken (Ars., Camph.). Dryness as from dust. Epistaxis 
(Aeon., Bell., Bry., Ham., Ipec). 

Face. — Face pale, cold, sunken. Hippocratic ; nose pointed 
(Ars., Camph.)] face bluish. °Face is red while lying in 
bed, but becomes pale on rising (Aeon.). Heat and burn- 
ing of the cheeks. Cold perspiration on the face, especially 
of forehead (Cina). Stiffness of the masseter muscles. 
Lockjaw^ (Cic, Hyos., Ign., Laur., Nuxv.). Risus sardonicus. 

Mouth.— Tongue cold (Camph., Naja); dry, blackish (Op., 
Phos.); cracked; red and swollen (Bell., Rhus tox.). In- 
ability to talk. Dryness of the month and palate, with 
thirst. Much flow of saliva from the month, like water- 
brash. Biting taste, as from peppermint in the mouth. 

Throat.— Throat dry and burning. Roughness, dryness and 
scraping in the throat (Arg. nit., Rumex). 

Stomach.— Violent hunger ; craves fruit, juicy , acid things 
(Ant. tart., Cinch., Phos. ac, Ptel.), or cold or salt food. 
Excessive thirst, especially for cold water (Aeon., Ars., 
Bry., Phos.). Aversion to warm things. Violent empty 
eructations (Ipec, Merc, Phos.). Hiccough (Cic, Hyos., 
Ign., Sulph. ac). Violent vomiting, with continued nau- 
sea; with great exhaustion, and desire to lie down. Nausea, 
with profuse salivation and violent thirst (Merc). Vomit- 
ing violent, forcible, excessive; of food (Ipec, Kreos., 
Phos.); of green mucus ; of slimy, acid liquid ; whenever 
he moves or drinks; with cold siveat. Painful distension 
of pit of stomach. Violent pressure in pit of stomach, which 
extends into the sternum, the hypochondria, and the hypo- 
gastrium. Acute pains in the stomach and epigastrium 
(JEsc, Ars., Canth., Iris, Phos.). 

Abdomen.— Great sensitiveness of the abdomen to the touch 



YERATRUM ALBUM. 781 

(Aeon., Bell., Coloc ). Distension of the abdomen (Aloe, 
Cham., Cinch., Coleh.). Colic; cutting, griping and twist- 
ing, especially about navel, better after stool (Aloe, Coloc); 
as if intestines were twisted in a knot ; flatulent ; cold 
sufeat; worse after eating. 

Stool and Anus. — Diarrhoea, violent, painful, copious, with 
profuse perspiration. Stools watery, greenish, mixed with 
flakes; rice water; sudden, involuntary. Copious, frequent, 
with shivering. Constipation ; stools hard and too large 
size (Bry.). 

Urinary Organs. — Urine suppressed (Aeon., Bell., Strain.)-, in- 
voluntary (Ars., Bell., Cic, Hyos.); greenish. Dysuria. 
Diuresis. 

Female Organs. — Menses too early and too profuse (Calc. c, 
Nux v.). 

Respiratory Organs. — Paroxysms of constriction of larynx; 
suffocative fits, with protruded eyes. Difficult respiration, 
with tightness and constriction of the chest (Phos.). Tick- 
ling low down in air tubes, provoking cough, with slight 
expectoration. Pressure in chest, in region of sternum. 
Shortness of breath on slightest motion (Aeon., Ars.). 
Deep, hollow cough, occurring in shocks. Cough, with 
much expectoration, blueness of the face, and involuntary 
micturition (Alum., Caust., Colch.). °Cough on entering 
warm room from cold air {Bry.). 

Heart and Pulse. — Palpitation, with anxiety {.Icon., Ars., 
Spig., Sulph.), and rapid, audible respiration. Pulse 
rapid; slow; feeble; irregular; intermittent (Coni., Digit., 
JVatr. mur.)\ imperceptible. 

Neck and Back. — Neck so weak child can scarcely keep it 
erect {Coni.), Especially in whooping cough. Rheumatic 
pain in neck, extending to sacrum. Pains in loins and back, 
as if beaten (Arm, Ars., Bry.). 

Limbs. — Painful paralytic weakness in all the limbs. Falling 
asleep of the limbs (Sep., Sil., Sulph.). Pain as from fa- 
tigue. Nails blue from coldness. °Pains in limbs resem- 
bling a bruise; worse during wet, cold weather; worse in 
warmth of bed ; better walking up and down. Pain in mid- 
dle of left forearm, as if bones were pressed together. Icy- 
coldness of the limbs ; of hands and feet {Sil.). 



782 VERATRUM ALBUM. 

Lower Limbs.— Difficult walking; first right, then left hip- 
joint feels paralytic. Cramps in the calves (Calc. c, Camph., 
Cham., Nitr. ac, Nux v., SiL, Sulph.). Pain in bone below 
knee, as if broken, when stepping. Stinging in toes when 
standing. • 

Generalities.— Trembling of the whole body (Colch.) . Sudden 
sinking of strength (Ars., Camph., Sec). Extreme weak- 
ness and prostration (Ars., Ferr., Phos.); in the morning 
with shivering. Excessive chronic weakness. Spasms, with 
convulsive motion of the limbs. °Attacks of pain, with de- 
lirium, or driving to madness. Pressure and bruised sensa- 
tion in muscular parts of body. 

Skin. — Wrinkled skin; remains in folds after pressure. Skin 
blue, purple, cold. Dry eruption, resembling itch. 

Sleep. — Unusual sleepiness (Ant. tart., Apis, JVujc m.). Yawning. 

Fever. — Coldness and chilliness over the whole body (Br y.); 
with thirst ; creeping, running from head to toes. Exter- 
nal coldness, with internal heat. Cold perspiration (Eu- 
phorb.) over the whole body, especially on forehead 
(Camph.). 

Aggravation. — After drinking ; before and during stool; on ris- 
ing. 

Amelioration.— While sitting and lying (except weakness). 

Conditions.— Especially useful in children. 

Compare*. — Aeon., Ant. tart., Arm, Ars., Cinch., Colch., Coff. 
c, Cupr., Digit., Dros., Ferr., Ipec, Iris v., Op., Phos. ac. 
Rhus tox., Sec. cor., Zinc 

Antidotes.— Aeon., Camph., Cinch., Coff.*c 

Veratrum Antidotes.— Ars., Cinch., Ferr., Op., Tabac 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief use of Verat. alb. is in the treatment of cholera 
and choleraic conditions characterized by terrible colic, even 
cramps, cramps in the calves, cold sweat on forehead, very pro- 
fuse, watery, flaky stools, violent retching and vomiting, great 
prostration, burning in the stomach, sensitiveness to touch. 
The violent retching and vomiting with cold sweat on the fore- 
head and violent pain are the most characteristic, and differ- 
entiate the drug from other cholera remedies. With this class 
of symptoms the drug may not only be indicated in true 



VERATRUM ALBUM. 783 

cholera, but also in cholera morbus, worse at night, after 
fruits; colic from taking cold, or from fruits and vegetables; 
peritonitis ; diarrhoea, coming on suddenly at night, in summer; 
intussusception of the bowels. The drug is also valuable in 
constipation when the stools are large and hard (Bry.). Dys- 
pepsia, with craving for fruit and juicy things, characteristic 
vomiting, etc. Verat. alb. is often a valuable remedy in nerv- 
ous diseases. Mania; melancholia, especially religious ; delir- 
ium, especially after severe illness, etc., as indicated in symp- 
toms. Neuralgic headaches, with coldness on vertex. Neural- 
gia in the head, convulsive shocks on raising up the head, 
vomiting, pains so severe they cause delirium, better from 
pressure on vertex. Facial neuralgia, with cold sweat on fore- 
head, vomiting, pinched features, violent neuralgic toothache, 
with other Verat. symptoms. Violent tonic spasms, palms and 
soles drawn inward. Trismus. Tetanus. Chorea. Paralysis, 
especially after cholera or from debilitating causes. Rheumat- 
ism, pains like electric jerks, worse during wet weather (Rhus 
tox.); getting worse in warmth of bed (Merc); better on walk- 
ing about. Hemeralopia, before the menses, with cramps, 
vomiting, etc., suppression of urine. Suppressed menses, with 
despair of salvation, vomiting, purging, etc. Dysmenorrhea, 
with vomiting and purging, or exhausting diarrhoea and cold 
sweat. Nymphomania of lying-in women (Cinch., Plat.)) pre- 
ceding menses. Puerperal mania. Chronic metritis, with 
great sensitiveness of uterus to touch, and Verat. character- 
istics. Endometritis, with violent pain, vomiting, purging, 
cold sweat, etc. Bronchitis in old people or children, with pro- 
fuse expectoration, or great accumulation or inability to 
expectorate, blueness of face, cold sweat, involuntary micturi- 
tion. Spasmodic cough, w T ith suffocative fits, from constric- 
tion of larynx. Whooping cough, attacks followed by great 
exhaustion ; cough w T orse on entering warm room from cold 
air. Cardiac debility following acute diseases; tendency to 
faint on moving; on sitting up suddenly the red face turns 
deadly pale; very weak, thready pulse, cold sweat. Congestive 
chills, with characteristic Verat. symptoms. Typhoid forms of 
fever, especially in cholera seasons ; also when vital forces sud- 
denly sink. Chronic affections from abuse of cinchona ; from 
copper, especially colic. Bad effects of fright, fear or vexation. 



784 VERATRUM VIRIDE. 



VERATRUM VIRIDE. 

Synonym. — Helonias Viridis. Natural order. — Melantha- 
cese. Liliaceae. Common names. — American White Hellebore. 
Indian Poke. Swamp Hellebore. Habitat. — A coarse plant 
found growing in wet meadows and swamps from Canada to 
Georgia. Preparation. — Tincture from the fresh root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal system, especially upon the 
pneumogastric nerve, producing profound paralysis of the 
cerebro-spinal nerve-centers, the reflex motor nerve-centers, and 
of the whole circulatory apparatus, which results in intense 
congestion and inflammation of the brain and other organs, 
especially those under the control of the pneumogastric nerve, 
notably the lungs and stomach. Thus the action of Veratrum 
will be seen to differ from that of Belladonna and other reme- 
dies which produce congestion, by excitation of the nerve-cen- 
ters, rather than by paralysis. 

On the motor nerves it first produces prostration, but has 
the power of causing both tonic and clonic spasms, especially 
the latter, giving rise to a condition similar to chorea. The 
most essential feature of Veratrum is its influence upon the 
heart and circulation, being indicated by a loud, strong beat- 
ing of the heart, quick pulse, and a very slow respiration. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Quarrelsome and delirious. °Furious delirium, with 
screaming, howling and striking. °Delirium, with incessant 
muttering, dilated pupils, etc. 

Head. — Vertigo ; in morning on rising ; better on closing the 
eyes and resting the head ; on rising from a seat or bed., 
with nausea and vomiting. Headache, with vertigo. Head- 
ache proceeding from the nape of the neck (Sang.); head 
feels full and heavy; mornings. Active congestion of the 
head (Aeon., Bell.). Neuralgic pain in right temple close to< 
the eye. Severe frontal headache, with vomiting (Iris). 



VERATMJM VIRIDE. 785 

Eyes.— Dilated pupils (Ailanth., Bell., Cic, Op., Stram.). Dim- 
ness of vision, especially on rising or attempting to walk, 
with partial syncope. Unsteady vision. 

Ears.— Humming, Avith sensitiveness to noise. 

Face.— Face flushed (Bapt., Bell.); pale, cold, bluish; covered 
with cold perspiration (Verat. alb.). Convulsive stitches of 
the facial muscles (Agar., Cic, Ign., Nux v.). 

Mouth.— Mouth and lips dry ; thick mucus in mouth. Tongue 
feels as if it had been scalded (Coloc, Iris, Plat., Sang., 
Sulph. ac). Tongue yellow, with red streak in the middle. 

Throat. — Burning in the fauces and oesophagus, with constant 
inclination to swallow. Spasms of the oesophagus, with 
or without rising of frothy, bloody mucus. 

Stomach.— Thirst in the morning after rising, with nausea. 
Painful, almost constant hiccough (Cic.,Hyos., Ign., Sulph. 
ac), with spasms of upper part of oesophagus. Violent 
nausea and vomiting; in morning on rising; with cold 
sweat (Verat. alb., Tabac). Smallest quantity of food and 
drink is immediately rejected. Excruciating pain in lower 
part of the stomach. Intense, twisting, tearing pains in 
the stomach. 

Abdomen. — Pain at right of umbilicus, passing down to groin. 
Pain in abdomen with flatulence. Pain and soreness across 
the abdomen, just above the pelvis. 

Stool. — °Bloody, black, in typhoid ; copious, light, mornings. 

Urinary Organs. — Urine very clear. 

Respiratory Organs. — Difficult, slow, labored breathing. 
(°Falls from 49 to 16 in pneumonia). Convulsive breathing, 
almost to suffocation. Oppression of the chest. Active 
congestion of the chest (Aeon.). 

Heart and Pulse.— Constant, dull, burning pain in region of 
heart. °Heart beats loud, strong, with great arterial ex- 
citement (Aeon., Bell.). 
Neck and Back.— Aching in the back of neck and shoulders. 
Limbs. — Cramps of the legs, fingers and toes. Violent, gal- 
vanic-like shocks in the limbs. 
Generalities.— Convulsive twdtchings and contortions of mus- 
cles of face, neck, fingers and toes. Chorea {Agar., Cic, 
Ign., Nux v.). Trembling, as if child were frightened and 
on verge of a spasm. Paralysis; tingling in the limbs; 



786 VERATRUM VIRIDE. 

cerebral hypersernia. Congestions, especially of base of 
brain, chest, spine, stomach. °Dropsy, with fever ; after 
scarlet fever. 

Fever.— Chilliness, with nausea; in morning after rising. Cold- 
ness of the whole body ; cold sweat on face, hands, feet 
(Ars., Carnph., Tabac, Verat. alb.). °Fever, with full, 
hard, frequent pulse {Aeon., Bell.). Profuse sweat; cold; 
and sense of utter prostration (Phos.). 

Aggravation.— On rising; on waking; in the evening; from 
motion. 

Amelioration.— From hot, strong coffee. 

Conditions. — In full-blooded, plethoric persons (Bell.). 

Compare. — Aeon., Ant. tart., Bell., Coccul., Digit., Ferr., 
Gels., Hell., Hyos., Phos., Tabac, Verat. alb. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

The chief value of Verat. vir. is in the treatment of inflam- 
matory and eruptive fevers, characterized by intense arte- 
rial excitement, full, strong, incompressible pulse. Espe- 
cially valuable in the congestive stage of pneumonia, before 
exudation has occurred. Occasionally in pleurisy. Bronchitis. 
In pulmonary congestions and inflammations there is always 
extreme dyspnoea, and the face is usually livid. A valuable rem- 
edy in active cerebral congestions, especially at the base of the 
brain. Effects of sunstroke. Cerebro-spinal meningitis ; men- 
ingitis with high fever; intense congestion; later, rolling of 
head; vomiting; or, face haggard, cold; pulse slow, breathing 
labored. Cerebral apoplexy. Intense congestive headaches, 
throbbing, double vision, etc. Insanity from cerebral conges- 
tion; furious delirium, with screaming and howling. Irrita- 
tive fever in children, with cerebral congestion, causing convul- 
sions. Acute inflammation of middle ear (Ferr. phos.), with 
cerebral symptons. Oesophagitis, with burning and constric- 
tion. Gastritis. Enteritis with high fever, great vascular 
excitement; vomiting, dark, bloody stools. Menstrual disor- 
ders, with intense cerebral congestion (Bell.); sometimes 
opisthotonos. Puerperal mania (Bell., Hyos., Plat., Stram.) ; 
convulsions. Puerperal fever. Congestive dysmenorrhea, even 
convulsions. Pelvic congestions and inflammations. Rigid 
os during labor, with cerebral congestion and characteristic 



VEEBASCUM. 787 

pulse. Carditis. Pericarditis. Endocarditis. Hjp^rtrophy 
of the heart. Valvular insufficiency. Chorea, from congestion 
of the nerve-centres. Violent opisthotonic convulsions, either 
with congestions, or in anaemic subjects, from exhausting 
diarrhoea. Epilepsy. Hysteria. Hystero-epilepsy. Tetanus, 
threatening from the violent congestion. Paralysis; from ce- 
rebral hyperemia. Inflammatory rheumatism. Eruptions 
and eruptive fevers — measles, scarlatina, small-pox, with in- 
tense fever, great arterial excitement ; sometimes convulsions 
precede eruptions. Dropsy after scarlet fever. Has been found 
useful in opium poisoning. 



VERBASCUM. 

.Synonym. — Verbascum Thapsus. Natural order.— Scroph- 
ulariacea?. Common names. — Mullein. Flannel Plant. Habi- 
tat. — A plant native of Europe, but naturalized in North Amer- 
ica, where it is found in fields and on roadsides. Preparation. — 
Tincture from the fresh plant. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the cerebro-spinal nerves, giving rise especially 
to headache and prospalgia. Clinically it is indicated for a 
hoarse, dry, cough, in which condition its therapeutic range is 
almost entirely limited. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head.— Attacks of vertigo on pressing the left cheek. Pressing, 
stupefying headache, principally in the forehead. Stitches 
deep in right temple when eating ; worse from pressure ; 
extending into upper teeth of right side. Sensation as 
if the temples were pinched and crushed together by 
* pincers. Pressing, slow stitch from behind forward, 
through the left hemisphere of the brain. 

Ears. — Numbness in left ear. Tearing, drawing pains in left 
ear ; sensation as if ear would be drawn inward. Sensation 
as if the ears were obstructed, first the left, then the right. 



788 VERBASCUM. 

Face. — Violent, stupefying, pressive or tensive pains in left ma- 
lar and cheek bones, aggravated on pressure and in the 
open air, or in a draught of air ; °from changes of tempera- 
ture; °from motion of muscles of face. Violent tension in 
the integuments of the chin, masseter muscles and throat. 
Stitches in left zygomatic arch. 

Mouth.— Root of tongue, brown, without bad taste, in morning 
and during forenoon. 

Stomach. — Empty or bitter eructations. Frequent hiccough. 

Abdomen. — Violent, painful pressure as from a stone upon the 
umbilicus {Puis.), aggravated by stooping. 

Urinary Organs.— Frequent, profuse urination (Apis, Apoc, 
Cepa, Puis.); afterward scanty. 

Respiratory Organs. — Hoarseness, when reading aloud. 
(Phos.). °Catarrh, with hoarseness and oppression of the 
chest. Stitches in the chest (Bry., Kali c). °Deep, hoarse, 
dry or hollow cough, especially in the evening and at night 
(Spong.). 

Upper Limbs.— Stitches like a sprain (or paralysis), where 
carpal bone of thumb articulates with radius. 

Lower Limbs. — Cramp-like pain in muscles of right thigh, 
while walking in the open air. Sudden pain through right 
knee. Cramp-like pressure in sole of right foot, while stand- 
ing, disappears when walking. 

Generalities. — Tearing, stitching pains in different parts (Bry., 
Kalic). Much stretching and yawning. Great sleepiness 
after a meal. Coldness of the whole body. 

Compare. — Nux v., Plat., Stan. 

Antidote.— Camph. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Useful in headache and prosopalgia; the symptoms agree- 
ing. Infra-orbital and supra-orbital neuralgia. Particularly 
valuable for chronic catarrhal coughs, especially in children. 
(See symptoms.) Asthma. Constant dribbling of urine. No.c- 
turnal enuresis. An ancient and popular remedy for deafness,, 
now used mostly locally in the form of an oil (Mullein oil). 



milRXUM OPCLUS. 789 



VIBURNUM OPULUS. 

Synonym. — Viburnum Edule. Natural order. — Caprifoli- 
aceae. Common names.— Cranberry Tree. High Cranberry. 
Sheep's Berry. Snowball. Habitat. — A shrub growing in low 
grounds along streams. Common in the Alleghenies as far 
south as the borders of Maryland. Preparation.— Tincture 
from the fresh bark of the root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the cerebro-spinal system Viburnum exerts its 
most marked action upon the female generative organs, its 
chief clinical use being in the treatment of congestive or neural- 
gic dysmenorrhea, where it has proved of remarkable value. 
Its action is undoubtedly due to the Valerianic acid which it 
contains. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind.— Depressed ; irritable. Unable to perform mental labor. 

Head.— Vertigo. Dull, frontal headache; and throbbing, ex- 
tending to eyeballs, worse on mental exertion ; better mov- 
ing about. Dull, heavy headache, mostly over eyes, worse 
on left side, at times extending to vertex and occiput, prin- 
cipally when delayed menses should appear (Cimic); worse 
on sudden jar, bending over, false step or movement ; from 
every cough. 

Eyes. — Heaviness over eyes and in balls ; must, at times, look 
twice to be sure of seeing an object. Sore feeling in eyeballs 
(Bry., Physos., Spig.). 

Face. —Flushed and hot. 

Mouth.— Tongue dry, broad and white ; center brown ; leaves 
impress of teeth (Merc.). Taste coppery; disagreeable. 
Lips and mouth dry (Ars., Bry., Nujc m., Puis.). 

Stomach.— Constant nausea ; with faintness ; relieved hj eat- 
ing; followed by vomiting; deathly nausea every night. 
Faint, nauseated feelmg in stomach; must lie down; fol- 



790 VIBURNUM OPULUS. 

lowing menses after flow ceases. Empty, gone feeling in 
stomach (Cimic, Ign., Sep.); food lies heavy. 

Abdomen.— Deep-seated, darting pain in region of spleen. Sen- 
sation of hot fluid running through splenic vessels. Intense 
pain in splenic region, faintness better by sweat. Severe 
throbbing pain under left floating ribs ; better from hard 
pressure and walking; cannot lie on left side. Abdomen 
tender and sensitive, worse about umbilicus. Cramping 
colic pains in lower abdomen, almost insupportable, com- 
ing suddenly and with terrible severity. 

Stool. — Inactivity of rectum (Alum.); stools of large, hard, 
dry balls, voided with difficulty, requiring mechanical aid ; 
tenesmus. Dark -blood after stool. Diarrhoea profuse, 
watery, with chills, and at same time cold sweat that rolls 
off the forehead. 

Urine. — Profuse, frequent, clear, watery. 

Female Organs. — Before menses ; severe bearing-down, draw- 
ing in anterior muscles of thighs ; heavy aching in sacral 
region and over pubis; occasional sharp, shooting pains in 
ovaries ; pains make her so nervous she cannot sit still ; 
excruciating, cramping, colicky pains in lower abdomen 
and through womb ; pains begin in back and go around, 
ending in cramps in uterus ; pains worse in the early part 
of the evening, and in a close room ; better in the open air 
and when moving about. 

During menses : nausea. Cramping pain and great ner- 
vous restlessness ; feeling as if the breath would leave the 
body and the heart cease to beat ; pain as if the back would 
break ; flow ceases for several hours, then returns in clots. 
Flow scanty, thin, light-colored, with sensation of lightness 
of head ; faint when trying to sit up Congested feeling in 
pelvic organs, as if menses would appear. Leucorrhoea 
thin, yellow-white, or colorless, except with the stool, when 
it is thick, white, blood-streaked. 

Neck and Back.— Neck stiff, with pain in occiput. Tired, 
bruised pain in muscles of back. 

Generalities.— Inability to lie on the affected side. 

Limbs.— Buzzing feeling in hands, as if they would burst. 
Swelling and numbness of the fingers, worse from washing 
in cold water. 



VIOLA TRICOLOR. 791 

Sleep.— Restless, unrefreshing. 

Aggravation.— Evening and night; in warm room; left side 
most affected. 

Amelioration.— In open air ; from moving about; from pres- 
sure. 

Compare.— Caul., Cimic, Gels., Sec, Sep., Xanthox. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Viburnum has proved to be an invaluable remedy in dys- 
menorrhoea, especially of the congestive or neuralgic type, and 
often temporarily relieves in the membranous and obstructive 
varieties. It appears that its action becomes exhausted in 
about three months, and another remedy is required, though 
some cases of congestive and neuralgic dysmenorrhcea have 
been permanently cured. The symptoms indicating the drug 
have already been detailed. It is a valuable remedy for after- 
pains. Threatened abortion; intense cramp in uterus, and 
bearing-down ; or pain around from back, ending in excru- 
ciating pain in lower abdomen. Leucorrhoea. Has been used 
in hysteria, with painful menstruation. Spasmodic dysuria. 



VIOLA TRICOLOR. 

Synonym. — Jacea. Natural order. — Violaceae. Common- 
names. — Pansy. Heartsease. Habitat.— The pansy is indige- 
nous to Europe and Northern Asia, but is cultivated in all civil- 
ized countries. Preparation. — Tincture from the whole plant 
when in flower. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts chiefly upon the skin, giving rise to impetignous and 
eczematous eruptions, which are the chief indications for its 
use. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Ill-humored, morose, with disinclination to talk. 
Head.— Pressive headache, chiefly in forehead and temples, ex- 



792 YIOLA TRICOLOR. 

tending outward. Tearing stitch externally in left temple. 
Scurfs on head, unbearable burning, most at night. Impet- 
igo of the hairy scalp and face. °Crusta lactea in children 
(Graph., Mez., Nitr. ac.) recently weaned. Thick incrusta- 
tions, pouring out a large quantity of thick, yellow fluid, 
which mats the hair (Graph.). 

Eyes.— Contraction and closing of the lids. 

Pace. — Tension in the integuments of the face and forehead. 
Milk crust (Sars.), burning, itching, especially at night, 
with discharge of viscid, yellow pus ; also behind ears. Im- 
petigo on the forehead. 

Abdomen. — Cutting pains in the abdomen. 

Urinary Organs. — Frequent and profuse emission of urine 
(Apis, Apoc, Cepa, Valer., Verb.). Urine very offensive 
(Benz. ac); like cat's urine. 

Male Organs. — Involuntary seminal emissions (Phos. ac, 
Cinch.), with lascivious dreams. 

Respiratory Organs.— Stitches in the left side of chest ; worse 
during inspiration and expiration. 

Back.— Tension between the shoulder blades, with cutting and 
crawling in the skin. 

Skin.— Eruption over face (except eyelids) and behind ears, 
with burning, itching, worse at night, a thick, hard scab 
formed, cracked here and there, from which a tenacious yel- 
low pus exuded, and hardened into a substance like gum. 

Sleep.— Sleepless; frequent waking. Vivid, amorous dreams. 

Aggravation.— °In winter and in cold weather. 

Compare —Clem., Graph., Hep. s., Petrol. 

Antidotes— Camph., Merc, sol., Puis. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Viola trie, has been used almost exclusively for impetignous 
and eczematous diseases, especially crusta lactea ; plica polon- 
ica ; scrofulous ophthalmia, with crusta lactea. Incontinence 
of urine at night in children, urine smelling like cat's urine, es- 
pecially with crusta lactea. 



XANTHOXYLUM. 793 



XANTHOXYLUM. 

Synonym.— Xanthoxylum Fraxineum. Natural order.— 
Kutacese. Common names.— Prickly Ash. Yellow Wood. 
Habitat— An indigenous shrub found growing in most por- 
tions of the United States. Preparation— Tincture from the 
fresh bark. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts upon the nervous system, producing irritation and 
stimulation of the nerves of sensation, and to a less extent of 
the nerves of motion. Secondarily, paralysis or torpor of both 
sets of nerves is established, and as a result a marked depres- 
sion of the vital forces is produced, affecting both the sensorial 
and bodily functions. The mucous membranes and the muscu- 
lar and glandular tissues are especially influenced by its irri- 
tant action. The most important practical feature is its ac- 
tion upon the female generative organs, where it gives rise to 
early and profuse menstruation, accompanied by severe neural- 
gic pains, constituting neuralgic dysmenorrhea. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Nervous, frightened feeling. Mental depression and 
weakness. 

Head.— Head feels full and heavy. Bewildered feeling ; pain in 
back of head. Throbbing headache over right eye, with 
nausea. Pain over eyes, with throbbing above root of 
nose. Aching and flashes of throb-like pain, as if top of 
head would come off. Tightness of the scalp. 

Nose. — Right nostril seems filled up. Discharge of mucus; of 
dry and bloody scales. 

Pace. — Pain in lower jaw, left side. 

Mouth.— Peppery taste in mouth, fauces and throat. 

Throat. — Soreness, with expectoration of tough mucus. Fepl- 
ing of a bunch in left side of throat when swallowing, shift- 
ing to right. 



794 XANTHOXYLUM. 

Stomach.— Loss of appetite; eructations; nausea. Sense of 
oppression, with frequent chills. Feeling of fullness or pres- 
sure; fluttering. 

Urine.— Profuse, light-colored urine, °in nervous women. 

Female Organs. — Ovarian pains, extending down the genito- 
crural nerves. Dreadful distress and pain; headache; 
menses too early and too profuse ; pains down the anterior 
of thighs; very nervous, easily startled and hysterical; 
neuralgic dysmenorrhoea. °After-pains when of the above 
character, with profuse lochia. 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarse, husky feeling in throat. De- 
sire to take a long breath ; tight feeling about the chest ; 
inclined to gape. 

Limbs. — Severe neuralgic pains in course of genito-crural 
nerves. Excessive weakness of lower limbs. Pains in limbs, 
neuralgic, shooting; numbness and weakness. 

Generalities. — Pricking sensations; gentle shocks, as from 
electricity. Mucous membranes smart, as from pepper ; ca- 
tarrh. 

Fever. — Chills; pain in limbs; flushes of heat ; sense of heat in 
veins. 

Compare.— Bell., Cimic, Gels. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Especially useful in neuralgic dysmenorrhoea, particularly 
in women of a spare habit, and of a delicate nervous tempera- 
ment; with profuse menses, and with symptoms above de- 
scribed. Amenorrhoea, from getting the feet wet; hysterical 
depression and weakness, nausea, etc. After-pains. Neuralgia, 
especially sciatica; worse in hot weather; neuralgia of anterior 
crural nerves. Ovarian neuralgia, worse on left side, extending 
down the thighs. Facial neuralgia. Paralysis. Chlorosis. 



ZINCUM. 795 



ZINOUM. 

Synonym. — Zincum Metallicum. Common names. — Zinc. 
Spelter. Preparation. — Triturations. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Acts profoundly upon the cerebro-spinal system, producing 
a condition of erethism in the brain, medulla oblongata and 
spinal cord, characterized by delirium, spasms, neuralgia, tre- 
mors, extreme hyperesthesia, followed by cerebral depression, 
and an exhaustion of the nerve-centers (paralysis) which latter 
is its most important homoeopathic application. In the blood 
it produces marked anaunia (deficiency of red corpuscles). 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Mind. — Weak memory {Anac., Kreos., Lach., Merc, Nux m.): 
forgets what has been accomplished during the day. Fret- 
ful, despondent, sullen mood, especially in the evening. 
Easily offended ; sobbing from vexation. Anxiety. Mental 
operations difficult (Gels., Nux v., Phos. ac, Thuja); loss of 
thought, and a soporous condition of the mind (Nux m., 
Op.). Aversion to work (Cinch., Nux v., Phos. ac). 

Head. — Vertigo in the occiput, with falling to the left when 
walking. Frequent attacks of vertigo, preceded by sharp 
pressure at root of nose, and a sensation of drawing to- 
gether of the eyes, as if by a cord, followed immediately by 
excessive nausea, faintness and trembling of the hands. 
Pressure on root of nose, as if it would be pressed into the 
head (Kali hi.). Sharp pressure on a small spot in forehead, 
evenings. Hemicrania; worse after dinner; tearing and 
stinging. Pain in sinciput, with dullness, extending into 
the eyes. Headache from drinking even small quantities of 
wine (Nwjc v., Rhod.). Drawing, pressing, tearing on top 
of head. Tearing stitches in right temple. Sensitiveness of 
vertex to touch, as if ulcerated; worse evenings. Heavi- 
ness and dullness in occiput. Hair falls out on vertex, 
causing complete baldness (Baryt. c), with sensation of 
soreness. 



796 ZINCUM. 

Eyes. — Inflammation and redness of conjunctiva; worse in 
■ inner canthus ; pains ivorse evening and night, as from 
sand, with frequent lachrymation {Ars., Caust., Puis.); 
also during menses. Much burning in the eyes and lids, 
in the morning and evening, with feeling of dryness and 
pressure in them (Alum., Ars., Sulph.). Itching, biting 
and tickling, especially in right eye ; as from dust ; photo- 
phobia and lachrymation; worse evenings. Itching and 
stitching pain in inner angles of eyes, with cloudiness of 
sight. Pressure on margin of lower lid, near inner canthus. 
Burning of lids as if too dry. Upper lids heavy as if par- 
alyzed {Caust., Gels.). Agglutination of lids at night 
(Caust., Graph., lye, Merc, Rhus tox,., Puis., Sulph.), 
with pressing, sore feeling. Dim vision. Photophobia 
(Aeon., Bell., Merc, Sil., Sulph.) 

Ears. — Frequent, acute stitches in right ear, near tympanum. 

Nose. — Nose feels sore internally. Cutting, crawling in even- 
ing, then sneezing. Severe pressure on root of nose. Stop- 
page of nose (Nux v., Sil.). 

Face.— Pale; ° alternating with redness (Aeon.). Tearing and 
sore pain in the facial bones. Sudden stitches from right 
zygoma, to upper margin of orbit, deep in bone, in evening, 
then soreness. Lips dry and cracked (Ars., Bry.). 

Mouth.— Drawing, tearing, jerking pains in teeth. Gums bleed 
on slightest touch (Carb. v., Merc, JVitr. ac, Phos.). Blis- 
ters on tongue. Copious secretion of saliva, with crawling 
on inner surface of cheeks. Sticking, biting on palate close 
to and in the roots of incisors. 

Throat.— Dryness of the throat, with accumulation of mucus, 
especially from posterior nares ; with inclination to hawk. 
Sore throat. Tearing, drawing pains, more on posterior 
sides of pharynx ; worse between acts of swallowing than 
on empty swallowing. 

Stomach.— Salty taste in the mouth (Merc, Natr. mur.). Vo- 
racious appetite and insatiable hunger (Bry., Ferr., lod., 
lye). Aversion to sugar; to wine and brandy. Loss of 
appetite (Alum., Ars.). Thirst, with heat in the palms; in 
afternoon. Sour, empty eructations (Carb. v., Nux v., 
Phos.). Heartburn after eating sweet things. Hiccough. 
Nausea and vomiting (Ant. tart., Ipec, Lob.). Ketching 



ZINCUM. 797 

of bloody mucus. Tearing stitches in and beneath pit of 
stomach; from both sides towards each other. Burning in 
the stomach and epigastric region (Ars., Canth., Iris). Pain 
and pressure in pit of stomach. 

Abdomen.— Cramp-like pains in the hypochondria, with dys- 
pnoea and oppression of the chest after eating. Sticking in 
right hypochondrium (Ars., Bry., Cinch., Merc, Sulph.); in 
spleen. Enlarged liver. Pain after a light meal, with tym- 
panitis. Pain as from an internal induration in a spot be- 
neath navel. Great fullness and distension of the abdomen. 
Pressure and tension of the abdomen, after eating (Carb. 
v., Cinch., Nux v.). Flatulent colic, especially in the evening; 
loud rumbling, gurgling and rolling (Aloe, Lye, Sulph.); 
frequent emission of hot, fetid flatus (Aloe, Bry.). Severe 
stabbing pains in the abdomen. Griping after break fast 
or cutting after dinner. 

Stool and Anus.— Itching in the anus (Sulph.). Crawling in 
the anus as from worms (Sep., Spig.). Burning in anus 
during stool. Obstinate constipation ; stools small, hard, 
dry and crumbling (Amm. mur., Natr. mur.); insufficient; 
difficult; expelled with much pressure {Sulph.). Diarrhoea. 

Urinary Organs. — Pressure in region of left kidney. Violent 
pressure of urine in the bladder. Acute drawing in forepart 
of urethra and in penis. Urine turbid, loam-colored in the 
morning. c Can only pass water while sitting bent back- 
ward. Involuntary urination while walking, coughing and 
sneezing (Caust., Xatr. mur., Puis.). 

Male Organs.— Long-lasting and violent erections. Drawing 
in the testicles, extending up to the spermatic cord (Re- 
verse, Berb., Ham., Merc, Puis.). One or the other testi- 
cle drawn up. Easily excited ; the emission during an em- 
brace is too rapid, or difficult and almost impossible. Emis- 
sions at night, without lascivious dreams. Copious dis- 
charge of prostatic juice without any cause. 

Female Organs.— Irresistible sexual desire at night; desire 
for onanism. Menses too early. Suppressed or painful 
menstruation. Discharge of large clots during the menses ; 
when walking. Leucorrhoea of thick mucus; bloody mu- 
cus (Alum.); excoriating after the menses (Puis.). 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness. Burning and sore pain 



798 ZINCUM. 

in the chest. Dull stitches in the right side of chest. Stitches 
in a spot in left side of chest, with feeling as if corroded and 
bruised. Burning inside of chest. Tightness and oppres- 
sion of the chest. Tightness in evening, with sticking and 
pressure in middle of sternum ; small, rapid pulse. Rough- 
ness and rawness in chest. Dry, spasmodic cough (Hyos., 
Sep., Sil.j Sulph.); with bloody expectoration; before and 
during the menses ; morning and evening. 

Heart. — Tension and stitches in the precordial region. Stitches 
at apex. Palpitation without special anxiety. Kapid 
pulse. 

Neck and Back. — Stiffness and pain in cervical and upper dor- 
sal muscles. Tearing in right side of neck. Nape of the 
neck feels weary, from writing, or any exertion. Bruised 
pain and weakness in small of back, when walking. 
Pain in region of kidneys; stitches; cutting; pressure. 
Pain in lumbar region when walking, often forcing him to 
sand still, better on continuing to walk. Pressive tension 
beneath the right scapula. Sticking pain in back and 
small of back, when sitting and walking. Burning pressure 
upon spine above small of back. 

Limbs. — Stiffness of the joints, with sharp, lancinating pains 
above the joints, always transverse, not lengthwise of the 
limb. Drawing in middle of almost all bones, so that they 
had no steadiness. Weakness, weariness and bruised feel- 
ings in the limbs. Coldness of the extremities. Drawing, 
tearing pains in all the limbs (Bry., Coloc, Puis., Sulph.). 
Violent itching in all the joints. 

Upper Limbs. — Burning in left forearm at night. Weakness 
and trembling of the hands when writing (Natr. mur.); also 
during menses. Tearing near left shoulder. Tearing in first 
joints and phalanges of the fingers. 

Lower Limbs. — Varices in the legs (Ham., Puis.). Rheu- 
matic, drawing pains in right lower limb. Legs (Edema- 
tous (Apis, Ars., Rhus tox.). Itching of thighs and hollow 
of knees. Heaviness of the lower limbs. Uneasiness in 
loiver limbs at night. Burning pain in the tibiae. Stitches 
in tibia3 to back of foot. Tearing in calves. Drawing in right 
tendo-Achillis. Weakness of the legs; worse when walking. 
Erysipelatous inflammation of the tendo-Achillis. Nervous, 



ZINCUM. 799 

fidgety moving of the feet (Natr. mur.); after retiring and 
during sleep. Tearing in margin of right foot, with tension. 
Paralysis of the feet; weakness and trembling; worse 
mornings in bed, better from rising and walking. Ulcera- 
tive, boring pains in heels {Puis.); worse when walking 
than when sitting. Painful chilblains on the feet (Agar., 
Nitr. ac, Puis.). Profuse sweat on the feet (JVitr. ae. f Sep., 
Sil., Sulph.). Stitches in toe-joints. Sprained pain in bends 
of toe-joints. 

Generalities. — Twitching and jerking in various muscles 
{Agar., Cic). Pain seems to be between the skin and the 
flesh . Great heaviness, Aveakness and lassitude ; mornings 
in bed. Jerking through the whole body during sleep at 
night. Violent throbbing through the whole body (Glon., 
Puis.). Formication on the skin. 

Sleep.— Unrefreshing sleep; disturbed by frightful dreams; 
with screaming and startings ; limbs and body jerk. 

Fever.— Febrile shivering down the back. Shaking chill in the 
evening. Heat all night, with sweat. Night sweats. 

Aggravation. — Most symptoms appear after dinner and to- 
wards evening. From wine (Nux vom.); during rest; 
while sitting ; in open air. 

Amelioration. — From camphor; on walking; while eating; 
from sweat. 

Compare.— Arg., Bell., Carb. v., Cupr., Ign., Nux v., Plumb., 
Puis., Strain. Zinc, is followed well by Ign., but not by 
Nux v., which disagrees. 

Antidotes.— Camph., Hep. s., Ign. 

Zinc Antidotes.— Baryt. c, Cham., Nux v. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Zinc is a valuable remedy in the neuroses, and for various 
diseased states, resulting from profound disturbance of the 
nerve-centers of the brain and spinal cord, especially exhaus- 
tion. A valuable remedy in chronic headaches and hemicrania, 
with symptoms above mentioned. Neuralgic headache from 
brain-fag, with blurred vision; school children who have been 
over-taxed, threatening meningitis. Hydrocephalus. Hydro- 
cephaloid, following cholera infantum. Meningitis, from sup- 
pressed exanthemata, or during teething. Cerebral exhaus- 



800 ZINCUM. 

tion. Softening* of the brain; paralysis; chorea, caused bj 
fright or suppressed eruptions, great depression of spirits and 
irritability. Beginning of locomotor ataxia, when lightning- 
like pains are marked and intense. Epilepsy, especially in 
young children. Convulsions from suppressed eruptions, sup- 
pressed menses or from fright. General paralysis. Neuralgia. 
Spinal irritation. Spine sensitive to touch ; especially in lower 
dorsal region. Neuralgia after zoster, better from pressure. 
Zinc is often useful in melancholia, and other forms of insanity, 
resulting from softening of the brain or other cerebral disease. 
The patient is usually lethargic, stupid, paralytic feelings in the 
limbs, sometimes convulsions. Sometimes there is a suicidal 
tendency, and great apprehension and fear, especially of being 
arrested for crime. Anaemia of teething children, with hydro- 
cephaloid symptoms. Brain exhaustion, and nerve weakness so 
that in children they are not able to develop exanthemata. It 
is therefore indicated in exanthematous diseases, especially 
scarlet fever, when the eruption develops slowly and imper- 
fectly, and cerebral symptoms are manifest, or profound 
exhaustion, with rapid, almost imperceptible pulse. In all 
such cases the patient at once improves if the eruption 
appears. It is characteristic of Zinc that relief comes from the 
appearance of discharges or eruptions. The patient always 
suffers less during menstruation, the chest symptoms are 
relieved by expectoration, the abdominal and head symptoms 
by diarrhoea, all symptoms, but more especially head symp- 
toms, by the appearance of eruptions. Zinc is a valuable 
remedy for varicose veins. On this point Allen says (op. cit., p. 
1152) the remedy is "extremely valuable, especially in the 
sub-acute or chronic condition which underlies and determines 
the development of the disease. It works well when asso- 
ciated with Puis.; the two drugs should never be given 
together, but consecutively; Zinc follows Puis., acting better 
after Puis, has relieved some of the acute symptoms ; neither of 
these drugs, however, is often indicated in acute phlebetis." 

Eczema, Erysipelas, especially of the head and face, with 
brain symptoms. Catarrhal conjunctivitis, worse at inner 
canthus (outer canthus, Graph.) Granular lids after ophthal- 
mia neonatorum. Corneal opacities. Pterygium. Blurred 
yision with cerebral exhaustion, especially brain-fag. Earache,. 



ZINCUM. 801 

chronic especially in children (Puis.). Gastric derangement 
from drinking wine or from eating too many sweets. Atonic 
dyspepsia, with flatulence and "gone" feeling in stomach 
before noon (Sulph.). Lead colic. Enteralgia. Flatulent 
colic, especially evenings. Liver enlarged and sore. Enlarged 
spleen. Cholera infantum with hydrocephaloid. Chronic dys- 
entery. Vermicular affections. Keflex symptoms from float- 
ing kidney. Paralysis of the bladder. Occasionally useful in 
Bright's disease. Sexual weakness, with erethism; seminal 
emissions; hypochondriasis. Spermatorrhoea ; emissions with- 
out dreams, face pale, sunken, blue rings around the eyes. 
Orchitis, from a bruise. Neuralgia of the testicles, worse when 
walking. Useful in various disorders of menstruation; menor- 
rhagia, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea. Vicarious menstruation. 
Leucorrhea. Pruritus vulvae, causing onanism. Unnatural 
sexual excitement. Ovarian neuralgia, left side, boring pains, 
better from pressure, but only entirely relieved during the 
menstrual flow. Chronic metritis, better during menses. In 
all uterine and ovarian disorders demanding Zinc we usually 
find the peculiar mental depression and nervous restlessness of 
the drug, especially a continual nervous, fidgety moving of the 
feet. This also is one indication of the drug in hysteria, where 
we also get the globus hystericus, rising from the pit of the 
stomach, often retention of urine, and other Zinc symptoms. 
Useful in spasmodic coughs, when it seems as if the cough 
would draw the chest in pieces ; aggravated by eating sweets ; 
every time the child coughs it puts its hands on the genitals. 
Bronchitis. Asthma. Bronchitis with asthmatic symptoms, 
and constriction of the chest. Intercostal neuralgia. Some- 
times useful in rheumatism, especially affecting the lumbar 
region, hips and thighs. Sciatica, with nervous restlessness of 
the feet. Has proved curative in somnambulism, with general 
Zinc symptoms. 



802 ZINGIBER. 



ZINGIBER. 

Synonyms. — Zingiber Officinalis. Amomum Zingiber. 
Natural order. — Zingiberacea?. Common name. — Ginger. 
Habitat. — Native of Asia, but cultivated in the tropical regions 
of South America, Western Africa, Australia and the West 
Indies. Preparation. — Tincture from the dried root. 

GENERAL ANALYSIS. 

Through the cerebro-spinal system Zingiber exerts its chief 
action upon mucous membranes, especially of the digestive and 
respiratory systems, giving rise to irritation and catarrhal in- 
flammation, causing in the one instance symptoms of disturbed 
digestion, and in the other laryngeal irritation, hoarseness, 
and cough. 

CHARACTERISTIC SYMPTOMS. 

Head. — Head feels too large (Arg. nit., Cimic, Glon.). Fron- 
tal headache over eyes and at root of nose (Hydras., Kali 
bi.); also when he exerts himself. Headache worse over left 
eye ; aching over eyebrows, followed by nausea ; later over 
right eye and pressing in left occiput ; worse in warm room, 
but continued in cold, damp air, in motion or sitting.' 
Heavy pressure in head, from without inward, when walk- 
ing in cold, damp air. 

Eyes. — Smarting and burning in eyes; sensitive to light; feel- 
ing as of sand in eyes {Ars., Cawst., Sulph.). 

Nose. — Coryza, watery, sneezing, more in open air. Dryness 
and obstruction in posterior nares, with discharge of thick 
mucus. 

Face.— Drawing pain in left lower jaw and teeth. Exhausted 
look, blue under eyes, before menses. 

Mouth.— Slimy, bad taste in mouth in morning. Mouth smells 
foul to herself, as from disordered stomach. 

Throat. — Increased mucous secretion ; no fever. 

Stomach.— Much thirst ; mouth dry. °Headache and pressure 



ZINGIBER. 803 

in stomach after eating bread. °Complaints from eating 
melons. Belching and diarrhoea. Nausea. Vomiting of 
slime; in old drunkards. Weak digestion, stomach heavy 
like a stone. 

Abdomen.— Contracting colic passes through abdomen while 
standing; soon after desire for stool. Great flatulency; 
constipation. Sharp pain in left iliac region. 

Stool.— °Diarrhoea from impure water; of brown mucus; Avorse 
mornings; worse from deranged stomach; °from damp, 
cold weather. Burning, redness, itching at anus and higher 
up the back. 

Urinary Organs. — Urine thick, turbid ; dark-brown, of strong 
smell. While urinating pain in orifice of urethra. 

Male Organs. — Increased sexual desire; nightly emis- 
sions. 

Female Organs.— Menses too early and too profuse; dark, 
clotted, irritable. 

Respiratory Organs.— Hoarseness. Smarting sensation be- 
low larynx, followed by cough, with mucous expectoration. 
Painful respiration ; worse at night, must sit up in bed ; 
worse two or three hours every morning; °asthma. Dry, 
hacking cough, from tickling in larynx on left side of throat; 
from smarting or scratching ; with pain in lungs ; difficult 
breathing ; morning sputum which is copious. Stitches in 
chest; pleuritic pains (Bry.,Kali c, Squil.). 

Heart. — Stinging, pressing pain in region of heart. 

Back. — Backache, as from weakness ; worse sitting and lean- 
ing against something; lower part of back lame, as if 
beaten, or from walking or standing ; feels stiff. 

Limbs. — Dull, heavy, lame feeling; numbness. Rheumatic, 
drawing pains. Joints feel weak, stiff, lame. Painful swell- 
ing of feet. 

Generalities.— °Foaming at mouth; free urination; spasms. 
Faint, weak, wants to lie down. Nervous, fidgety feeling 
at night. 

Sleep.— Sleepy and exhausted. Sleepless, wakes at 3 a.m.; falls 
asleep again late in morning {Nujc v.). 

Fever.— Chilly in evening; in open air. Hot and chilly at same 
time. 

Antidote.— Nux v. 



804 ZINGIBER. 

THERAPEUTICS. 

Zingiber has been found useful in colds in the head ; coryza: 
conjunctivitis; ozcena; asthma; dyspepsia; vomiting of drunk- 
ards; diarrhoea; chronic intestinal catarrh, etc., the symptoms 
agreeing. 



CLINICAL INDEX. 



Abortion. — Aletris, Bell., Caul., Caust., Cim., Erig., Gels., He- 
Ion., Kali c, Op., Plumb., Rhus tox., Sab., Secale, Sepia, 
Ustil., Yib. op. 

Abscess (Acute). — Aeon., Apis, Ars., Bell., Bry., Calc. c, 
Colch., Crotal., Eiical., Hep s., Iod., Kali brom., Lach., 
Lye., Merc, Phos., Sil., Stram., Sulph. (Ch ronic).— Ars., 
Calc, Cinch., Hep s., Iod., Lach., Merc, Phos., Rhus tox., 
Sil., Sulph. 

Acne. — Ant. crud., Ant. tart., Carb. an., Gnaph., Hep s., Hy- 
drocot., Kali brom., Kali iod., Merc, Natr. mur., Nux v., 
Phos. ac, Rhus tox., Sep., Sil., Sulph. 

Adenitis.— (See Glands, Inflammation.) 

Addison's Disease.— Ars., Calc, Caust., Ferr. iod., Kali c, 
Kali iod., Nitr. ac, Phos., Sec, Sil., Spig., Sulph. 

Adiposis.— (See Obesity.) 

After-pains.— Aeon., Bell., Caul., Cham., Cim., Gels., Secale 
cor., Vib. op., Xantli. 

Agalactea.— Aeon., Agnus, Asaf., Bell., Bry., Calc, Caust., 
Cham., Phyt., Puis., Rhus tox., Urt. 

Ague. — (See Fever, Intermittent.) 

Albuminuria.— (See Bright's Disease.) 

Alcoholism. — Anac, Kali brom., Led., Lob., Nux v., Zinc 

Alopecia. — Ambr., Ars., Bar. c, Calc. c, Carban, Carb. veg., 
Caust., Coni., Ferr., Fluor, ac, Graph., Hep., Ign., Kali., 
Lye, Merc, Nitr. ac, Petrol., Phos., Sep., Sil., Staph., 
Sulph., Sulph. ac, Thuja, Zinc. 

Amaurosis.— Aur., Bell., Calc, Caust., Chin, con., Chin, sulph., 
Cic, Euphras., Gels., Meny., Merc, Natr. mur., Nux v., 
Phos., Plumb., Puis., Sep., Sil., Sulph. 

Amenorrhcea. — (See Menstruation, Suppressed.) 

Anaemia.— Acet. ac, Aletris (in chlorosis), Arm, Ars., Arum., 
Baryt. c, Calc c, Calc. phos., Carb. v., Cedron, Chin, s., 
Cinch., Cocc c, Cyc, Digit., Ferr., Hell., Helon., Hydras., 

(805) 



806 CLINICAL INDEX. 

Kali brom., Kali iod., Lye, Mang., Merc, Natr. mur., Nitr. 

ac, Nux m., Phos., Plumb., Puis., Secale cor., Sep., Spong., 

Stan., Sulph., Verat. alb., Zinc. 
Anaesthesia.— Aeon., Can. ind., Kali brom. 
Anaesthetic Vapors, Bad effects of.— Acet. ac. 
Angina Pectoris.— Aeon., Am. c., Amyl. nit., Arg. nit., Arm, 

Ars., Aur., Cact., Cim., Glon., Hep. &., Kalmia, Lach., 

Lact. v., Lob., Lye, Naja, Nux v., Ox. ac, Spig., Spong., 

Tab. 
Anthrax.— Apis, Ars., Bell., Canth., Crotal., Kreos., Lach., 

Lye, Merc, Mur. ac, Nitr. ac, Phytol., Ehus tox., Secale 

cor., Sil., Sulph. 
Anus, Fissure of. — Hydras., Ign., Graph., JVitr. ac, Merc. 
Anus, Itching of. — Ars., Carb. ac, Ign., Nitr. ac, Mur. ac, 

Petrol., Sulph. 
Anus, Prolapsus of. — Aloes, iEscul., Ign., Merc, Nux v., Podo., 

Sulph. 
Aphonia. — Aeon., Am. c, Carb. v., Caust., Hep. s., Gels., Kali 

bi., Nux m., Op., Phos., Spongia. 
Aphthae. — Arg., Arg. nit., Bapt., Borax, Canth., Carb. ac, 

Hep. s., Hydras., Eup. perf., Kali bi., Kali chlo., Mag. c, 

Merc, Merc, cor., Mur. ac, Natr. mur., Nitr. ac, Nux v., 

Phytol., Staph., Sulph. ac, Thuja. 
Apoplexia. — Aeon., Agar., Arm, Baryt. c, Bell., Chin, sulph. , 

Glon., Hyos., Lach., Lauro., Nwjc v., Op., Phos., Plumb.,, 

Stram. Ver. vir. 
Arsenic, Vapors of, Ailments from. — Kali bi. 
Arthralgia.— (See Gout.) 
Arthritis.— (See Gout.) 
Ascarides — (See Worms.) 
Ascites. — Acet. ac, Aeon., Apis, Apoc c, Ars., Dig., Ferr., 

Fluor, ac, Jabor., Phos., Sen. (See also Dropsy.) 
Asphyxia, neonatorum.— Ant. tart., Tab. 
Asthenopia. — Agar., Alum., Am. c, Apis, Calc c, Cina, Croc, 

Gels., Jab., Kali carb., Kalmia, Led., Lil. tig., Lith., Lye, 

Natr. mur., Phos., Rhod., Ruta, Senega, Sep., Spig., 

Sulph. 
Astigmatism.— Phy sos. 
Asthma.— Ailanth., Ambra, Am. e, Amyl. nit., Ant. tart.,. 

Aral., Arg. nit., Ars., Arum., Ars. iod., Asaf., Bad., Baryt. 



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c, Benz. ac, Bell., Cact., Calad., Camph., Can. sat.. Carb. 

v.. Card, in.. Cinch., Cistus, Colch., Con., Cor. rub., Cupr., 

Dulc, Eucalp., Ferr.j Ipec, Hepar., Kali bi., Kali c, Kali 

iod., Kali nit., Lach., Lil., Lob., Merc, Mosch., Naja, Natr. 

nmr., Natr. sulph., Nux v., Phos., Puis., Ranunc, Sabad., 

Samb.,Sang'., Sticta, Strain., Sulph., Tab., Thuja, Verb.,. 

Zinc. 
Ataxia, Progressive locomotor. — Alum., Arg. nit., Calc. c, 

Cim., Gels., Kali brom., Lach., Nux v., Phos., Physos., 

Plumb., Rhus tox., Strain., Zinc. 
Atrophy.— Ars., Baryt. c, Calc. c, Cinch., Iod., Phos., Physos.,. 

Plumb., Sulph. 

Balanitis— Can. sat., Canth., Cor. rub., Merc, Puis., Sulph., 

Thuja. 
Belladonna, Abuse cf. — Hyos., Op. 
Bed-sores.— Arm, Carb. ac, Fluor, ac, Hydras., Merc, Sil., 

Sulph., ac, Tereb. 
Bilious Disorders. — -Esc hip., JEthusa, Aloes, Asar., Berb., 

Bry., Caul., Cliel., Cinch., Cocc, Dig., Dios., Eup. pert., 

Gels., Iris, Lept., Merc, Myrica, Xux v., Podo., Ptelea, 

Puis., Sep., Sulph., Tarax. 
Bladder, Catarrli or inflammation of. — (See Cystitis.) 
Bladder, Paralysis of. — Bell., Canth., Caust., Con. mac, Gels.,. 

Hyos., Nux v., Secale, Uran. nit., Zinc 
Bladder, Spasms of. — Bell., Canth., Con. mac, Gels., Hyos., 

Nux y., Sulph. 
Blepharitis.— Alum., Ant. c, Arg. nit., Clem., Graph., Hep. s., 

Kreos., Magn. c, Merc, Merc, cor., Merc, iod., Natr. mur.,. 

Petrol., Phytol., Puis., Sang., Sep., Sil., Staph., Sulph. 
Blepharoplegia.— (See Ptosis.) 
Blepharospasms.— Agar., Bell., Gels., Hyos., Nujc v., Igm, 

Physos., Puis. 
Blood, Complaints from loss of. — Chin, sulph., Cinch. 
Boils.— Arm, Ars., Bell., Crotal.. Hep. s., Kali iod., Led., Lye, 

Merc, Mur. ac, Phos. ac, Phytol., Pic. ac, Rhus tox., Sil., 

Sulph. 
Bones, Affections of. — Asaf, Aur., Calc c, Calc. phos., 

Fluor., ac, Hep. s., Kali iod., Merc, Mez., Nitr. ac, Phos. 

a>c, Phos., Phytol., Ruta, Sil., Staph., Stillim, Sulph., Thuja. 



808 CLINICAL INDEX. 

Brain, Anmmia of. — Zinc. 

Brain, Atrophy of. — Plumb., Zinc. 

Brain, Concussion and compression of. — Aeon., Am., Bell., 
Bry., Cic., Ham., Hell., Hyper., Op. 

Brain, Congestion of— Absinth , Aeon., Ascl. cor., Aster., 
Bell., Bry., Chin, sulph., Cupr., Ferr., Gels., Glon., Hyos., 
Nux v., Op., Ehus tox., Sulph., Ver. vir. 

Brain, Paralysis of. — Zinc. 

Brain, Softening of.— Km. c., Ars., Cinch., Ferr., Kali brom., 
Nux v., Phos., Plumb., Zinc. 

Brain, Sclerosis of. — Plumb., Zinc. 

Brain Fag.— (See Neurasthenia.) 

Bright's Disease.— Aeon., Amyl. nit., Apis, Apoc., Arg. nit., 
Ars., Aspar., Berb., Can. hid., Can. sat., Canth., Carb. ac., 
Digit., Dulc., Eup. perf., Ferr., Hell., Helon., Jab., Kali 
iod., Kali nit., Kalmia, Lith., Lye, Merc., Merc, cor., Nux 
v., Osm., Petrol., Phos., PhytoL, Plumb., Tereb., Sulph., 
Uran., Zinc. 

Bronchitis {Acute).— Aeon., Alum., Am. c, Ant. tart, (capil- 
lary), Ascl. cor., Bell., Bry., Cact., Canth., Chel., Cina 
{capillary), Cinch., Con., Dros,, Eucalyp., Ferr. phos., Hep. 
s., Ipec, Kali hi., Kali e, Lact. v., Led., Lob., Lye, Merc, 
Merc, cor., Nat. sulph., Nux v., Osm., Phos. ac, Phos., 
Puis., Khus tox., Pzuneoc, Sang., Senega, Sep., Squilla, 
Spong., Stan., Sticta, Tereb., Ver. alb., Ver. vir., Zinc 

Bronchocele .— (See Goitre.) 

Bubo.— (See Syphilis.) 

Bunion. — Agar., Am., Benz. ac, Carb. ac, Iod., Sil. 

Burns and Scalds.— Acet. ac, Aeon., Canth., Euphorb., 
Stram., Urtica. 

Caecum, Inflammation of. — (See Typhlitis.) 

Calculi, Biliary. — (See Gall-stones.) 

Calculi, Renal.— Bell., Berb., Benz. ac, Canth., Calc c, Cocc. 

cac, Coloc, Con., Dios., Eup. perf., Hydras., Lye, Nux v., 

Pareira, Sars., Sep., Tab., Uran. nit. 
Cancer. — Ars., Carb. an., Con., Eucalypt., Euphorb., Hydras., 

Iod., Kreos., Lach., Lye, Mag. m., Merc, Nitr. ac, Phos., 

Plat,, Phyt,, Sil. 
Cancrum Oris.— Ars., Bapt., Bell., Kali chlo., Merc. 



CLINICAL INDEX. 809 

Cankers of the Mouth .— (See Aphthae.) 

Carbuncle. — (See Anthrax.) 

Carcinoma.— (See Cancer.) 

Cardialgia.— (See Gastralgia.) 

Cardiac Diseases.— (See Heart.) 

Caries— Arg nit., Asaf., Am., Calc. c.,Calc. phos., Caps., Fluor, 
ac, Hep. s., Kali iod., Lye., Merc, Mez., Nitr. ac, Phos. 
ac., Phos., Sep., Sil., Ther. 

Catalepsy.— Can. ind. } Gels., Ign., Niix m., Strain. 

Cataract. — Baryt. c., Calc. c, Caust., Con., Lye., Magn. c, 
Phos., Physos., Sep., Sil., Sulph. 

Catarrh of Upper Air Passages.— Absinth., Aeon., J3sc, 
Allium, cepa, Alum., Am. c, Am. m., Ant. c., Ant. tart., 
Aral., Arg. nit., Ars., Ars. iod., Ascl. cor., Ascl. t., Aur., 
Baryt. c, Bell., Brom., Calad., Cole, Camph. {incipient), 
Caps., Carb. ac, Carb. v., Caust., Cham., Chel., Chin, ars., 
Cinch., Cocc. c, Cor. rub.,Dios.,D^Zc.,Eryng.,Eucalyp.,Eu- 
phorb., Eup. perf., Euphras., Ferr. phos., Fluor, ac, Gels., 
Graph., Hep. s., Hydras., Iod., Ipec, Kali hi., Kali carb., 
Kali iod., Kreos., Lach., Lye, Mag. m., Mang., Meny., Merc, 
Merc, bin., Merc, cor., Merc. iod. fla., Merc. iod. rub., Mez., 
Milef., Myrica, Natr. ars., Natr. carb., Natr. mur., Natr. 
sulph., Nitr. ac, Nux v., Op., Paris, Petrol., Phos., Phytol., 
Puis., Rhustox., Rumex, Sab., Samb., Sang., Senega, Sep., 
Sil., Spig., Spong., Squilla, Sticta, Sulph., Ther., Thuja, 
Verb., Zinc. 

Chancre {Chancroid) .—Ars., Carb. ac, Caust., Cor. rub., Iod., 
Merc, Merc, cor., Merc iod. fla., Mur. ac, Nitr. ac, Phos. 
ac, Phytol., Thuja. 

Change of Life.— (See Menstruation.) 

Chapped Hands and Lips.— Ars., Calc. c, Caust., Graph., 
Hep. s., Merc, Natr. carb., Rhus tox., Sil., Sulph. 

Charcoal Vapors, Effects of.— Bor., Op. 

Chilblains.— Aeon., Agar., Arm, Ars., Bad., Canth., Carb. ac, 
Crotal., Merc, Petrol., Zinc 

Chicken-pox.— (See Varicella.) 

Chlorosis.— Abrot., Absinth., Aletris, Alum., Arg. nit., Ars., 
Calc c, Calc phos., Carb. v., Chin, sulph., Cinch., Cupr., 
Ferr., Ferr. iod., Graph., Helon., Lob., Lye, Iod., Natr. 
mur., Phos., Plumb., Puis., Sep., Sil., Sulph., Zinc 



810 CLINICAL INDEX. 

Cholera (Asiatica). — Aeon., Ars., Camph., Cupr., Euphoi. 
cor., Euphorb., Ipec, Lauro., Phos., Secale, Tabae, Ver. 
alb: 

Cholera Infantum.— Aeon., Ars., Ars. iocL, iEth., Bell., Bis., 
Bry., Calc. c., Camph., Chain., Cinch., Coloc, Crot. tig'., 
Cupr., Elat., Euphor. cor., Ferr. phos., Hell., Ipec., Kali 
brom., Kreos., Lauro., (Enoth., Plumb.. Podo., Op., Robin., 
Secale, Stram., Tab., Ver. alb., Zinc. 

Cholera Morbus.— Ars., Camph., Elat., Euphor. cor., Ipec, 
Phos., Ver. alb. 

Chorea.— Agar., Ars., Arg. nit., Asaf., Aster., Bell., Calc. e, 
Caul., Caust., Cedron, Cic, dm., Cina, Coccul., Cupr.,. 
Croc, Gels., Hyos., Ign., Kali nit., Lach., Lauro., Merc, 
My gale, Puis., Sil.,Sulph., Tar ant. , Ver. alb., Ver. vir., Zinc. 

Choroiditis.— Agar., Croc, Gels., Kali iod., Merc, Merc cor., 
Phytol., Sil. 

Climacteric. — (See Menstruation.) 

Coffee, III effects of.— Bell., Cham., Ign., Nux v. 

Colic. — Aeon., Absinth., Ars., Bell., Calc. c,Calc phos., Cham. y 
Cinch., Coccul., Coloc., Cupr., Bios., Dulc, Iris, Lye, Magn. 
c, Merc, Nux v., Op., Plat., Plumb., Podo., Puis., Spig., 
Sulph., Ver. alb., Zinc. 

Colic, From lead.— Alum., Natr. sulph., Nux v., Op., Flat., 
Sulph., Ver. alb., Zinc. 

Concussion.— (See Brain.) 

Condylomata. — Ant. c, Kali iod., Merc, iod., JVitr. ac, Phos. 
ac, Phyt., Staph., Sulph., Thuja. 

Conjunctivitis.— (See Ophthalmia.) 

Constipation. — JEscul., Alum., Aloes, Ambr., Am. m., Ant. c, 
Ars., Bry., Calc. c, Carb. v., Carls., Caust., Collin., Dolich., 
Graph., Hydras., Ign., Iod., Iris, Kali carb., Lept., Lye, 
Magn. c, Mez., Nat. c, Nat. mur., Nat. sulph., Nitr. ac, 
Nux v., Op., Phos., Phytol., Plat., Plumb., Podo., Ptelea, 
Puis., Selen.. Sep., Sil., Sulph., Ver. alb., Zinc 

Consumption.— (See Phthisis.) 

Contusions.— Aeon., Arn., Calend., Con., Ham., Hyper., Ruta. 

Convulsions (Infantile) .— Absinth., iEthusa, Ant. tart., Bell., 
Calc c, Camph., Cham., Cina, Cupr., Gels., Glon., Hell., 
Hyos., Ign., Kali brom., Merc, Millef., Nux m., (Enan., Op., 
Plumb., Stram., Ver. alb., Ver. vir., Zinc 



CLINICAL INDEX. 811 

Convulsions (Puerperal). — Aeon., Amyl. nit., Angust. v., 
Bell., Benz. ac, Camph., Canth., Cham., Cic, Cim., Coccul., 
Cupr., Gels., Glon., Hyos., Hyper., Ign., Kali brom., Lach., 
Laur., Mag. m., Mellilo., Merc., Merc, cor., Nux m., Nux v., 
Op., Phos., Plat., Plumb., Puis., Secale, Stram., Sulph., 
Ver. alb., Ver. vir., Zinc. 

Corneal Ulcers. — Ars., Aur., Calc c, Colch.,Euph]^as., Graph., 
Hep. s., Kali bi., Lach., Merc., Merc, cor., Merc. iod. fla., 
Merc. iod. rub., Natr. carb., Natr. mur., Nitr. ac, Physos., 
Phytol., Puis., Sil., Sulph. 

Corns. — Acet. ac, Aeon., Ant. c, Aru., Ham., Iod., Buta, Pe- 
trol., Thuja. 

Corpulence (See Obesity.) 

Coryza (See Catarrh.) 

Cough (Dry).— Aeon., Alum., Arg. nit., Arm, Ars., Bell., Bry., 
Calc. c, Calc. phos., Cim, Cina, Con., Dros., Gels., Hyos., 
Iod., Kali brom., Kali c, Lauro., Lach., Lachnan., 
Lye, Mang., Merc, Mez., Naja, Natr. ars., Natr. carb., 
Natr. inur., Nitr. ac, Nux v., (Enauth., Op., Phos., Puis., 
Bhus tox., Bumex, Sabad., Samb., Sang., Senega, Spong., 
Spig., Sticta, Stilling., Sulph., Verb., Zinc, Zing. 

Cough (Moist, or loose). — Ant. tart., Ars., Calc. c, Cinch., 
Dulc, Dig., Hep. s., Ipec, Kali bi., Kali c, Kreos., Lye, 
Puis., Samb., Sang., Sil., Stan., Sulph. 

Cough (Nervous, Spasmodic or Sympathetic). — Agn., Ambr., 
Arum., Asaf., Caust., Cham., Cina, Com, Con., Cupr., Gels., 
Hyos., Ign., Kali brom., Kreos., Lauro., Led., Nux v., 
Phos., Stram., Ver. alb., Zinc. 

Cramps— (See Convulsions.) 

Croup, Catarrhal. — Aeon., Ant. tart.. Bell., Bry., Hep. s., Iod., 
Ipec, Lach., Lob., Merc, Naja, Phos., Samb., Sang., 
Senega, Spong., Sulph. 

Croup, Membranous. — Acet. ac, Aeon., Brom., Iod., Kali bi. 

Crusta Lactea.— Ars., Baryt. c, Calc. c, Clem., Crot. tig., 
Dulc, Graph., Hep. s., Iris, Lye, Merc, Mez., Nitr. ac, 
Oleander, Petrol., Phytol., Bhus tox., Sil., Staph., Sulph., 
Viola. 

Cyanosis. — Aeon., Am. c, Ars., Ant. tart., Camph., Crot., 
Cupr., Dig., Lach., Lauro., Op., Ver. alb. 

Cystitis. — Aeon., Apis, Aspar., Bell., Benz. ac, Can. sat., 



812 CLINICAL INDEX. 

Camph., Canth., Chim., Coc. cact., Caps., Clem., Digit., Dulc, 
Equiset., Eryng., Eucal., Eup. purf., Ferr., Ferr. phos., 
Kali iod., Laeh., Lye, Merc, Merc, cor., Nitr. ac., Nux v., 
Pareira, Petrol., Phos., Puis., Rhod., Rhus tox., Sars., 
Senec, Senega, Sep., Squilla, Sulph., Tereb. 

Dandruff.— Ars., Badiaga, Calc. c, Canth., Fluor, ac, Graph., 
Hep. s., Kali m., Kali s., Lye, Merc, Natr. m., Sil., Sulph. 

Deafness, Acute.— Aeon., Bell., Canth., Gels., Iod., Merc, 
Phos., Puis. 

Deafness, Chronic— Ars., Calc c, Calc phos., Graph., Iod., 
Merc, Pic ac, Puis., Sil., Sulph., Tellur., Verb. 

Debility. — Anac, Ars., Calc phos., Carb. v., Chin, sulph., 
Cinch., Colch., Coccul., Ferr., Helon., Iod., Phos., Phos. ac, 
Selen., Sulph., Sulph. ac, Uran. 

Delirium Tremens— Absinth., Agar., Ant. tart., Arn., Bell., 
Calc c, Can. ind., Cim., Crotal., Hyos., Kali orom., Lach., 
Nux v., Op., Ranune, Strain., Zinc, Zing. 

Dentition, Disorders of. — Aeon., ^Lthus., Apis, Ars., Bell., 
Borax, Bry., Calc. c, Calc phos., Cham., Cina, Cupr., 
Dolich., Gels., Graph., Hell., Ipec, Kreos., Magn. c, Magn. 
m., Merc, Phos., Phytol., Podo., Rheum, Sil., Sulph. 

Diabetes. — Arg. met., Arg. nit., Apis, Ars., Carb. ac, Con., 
Eup. purp., Fluor, ac, Helon., Iod., Jab., Kali brom., Kali 
nit., Kreos., Lac ae., Lycopus, Lye, Merc, Natr. mur., 
Nat. sulph., Nitr. ac, Nux v., Phos. ac, Plumb., Sil., 
Squilla, Uran. nit. 

Diaphragmitis. — Aeon., Bry., Cact., Colch., Hep. s., Stram., 
Sulph., Uran. 

Diarrhoea. — Acet. ac, Aeon., iEthus., Agar., Aloe, Am. m., 
Ant. c, Apis, Apoc, Arg. nit., Arn., Ars., Asaf., Ascel. cor., 
Ascl. tub., Bapt., Bell., Benz. ac, Berb., Bism., Borax, 
Bry., Calc. c, Camph., Canth., Caps., Carb. ac, Carb. v., 
Cham., Chel., Cina, Cinch., Cistus, Colch., Collin., Coloc, 
Crotal., Crot. tig., Cupr., Dios., Dulc, Elat., Eucal., Eu- 
phorb., Ferr., Ferr. phos., Gamb., Gels., Graph., Grat., 
Hell., Hep. s., Hydras., Hyos., Ign., Iod., Ipec, Iris, Kali 
c, Kali nit., Kreos., Lach., Lauro., Lept., Lye, Lycop. v., 
Magn. c, Merc, Mez., Mur. ac, Natr. ars., Natr. carb., 
Natr. mur., Natr. sulph., Nitr. ac, Nuph., Nux m., JVujc v., 



CLINICAL INDEX. 813 

(Enoth., Oleander, Op., Ox. ac, Petrol., Phos., Phos. ac, 
Phytol., Plumb., Poclo., Ptelea, Puis., Rheum, Rhod., 
Rhus tox., Rumex, Sab., Sang., Secale, Sep., Sil., Staph., 
Sulph., Sulph. ac, Tabac, Tereb., Thuja, Ver. alb., 
Zinc. 

Diphtheria.— Ailanth., Ant. c, Apis, Ars., Ars. iod., Arum., 
Bapt., Bell., Brom., Canth., Caps., Carb. ac, Chin, ars., 
Crotal., Hydras., Hepar. s., Ign., Kali bi., Kali clilov., 
Kali iod., Lack., Lach nan., Lie ac, Lye, Merc, Merc cor., 
Merc. iod. fla., Merc. iod. rub., Mur. ac, Naja, Natr. ars., 
Nitr. ac, Op., Phytol., Rhus tox., Sang., Sep., Sulph., 
Sulph. ac. 

Dropsy.— Acet. ac., Aeon., Apis, Apoc, Ars., Ascl.cor., Aspar., 
Bry., Cact., Calad., Cedron, Cinch., Colch., Collin., Dig., 
Dulc, Elat., Ferr., Hell., Helon., Jabor., Kali c, Kali nit., 
Lach., Led., Lept., Lye, Mag. in., Merc, Mere, cor., Natr. 
ars., Natr. mur., Phos., Rhus tox., Samb., Sil., Squilla, 
Stram., Sulph., Tereb., Uran., Zinc 

Dysentery.— Aeon., Agar., Aloes, Arg. nit., Am., Ars., Bell., 
Bapt., Bry., Canth., Caps., Carb. ac, Colch.. Coloc, Crotal., 
Eucalyp., Ferr. phos., Gambo, Hep. s., Ipec, Kali bi., Kali 
chlor., Lept., Lycop. v., Merc, Merc, cor., Mur. ac, Nitr. 
ac, Nux x., Ox. ac, Podo., Puis., Rhus tox., Sang., Secale, 
Sulph., Tereb., Zinc. 

Dysmenorrhoea.— (See Menstruation, Painful.) 

Dyspepsia. — Abies c, Abies n., Absinth., Acet. ac, .Esc, 
zEthusa, Agar., Alet., Alum., Ant. c, Arg. nit., Arm, Ars., 
Asar., Asaf., Ascl. tub., Bapt., Bism., Bry., Calc c, Calc 
phos., Carb. ac, Caps., Carb. an., Carb. v., Carls., Caust., 
Cham., Chel., Chin, sulph., Cinch., Coccul., Colch., Collin., 
Con., Crotal., Cycl., Dios., Ferr., Ferr. phos., Fluor, ac, 
Gamb., Graph., Hep. s., Hydras., Ign., Iod., Ipec, Kali bi., 
Kali brom., Kali carb., Kali nit., Kreos., Lach., Lac. ac, 
Lith., Lob., Lye, Magn. c, Mere, Natr. ars., Natr. carb., 
Na.tr. sulph., Nitr. ac, Nux m., Nux v., Petrol., Phos., 
Phos. ac, Podo., Ptelea, Puis., Robin., Rumex, Ruta, 
Sang., Sep., Sulph., Sulph. ac, Yer. alb., Zinc. 

Dysuria.— Acoji., Apis, Arg. nit., Benz. ac, Can. sat., Camph., 
Canth., Chim., Equiset., Erig., Eup. purp.. Gels., Kali nit., 
Lith., Mez., Puis., Sars., Senega, Tereb. 9 Yib. op. 



814 CLINICAL INDEX. 

Earache.— Aeon., Ars. iod., Baryt. c, Bell., C7^ra.,Dule,Led., 
Mang., Merc, Nat. sulph., Nux v., Plat., Puis., Ehod., 
Rhus tox., Yer. vir., Zinc. 

Eczema— Anae, Ant. c, Bov., Calc. c, Canth., Carb. ac, 
Carb. v., Cistus, Clem., Crot. tig., Dulc, Eucal., Euphorb., 
Graph., Hep. s., Hydras., Hydrocot., Iris, Kali chlor.,Led., 
Lye, Mere., Mez., Natr. mur., Natr. sulph.,Nitr. ac,01ean., 
Petrol., Phytol., Phos., Rhus tox., Sep., Sil., Staph., Sulph., 
Telluer., Thuja, Viola, Zinc. 

Elephantiasis.— Ars., Ant. c, Hydrocot., Lye, Merc, Nit. ac, 
Sil. 

Emissions, Seminal. (See Spermatorrhoea.) 

Emotions, Bad effects of.— Aeon., Cham., Croc, Hyos., Ign., 
Gels., Nux v., Op., Plat. 

Emphysema.— Am. c, Ars. , Bell., Brom., Camph., Chin, ars., 
Carb. v., Dig., Lach., Lob., Natr. mur., Nit. ac, Sulph. 

Encephalitis. — (See Meningitis.) 

Endocarditis.— (See Heart.) 

Enteralgia.— (See Colic.) 

Enteritis. — Aeon., Aloes, Ars., Bell., Canth., Coloc, Cupr., 
Euphorb., Ipec, Lye, Merc, Merc, cor., Nitr. ac, Nuph., 
Nux v., Ox. ac, Phos., Podo., Rhus tox., Sulph., Ver. vir. 

Enuresis.— August, v., Bell., Benz. ac, Calc. c, Canth., Caust., 
Cina, Cupr., Dig., Equiset., Elat., Eup. perf., Ferr., Gels., 
Graph., Hep. s., Kali nit., Kreos., Merc, Nux v., Podo., 
Puis., Sep., Sil., Sulph., Verb., Viola. 

Epididymitis.— Clem., Merc, Puis., Rhod., Spong. 

Epilepsy.— Absinth., Agar., Amyl. nit., Arg. nit., Asaf., Artem., 
Aster., Bell., Bufo, Calc. c, Camph., Caul., Caust., Chin, 
ars., Cic, Cim., Cina, Coccul., Crotal., Cupr., Gels., Glon., 
Hell., Hyos., Ign., Kali brom., Lach., Lauro., Magn. c, 
Nux m., JVujc v., Op., (Enanth., Plat., Plumb., Secale, Sil., 
Stan., Sir am., Sulph., Tar an., Ver. vir., Zinc. 

Epithelioma. — Ars., Carb. ac, Con., Kreos., Merc, ac, Phos.', 
Sil., Thuja. 

Epistaxis. — Acet. ac, Aeon., Art., Bell., Bor., Calc c,Carb. v., 
Cinch., Cinam., Croc, Crotal., Erig., Ferr., Ferr. phos., 
Ham., Hydras., Ipec, Kali chlor., Kali iod., Lach., Lac. 
ac, Millef., Nux v., Phos., Rhus tox., Sulph., Zinc. 

Erysipelas.— Am., Am. c, Apis, Ars., Arm, Bell., Borax, Bry., 



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Canth., Carb. an., Euphorb., Graph., Hep. s.,Kali e,Lach., 

Merc, Mez., Rhus tox., SiL, Strara. Sulph., Zinc. 
Erythema.— Aeon., Apis, Arn., Ars., Bell., Bry., Crot. tig., 

Gnap., Graph., Hydras., Merc, Rhus tox., Sulph. 
Excoriations.— Graph., Hep. s., Hydras., Lye, Merc, Rhus 

tox., Sulph. 
Exophthalmus .— (See Goitre.) 
Exhaustion.— (See Neurasthenia.) 
Exostosis.— Ars., Bute., Hep. s., Iod., Kali tool., Merc, Merc 

iod., Mez., Phos., SiL, Zinc 

Fatty Degeneration.— Aur., Phos. 

Fever, Bilious.— Aloe, Bry., Cham., Chel., C^c7i>., CrotaL, Eup. 
perf., Gels., Hydras., Ign., Ipec, Iris, Lach., Lept., Merc., 
JVux v., Phos., Podo., Rhus tox., Sang., Sulph., Yer. yir. 

Fever, Catarrhal.— Aeon., Ars., Ascl. tub., Bell., Bry., Eucal., 
Eup. perf., Gels., Hep. s., Merc., Puis., Rhus tox., Sang. 

Fever, Gastric. — Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry., Caps., Cinch., Gels., 
Hydras., Ign., Ipec, Lach., Merc, Nux v., Puis., Sang., 
Sulph., Yer. vir. 

Fever, Hectic — Acet. ac, Aeon., Arg. nit., Ars., Ars. iod., 
Calc c, Carb. v., Cham., Cinch., Gels., Hep. s., Iod., Lach., 
Lye, Merc, Mur. ac, Natr. ars., Nit. ac, Phos., Rhus tox., 
Sang., SiL, Stan., Strain., Sulph., Sulph. ac, Yer. vir. 

Fever, Inflammatory or asthenic. — Aeon., Bell., Bry., Mur. 
ac, Ver. vir. 

Fever, Asthenic— (See "Typhoid.) 

Fever, Intermittent. — Am. m., August, v., Apis, Aran., Ars., 
Bry., Cact., Caps., Carb. m., Carb. v., Cedron, Chin, ars., 
Chin, sulph., Cina, Cinch., CoccuL, CrotaL, Cupr., Elat., 
Eucal., Eup. perf., Ferr., Gels., Hell., Hydras., Ign., Ipec, 
Kreos., Lach., Lob., Lye, Meny., Merc, Mur. ac, Natr. 
ars., Natr mur., Nitr. ac, Nux v., Op., Petrol., Phos. ac, 
Podo., Puis., Rhus tox., Sab., Sang., Sep., Stram., Sulph., 
Taran., Yer. vir. 

Fever, Miliary .—Aeon., Puis., Sulph. 

Fever, Puerperal. — Aeon., Ars., Bapt., Bell., Cim., Cinch., 
CrotaL, Gels., Hyos., Lach., Merc, Mur. ac, Op., Phos., 
Rhus tox., Secale, SiL, Sulph., Ver. vir. 

Fever, Typhoid.— Acet. ac, zEthu., Agar., Ailanth., Apis, Arn., 



816 CLINICAL INDEX. 

Ars., Arum., Bapt., Bell, (cerebral) , Bry., Canth., Caps.,, 
Carb. v., Carb. ac, Cinch., Colch., Crotal., Eucal., Gels.. 
Ham., Hydras., Hyos. (nervous), Ign., Kreos., Lach., 
Lept., Myr. c, Merc, Mur. ae., Natr. mur., Nux v., Op., Pe- 
trol., Phos., Phos. ac, Rhus tox., Sang., Strain., Sulph., 
Sulph. ac, Tereb., Yer. vir. 

Fever, Yellow. — Aeon., Ars., Camph., Carb. v., Cinch., Chin, 
sulph., Crotal., Lach., Merc, Phos., Yer. alb. 

Fever, From local irritation (not hectic). — Cham., Cina, 
Gels., Ign., Ipec, Merc, Nux v., Sang., Sulph., Yer. vir. 

Fibroma.— Ars., Calc c, Con., loci., Hydras., Kali hrom., Kali 
iod., Magn. m., Plat., Rhus tox., Secede, Thuja, Ustil. 

Fistula, In anus. — Calc c, Calc phos., Caust., Fluor, ac, 
Graph., Hep. s., Lach., Lye, Merc, iod., JV'itr, ac, Petrol., 
Phytol., Sil., Sulph. 

Fissures, In anus— (See Anus.) 

Fissures, In skin. — Ant. c, Calc. c, Graph., Hep. s., Lye, 
Merc, Petrol., Sil., Sulph. 

Flatulence. — Arg. nit., Carb. ac, Carb. v., Cinch., Cocc, Ign., 
Lye, Nux m., JVujo v., Phos. 

Flushings.— (See Menstruation.) 

Fractures, Ununited. — Calc phos., Ruta, Sil. 

Fright, Bad effects of. — Aeon., Bell., Coff., Cupr., Gels., Hyos.,, 
Hyper., Ign., Op., Sil., Stram., Yer. alb., Zinc 

Fungus Hsemat odes.— Calc. c, Lach., Lye, Phos. 

Furuncle.— (See Boils.) 

Gall-stones.— Ars., Berb., Chel., Cinch., Lach., Lye, Merc, 
Nux v., Phos., Podo. 

Gangrene. — Am. c, Ars., Canth., Carb. ae, Carb. v., Chin, 
sulph., Cinch., Crotal., Eucal. (lungs), Euphorb., Kali 
chlor., Kreos., Lach., Mere, Phos., Secale. 

Gastralgia.— Abrot., ^Escul., Anae, Arg. nit.,e^r«9., Asaf., Bell., 
Bis., Bry., Calc, Carb. v., Caust., Cham., Chel., Cina, Coc- 
cul., Colch., Con., Crotal., Cupr., Dios., Graph., Ign., Kali 
carb., Kali nit., Kalmia, Lach., Lob., Lye, Magn. m., 
Mere, Nujc v., Ox. ae, Paris, Petrol., Phos., Plat., Plumb., 
Pfelea, Puis., Robin., Rumex, Sab., Stan., Sulph., Tabae, 
Yal., Yer. alb., Yer. vir. 

Gastric Catarrh. — Ant. c, Ant. t., Arg. nit., Bis., Bry., Calc 



CLINICAL INDEX. 817 

e, Carls., Chel., Cinch., Coccul., Digit., Eup. perf., Euphorb., 
Hep. s., Ipec, Iris, Kali bi., Kali carb., Lye, Magn. m., 
Merc, Mez., Natr. ars., Nux v., Petrol., Phos., Ptelea, 
Puis., Robin., Rumex, Sep., Sulph., Tarax. 

Gastritis.— Aeon., Ant. c, Ant,, t., Ars., Bell., Bis., Bry., 
Canth., Cham., Cinch., Cupr., Euphorb., Graph., Ipec, Iris, 
Kali chlor., Lye, Merc, Natr. nmr., Jfux v., Ox. ac, Phos., 
Podo., Puis., Sab., Sang.. Sulph., Yer. alb., Ver. vir., Zinc, 
Zing. 

Glands, Inflammation, swelling and induration of.— Ars. 
iod., Baryt. c, Bell., Brom., Bulb, Calc. c, Calc. phos., 
Carb. an., 'Carb. v.., Cistus, Cham., Con., Graph., Hep. s., 
Iod., Kali iod., Lye. Merc, Merc, cor., Mere. iod. rub., 
Natr. carb., Natr. nmr., Nitr. ac, Phos., Phos. ac, Phytol., 
Rhus tox., Secale, Sil., Staph., Sulph.. 

Glaucoma— Aeon., Ars., Aur., Bell., Bry., Cedron, Colch., Col-- 
oc, Kali iod., Merc, Osmium, Phos., Physos., Rhod.ySpig., 
Sulph. 

Gleet.— Agnus, Arg. nit., Ascl. cor., Benz. ac. Canth., Chin., 
Elat.. Equiset., Hydras., Kali iod., Merc., Mez., Natr. mur., 
Pareira. Petrosa, Stil., Sulph., Thuja. 

Glossitis.— Aeon., Apis, Ars., Bell., Canth., Kali chlor., Kali 
iod., Lach., Merc., Merc, cor., Nitr. ac, Sulph. 

Goitre.— Badiaga, Brom., Calc c, Calc iod., Ferr., Fluor, ac, 
Iod.., Kali iod.. Lye, Merc, Mere, iod., Spong., Sulph. 

Gonorrhoea. — Aeon., Agnus. Alum., Arg. met., Arg. nit., Ascl. 
cor., Benz. ac, Camph., Can. ind., Can. sat., Canth., Caps., 
Clem., Crotal., Digit.. Elat., Equiset., Ferr., Gels., Graph., 
Hydras., Kali bi., Merc , Merc, cor., Merc iod. rub., Mez., 
Natr. mur., Natr. sulph., Nitr. ac, Pareira, Petros., Phy- 
tol.. Puis., Sep., Spong., Stilling., Sulph., Tereb., Thuja. 

Gout. — Abrot., Ant. e, Arg. met.. Arm, Ars., Benz. ac, Berb., 
Bry.. Calc c, Canst., Cinch., Coccul*, Colch., Coloc, Gnaph.,, 
Guai., Kali iod., Led., Lith., Lye, Mang., Mere, Nux v.„ 
Ox. ac. Phytol., Plumb., Puis., Ranunc, Rhod., Rhus tox. y 
Sab., Sars., Staph., Sep., Sulph. 

Gravel.— (See Calculi, Renal.) 

Grippe.— (See Influenza.) 

Haematemesis.— Acet. ac, Aeon., Arm, Ars., Cinch., Crotal., 



818 CLINICAL INDEX. 

Erig., Ferr., Ham., Ipec, Kreos., Lach., Millef., Nux v., 

Phos., Sulph. ac, Tereb., Trill. 
Haematocele, Pelvic— Arn., Croc, Ferr., Ipec, Sab., Sec, 

Thlaspi. 
Haemoptysis. — Acalpha incl., Acet. ac, Aeon., Arn., Ars., Ars. 

iod., Bell., Cact., Carb. v., Cinch., Crotal., Dig., Frig., Ferr., 

Ham., Ipec, Lach., Led., Lycop. v., Millef., Nitr. ac, Op., 

Phos., Plumb., Puis., Sang., Stan., Sulph., Sulph. ac, 

Tereb., Trill. 
Hematuria. — Bell., Cact., Canth., Cocc. c, Elat., Equiset., 

Erig., Ferr., Ham., Ipec, Lye, Nitr. ac, Nux v., Petrol., 

Phos., Plumb., Sulph., Tereb. 
Haemorrhage, From the intestines. — Acet. ac. Arn., Cact., 

Bell., Cinch., Frig., Ferr., Ham., Ipec, Millef., Sulph. ac, 

Tereb. 
Haemorrhage, From the icterus. — Bell., Caul., Cinch., Cin., 

Frig., Ferr , Ipee., Puis., Sab., Sec., Trill., Ustil. 
Haemorrhoids.— JFscul., Aloes, Apoc, Bad., Brom., Caps., 

Carb. v., Caust., Collin., Dios., Erig., Ferr., Ferr. phos., 

Ham., Hydras., Ign., Kali c, Lach., Magn. m., Merc, Millef., 

Mur. ac, Natr. mur., Nitr. ac, Nux v., Petrol., Phos., Phy- 

tol., Podo., Puis., Rhus tox., Sil., Sulph., Thuja. 
Hair, Falling off. — Ars., Calc c, Ferr., Fluor, ac, Graph., 

Hep. s., Kali c, Kali iod., Merc, Natr. mur., Natr. sulph., 

Phos., Sep., Sil., Sulph. (See Alopecia.) 
Hay -fever. — (See Asthma.) 
Headache, Neuralgic. — Amyl. nit., Ars., Bis., Cact., Epiph., 

Gels., Iris, Lach., Melilo., Meny., Natr. mur., Paris, Ver. 

alb., Zinc. 
Headache, Rheumatic. — Aeon., Pry., Cic. Colch., Gels., Kali 

iod., Merc, Puis., Rhus tox., Spig., Staph., Sulph., Ver. vir. 
Headache, Menstrual. — Bell., Cim., Coccul., Ferr., Gels., Ign., 

Natr. mur., Nux in., Puis., Sep., Ustil. 
Headache, Catarrhal. — Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry., Camph., 

Dulc, Eup. perf., Gels., Hep. s., Kali bi., Merc, Natr. mur., 

Nux v. 
Headache, Gastric or bilious. — Ars., Bell., Bry., Carb. ac, 

Chel., Cinch., Cupr., Eup. perf., Gels., Ipec, Iris, Lept., 

Melilo., Merc, Natr. mur., Nux m., 'Nux, v., Podo., Puis., 

Robin., Sang., Sep., Tarax., Ther., Ver. vir. 



CLINICAL INDEX. 819 

Headache, Nervous. — Ars., Asclep., Bell., Bry., Can. ind., 

Cim., Cinch., Coca, Coccul., Coff., Cupr., Epiph., Gels.,Gi[on., 

Ign., Iris, Kali brom., Melilo., Merc, Natr. carb., Natr. 

mur., Nux m., Nux v., Pic. ac, Puis., Bobin., Sang., Selen., 

Sep., Sil., Stan., Sulph., Therid., Val., Yer. vir., Zinc. 
Heart, Inflammation of. — Aeon., Apis, Ars., Ascl. t., Bell., 

Bry., Caet., Can. sat., Collin., Coich., Digit., Gels., Kali c, 

Kali nit., Kalmia, Lith., Lye, Lycop. v., Naja, Spig., 

Spong., Ver. vir. 
Heart, Debility of. — Amyl. nit., August, v., Arg. met., Ars., 

Collin., Dig., Kali nit., Kalmia, Lach., Lil. tig., Lycop. v., 

Phos. ac, Tabac", Yerat, alb., Yer. vir. 
Heart, Hypertrophy of. — Aeon., Amyl. nit., August, v., 

Arm, Ars., Aur., Brom., Caet., Collin,, Dig., Ferr., Kalmia, 

Lack., Lycop. v., Naja, Natr. mur., Phos., Bhus tox., Spig., 

Spong., Yer. vir. 
Heart, Valvular disease of. — Caet., Collin., Corral., Caps., 

Dig., Iod., Kalmia, Lach., Lycop. v., Naja, Natr. mur., 

Bhus tox., Spig., Spong., Yer. vir. 
Heartburn.— (See Dyspepsia.) 
Helminthia.— (See Worms.) 
Hemicrania. — (See Headache, Nervous.) 
Hemiopia. — Aur. (horizontal) , Lith., Lye (lateral). 
Hemiplegia .— ( See Paralysi s . ) 
Hepatitis.— Aeon., J2se, Ars., Bell., Bry., Caet., Chel., Cinch., 

Hep. s., Kali carb.. Lach., Lye, Mere cor., Natr. sulph., 

Nux v., Phos., Plumb., Podo., Ptelea, Puis., Sulph, 
Hernia.— Bell., Coccul., Dig. (incarcerated), Lob., Lye, Mur. 

ac, Nux v., Op., Plumb., Sulph. ac, Tabac, Yer. vir. 
Herpes.— Ars., Bad., Bor., Ca,le e, Canth., Cistus, Clem., 

Dolich., Dule, Graph., Hep. s., Iris, Kalmia, Led., Lye, 

Mere, Mez., Natr. carb., Nat. mur., Nitr. ac, Olean., Petrol., 

Phos. ac, Phytol., Banune, Bhus tox., Sars., Sep., Sil., 

Staph., Sulph.,* Tellur., Thuja. 
Hiccough. — Agar., Am. e, Amyl. n., Cistus, Coce, Cupr., Gels., 

Hyos., Ign., Kali brom., Lauro., Mosch., Nux. v., Strain., 

Sulph. ac, Yer. vir. 
Hip Joint Disease. — Ars., Coloc., Cale e, Calc. phos., Hep. s., 

Kali e, Kali iod., Lye, Mere, Natr. sulph., Phos. ac, Sil., 

Stram., Sulph. 



820 CLINICAL INDEX. 

Hoarseness.— (See Aphonia.) 

Hordeolum.— (See Stye.) 

House Maid's Knee— (See Synovitis.) 

Hour Glass Contractions.— Bell., Secale. 

Hydrocele.— A brot. \of children), Aur., Apis, Calc. c, Dig., 
Graph., loci., Kali iod., Mere. iod. rub., Natr., mar., Puis., 
Rhod., Sil., Sulph. 

Hydrophobia.— Bell., Hyos., Lach.. Naja, Nux v., Stram. 

Hydrocephalus.— Aeon., Apis, Apoc., Ant. tart., Ars., Bell., 
Calc. c., Calc. phos., Glon., Hell., Hyos., Hep. s., Lye. Sil., 
Stram., Sulph., Zinc. 

Hydrocephaloid — Cinch., Hell., Poclo., Zinc. (Also see Hy- 
drocephalus.) 

Hydrothorax.— Am. c, Apis, Apoc, Ars., Colch., Coral, rub., 
Dig., Dale, Fluor, ac, Ham., Hell., Jab., Kali c, Kali iod., 
Lach., Lact. v., Lye, Ran unc, Sang., Senega, Stan., 
Sulph. 

Hypochondriasis.— Anac, Arg. nit., As.af.. Aur., Arg. nit., 
Ars., Calc. c, Cic, Cim., Coccul., Con., Hell., Helon., Hyos., 
Ign., Kali brom., Lach., Lil. tig., Lye, Melilo., Natr. carb., 
Natr. nmi'., Nux v., Plat., Phos. ac, Puis., Sab., Selen., 
Sep., Staph., Sulph., Taran., Ver. alb., Zinc 

Hysteria.— Anib ra, Am. c, Asaf., Aur., Baryt. c, Caul., 
Cedron, Cham., Cic, Cim., Coccul., Coff., Con., Cor. rub., 
Croc. Cyvr., Gels., Hyos., Ign., Lach., Lil. tig., Lob., 
Magn. m., Natr. carb., Nux m., Phos. ac, Pic ac, Plat., 
Plumb.. Puis., Sat., Selen,, Sep., Stan., Staph., Sticta, 
Stram., Sulph., Taran., Ther., Val., Ver. vir., Vib. op., 
Xanth. 

Icterus.— (See Jaundice.) 

Ileus.— Aeon.. Bell., Jfux v., Opi., Plumb., Thuja, Ver. vir. 

Impetigo.— Ant. tart., Ars., Calc c, Clem., Dulc, Graph., Hep. 
s., Iris, Kali bi., Lye, Merc, Mez., Rhus tox., Sulph., Viola. 

Impotence.— Arg. nit., Aur., Baryt. c, Bufo, Calad., Con., 
Calc c, Cinch., Eup. purf., Eryng., Graph., Kali, brom., 
Kali iod., Lye, Mere, Natr. carb.. Natr. mur., Nuph., Nux 
v., Phos., Phos. ac, Salph., Selen., Sep., Zinc. 

Incontinence of Urine. — (See Enuresis.) 

Indigestion.— (See Dyspepsia.) 



CLINICAL INDEX. 821 

Influenza (Grippe). — Aeon., Ant. tart., Ascl. cor., Ars., 
Camph., Cepa, Diilc, Eup. perf., Euphor., Gels., Ipec, Iris, 
Kali bi., Merc, Merc, cor., Merc, iod., Nux v., Sang., 
Squilla, Sulph., Stict. 

Infra Mammary Pain.— (See Pleurodynia.) 

Intermittent Fever.— (See Fever, Intermittent.) 

Intertrigo.— Caul., Hydras., Lye, Petrol., Sulph. 

Insomnia.— Arobra, Bell., Calc. c, Cim., Coca, Coccul., Coff., 
Gels., Hyos., Iod., Kali brom., Sen. 

Injuries, Bad Effects from. — Bruises and Contusions : Am., 
Bad., Hyper., Ruta. Spinal: Hyper. Sprains: Bhios tooc. 
Lacerated iv ounds : Hyper., Calend. Punctured; wounds : 
Hyper, Led. Lncised wounds: Staph. Chafing, etc.: 
Hyper., Lye, Merc, Natr. mur., Ruta, Sulph. ac 

Insanity.— (See Mania.) 

Iritis.— Asaf.. Aur., Bell., Clem., Colch., Gels., Hep. s., Iod., 
Kali bi., Kali chlor., Merc, Merc cor., Merc iod. fla., Natr. 
mur., Nit. ac, Physos., Puis., Terebin., Thuja. 

Iron, Bad Effects of.— Bell., Cinch., Hep. s., Ipec, Merc, Puis. 

Itch.— Apis, Ars., Hep. s., Led., Lye, Merc, Natr. mur., Rhus 
tox., Rumex, Senega, Sep., Sil., Spig., Staph., Sulph. 

Jaundice.— Aloes, Am., Berb., Bry., Card, m., Chel., Chin, 
sulph., Cinch., Crotal., Big., Dolich., Elat., Gels., Hydras., 
Iod., Lach., Lept., Lye, Magn. m., Merc, Myrica, Naja, 
Natr. sulph., Nit. ac, Nux v., Phos., Plumb., Podo., Sang., 
Sep., Sulph., Tarax. 

Keratitis.— Aeon., Arg. nit., Apis, Ars., Bell., Calc c. Chin, ars., 
Euphras.. Hep. s., Kreos., Lach., Merc, Merc, cor., Natr. 
mur., Nux v., Physos., Rhus tox., Sep., Sil., Sulph., Thuja. 

Labor, Abnormal.— Bell., Caul., Cim., Gels., Ign., Nux v., 
Puis., Secale, Ustil., Ver. vir. 

Laryngismus Stridulus. — Aeon., Bell., Brom., Cor. rub., 
Chlorine, Cupr., Lach., Op., Samb., Spong. 

Laryngitis. — Aeon., Ant. tart.. Apis, Arg. met., Arg. nit., 
Arum., Bell., Brom., Bry., Carb. v., Carb. ac, Caust., Cocc 
c, Bios., Eup. perf., Ferr. phos., Hep. s., Ipec, Kali bi., 
Kali c, Lact., Lact. v., Mang., Merc. iod. rub., Paris, Phos. 



822 CLINICAL INDEX. 

ac, Phos., Puis., Khus tox., Rumex, Samb., Sang., Selen., 
Spong., Stan., Stillin., Sulph. 

Lead, Ailments from. — Alum, Op., Petrol. 

Leprosy. — (See Elephantiasis.) 

Leucocythemia.— (See Anaemia.) 

Leucorrhcea — iEscul., Agn., Alet., Aloe, Alum, Am. c., Am. 
m., Ant. c., Aral., Arg. nit., Ars., Ars. iod., Borax, Bov., 
Calc. c, Calc. p., Carb. an., Carb. v., Carb. ac, Cham., Cim., 
Cinch., Clem., Coccul., Con., Eucal., Ferr., Ferr. iod., 
Graph., Helon., Hydras., Ign., Kali bi., Kreos., Lil. tig., 
Lye, Magn. m., Merc., Merc. iod. fla., Merc. iod. rub., Mez., 
Natr. carb., Natr. rnur., Nitr. ac, Nux m... Orig., Pareira, 
Phos., Phos. ac, Pic ac, Podo., Puis., Sab., Sang., Se- 
necio, Sep., Sil., Stan., Stillin., Sulph., Thuja, Trill., UstiL, 
Yib. op., Zinc 

Lithiasis. — Con., Elat., Eup. perf., Lye., Natr. sulph., Sars., 
Sep., Uva ursi. 

Liver, Congestion of. — Am. m., Agar., Aloes, Ars., Bell., Berb., 
Bry., Card, m., Chel., Cinch., Gels., Hep. s., Iod., Iris, Lact. 
v., Lauro., Lept., Lye, Magn. m., Merc, Nux v., Phos., 
Podo., Sen., Sil., Sulph., Ther., Zinc. 

Liver, Enlarged. — Absinth., iEse, Ars., Calc. c, Cedron, Chin, 
sulph., Cinch., Digit., Fluor, ac, Iod., Lauro., Lye, Kali 
brom., Kali c,Kali iod., Magn. m., Merc, Merc iod., Natr. 
mur., Nux m., Mux v., Phos., Podo., Selen., Sulph., Tarax. 

Liver, Acute yellow atrophy of. — Merc, Podo., Phos. 

Lochia, Suppression of. — Aeon., Aral., Bell., Bry., Caul., 
Cham., Cim., Dulc, Gels., Puis., Rhus tox., Secale, Trill. 

Locomotor Ataxia.— (See Ataxia.) 

Lumbago.— Aeon., iEscul., Ant. tart., Ascl. tub., Bell., Bry., 
Cim., Ferr., Kali c, Kali iod., Lye, Merc, Nux v., Puis., 
Rhus tox. 

Lupus.— Ars., Hydras., Hydrocot., Iod., Kali bi., Kali iod., 
Kreos., Lye, Merc, Phytol., Phos., Thuja, Sulph., Uran. 

Mania.— Anac., Am., Aur., Bell., Canth., Camph., Can. hid., 
Cie, Cim. Euphorb., Gels., Glon., Hyos., Kali brom., Lach., 
Lil. tig., Plat., Strain., Ver. alb., Ver. vir., Zinc. 

Marasmus.— Abrot., Ars., Calc e, Calc. phos., Hep. s., Iod., 
Mur. ac, Natr. mur., Nux m., Phos., Sars., Sil., Sulph. 



CLINICAL INDEX. 82a 

Mastitis.— Arn., Ars. iod., Bell., Bry., Cham., Graph., Hep. s., 
Lach., Merc, Phos., Phytol., Puis., Sil., Sulph. 

Mastodynia.— Aeon., Bell., Calad., Cim., Con., Crot. tig., Gels., 
Phytol., Ver. vir. 

Measles.— Aeon., Allium cepa, Anac., Ant. tart., Apis, Ars., 
Bell., Bry., Crotal. (hemorrhagic), Dios., Euphras., Ferr. 
phos., Gels., Ham., Hep. s., Kali bi., Merc., Puis., Rhus 
tox., Sab., Squilla, Sticta, Strain., Yer. vir. 

Melancholia.— (See Hypochondriasis.) 

Meningitis. — Aeon., Ailanth., Am. c, Apis, Bell., Bapt., Bry., 
Carb. ac, Cic, Cim., Cinch., Crotal., Cupr., Dig., Gels., 
Glon., Hyos., Hep. s., Kali brom., Lact., Lachnan., Plumb., 
Strain., Sulph., Ver vir., Zinc. 

Menopause.— (See Menstruation, Cessation of.) 

Menorrhagia.— (See Menstruation, Profuse.) 

Menstruation, Painful.— Aeon., .Escul., Agar., Alet., Am. c, 
Am. in., Aral., Bell., Berb., Borax (membranous), Brom. 
(membranous), Cact., Calc. phos., Caul., Cham., Cim., Coc- 
cul., Collin., Coloc, Crotal., Cyc, Dios., Ferr. phos.. Gels., 
Gnap., Graph., Guai., Ham., Ign., Kali carb., Kreos., 
Lach., Lauro., Magn. c, Merc, Natr. mur., Nux v., Phos. 
ac, Plat., Plumb., Puis., Rhus tox., Sab., Senecio, Sep., 
Sil., Sulph., Ustil., Ver. alb., Vib. op., Xanth., Zinc. 

Menstruation, Delayed, Irregular, Scanty, or Suppressed. — 
Aeon., Agnus, Ant. c, Bell., Bry., Cact., Calc. c, Caul., 
Cim., Coccul., Coloc, Cyc, Digit., Ferr., Ferr. iod., Gnap., 
Guai., Graph., Helon., Ign., Kali c, Lach., Mag. c, Natr. 
mur., Nux m., Op., Ox. ac, Phos., Puis., Secale, Senecio, 
Sep., Sil., Staph., Sulph., Ustil., Yer. alb., Vib. op., Xanth., 
Zinc. 

Menstruation, Profuse.— Acet. ac, Agnus, Alet., Aloe, Am. c, 
Amyl. nit., Apoc, Bell., Borax, Boris, Bry., Cact., Calc. c, 
Calc. phos., Carb. an., Carb. v., Caul., Cham., Cinch., 
Cinam., Coccul., Croc, Erig., Ferr., Ham., Helon., Hyos., 
Ign., Ipec, Kali c, Kreos., Lach., Lye, Magn. m., Mang., 
Merc, Millef., Nitr. ac, Nux m., Nux v., Phos. ac, Phos., 
Phytol., Plat., Sab., Sang., Secale, Sen., Sep., Sil., Sulph., 
1W£, Ustil., Xanth., Zinc 
Menstruation, Cessation of. — Cinch., Coccul., Cyc, Gels., 
Graph., Lach., Lye, Puis., Sab., Sang., Ustil., Zinc 



824 CLINICAL INDEX. 

Menstruation, Vicarious. — Bry., Calc. c, Ferr., Ham., Puis., 

Phos., Sen., Sep., Sulph., TriL, Zinc. 
Mercurial Affections.— Asaf., Aur., Carb. v., Clem., Dulc, 

Fluor, ac, Guai., Rep. s., loci., Kali bi., Kali chlor., Kali 

iocl., Lach., Lye, Mere. iod. rub., Mez., JVitr. ac, Poclo., 

Sars., Staph., Stil., Strain., Sulph. 
Metritis.— Aeon., Bell., Bry., Caul., Cinch., Gels., Ham., Kali 

carb., Lach., Lil, tig., Lye, Mere, Mere iod. rub., Nux v., 

Puis., Phos. ac, Rhus tox., Sab., Sep., Secale, Tereb., 

Yer. alb., Zinc. 
Metrorrhagia.— (See Menstruation, Profuse.) 
Migraine.— (See Headache, Nervous.) 
Milk Crust.— (See Crusta Lactea.) 
Morning Sickness.— (See Pregnancy, Vomiting of.) 
Mortification.— (See Gangrene. ) 
Mouth, Inflammation of . (See Stomatitis.) 
Mumps.— (See Parotitis. ) 
Myalgia.— Aeon., Am., Bry., Cim., Gels., Rhus tox., Ruta, 

Yer. vir. 
Myelitis.— Aeon., Arm, Ars., Bell., Con., Dulc, Gels., Hyper., 

Lach., Ox. ae, Nux v., Phos., Physos., Rhub., Rhus tox., 

Ruta, Secale, Sulph., Taram, Yer. vir. 
Myopia.— Agar., Calc. e, Jab., Phos., Physos. 
Muscee Volitante — Agar., Arm, BelL, Calc. e, Ferr., Hyos., 

Kali iod., Merc, Phos., Sulph., Sil. 

Nsevus. — Acet. ae, Fluor, ac. Lye, Thuja. 

Nasal Catarrh.— (See Catarrh of Upper Air Passages.) 

Nephritis.— Aeon., Apis, Apoe, Ars., Bell., Benz. ac, Berb., 
Can. sat., Canth., Ghim., Cocc. c, Colch., Dig., Dios., Dulc, 
Ferr., Hell., Helom, Iod., Kali bi., Kali carb., Kali iod., 
Kali nit., Lact., Lith., Lye, Mere, Mere cor., Nux. v.. 
Phytol., Pie ae, Plumb., Samb., Sen., Squilla, Sulph., 
Tereb., Uran. 

Nettle Rash.— (See Urticaria.) 

Neuralgia.— Aeon., Agar., Allium cepa, Amyl. nit., Ars., 
Aster., Bell., Can. ind., Caust., Cedron, Cham., Chel., Chin, 
sulph., Chin, ars., Cie, Cim., Cinch., Coff., Coloc, Croc. 
{ciliary), Crot. tig., Cupr., Dulc, Dolich., Eucal.. Ferr., 
Gels., Glon., Gnaph., Graph., Guai., Ham., Hell., Hyper., 



CLINICAL INDEX. 825 

Ign., Ipec, Iris, Kali bi., Kali broin., Kalmia, Lach., Lil. 
tig., Lycop. v., Magn. in., Merc, Merc. cor., Mez., Naja, 
Natr. ars., Natr. mur., Natr. sulph., Nux m., Nux v., 

Osmium, Ox. ac, Paris, Phos., Phytol., Plat., Plumb., 

Puis., Ranunc, Rhod., Spig., Stan., Staph., Sulph., Tarax., 

Ther., Thuja, Ver. alb., Alb. op., Xanth., Zinc. 
Neurasthenia. — Auac, Arg. nit., Calc. c, Cinch., Coca, 

Coccul., Gels., Hyper., Kali brom., Phos. ac, Phos., Pic. 

ac, Sil., Stan., Sulph., Zinc. 
Nodes. — Gnaph., Fluor, ac, loci., Kali iod., Merc, Merc iocl., 

Mez., Nit. ac, Sil., Stillin. 
Nymphomania.— Ambr.. Canth., Cinch., Eyos., Kali brom., 

Orig., Phos., Plat., Sab., Stan., Taran., Ver. alb., Zinc. 

sity.— Agar., Amm., Ant. c, Ars., Baryt. c, Calc c, 

Graph.. Lye, Merc. Sulph. 
.gia.— (See Toothache.) 

:phagismus.— Asaf., Bell., Cupr., Laet.. Merc, cor., Naja. 
(Esophagitis — Aeon.. Bell., Merc, Phos., Sab., Ver. vir. 
Onanism, B id effects of. — Agnus, Arg. met., Cinch., Coca, 
- Con., Eryng.. Phos., Phos. ac, Selen., Staph., Sulph., 

Zinc. 
Onychia.— A rn., Calc c, Fluor, ac, Graph., Hep. s., Kali iod., 

Merc, iod., Natr. sulph., Phos. 
Ophthalmia.— Absinth., .Icon., Alum., Ant. c, Apis, Arg. nit.. 

Ars., Ars. iod., Aur., Bad., Bell., Calc c, Chin, ars., Cistus, 

Clem., Coloc. Con., Euph., Gnaph., Graph., Eep.s., Hydras., 

Ipec, Kali bi., Kali chlor., Led., Lith., Lye, Merc, Merc. 

cor., Merc iod. fla., Merc iod. rub., Natr. ars., Natr. carb., 

Natr. m., Natr. sulph.. Nitr. ac, Nux v., Phos., Phytol., Pic 

ac, Puis., Pdius tox.,Sang\, Senega, Sep., Sil., Spig., Staph.. 

Sticta, Sulph., Sulph ac, Thuja, Viola. Zinc, Zing. 
Opacity of Cornea— Calc c, Colch.,Euphras., Phos., Physos., 

Sil., Sulph., Thuja, Zinc 
Orchitis.— Aeon., Arg. met., Aur.. Bell., Cham., Clem., Con., 

Gels., Ham., Kali iod.. Merc, Puis.. Rhod., Spong., Staph., 

Sulph., Zinc 
Otalgia.— (See Earache.) 
Otorrhoea— Aur., Calc c, Caust., Crotal., Fluor, ac. Hep. s., 

Hydras., Iod., Kali bi., Kali carb., Lye, Merc, Mez., Natr. 



826 CLINICAL INDEX. 

carb., Natr. sulph., Nitr. ac, Petrol., Puis., Sil., Sulph., 

Tellur., Thuja. 
Ovaries, Dropsy of.— Apis, Ars., Jab., Iod., Kali brom., 

Sulph. 
Ovaritis.— Ambr a, Apis, Bell., Brom., Bry., Canth., Cim., 

Cinch., Coloc, Ferr. phos., Gels., Guai., Ham., Lach., Lil. 

tig., Lye, Merc, Phos. ac, Plat., Podo., Puis., Sab., Sep., 

Sulph., Thuja, Ustil., Zinc. 
Ovaralgia,— Bell., Chin, sulph., Cim., Coloc., Ferr. phos., Gels., 

Ign., Kali brom., Lach., Lil. tig., Merc, Puis., Sep., Ustil., 

Ver. vir., Xanth., inc. 
Ozoena — Arg. nit., Aur., Calc c, Crotal., Eucal., Fluor, ac, 

Hep. s., Hydras., Iod., Kali iod., Kreos., Mag. m., Merc, 

Merc, iod., Mez., Natr. carb., Nitr. ac, Petrol., Phos., Puis., 

Sang., Sep., Sil., Sulph., Thuja, Zinc 

Panaritium.— (See Whitlow.) 

Pancreas, Disease of. — Ars., Iod., Iris, Merc, Phos. 

Paralysis.— Aeon., Arg. nit., Arm, Ars., Baryt. c, Bell., 
Caust., Coccul., Colch., Con., Crotal., Cupr., Dulc, Ferr., 
Gels., Hyos., Ign., Kali brom., Kali carb., Kali nit., Lach., 
Laur., Mere., Natr. mur., Nux m., Nux v., Oleander, Op., 
Ox. ac, Phos., Physos., Plat., Plumb., Khus tox., Secale, 
Stan., Sep., Sil., Staph., Stram., Sulph., Tarent., Ver. alb., 
Yer. vir., Xanth., Zinc 

Paralysis, Agitans— Gels., Hyos., Merc, Phos., Physos., 
Plumb., Tarent., Zinc 

Parotitis.— Aeon., Am. c, Bell., Hep. s., Jab., Mere., Merc cor., 
Puis., Rhus tox. 

Pemphigus.— Apis, Ars., Canth., Dulc, Kali iod., Lach., Merc, 
Ranunc, Rhus tox., Sulph., Thuja. 

Pericarditis.— Aeon., Am. c, Ars., Ascl. tub., Bell., Bry., Cact., 
Canth., Colch., Dig., Iod., Kalmia, Lach., Naja, Spig., 
Spong., Ver. vir. 

Periostitis.— Aran., Asaf., Aur., Bell., Calc, Kali hi., Kali 
iod., Mang., Merc., Mer. cor., Mez., Kit. ac, Phos. ac, 
Phytol., Ruta, Sil., Staph., Stillin. 

Peritonitis. — Aeon., Apis, Arm, Ars., Bell., Bry., Canth., 
Coloc, Hyos., Kali nit., Lath., Mang., Merc, Merc, cor., 
Ranunc, Rhus tox., Sulph., Tereb., Ver. alb., Ver. vir. 



CLINICAL INDEX. 827 

Pertussis.— Ambra, Ant. e, Ant. t., Arn., Asaf., Bad., Bell., 
Carb. ac, Chel., Cina, Cocc, Con., Cor. nth., Crotal., Cupr., 
Bros., Dulc, Eucal., Iod., Ipec, Kali brom.,Kali c, Kreos., 
Lach., Lact. v., Lauro., Led., Lob., Naph., Merc, Mosch., 
Nux v., Osm., Phos., Puis., Sarab., Sang., Senega, Sep., 
Spong., Squilla, Stieta, Stram., Sulph., Ver. alb. 

Pharyngitis,- ^Escul, Alum., Arg. met., Arg. nit., Bell., Canth., 
Caps., Cocc. e, Ferr. phos., Iod., Hep. s., Kali bi., Kali 
carb., Kali chlor., Merc, Merc, iod., Merc cor., Natr. sulph., 
Nitr. ac, Petrol., Phytol., Sang., Senega, Stan., Sulph. 

Phlebitis.— Aeon., Apis, Arn., Bapt., Bell., Ham., Lack., Merc, 
Puis. 

Phlegmasia.— (See Phlebitis.) 

Photophobia.— Aeon., Ars., Aur., Bell., Clem., Con., Euph., 
Graph., Gels., Hyos., Merc., Natr. carb., Natr. mur., Natr. 
sulph., Nux v., Puis., Rhus tox., Sulph. 

Phthisis, Pulmonalis. — Aeon., Am. c, Am. mur., Ars. iod., 
Bapt., Bell., Bry., Cede, c, Calc phos., Carb. v., Carb. ac. 
Caust., Chin., ars., Cinch., Dios., Ferr., Ferr. iod., Guai., 
Hep. s., Hydras., Iod., Ipec, Jab., Kali c, Kali iod., Kali 
nit., Kreos., Lauro., Lob., Lye, Lycop. v., Maug., Merc, 
Merc iod. rub., Millef., Natr. ars., Natr. sulph., Nitr. ac, 
Phos. ac, Phos., Plumb., Puis., Rumex, Sang., Selen., Sep., 
Sil., Spoug., Stan., Stieta, Sulph., Sulph. ac, Ther. 

Pityriasis.— Ars., Kali iod., Fluor, ac, Merc, Merc iod., Nitr. 
ac, Sil., Sulph. 

Placenta, Retained. — Ars., Bapt., Caul., Cinch., Cim., Kreos., 
Lach., Merc, Sab., Secale, Ustil. 

Pleurisy.— Aeon., Ant. t., Arn., Ascl. t., Bad., Bell., Borax, 
Bry., Cact., Canth., Colch., Dig., Ferr. phos., Ham., Hep. s., 
Kali c, Natr. mur., Phos., Famine., Squilla, Stan., Sulph., 
Ver. vir. 

Pleurodynia.— Aeon., Arn., Ascl. t., Borax, Bry., Cim., Lycop. 
v., Nux v., Puis., Fanzine., Ruta, Rhod. 

Plica Polonica.— Arg. m., Borax, Graph., Lye, Natr. mur., 
Sulph., Viola. 

Pneumonia. — Aeon., Am. c, Ant. tart., Arn., Ars. iod., Ascl. 
t., Bell., Brom., Bry., Cact., Can. sat., Carb. an., Carb. v., 
Chel., Cinch., Dig., Ferr. phos., Hep. s., Iod., Ipec, Kali 
c, Kali iod., Kali nit., Kreos., Lach., Lachnau., Led., Lye, 



828 CLINICAL INDEX. 

Melilo., Merc, Natr. mur., Osm., Phos., Rhus tox., Sang., 

Senega,, SiL, Spong., Squilla, Stan., Sulph., Ver. vir. 
Polypi. — Calc. c, Con., loci, (uterine), Kali nit., Lye , Mere., 

Mar. v., Merc, Merc iod. rub., Nitr. etc., Phos., Sang., Sep., 

SiL, Staph., Sulph., Thuja. 
Pregnancy, Vomiting of.— Aletris, Anac, Ant. c, Apomorph., 

Asar., Carb. ac, Cim., Coccul., Dig., Ferr. phos., Graph., 

Ign., Ipec, Iris, Kreos., Lact. ac, Lob., Magn. c, Merc, 

Nux. m., Nux v., Petrol., Phos., Puis., Sang., Sep., Sulph. 

ac, Tab. 
Proctitis. — Aeon., Aloes, Bell., Colch., Collin., Merc, Mere. 

cor., Nux v., Phos., Podo., Sulph., Tereb. 
Prolapsus Ani.— (See Anus.) 
Prosopalgia. — Aeon., Amyl. nit., August, v., Arg. nit., Ars., 

Bell., Chin, ars., Chin, s., Cinch., Coloc., Ign., Ipec, Iris, 

Kalmia, Lach., Magn. c, Meph., Merc., Merc cor., Mez., 

Nux v., Phos., Plat., Rhod., Rhus tox., Sab., Sang., Sep., 

Spig., Stan., Stram., Sulph., Thuja, Ver. alb., Verat. vir., 

Xanth. 
Prostatitis. — Aeon., Msc. hip., Dig., Hep. s., Iod., Kali iod., 

Lith., Lye, Merc, Natr. sulph., Nitr. ac, Puis., SiL, Sulph., 

Thuja, Uva ursi. 
Prurigo. — Ars., Carb. ac, Sab., Kali bi, Kali brom., Kreos., 

Lil. tig., Merc, Mez., Natr. mur., Rhus box., Rumex, Sulph. 
Pruritus Ani.— (See Anus, Itching of.) 
Pruritus Vulva.— Anibr., Calacl., Calc. c, Collins., Helon., 

Hydras., Merc, Plat., Sulph. 
Psoriasis.— Ars., Ars. iod., Bor., Carb. ac, Graph., Hep., s., 

Hydroc, Kali iod., Lye, Mang., Merc, Mez., Natr. mur., 

Nitr. ac, Petrol., Phos., Sep., Sulph. 
Pterygium.— Arg. nit., Ars., Calc. c, Sulph., Zinc. 
Ptyalism .— Cinch., Dulc, Hep. s., Iod., Iris, Jab., Kali iod., 

Merc, Merc, cor., Nitr. ac., Podo., Sulph. 
Puerperal Convulsions.— (See Convulsions, Puerperal.) 
Puerperal Fever.— (See Fever, Puerperal.) 
Puerperal Mania.— (See Mania.) 
Ptosis.— Caust., Con., Gels., Natr. ars., Nat. carb., Naja, Nux 

m., Rhus tox., Sep., Spig., Zinc 
Purpura.— Ars., Carb. veg., Crotal., Ham., Kali iod., Lach., 

Naja, Natr. ars., Phos., Rhus tox., Secale, Sulph. ac, Tereb. 



CLINICAL INDEX. 829 

Pyaemia— Am., Ars., Bapt., Carb. ac, Carb. v., Chin, sulph., 
Crotal., EucaL, Hep. s., Lack., Merc, Mm*, ac, Phos. 

Pyrosis. — Bis., Calc c, Caps., Cinch., Hep. s., Iris, Lj^c, Merc, 
Nux v., Puis., Bob., Sulph. 

Quinine Cachexia.— EucaL, Ferr., Natr. m., Ver. alb. 
Quinsy.— (See Tonsilitis.) 

Rachitis.— Asaf., Calc. c, Calc. phos., Fluor, ac, Hep. s., Iod. ? 
Kali iod., L\ t c, Merc, Phos., Sil., Sulph., Therid. 

"R&mLl&.—Ambra, Calc c, Fluor, ac, Merc, Nitr. ac, Thuja. 

Remittent Fever.— (See Fever, Intermittent.) 

Red Gum— Acorv., Bry., Calc, Cham., Merc. Rhus tox. 

Retinitis.— Bell., Crotal., Dig., Gels., Glon., Lach., Lye, Merc, 
Merc cor., Nux v., Phos., Physos., Puis., Sulph. 

Rhagades — Calc. c, Fluor, ac, Graph., Hep. s., Merc, Nitr. 
ac, Petrol., Sars., Sil., Sulph. 

Rheumatism.— Abrot., Aeon., Agar., Arg. nit,, Ars., AscL 
cor., Ascl. t., Aspar., Bell., Benz. ac, Berb., Bry., Cact., 
Calad., Calc c, Calc. phos., Carls., Caul., Caust., Cham., Chin, 
sulph., CheL, Cinch., Cim., Colch., Coloc. Crotal., Dulc, 
Elat,, EucaL, Eup. perf., Ferr., Ferr. phos., Gels., Gnaph., 
Hyper., Iod., Kali bi., Kali c, Kali iod., Kali nit., Ralmia, 
Lact. ac, Led., Lith., Lye, Lycop. v., Mang., Teuc. m. v., 
Merc, Mez., Natr. ars., Natr mur., Natr. sulph., Nitr. ac, 
Nux. v., Ox. ac, Petrol., Phos., Phytol., Puis., Ranunc, 
Bhocl., Rhus tox., Ruta, Sang., Sars., Sill. Spig., Spong., 
StiL, Sulph., Tarax., Thuja, Yer. alb., Ver. vir., Zinc 

Rheumatism of Small Joints. — Actea sp., Caul., Colch., 
Led., Kali bi., Lact. ac, Led., Lith., Rhod., Sticta. 

Ringworms.— (See Herpes.) 

Rupia— Ars., Clem., Nitr. ac, Kali iod., Phytol., Sulph., 
Thuja. 

Salivation.— (See Ptyalism.) 

Scabies.— (See Itch.) 

Scald Head.— (See Crusta Lactea.) 

Scarlet Fever.— Aeon., Alianth., Am. c, Apis, Arg. nit., Ars.,, 
Arum., Bapt., Bell., Bry., Caps., Carb. ac, Chin, ars., 
Crotal., Gels., Hell., Hyos., Lach., Lachnan., Merc, Merc 



830 CLINICAL INDEX. 

iod. rub., Mar. ac, Natr. mui\, Nitr. ac, Paris, Phytol., 
Rhus tox., Stram., Sulph., Tereb., Ver. vir., Zinc. 

Sciatica.— Absinth., Aeon., Am. m., Ant. t., Ars., Bell., Bry., 
Cini., Coloc, Dios., Elat., Eup. perf., Gels., Gnaph., Ign., 
Iris, Kali bi., Kali c., Kali iod., Lach., Led., Mang., Merc., 
Natr. ars., Nux. v., Phos., Phytol., Plumb., Rhus tox., 
Stil., Sulph., Tellur., Thuja, Yal., Xanth., Zinc. 

Scirrhus. — (See Cancer.) 

Sclerosis.— (See My elites.) 

Scorbutis — Am. c, Ars., Ber., Carb. v., Ferr., Kreos., Merc, 
Mur. ac., Natr. mur., Phos., Staph., Sulph. 

Scrofula. — Asaf., Aur., Bad., Baryt. c, Bor., Colo, c., Calc. 
phos., Camph., Chin, ars., Cistus, Clem., Con., Dulc, Ferr., 
Graph., Hep. s., Iod., Kali bi.,Kali iod., Kreos., Lye, Merc, 
Merc, cor., Merc. iod. rub., Mez., Nux v., Phos., Sep., Sil., 
Staph., Sulph., Stilling., Tellur., Ther., Viola. 

Scurvy. — (See Scorbutis.) 

Sea Sickness.— Apomorph., Coccul., Glon., Kali brom., 
Kreos., Nujc m., JVux v., Petrol., Tab., Ther. 

Seminal Emissions.— Agnus, Arg. nit., Arum., Cinch., Con. ? 
Dig., Eryn., Gels., Phos., Phos. ac, Sulph., Staph. 

Septicaemia.— (See Pyaemia.) 

Shingles.— (See Zona.) 

Sick Headache.— (See Headache, Nervous.) 

Singultus.— (See Hiccough.) 

Small-Pox.— Aeon., Am. c, Am. m., Ant. t., Apis, Bapt., Bell., 
Carb. ac, Crotal., Ham., Hep. s., Hydras., Lach., Merc, 
Mur. ac, Phos., Khus tox., Sulph., Thuja, Ver. vir. 

Somnambulism.— Cis., Kali brom., Nux v., Puis., Sulph., Zinc 

Spasms.— (See Convulsions.) 

Spermatorrhoea.— Acet. ac, Agnus, Ars., Canth., Cinch., 
Eryng., Kali brom., Meph., Merc, Natr. mur., Nuph., Nux 
v., Phos. ac, Phos., Staph., Sulph., Zinc 

Spina Bifida. — Calc. phos., Iod. 

Spinal Irritation.— Aeon., Agar., Arg. nit., Arm, Caul., Chin, 
sulph., Can., Coccul., Cupr., Gels., Hyper., Ign., Kali c, 
Natr. mur., Naja, Nux v., Ox. ac, Phos., Physos., Puis., 
Secale, Sil., Sulph., Taran., Tellur., Ther., Zinc. 

Spine, Concussion of. — Aeon., Am., Con., Hyper., Nux v., 
Physos., Ver. vir. 



CLINICAL INDEX. 831 

Spine, Curvature of . — Calc. c, Calc. phos., Phos., Sil.,. Sulph. 
Spine, Congestion of.— Absinth., Aeon., Agar., Arn., Gels., 

Hyper., Nux v., Phos., Sil., Sulph. 
Spine, Softening of. — Agar., Coccul., Crotal., Ox. ao., Phos. 
Spine, Sclerosis of.— Alum., Arg. nit., Coccul., Nux v., Plumb. 
Spleen, Enlargement of. — Absinth., Agar., Aral., Ars., Ars. 

iod., Calc. c.j Cedron, Chin, ars., Chin, sulph., Cinch., 

Ferr., Iod., Kali iod., Merc, Natr. mur., Natr. sulph., 

Phos.. Sulph. ac, Sulph., Zinc. 
Spleen, Inflammation of. — Aeon., Ars., Cinch., Chin, ars., 

Chin, sulph., Iod., Kali iod., Merc, Natr. mur., Nat. 

sulph., Nux v., Sulph. 
Sprains. — Aeon., Am. c, Am. mur., Arn., Led., Phytol., Buta, 

Rhus tox. 
Staphyloma.— Apis, Physos. 
Stammering.— Bell., Hyos., Stram. 
Sterility.— Agnus, Aletris, Aur., Borax, Canth., Con., Iod., 

Kreos., Natr. mur., Nux m., Phos., Plat. 
Stings and Bites of Insects.— Acet. ac., Am. c, Ant. c., Apis, 

Carb. ac, Camph., Crotal., Lach., Led. 
Stomatitis. — Ars. , Arg. nit., Bapt., Bell., Benz. ac, Borax, 

Caps., Hyd., Kali chlor., Merc, Merc cor., Mur. ac, Nitr. 

ac, Nux v., Sulph. 
Strabismus. — Bell., Cic, Cina, Cyc, Hyos., Jab., Lach., Merc, 

Stram. 
Strain.— (See Sprain.) 
Strangury.— Aeon., Apis, Bell., Camph., Can. sat., Canth., 

Caps.. Chin., Dig., Gels., Nux v. 
Styes.— Apis, Bell., Graph., Ham., Hep. s., Merc, Natr. mur., 

Puis., Staph., Sulph., Thuja. 
Sun Stroke.— Aeon., Amyl. nit., Bell., Gels., Glon., Tab., 

Ther., Yer. vir., Zinc. 
Suppuration.— (See Abscess.) 
Syncope.— Amyl. nit., Dig. 
Sycosis. — Ars., Merc, Natr. sulph., Nitr. ac, Phos. ac, Plat., 

Staph., Thivja. 
Synovitis. — Aeon., Apis, Bry., Calc. c, Cinch., Fluor, ac, Hep. 

s., Iod., Kali iod., Led., Merc, Puis. Rhus tox., Ruta, 

Sulph. 
Syphilis.— Arg. nit., Asaf., Aur., Bad., Benz. ac,Carb. ac, Cor. 



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rub.. Crotal., Fluor, ac, Guai., Hep. s., Iocl., Kali bi., Kali 
iocl., Lach., Merc, Merc, cor., Merc. iocl. fla,., Merc. iocl. 
rub., Mez., Nitr. ac, Petrol., Phytol., Plat., Sars., Staph., 
StiL, Sulph., Thuja. 

Tabes Dorsalis.— (See Ataxia.) 

Tabes Mesenterica — Arg. nit., Ars. iocl., Baryt. c., Cede, 
c, Calc phos., Cinch., Iod., Hep. s., Kreos., Merc., Natr. 
sulph., Nitr. ac, Phos., Sil., Sulph., Zinc 

Testicles, Hypertrophy of.— Agnus, Aur., Clem., Con., Iocl., 
Lach., Merc, Mer. iocl., Puis., Sulph. 

Tetanus.— Amyl. nit., August, v., Ars., Bell., Crotal., Gels., 
Hydroc ac, Hyos., Hyper., Kali brom., Lach., Lauro., 
Nuxv., Op. Plrysos., Plumb., Strain., Val., Ver. alb. 

Tic Douleurex — (See Prosopalgia.) 

Tinea Capitis.— (See Crusta Lactea.) 

Tinnitus Aurium. — Aeon., Bell., Calc, Calc. phos., Chin, sulph., 
Cinch., Graph., Kaliiod., Merc, Puis., Sil. 

Tonsilitis — Baryt. c, Bell., Benz. ac, Berb., Canth., Caps., 
Cistus, Ferr. phos., Guai., Hep. s., Hydras., Ign., Kali bi., 
Lach., Lye, Merc, Merc. iod. rub., Merc iod. fla., Natr. 
sulph., Nitr. ac, Phytol., Rhus tox;, Sab., Sil., Sulph., 
Sulph. ac 

Tonsils, Enlarged.— Baryt. c, Calc c, Colch., Iod., Merc, iod., 
Sil., Sulph. 

Toothache, From Cold.— Aeon., Bell., Cham., Coff., Kali 
carb., Merc, Nux in., Puis., Rhod. From Indigestion — 
Ant. c, Bry., Euphorb., Kreos., Merc, Nux m., Puis. Ker- 
vous.—k?x., Bell., Cham,, Cinch., Coff., Guai., Hyos., Ign., 
Merc c, Nux v., Plat., Spig., Verat. alb., Zinc In Preg- 
nancy — -Magn. c, Nux m., Puis., Sep., Staph. From 
Decay.— Carb. ac, Hep. s., Kreos., Merc, Mez., Sil., Staph., 
Thuja. 

Tympanitis.— Ars., Asaf., Carb. v., Cinch., Coccul., Colch., 
Coloc, Ferr., Lye, Nux v., Phos., Phos. ac, Plumb., Secale, 
Taran., Tereb., Val. 

Typhoid Conditions.— (See Fever, Typhoid.) 

Typhlitis.— Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry., Colch., Hep. s., Kali iod., 
Lye, Merc, Merc, cor., Natr. sulph., Natr. sulph., Op., 
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Ulcers.— Ars., Asaf., Aster., Bufo {malignant), Canth., Carb. 
v.. Carb. ac, Cistus, Clem., Eueal., Fluor, ac, Graph., Hep. 
s., Hydras., Iod., Kali bi., Kali brom., Kali iod., Kreos., 
Lach., Lye, Merc, Merc, cor., Merc. iod. rub., Mez., Mur. 
ac, Naja,Natr. c, Natr. mur., Natr. sulph., Nitr. ac, 
Phos., Phos. ac, Phytol., Ranunc, Sang., Sars., Sec, Sep., 
Sil., Staph., Stil., Sulph., Thuja. 

Uraemia.— Am. c, Apis, Apoc, Ars., Ascl. c, Benz. ac, Can. 
iud., Cupr., Kali iod., Kali nit., Lith., Op., Phos., Phytol., 
Plumb. Strain., Urau., Ver. alb. 

Urethritis.— (See Gonorrhoea. ) 

Urinary, Calculi. — (See Calculi, Renal.). 

Urticaria-— Apis, Ars., Bor., Carls., Dulc, Graph., Hep. s., 
Kreos., Led., Lye, Natr. mur., Nitr. ac, Nux v., Puis., 
Ranunc, Rhus tox., Sulph., Tereb., Urtic. ur. 

Uterus, Atony of— Aletris, Aloes, Alum , Bell., Caul., Ferr. 
iod., Helon., Lil. tig., Millet'., Puis., Sec, Sep., Tril., Ustil. 

Uterus, Displacements of. — Absinth., Aletris. Alum., Am. 
m., Apomorph., Arg. met., Aur., Bell., Calc. phos , Cim., Col- 
lin., Ferr., Graph., Helon., Iod., Lach.,Z77. tig., Natr. mur., 
Nux in., Nux v., Plat., Podo., Puis., Rhus tox., £ep.,Stan., 
Staph., Sulph., Thuja, Tril. 

Uterus, Ulceration, etc., of. — Arg. nit., Ars., Bapt., Carb. ac, 
Hep. s., Hydras., Kreos., Merc. iod. rub., Mez., Mur. ac, 
Natr. carb., Nitr. ac, Phos., Phytol., Sang., Sep., Sulph., 
Thuja, Zinc. 

Uterus, Subinvolution of.— Calc c, Cale phos., Ferr. iod., Hy- 
dras., Iod., Kali brom., Kali iod., Kreos., Lil. tig., Merc 
iod., Natr. mur., Phos., Plat., Podo., Sab., Sep., Sec, Ustil., 
Vib. op. 

Vaccination. Bad effects of— Apis, Ars., Crotal., Sil., Thuja. 
Vaginitis.— Aeon., Ars., Berb., Calad., Canth., Can. sat., 

Ham., Hydras., Kreos., Merc, Natr. mur., Nitr. ac, Sep., 

Sulph. 
Vaginismus.— Ars., Aur., Bell., Berb., Calad., Ham., Kali 

brom., Kreos., Merc, Plat., Plumb., Sulph. Teuc. m. v. 
Varicella.— Aeon., Ant. t., Apis, Ars., Bry., Ipec, Merc, Puis., 

Rhus tox., Sulph. 
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ae, Rain., Hydras., Hep. s., Lye, Merc, Mellif., Natr. mur., 

Pals., Sulph., Thuja Zinc. 
Variola.— -(See Small-Pox.) 
Varicocele.— (See Varices.) 
Vertigo. — Ambra, Ant. t., Arg. nit., Ars., Bry., Bell., Cale. c , 

Calc phos., Chel., Chin., Cinch., Coccul., Coff., Con., Lye, 

Dig., Gels., Ferr., Glon., Iod., Ipec, Kali c, Merc, Natr. 

carb., Nux v., Oleander., Petrol., Phos., Phos. ac, Puis., 

Sulph., Tab., Zinc 
Vermicular Affections.— (See Worms.) 
Vulvitis— Aeon., Apis, Ars., Bell., Canth., Crot. tig., Lach., 

Merc, Khus tox., Sab., Sep., Sulph., Urtica, Zinc 

Warts.— Acet. ac, Ant. c, Calc e, Caust , Dulc, Kali iod., 

Merc, JVitr. ac., Phos. ac, Staph., Sulph., Thuja. 
Whitlow.— Am. c, Apis, Ars., Crotal., Fluor, ac, Hep. s., 

Merc, Merc, iod., rub., Natr. sulph., Sil., Stram., Sulph. 
Whooping Oough— (See Pertussis.) 
Worms.— Aeon., Calc. c, Cham., Cina, Dolich., Ferr., Ign. 

(convulsions), Mang., Merc, Natr. m., Nux m., Sab., Spig., 

Stan., Sulph., Tereb., Teuc m. v., Zinc. 
Wounds. — (See Injuries.) 
Wry Neck,— Lachnan., Lye, Nux v. 

Yellow Fever.— (See Fever, Yellow.) 

Zona.— Ars., Crot. tig., Dolich., Graph., Mere, Mez., Puis., 
Ranune, Rhus tox., Sulph. 



